As Divine Grace

Biography

Formed in the early nineties, AS DIVINE GRACE covered several musical style during their run. As Morpheus (their previous name), the band was first rooted in traditional death metal, though by the time of their debut EP Romantic Beatitude Of Faded Dawn, the style of prime doomdeath bands such as Paradise Lost was the primary influence.

By 1996 they had released Lumo, a relaxed gothic doom album not a million miles away from recent The Gathering in style, due in part to then-new vocalist Hanna Kalske's singing. Another change in style transpired for their last album, Supremature, an album which is really not metal at all, but a sort of melancholic gothic pop-ish rock, with Hanna's soulful vocals (her voice, though not her style, is similar to Ann-Marie Edvardsen of The 3rd And The Mortal) taking center stage.

Though the lack of metallic structure might have disappointed some, the progression to a more open, airy sound, in retrospect, seems rather natural, given the previous changes in style (again, The Gathering has progressed along similar lines, at least in part). Some of the various members were reportedly involved in non-metal side projects, and presumably the band simply faded away around 2000 or 2001.

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