Diablo (band)

Diablo is a Finnish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 as Diablo Brothers. The band cite Testament, Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, Opeth, Death, and Meshuggah as influences, but influence from several Gothenburg bands, including Dark Tranquillity, Hypocrisy, and In Flames, is also evident in their music. Their fourth album, Mimic47, was released in January 2006, and reached No. 1 on the Finnish music charts.[1] On 14 May 2008 Diablo released their 5th studio album, Icaros. It reached No. 2 on the Finnish music charts.[2]

Diablo
Diablo at Tuska in 2006
Background information
OriginFinland
GenresMelodic death metal, Thrash metal
Years active1995–present
LabelsPoko (2006−2008)
Sakara (2008–present)
WebsiteOfficial site

Vocalist Rainer Nygård confirmed the release of their latest album Silvër Horizon on a video uploaded by the Metal Festival Nummirock on Facebook. Nygård stated that the album will be released in late 2015.[3]

Members

Current members
  • Rainer Nygård – vocals, guitar (1995–)
  • Marko Utriainen – lead guitar (1995–)
  • Aadolf Virtanen – bass (1995–)
  • Heikki Malmberg – drums (2000–)

Former member
  • Timo Kemppainen – drums (1995–2000)

Discography

Albums

Singles
  • "Princess" (1999)
  • "Intomesee" (2002)
  • "Read My Scars" (2003)
  • "Mimic47" (2005)
  • "Damien" (2005)
  • "Icaros" (2008)
  • "Isolation" (2015)

References
  1. "YleX". Areena.yle.fi. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "YleX". Areena.yle.fi. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Nummirock on Facebook Watch". Facebook.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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