Divine Empire
Formed: 1997
From:
Boca Raton,
FL,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Divine Empire News
Below is our complete Divine Empire news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Viogression Premiere New Song "Murder"
Viogression premiere a new song named “Murder”, taken from their upcoming new third studio full-length "3rd Stage Of Decay". The group includes ex-members of Sarcophagus, Forest of Impaled, Dying Fetus, Broken Hope, Divine Empire, Crowned Beheaded, Brutality, Cynic, Dr. Shrinker, and Morta Skuld. Five labels have joined together for its release on April 17th: Satanath Records (Russia), Murdher Records (Italy), Moribund Records (USA), Dark United Media (USA), and Pest Records (Romania).
The album was recorded and mixed at Belle City Sound, engineered and mixed by Chris Djuricic, and mastered by Dave Otero. It's cover art was done by Zbigniew M. Bielak.
Viogression Premiere New Song "Cipher"
Viogression premiere a new song entitled “Cipher”, taken from their upcoming new third studio full-length "3rd Stage Of Decay". The group includes ex-members of Sarcophagus, Forest of Impaled, Dying Fetus, Broken Hope, Divine Empire, Crowned Beheaded, Brutality, Cynic, Dr. Shrinker, and Morta Skuld. Five labels have joined together for its release on April 17th: Satanath Records (Russia), Murdher Records (Italy), Moribund Records (USA), Dark United Media (USA), and Pest Records (Romania).
The album was recorded and mixed at Belle City Sound, engineered and mixed by Chris Djuricic, and mastered by Dave Otero. It's cover art was done by Zbigniew M. Bielak.
Check out now "Cipher" streaming via YouTube for you below.
Infernaeon Announces New Line-Up
Florida based metal band INFERNAEON have announced the addition of several new members including Jeramie Kling formerly of The Absence. The bands front man Brian Werner had this to say, “After that last Pyrexia tour we had a cancer within the band that needed to be removed forcefully which threatened everything that this band is trying to accomplish. Our drummer at the time ended up getting the job with Malevolent Creation, so you can’t fault him for that. Sam and Brian just wanted to go in different directions and we wish them the best of luck. Seriously, we hope those guys find what they’re looking for. We have Chris Default from Divine Empire back in the band, who was an original member and wrote most of these songs anyways as well as Jeramie from The Absence who is straight up a seriously cool motherfucker and one of the best drummers I’ve heard in a while.”
The band also welcomes to the fold guitar player and long time friend Erick Leider to replace Sam Molina and Dave Stein on Keyboards.
“These guys are some of the most dedicated musicians I’ve worked with in a while. They take their trade seriously which makes working with them so much easier than before. I’ve known Erick for the better part of 10 years and when I asked him if he wanted to do this, he quit his job, cleaned out his bank account, left his woman and moved to the other side of the country to be a part of this. Not to mention Dave is Kevin’s brother so it’s cool to have some blood in the band.”
The band is currently on tour supporting their latest album, "A Symphony of Suffering," on Prosthetic Records. The band will be supporting Skinless and Vital Remains for the week and then finishing up with Fierce Allegiance on their way home to Florida.
“We have a shit load of touring coming up this summer and well into the fall. We can’t announce it yet until everything confirms, but we should be very active for the rest of the year. See you fuckers soon. We have a ton of new merch available at Indiemerch.com”
Eternal Ruin To Release New Material on Mutilated
Eternal Ruin, American brutal death metal band with former Dying Fetus, Misery Index and Divine Empire members, has announced that Czech label Mutilated Records will release an EP of new Eternal ruin material in the coming months. The album will contain six songs with artwork by Jon Zig. You can hear some of Eternal Ruin's material on their MySpace page.
As previously reported, Eternal Ruin parted ways with vocalist Chris Yuastella late last year. There has been no word of a replacement at this time.
Blast Off Drumming Competition Changes Venue
The Grind Percussion Blast Off Drumming Competition has had a change in venue. The time is still 11:00am on March 29, 2008, but the new location is Quixote's True Blue on Welton St.
Quixotes True Blue
2637 Welton Street
Denver, CO 80205
In addition to the venue change, Duane Timlin (ex-Dying Fetus, Divine Empire, Criminal Element etc..) has joined the cause!The event will now start with two 30 minute drum clinics: One by John Merryman and the other, Duane Timlin. Duane will also be joining the judges table for the event, along with John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage, Eric Park of Devourment / Hyperion, and Jason Parrott of the Colorado native Skinned, after his short clinic.
Applications to compete are being accepted through 9:00pm EST on March 8th. Tickets are available online now for $8.00 in advance or $10.00 at the door. Both will include 3 raffle tickets. For more information, visit sickdrummer.com.
Ankla Announces New Bassist
Ankla have added legendary Floridian death metaller J.P. Soars (DIVINE EMPIRE, MALEVOLENT CREATION) to their line up as the bands new bass player.
