DIABLO

Diablo is a band that has no problem in naming the two things that have taken them forward all their life. They are, one, a hard head, and two, a strong neck. The first of the two helped the band to believe in itself when their debut album Elegance in Black did not sell quite the way it had been expected. The last came in handy when, against all odds, the band hammered a hole in the wall and let through their following albums Renaissance, Eternium and Mimic 47 to reach the audiences farther and farther away. Not to mention, of course, how helpful a well-trained neck is when playing such rough metal live.

A honest metal band plays straightforwardly, shouts out loud what it wants to say, and does not take "no" for an answer. This is exactly what Diablo is all about. Meditation and explanations are for others, Diablo is here for action. So far, they have made all their albums following the same pattern: mixed, recorded and co-produced by Samu Oittinen in his Fantom studio, released every second year. Also the style has remained the same throughout the band's career: it's masculinity at its most aggressive and carnal. No frills for Diablo, except for some light technical and melodic stuff in the music.

Diablo's latest album Mimic 47 was released earlier this year and was inspired, lyrically and otherwise, by a somewhat surprising piece of Finnish culture: our cross-country skiing history. It remains to be seen how well this fits the atmosphere at the summer festivals. On the other hand, cross-country skiing and playing metal have a lot in common. They both take strength and perseverance, they both are honest sport for honest men, and especially in the summer's heat, they both may make one sweat blood.

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