Origin:	Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Genres:	Death Metal
DISBANDED

Page online:	January 11, 2005
Last update/review:	December 12, 2005

Divine Empire

Divine Empire was formed in 1997 by a trio of guys all with ties to Malevolent Creation, briefly all at the same time (they appeared together on that band's In Cold Blood). They all left MC at different times for various reasons, eventually deciding to come together to form their own band. It'd be easy, then, to say they sound like MC, and while there are similarities, labelling them a simple clone would be incorrect -- it's better to reference both bands as card-carrying members of the esteemed Floridian death metal scene. Divine Empire isn't radically different from other bands on the scene, but they execute quite well, with now-new drummer Duane Timlin excelling on their recent Nostradamus album. An above-average death metal band, well recommended to those into the Floridian style of brutal death metal.

Shortly following the release of their fourth album, Method Of Execution, a split occurred within the Divine Empire camp, with Jason Blachowicz going one way and J.P. Soars and Duane Timlin the other. Both claim to have recruited appropriate replacement members, and in fact both have claimed to be the real Divine Empire. Blachowicz's lineup is shown below.