Diablo (band)

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Diablo
Origin	Finland
Genre(s)	Melodic death metal, Thrash metal
Years active	1995–present
Label(s)	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, can also be heard.^{[by whom?]} Their fourth album,Mimic47, was released in January 2006, and reached #1 on the Finnish music charts.^[1][2] On May 14, 2008, Diablo released their 5th studio album, Icaros. It reached #2 on the Finnish music charts.^[3]

Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Members

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

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

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

[edit] Singles

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Diablo at MySpace