Divided

Divided is a Belgian band that brings a refreshing combination of sludgy riffs, hardcore grooves, a post-metalish shoegaze vibe and cutting vocals. Anyway, as long as it feels authentic. With only one album (‘Light Will Shine’, 2024) and one EP (‘Riser’, 2022) to their name, the band already toured across Europe and played with bands like Brutus, LLNN or Amenra. Their strong live performance leaves an impression each time, leaving the audience beaten to a pulp. Furthermore, the release of ‘Light Will Shine’ received extremely positive reviews in magazines like Metal Hammer (UK) and New Noise (US). With their still youthful age and abundance of ideas, they undoubtedly have a lot more to offer. The band is currently working on the follow-up to ‘Light Will Shine’, exploring their sound even further. Exciting times ahead!

After the release of their first EP ‘Riser’, the band started to attract attention in the Belgian metal scene. This led to playing a lot of shows, with e.g. Brutus, Stake, Psychonaut, Wiegedood, … and even a European tour supporting the American post-metal band Shy, Low. Barely recovered from this hectic period, the band began to focus on writing their first full-length album. So, after a year of writing, rehearsing and recording, Divided released ‘Light Will Shine’, the first full length album from these Belgian youngsters. Adding introspection and eeriness into their mix of post-metal, shoegaze and hardcore, ‘Light Will Shine’ turned out to be a dark and filthy sounding record that hits you in the chest from the start. The band worked together with Gilles Demolder (Siem Reap, Wiegedood, Oathbreaker) and mixing engineer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Oathbreaker, Gouge Away, …) to create the organic yet vicious sounding album they wanted to make.

Meanwhile, the band has been presenting the album extensively live. This has already led them to the biggest clubs in their home country Belgium, which only makes sense, since the powerful songs of ‘Light Will Shine’ may become even more powerful live. One of their many shows even convinced Peter Mulders (bassist of Brutus) to declare them his favourite Belgian band of 2024. Don't miss them out!