Review: The Murder of My Sweet - Divanity

Upon hearing the name The Murder of My Sweet, my initial thought was that it was, forgive me, a typically long-winded name of a newer metalcore band. So, I approached Divanity, the band’s upcoming debut release with a little bit of skepticism. Yet, here we have is another example of an inaccurate assumption.

 

With the first tracks, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by the beautiful vocals of Angelica Rylin, coupled nicely with symphonic keyboards and heavily distorted guitars. This combination, while present throughout is absolutely chilling, in the second “Follow the Rain.” The dark riffs, combined with the haunting synths and soaring vocals, are not only very well put together, but make for a surprisingly ear-catching hook for something of this magnitude...

 

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