1) A Four piece Finnish m… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six artists named "Diablo":
1) A Four piece Finnish melodic death metal band formed in 1995.
2) A Korean thrash metal band.
3) An experimental Chilean screamo/post rock band
4) An Amiga demoscene musician active in the early and mid 1990s
5) An obscure heavy metal band from the Philippines formed in the early 70s.
6) A chicano gangsta rapper from southern california.
1) Diablo was born in the late 1990s in Finland. They recorded it´s first mini-album "Princess" catching a record deal with Poko Rekords. The first album Elegance in Black was released in 2000 and was described as a powerful punch in the face.
In 2002 after releasing the second album Renaissance, which went straight to number 14 on the Finnish Top 40, Diablo played gigs on several summer festivals. Most important of them was the internationally known Tuska-festival in Helsinki. The band also made a video of the album's opening track Angel. Diablo took a strong place in the Finnish metal music scene with these two albums.
The expectations for the third album increased to a high level when the release date got closer. The hype around the band was enormous. And just before the third album´s release, Finnish most popular music show "Levyraati" broadcasted their brand new video of the song Read My Scars, also released as a single (staying nine weeks on the single chart, topping at number three). The video got so much feedback that even the grannies knew the group after that!
"Diablo“ that hails in the names of Testament, Slayer and Death- released it's third album Eternium on the 19th of January 2004. It went straight to number 3 on the chart, staying for eight weeks on the Finnish Top 40. The band got awesome media interest. Most of the gigs were sold out and the forthcoming summer seems to be a busy time for the group. Diablo, Finland's brightest metal hope, is known as a super live act, capable of producing their enormous roar also on stage.
Their fourth album, Mimic47 was released 18.1.2006. Album went first on the chart directly.
Their fifth album, Icaros, was released 14.5.2008 under the label Sakara, debuting at #2 on the chart.
Diablo is: Rainer Nygård (guitar & vocals), Aadolf Virtanen (bass) and Marko Utriainen (lead guitar). Timo Kemppainen was the band's original drummer. He was replaced by Heikki Malmberg (drums since 2000).
2) Also a visual kei band.
3) More info and songs on http://www.myspace.com/eldiabloesunmagnifico.
4) Notable for composing the songs from Budbrain’s first and second megademos.
5) One of the first metal bands from the Philippines, formed sometime in the early 70's and often regarded as forgotten godfathers of the metal genre. Formed by young occult fanatics Morrison Uchida and Eldritch Yokoyama, they released one known demo titled "Huling Sumpa" in 1975 and played a few shocking gigs before vanishing into obscurity. Some say that Morrison Uchida was arrested and sentenced to life in prison in 1981 or 1982 for killing three people and critically wounding eight others at a bar.
Last known lineup:
Ben Diablo - vocals
Jesus Kalansay - guitar
Mesias - guitar
Bangkay - bass
Madilim na Langit - drums
6) Currently signed to friend and musician Mr. Criminal's label Crime Family Entertainment. He has released two albums to date: 2017's "T01200" and 2019's "True Stories." His gruff tone and honest street lyricism have created a loyal fanbase.
7) The artist now known as Jona Vark
Isolation
Diablo Lyrics
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System computer restarts.
Experimental Cryotanks saved our souls.
This point must be the watershed
between desperation and hope
I cannot describe it as
So now we're refugees in space
heading into the void
I heard someone saying "this can't be real" but it's no longer our choice
This was a rude step away from our
beloved Mother Earth
To save fuel and electricity some of us need to
reborn...
Whole new meaning for the Final Frontier
This must be the year of Capricorn
Our Heavenly Father, hallowed be your name
Save our souls cos' we cannot turn this broken war machine
NO, once it was precious but now technology has failed us again
I am safe, but not saved
In Isolation no one can hear your scream
Now Earth is too far,
too far to reach
We, as the keepers of this secret
are set to keep the truth away from the other's eyes,
keep them forever blind
In Diablo's song Isolation, the lyrics depict a journey beyond our solar system where a group of people have been forced to abandon Earth due to a broken war machine. The experimental cryotanks saved their lives and they are now refugees in space, heading into the void. The lines "I cannot describe it as lunacy but it's extremely close" suggest that their situation is so dire that it borders on insanity.
