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If you haven’t heard of Canada’s Divinity, there’s a good chance that you will soon. After discovering them on Harmony Central’s music forum (check out the email Ray sent out afterwards), we contacted the band and were fortunate enough to obtain an advance copy of the tracks from their upcoming sophomore album The Singularity. We were impressed, to say it plainly.

The Singularity is a progressive / death masterpiece that fans of Strapping Young Lad, Meshuggah, Symphony X and Gojira will hail to. From what I’ve heard from their previous album Allegory, “Singularity” marks some more progressive changes in the band’s sound.

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It’s hard to define any one genre for this band, the sound is very diverse. Obviously the tracks “Abiogenesis” and “Beg to Consume” on their myspace page sound awesome, but the album as a whole showcases the band’s talent for mixing several styles of metal. The track that best exemplifies this in my mind is “Emergent” – combining heavy riffs with atmospheric sounds and extended bridges makes for an in-depth sonic voyage. The song “Monsters Are Real” is skewed, twisting and driving. “Embrace the Uncertain” borrows some vibe from modern European bands like Scar Symmetry, while tracks like “Formless Dimension” hit you in the face with some furious “blast-thrash” drum beats.

This album comes out at the end of the year, which still qualifies it in the running for one the “best metal albums” of 2009. Seriously, I think it’ll make the top 10. If these guys were more well-known in the U.S., then the top 5 for sure.

The band is having a pre-order special right now where you get stuff like guitar tabs, dvds, drum videos and all sorts of good shit. Go pre-order the album and rock oot!