Hideous Divinity were formed by Carlos Mastantuono and Enrico Schettino, after the latter had moved to Norway from Italy in 2006, leaving Hour of Penance in the process with the addition of his former band mate Mauro Mercurio, the Hour Of Penance drummer.
After moving back to Italy from Norway and rejoining Hour of Penance from April to September 2010, Enrico Schettino put together a new lineup which performed live at the end of 2010.