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Ruotsalainen Global Domination arvosteli uudehkon lättymme seuraavanlaisesti:
 
Constantine: Divida et impera
 
The name Constantine reminds me of that weak film Keanu did straight after the Matrix abominations. The band itself is made up of five young Finnish lads. I say young because, although I cant understand their Finnish bio to get their actual ages, they look underage in all their promo shots. Pre-pubescent, bald genitals, balls havent dropped, blah blah blah. Now that Ive got all the jokes about their age out of the way I can tell you this actually made me take the band a lot more seriously. Theyve only been together for 2 years now, which figures, but when you hear them play you start to wonder if they began learning their instruments around the same time they advanced to Huggies pull ups. Honestly, its the only explanation I can come up with. For all I know they could be 25 and over, but I very much doubt that. What Im trying to say is they look young, but they dont necessarily have that young-band sound you get when a group is trying to find their feet.
 
The vocalist himself makes a particularly good example of this. His singing is nothing short of incredible. He boasts a very competent and mature Dickson/Dio/Halford style voice for his age. I fucking hate this shit, but credit where its due, hes really quite fucking good at it. The rest of the band are very good too. They claim to be heavily influenced by Dream Theater, and it shows. There can be elements from DTs entire career found throughout this demo, from their early cheese wank to their later less-cheese-but-still-wank. The demo is not entirely progressive, however, as the majority of it has a heavy power metal influence. Again, not my thing, but they pull it off pretty damn well, especially true if my age estimation is correct.
 
Constantines song writing is well thought out besides a few minor floors, including that horrible nu metal guitar noise I cant fucking stand. Why bands think its a good idea to include that within their songs is beyond me, but whatever you cant have everything.
 
Constantine show a lot of promise for a band only two years its junior. They may very well disband and go their separate ways after college graduation, but I wouldnt be surprised if at least some of the members go places. I wont be rushing out to buy any of their albums, because I dont suck balls, but if anything I described above sounds appealing to you then this is a band you should check out now. If only to score kvlt points amongst your peers for being able to say you listened to these cunts before they were big.
 
http://www.globaldomination.se/demons/constantine-divida-et-impera
 
E: Pistetään nyt samaan syssyyn, elikkäs desibeli.netissä samainen demo myös arvioitu:
 
Constantine: Divida et Impera
 
Jyväskyläläisen Constantinen kolmannelta demolta pistää ensimmäisenä korvaan laulaja Lassi Vääräsen kasarikirkuminen, jossa on toistaiseksi enemmän yritystä kuin taitoa. Erittäin kehityskelpoista vokalisointi kylläkin on. Musiikilliselta kantilta katsottuna tämän heavymetal-pumpun biisivalikoimasta löytyy myös progressiivisuutta, välillä enemmän, välillä vähemmän.
 
Biisi biisiltä. Kolmen kipaleen Divida et Imperan korkkaava Death´s Architect toimii kaikin puolin erinomaisesti kertseineen päivineen, ja löysipä biisi tiensä myös meikäläisen mp3-soittimeen. Perään soivan With the Wolvesin taika taas nojaa pitkälti hyvään laulumelodiaan, eikä magia siksi kestä kovinkaan kauaa. Demosen heikointa vetoa seuraa sitä vastoin erittäin kunnianhimoinen, neljätoistaminuuttinen hevieepos nimeltään The Darkest Grace. Rohkenisin luonnehtia biisiä jopa yllättävän hyvin kasatuksi kokonaisuudeksi. Ihan koko kappaleen ajan mielenkiinto ei pysy yllä, mutta loistavia palasia tulee vastaan tämän tästä, ja niiden parissa korva lepää. Lopuksi voisi piikitellä muutamista ontuvista sovitusratkaisuista, mutta oli miten oli, seuraavalta Constantinen julkaisulta on lupa odottaa laadukasta materiaalia.
 
Jarmo Panula
 
E: Ja kun tänne ei kukaan muu näytä postailevan arvosteluja niin laitetaas vielä kolmaskin tähän samaan syssyyn. Tällä kertaa EP:n otti syyniin metallimedia Saksasta, The Metal Observer:
 
If I didnt know better Id say that CONSTANTINE where a consolidated, sure fire tour de force in the bustling waters of Euro Power Metal. They are in fact an unsigned band plying their fledging Prog tinged Power Metal with a natural ease and deployment that belies their unsigned status.
 
I will eat my proverbial hat if this five piece doesnt go onto bigger and better things.
 
Incorporating the usual influences from MAIDEN, HELLOWEEN and adopting the heavy riffing applied by the likes of SYMPHONY X and DREAM THEATER CONSTANTINE only convince on this three track demo.
 
This is technically challenging Power Metal for a young band not afraid to stretch the envelope. For many attempting a thirteen minute epic, The Darkest Grace would be folly CONSTANTINE revel in its complexity and twisting turns. And with both Deaths Architect and With The Wolves conjuring up the best of MAIDEN and DREAM THEATER together this demo is nothing short of a bloody revelation.
 
For all their influences CONSTANTINE generate a unique sound tempered with a maturity and convection rarely seen. We have not heard the last of these Finnish warriors.
 
(Online June 5, 2008)

CHRIS