ANKLA's debut album, "Steep Trails" is in stores now and available for purchase here. The CD features twelve pulverizing metal tracks produced by Bob Marlette (SEETHER, ILL NINO, BLACK SABBATH).
Kevin Kinkade Pays Tribute To His Influences
COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN drummer Dave Kinkade (ex-DIVINE EMPIRE, MALEVOLENT CREATION) sent the following message to Blabbermouth.net:
"I'm currently in Holland with my wife and just this evening, had the honor of seeing MORBID ANGEL on tour in Tilburg.
"I just want to say that I'm sick of this bullshit where drummers and death metal musicians in general sit here online talking shit and more shit about each other and other bands BUT really don't EVER pay fucking tribute to the guys who got them into this to begin with.
"I just introduced my wife to my longtime friend Pete Sandoval (MORBID ANGEL) and Nick Barker [CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, BRUJERIA, BENEDICTION], who have always been huge idols of mine. We watched Pete from behind all night murder the drums and it was fucking FLAWLESS. He not only played perfect, BUT played the set faster, tighter and sicker than ever before.
"I've been a fan of extreme death metal for years, even before I started playing it for a living, and I have to fucking say, I've seen everyone in the business play, but NO ONE gets me going more than watching Pete and MORBID EVERY FUCKING TIME. Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL) made his comeback after a few years with MORBID and completely fucking demolished. Headspin fucking galore from the first to the last song. I LOVE THIS FUCKING BAND.
"Metal drummers... Learn where your roots come from if you have the balls to play death metal. Forget this two-foot blast shit... if it was not for Pete and members of the old school, you would never be playing this shit. Hail the true... fuck the fake... Know your roots."
ex-Malevolent Creation Vocalist Guests On Album
Vocalist Brett Hoffmann will rejoin long-running Floridian death metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION for two songs on the group's forthcoming tenth studio album, to be released sometime in the spring/summer of 2006. The rest of the lead vocals on the CD are expected to be handled by Jason Blachowicz (also in DIVINE EMPIRE), who recently rejoined the group as the replacement for Gordon Simms. The band's current lineup also includes returning member John Rubin (guitar), who came back to the group following the departure of guitarist Rob Barret.
MALEVOLENT CREATION's latest album, "Warkult", was released in July 2004 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Liquid Ghost Recording Studio in Boca Raton, Florida by Phil Plaskon and mixed at Studio Wild in Quebec by producer Jean-Francois Degenais (KATAKLYSM). Mastering duties were handled by Bernard Belley in Montreal. A live album, "Conquering South America", was issued last year via Arctic.
Divine Empire To Tour With Vader
Ascending from the infamous blast furnaces of the death metal stronghold of Florida, Divine Empire are already planning their next sonic live assault. Having just returned from their successful tour with the legendary Bay Area thrashers of Testament, the new divine bomb raid over the old world already lies ahead. Don't miss the emperors of dark and disdainful death metal, joining forces with the Polish war machinery of Vader, the Greek diabolical force of Hades, Rotting Christ, as well as Anorexia Nervosa and Lost Soul.
Here are the dates: More...
Dayton, Ohio's Bloodfest 05' Details
Wicked City Promotions has announced Bloodfest 05' at Elbos Rock Club in Dayton, Ohio on Friday, July 29th. This years event will feature 16 bands with two stages one inside and one outside. The national acts confirmed thus far include: Malevolent Creation, Incantation, Origin, Divine Empire, and Animosity. Regional Acts confirmed include Enslaved To Mercy, Seconds From Disaster, Imbortir, Sore Covered Whore, and Six Shots Fired. The event will be half a day so all can attend work if need be. The event has a tentative start time of 5 P.M.
For more information, visit bloodfestdayton.com.
Malevolent Creation, Origin, Animosity Tour Dates
Initial dates for this summer's Malevolent Creation, Origin, Animosity, and Divine Empire tour have been announced. Here are the current tour dates:
7/2 Ft. Lauderdale FL @ The Factory
7/3 St. Petersburg FL @ State Theatre
7/5 Orlando FL @ Backbooth
7/6 Jacksonville FL @ Thee Imperial
7/7 New Orleans LA @ TBA
7/8 Houston TX @ Fat Cat's
7/09 San Antonio TX @ The Sanctuary
7/10 Dallas TX @ Phoenix Music Complex
7/11 Oklahoma City OK @ Purgatory
7/12 Gallup NM @ Red Rock State Park Auditorium
7/13 Phoenix AZ @ Metal Devastation 2
7/14 Tijuana MX @ TBA
7/15 San Diego CA @ Brick By Brick
7/16 Corona CA @ Showcase Theatre
7/17 Los Angeles CA @ The Hanging Jury
7/19 San Francisco CA @ TBA
7/20 Sacramento CA @ TBA
7/21 Portland OR @ TBA
7/22 Seattle WA @ Studio Seven
7/23 Spokane WA @ Fat Tuesday
7/25 St. Paul MN @ The Lab
7/26 Davenport IA @ Quad City Live
7/27 Chicago IL @ TBA
7/28 Cleveland OH @ TBA
7/29 Dayton OH @ Elbo's BLOODFEST
7/30 Saginaw MI @ Jamestowne Hall
7/31 Buffalo NY @ TBA
8/1 Rochester NY @ TBA
8/2 Boston MA @ TBA
8/3 Long Island NY@ TBA
8/4 Middleton NY @ Club NY
8/5 Raleigh NC @ The Brewery
8/6 Atlanta GA @ TBA
Divine Empire New Album Details
Florida's death metal outfit Divine Empire is ready to unleash their brand new, hate fueled bullets upon all of us with their new album “Method Of Execution.” Opening with the crushing atmospheric track “Vowed Revenge,” it becomes immediately clear that the new album “Method of Execution” is a giant leap forward for the band. “Prelude to the Storm,” for example, provides some beautiful classical guitar melodies accompanied by violin and cello lines before blasting into “Storm of Hatred".
