Diablo (band)

Diablo
Diablo at Tuska in 2006
Background information
Origin	Finland
Genres	Melodic death metal, Thrash metal
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Poko Records (2006−2008) Sakara Records (2008–present)
Website	Official site

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 #1 on the Finnish music charts.^[1] On May 14, 2008, Diablo released their 5th studio album, Icaros. It reached #2 on the Finnish music charts.^[2]

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

• Elegance In Black (2000)
• Renaissance (2002)
• Eternium (2004)
• Mimic47 (2006)
• Icaros (2008)

Singles

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

References

1. ^ Finnish music charts
2. ^ Finnish music charts

External links

• Official Site
• Diablo on Myspace