As Divine Grace is one of those bands who chose to walk the path of wussy gothic variety and manage to do no less than turn doom metal into a wimpy proposition. The title alone totally smacks of gothic cheese, and so does the music. This was ADG's debut five song mini-CD. And to think, they used to be a death metal band once. But that was during the pre-historic times when they were called Morpheus. Traces of death metal are still present here, namely the deathy vocals (ADG did not have a female singer at that point in time), which, I suppose, prevent this CD from being 100% gay. Other than that, the music is softened gothic doom (you know, lots of 'gothic' and not a lot of 'doom') apparently aimed at imitating early Paradise Lost and replete with plenty of silly melodies, crappy keyboards, and an oh-so-romantic and not-too-depressing atmosphere that will appeal to people too apprehensive to step into the real pool of depression all the way.

Final verdict: if you are looking for a soft variation of doom that will keep you on the safe side, so to speak, then you can check it out. Otherwise, STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THIS CRAP!

© 2002 boris