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, and Meshuggah as influences, but influence from several

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bands, including

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, is also evident in their music. Their fourth album, ''Mimic47'', was released in January 2006, and reached No. 1 on the Finnish music charts. On 14 May 2008 Diablo released their 5th studio album, Icaros. It reached No. 2 on the Finnish music charts. Vocalist Rainer Nygård confirmed the release of their latest album '' Silvër Horizon'' on a video uploaded by the Metal Festival Nummirock on

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. Nygård stated that the album will be released in late 2015.

Members

Current members

Rainer Nygård Rainer Nygård (born 1972) is a Finland, Finnish guitar player and singer for the band Diablo (band), Diablo. He was born in Kalajoki but now resides in Tampere. He is a forming member of Diablo and is responsible for most of the song writing for ...

– vocals, guitar (1995–) *

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– lead guitar (1995–) *

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– bass (1995–) *

Heikki Malmberg Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include: *Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer *Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), Fin ...

– drums (2000–)

Former member

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– drums (1995–2000)

Discography

Albums

* ''Elegance in Black'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Eternium'' (2004) * ''

Mimic47 ''Mimic47'' is the 4th album by Finnish melodic death metal band Diablo. It debuted at #1 on the Finnish albums chart. Track listing # "Shadow World" - 3:36 # "Damien" - 4:39 # "Together As Lost" - 3:36 # "In Sorrow We Trust" - 4:31 # "Mimic 47" ...

'' (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)

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diablo Finnish melodic death metal musical groups Finnish thrash metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1990