The chorus of the song invokes religious imagery, with the singer reaching out to "Our Heavenly Father" to save their souls. They are isolated in space, unable to scream or be heard by anyone, with Earth too far away to reach. The final lines suggest that the group has decided to keep their journey a secret from others, perhaps to preserve hope and avoid causing panic.
The song is a commentary on the dangers of technology and war, as well as the isolation that can occur when humans push the boundaries of exploration. It highlights the fragility of human life and the need for a greater power to intervene in times of crisis. Overall, the lyrics offer a bleak but hauntingly beautiful portrayal of human desperation in the face of an uncertain future.
Line by Line Meaning
Somewhere beyond our Solar
Far beyond our own solar system
System computer restarts.
Computer in our cryotanks restarted.
Experimental Cryotanks saved our souls.
We were saved by cryotanks.
This point must be the watershed between desperation and hope
This is where we feel the greatest divide between desperation and hope.
I cannot describe it as lunacy but it's extremely close
It's not exactly crazy, but it's very close.
So now we're refugees in space heading into the void
We're now space refugees heading towards the unknown.
I heard someone saying "this can't be real" but it's no longer our choice
Someone commented that this can't be real, but it's not our choice anymore.
This was a rude step away from our beloved Mother Earth
Leaving Earth was an unwelcome and abrupt change.
To save fuel and electricity some of us need to reborn...
To conserve energy, some of us need to be regenerated or reborn.
Whole new meaning for the Final Frontier This must be the year of Capricorn
This has given a new understanding for the end of our journey and it's symbolic of the year of Capricorn.
Our Heavenly Father, hallowed be your name Save our souls cos' we cannot turn this broken war machine
We pray for salvation to our God since we cannot fix this broken spaceship.
NO, once it was precious but now technology has failed us again
Our technology failed us even though this spaceship was valuable.
I am safe, but not saved In Isolation no one can hear your scream
Though I'm physically safe, being alone in the vast space makes my desperation unheard.
Now Earth is too far, too far to reach We, as the keepers of this secret are set to keep the truth away from the other's eyes, keep them forever blind
Earth is now unreachable and we're tasked to keep our crisis a secret from others, and forever hide them from their knowledge.
Writer(s): rainer nygård
Contributed by Samantha J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TrailDave
It still genuinely makes me sad how unknown Diablo are outside of Finland. I am so thankful I got to see them support Children of Bodom in 2009 or I may never of herd of them. Thinking of the last decade without Diablo's music is quite sad to be honest. They have become one of my favourite bands and Silver Horizon has become one of my highest rated albums of all time. It has not come out of my cars CD player since I put it in December 2015. I truly hope the come back to the UK be it support or headline I would travel to see them. In the end maybe I will have to get a ticket to Finland to see them in the end as I have to see them again as a fan this time.
@wspmylif915
Долго ждал нового альбома, diablo крутые!!!!)))
@Oddlyoko2K
Awesome, I wasn't expecting for a new album from these guys.
@jarnonakari
Mitä pidemmälle kappaletta kuuntelee sitä paremmalta se kuullostaa! Odotan innolla tulevaa lättyä!
@hokkanenvesa
Kiitos! Kuuntelu kerta toisensa jälkeen ja kuulostaa vaan paremmalta ja paremmalta! Alussa hivenen kummastelin Rainerin laulantoa mutta sopiihan se tähän kuin silmä päähän. 2 Viikko pitää jäitä poltella.......
@lolxdroflmao
+Vesku Täsmälleen samat fiilikset!
@haroldhazel6849
I Love this band! Very Good!
@MandirigmADx
WHY I ONLY KNOW THIS BAND TODAY?? YOURE amazing Metal Brother Aadolf
Nice to meet you here in DUBAI LAST NIGHT.. HOPE YOU WILL BRING DIABLO HERE FOR A GIG SOON
@stiletti
2020, I'm safe, but not saved. In isolation no one can hear me scream.
@Pauligrinder
Tää biisihän paranee vaan joka kuuntelukerralla :) Tarviin koko levyn, just nyt välittömästi!