Divine Eve - Upon These Ashes Scorn the World (2007)

   Divine Eve was formed in the early '90s as one of the rare death/doom bands that time. "Upon These Ashes Scorn the World" was realeased as a compilation album to summerize their early records. 
   Their music was strongly Celtic Frost influenced and most of their slow themes reminds to Asphyx. There is a sharp contrast in the way how they suddenly switched from intense speed to slow heaviness, that was usual at many early death/doom bands. On the side of the undenaiable Celtic Frost references the musical features of the early '90s could be sensed in their very aggressive and noisy sound. The compilation sounds quite raw and it could be sensed that Divine Eve musically wasn't so unified that time. They preferred simple themes, that were not far to turn groovy, interrupted by wild and sudden switches. Probably because of the similar main influences there is some analogy to discover with Obituary's debut "Slowly We Rot" in the way how they composed their songs, and that suspects a spontaneous approach over accurate songwriting. "Upon These Ashes Scorn the World" could be an excellent material for old school death metal nostalgia.