Diablo (band)

Diablo
Diablo at Tuska Open Air in 2006
Background information
Origin	Finland
Genres	Melodic death metal, groove metal
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Poko (2006−2008) Sakara (2008–present)
Website	diabloperkele.com

Diablo is a Finnish melodic death / groove 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 such as 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. In May 2008, Diablo released their fifth studio album, Icaros, which reached No. 2 on the Finnish music charts. Their sixth album, Silvër Horizon, was released in 2015.

Members

Current members

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

Former member

• Timo Kemppainen – drums (1995–2000)

Discography

Albums

• Elegance in Black (2000)
• Renaissance (2002)
• Eternium (2004)
• Mimic47 (2006)
• Icaros (2008)
• Silvër Horizon (2015)
• When All the Rivers Are Silent (2022)

Singles

• "Princess" (1999)
• "Intomesee" (2002)
• "Read My Scars" (2003)
• "Mimic47" (2005)
• "Damien" (2005)
• "Icaros" (2008)
• "Isolation" (2015)
• "Grace Under Pressure" (2019)
• "The Extinctionist" (2020)
• "The Stranger" (2022)

External links

• Official website
• Diablo at AllMusic