Now that it’s trendy for metal bands to “broaden their horizons” by putting out passable acoustic albums, I guess I should’ve expected this from Trustkill.
They nailed the heartachy pop punk formula from the get-go, releasing two great records in the past few years to arrive at the excellence of Redemption.
Divine Empire have all the requisite skills for nasty death metal: they’re fast and vicious, have loads of blast beats, crushing vocals, and skillful playing.