Produced once again by Jeremy Staska (Malevolent Creation, Hateplow, Remembering Never, Nonpoint, Poison The Well), Divine Empire have achieved their most stellar production to date. The guitars are clear yet dirty; the drums sound big yet sharp; and the bass cuts through beautifully, making Blachowicz’s impressive techniques on the four-string apparent. He also gives the vocal performance of his career, displaying a range that could very well give Glen Benton a run for his money.
Divine Empire have always released strong death metal records, but with “Method of Execution”, the band has reached a creative zenith. They’ve grown from their straight ahead death metal origins to include a variety of influences, helping distance them from their Malevolent Creation brethren. Stronger melodies, catchier song structures and hints of classical, doom, black, and even classic rock all rear their ugly heads. Without a doubt the Empire has solidified its reign and shall continue to rule for years to come.
"Method Of Execution" tracklisting (58:08): More...
Susperia To Support Testament On European Tour
Norway’s SUSPERIA have announced details of a high profile European tour in May. The band have been confirmed as the main support act for bay area thrash legends TESTAMENT on their upcoming European 'Reunion Tour'. Also appearing on the tour will be DIVINE EMPIRE from the US and DEMOLITION from Austria.
Susperia recently completed a video for the album track ‘Devil May Care’ from their third full-length album, Unlimited. It features highlights from the group's recent and most successful tour of Europe, including footage from their performance at 2004's Inferno Festival.
Forest of Impaled To Enter The Studio
Chicago's FOREST OF IMPALED will be heading into the studio next month to unleash their fourth release, tentatively due later in the year via Red Stream Records. The as-yet-untitled new CD will feature the entire "Forward the Spears" lineup, which includes original members Adrian Adamus and Marek Trella on guitars, DIVINE EMPIRE's Duane Timlin on drums and SARCOPHAGUS' Marcus Kolar on bass and vocals. In addition, FOREST OF IMPALED will be playing the first in a series of live shows on March 27 in Chicago, with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks.
New Divine Empire Song For Download
DIVINE EMPIRE, the Florida-based death metal band featuring bassist/vocalist Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION), have posted a brand new track, entitled "Storm of Hatred", at this location.
"Storm of Hatred" comes off the group's fourth album, "Method of Execution", due in May via Olympic Recordings.
The follow-up to 2003's "Nostradamus", "Method of Execution" was recorded late last year at Studio 13 and is said to be "a more varied and melodic" effort than its predecessor.
Divine Empire Putting Finishing Touches On New CD
The band is putting the finishing touches on their latest opus "Method of Execution." The band's fourth release sees the band taking on a more varied and melodic direction. A rough mix of the track “Storm of Hatred,” will be included on an up-coming “brutal” comp that will feature both Olympic and Century Media bands. Look for an April/May release for "Method of Execution," as well as the band on a tour near you.
Wynjara Announce Album Release Date
Unique 'Aborigine' inspired death metal band set to release the plague.
The second album from Wynjara is set for release October 19. Featuring former members of Malevolent Creation, Monstrosity, Divine Empire and PainGod, "Human Plague" silences a 4-year hiatus for the band. Under license from Nocturnal Art Productions, the record showcases the band's extreme style yet one that is flourished with highly unique infleunces and technical abilities. Fans of Nile take notice.
Also, in early 2005, Candlelight will make the band's self titled debut available for the first time in the US.
Divine Empire To Record New Album
The Empire are entering Studio 13 August 1st to begin recording their 4th Cd "Method of Execution" & will consist of 15 new songs of their own brand of pure extreme Southern Florida style Death Metal. "Method of Execution" is due to be released early 2005 through Olympic/Century Media.
Divine Empire MP3 Available Online
Jason Blacowicz’s (ex-Malevolent Creation) Divine Empire have released their new album, Nostradamus, the follow-up to the band’s Doomed To Inherit release.
An mp3 of the album track ‘Aggravated Battery’ is currently available at www.centurymedia.de.
Also, according to Divine Empire’s official website (www.metalasylum.com/divine/) the band will share the stage for the first time ever with Malevolent Creation on December 14th at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.