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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.^{[citation needed]} Their latest album, Mimic47, was released in January 2006, and reached #1 on the Finnish music charts. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... Testament is an American thrash metal band from California. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder, frontman, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Opeth are a heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. ... Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, and dissolved in 1999. ... Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece experimental metal band, known for their use of extended polymetric passages, complex drum patterns, odd time signatures, angular, dissonant guitar riffs, and harsh vocals. ... Scandinavian death metal concerns the death metal bands of Scandinavian origin. ... Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Hypocrisy is a death metal band from Sweden. ... In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ...

Members

Current Members

• Rainer Nygård – Vocals, guitar (1995-)
• Marko Utriainen – Lead guitar (1995-)
• Aadolf Virtanen – Bass (1995-)
• Heikki Malmberg – Drums (2001-)

Former Members

• Timo Kemppainen – Drums (1995-2001)

Discography

Albums

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

Singles

• Princess (1999)
• Intomesee (2002)
• Read My Scars (2003)
• Mimic47 (2005)

External links

• Official Site
• Diablo at MySpace