Describing the concept behind the album vocalist Jake Taylor said: On 18 July 2012, the single "Traveller " was released alongside an accompanying music video. During August and September, In Hearts Wake supported Dream On, Dreamer on their Australian national tour alongside Hand of Mercy. In October and November, the band headlined an album release tour for Divination. Supporting them were Sienna Skies, Shinto Katana, and Hallowers.
Writing and composition
Each song is named after a tarot card and each represent different ideals, vocalist Jake Taylor described the meaning behind each song. The track "Neverland " describes people in adulthood slowly losing their sense of innocence and wishing to be taken back to the days of their youth. The track "Traveller " is about Taylor's wish to be "Joyous, happy and free from the ties of society, and living in harmony with the earth." The track "Departure " concerns " with one of our greatest challenges: letting go." The track "The Unknown " is about the need to have "courage, bravery and fortitude" in order to get through hard times. The track "Survival " tells the story of working-class citizens "Year after year working on someone else's clock, all in an attempt to fund doing what love." The track "Inertia " deals with "solitude, patience and through wisdom it can help light the way." The track "B.I.A. " is written about a close friend of Taylor's who died from suicide a year prior and depicts his inner conflict. The track "Shapeless " describes the evils of "Twisted political regimes use fear as the weapon to infect our minds." The track "Loreley " depicts "the shadow of 'The Lovers' in that sometimes we are blinded by what we want to see and not what's actually before us." The track "Winterfell " is written "from the earth's perspective and depicts justice upon humankind for the misguided treatment of Mother Nature." The final track "Release " depicts "Tides of emotion enable us to see through rigidity and structure." Winston McCall of Parkway Drive performs on the track "Departure ". Chad Ruhlig of For the Fallen Dreams is featured on the next track "The Unknown ". "Inertia " features guest vocals from vocalist of The Color Morale, Garret Rapp. Similarly, "Shapeless " features former vocalist of Northlane, Adrian Fitipaldes. The album's genre has been described as being metalcore, and hardcore.
Critical reception
Eli Gould from The Music stated in a positive review: "While Divination at its peak is not a groundbreaking release, it is a very consistent sounding record that offers many highlights through its entirety."
