Divinity_Destroyed

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Divinity Destroyed Divinity Destroyed Divinity Destroyed Origin Genre(s) Years active Label(s) Website Members Mark Ward Tom Ward Jim Cowen Rick Flanegan Joe Grinelli Former members Jonny Heerema Rob Proft Emily Heerema Paul Gaita Dan Leonard Toms River, New Jersey, United States Progressive metal 1999–present Screaming Ferret Wreckords www.divinitydestroyed.com Divinity Destroyed is a progressive metal band, formed in 1999 and based in central New Jersey. The band’s music can be described as an eclectic mix of Pantera, Metallica, Dream Theater, the Misfits, Reggie and the Full Effect, and post-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Neil Young. Divinity Destroyed released a number of independent discs and has opened for international acts such as the Misfits, Overkill, Balzac, and Cradle of Filth. In the Summer of 2005, they competed for the PNC Bank Arts Center stop of the Gigantour 2005[1], sharing the crowd with the likes of Megadeth, Fear Factory and Dillinger Escape Plan. The band was awarded the opening slot after winning a "battle of the bands" run by WRAT 95.9 FM, a local rock station. Divinity has received several positive write-ups in magazines like Metal Maniacs, Unrestrained, the Aquarian, and even two articles in Billboard magazine.[2][3]. Their 2003 release Eden In Ashes was picked up for national distribution and re-released by Screaming Ferret Wreckords in early 2005. The band was slated to perform at a charity show on May 19, 2006, hosted by St. Mary’s Parish in Stafford Township, New Jersey, and benefitting cerebral palsy and the Sunshine Foundation. With a week to go before the benefit, church leaders canceled the show, specifically citing the band’s name and website as factors. [4] The band and the show’s organizers had put together a petition to keep the benefit concert alive for a different time and location. On July 30, 2007, Divinity Destroyed announced that their 2005 release, The Plague, was available for download on iTunes.[5] October 16, 2007 saw the release of another EP, Death or Glory recorded at Entrolab in Manchester, NJ. Copies of the EP are available from the band’s official website. On March 15, 2008, Divinity Destroyed dismissed their drummer, Dan Leonard. On January 10th, 2009, Divinity Destroyed played there first show with new drummer Joe Grinelli, who is now the official drummer of the band. The band frequently performs concerts with Laptop Rockers, End of an Era. Discography • 4 song demo (2000) (independent) • Nocturnal Dawn (2000) (independent) • Divinity Destroyed (EP) (2003) (independent) • Eden in Ashes (2003) (independent) / (2005) (Screaming Ferret/Escapi) • The Plague (EP) (2005) • Death or Glory (EP) (2007) • "7 Track Limited Edition CD" (2009) References [1] Blabbermouth.net article announcing Divinity Destroyed as the opening act for Gigantour [2] Billboard magazine Now Hear This column in 2005 [3] Billboard magazine review of Indigo [4] Blabbermouth.net article detailing cancellation. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [5] Official announcement for iTunes release of The Plague. • • • • Divinity Destroyed Divinity Destroyed on Reverb Nation Divinity Destroyed on MySpace Screaming Ferret Wreckords Official EPK @ SonicBids External links • Official website Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinity_Destroyed" Categories: New Jersey heavy metal musical groups, Experimental musical groups This page was last modified on 18 May 2009, at 05:54 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 2