The first two singles off the upcoming album, “We Are Diabolical” and “Betrayal” are out now!
Stream “We Are Diabolical” HERE. Watch the video on YouTube
Listen to “Betrayal” HERE.
More than twenty years after their formation in northern Sweden, innovative death/black metal hybrid DIABOLICAL proves to be more vital than ever and puts forth “Eclipse”, a concept album reflecting on the dark side of humanity that forces the listener to explore his own diabolical side. The album is a tour de force with spitting musical and aesthetic complexity swirling around a dense soundscape of excellently distilled and refined ideas, altogether forming a rare display of musical craftsmanship equaled by very few contemporary metal bands. With nine gracefully raging songs, “Eclipse” presents DIABOLICAL as a mature and sophisticated band on the rise to new heights.
Diabolical – Eclipse Tracklist:
1. We Are Diabolical
2. Betrayal
3. Black Sun
4. Failure
5. Inception
6. Hunter
7. Tyranni
8. The Fire Within
9. Requiem
The band will also hit European roads in 2019, and will give hell-of-a-show in more than thirty cities across the Old Continent, along with Septic Flesh, Krisiun and supports. The tour kick-off will take place @ Turock, in Essen, DE on March 8. Check out the dates below.
DIABOLICAL with SEPTIC FLESH + KRISIUN + XAON + SCIENCE OF DISORDER + DEADSHAPE FIGURE
08.03.2019 DE Turock Essen
09.03.2019 NL Willemeen Arnhem
10.03.2019 BE Entreport Brugge
12.03.2019 FR La Machine Paris
13.03.2019 FR Rock School Bordeaux
14.03.2019 ES Caracol Madrid
15.03.2019 PT Hardclub Oporto
16.03.2019 PT Ao Vivo Lisboa
17.03.2019 ES Garage Murcia
19.03.2019 ES Razzmatazz 2 Barcelona
20.03.2019 ES Cc Delicias Zaragoza
21.03.2019 FR Ninkaso Kao Lyon
22.03.2019 CH Pont Rouge Monthey
23.03.2019 IT Central Rock Erba
24.03.2019 IT Alchemica Bologna
26.03.2019 IT Ufo Bolzana
27.03.2019 SI Orto Bar Ljubljana
28.03.2019 SI Revolver Club San Dona
29.03.2019 HR Dom Obladine Zagreb
30.03.2019 BG Mixed Tape 5 Sofia
31.03.2019 RO Club Quantic Bucharest
02.04.2019 HU Dürer Kert Budapest
03.04.2019 SK Colloseum Kosice
04.04.2019 CZ Futurum Praha
05.04.2019 AT Szene Vienna
06.04.2019 PL U Bozyla Poznan
07.04.2019 PL Proxima Warsaw
09.04.2019 LT Vakaris Vilnius
10.04.2019 LV Meina Piektdiena Riga
11.04.2019 EE Club Tapper Tallinn
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]]>“The lyrical content of this song is based around the subject of betrayal and is consciously written to serve different ontological realities, whether it’s on a global or a personal scale. The musical side of things is heavily influenced by some of my all-time favourite musicians and big chords are to be expected. Force the end!”, comments drummer Pär Johansson.
The blackened death metallers Diabolical will release their sixth studio album “Eclipse” on February 15th via Indie Recordings!
More than twenty years after their formation in northern Sweden, innovative death/black metal hybrid DIABOLICAL proves to be more vital than ever and puts forth “Eclipse”, a concept album reflecting on the dark side of humanity that forces the listener to explore his own diabolical side. The album is a tour de force with spitting musical and aesthetic complexity swirling around a dense soundscape of excellently distilled and refined ideas, altogether forming a rare display of musical craftsmanship equaled by very few contemporary metal bands. With nine gracefully raging songs, “Eclipse” presents DIABOLICAL as a mature and sophisticated band on the rise to new heights.
Diabolical – Eclipse Tracklist:
1. We Are Diabolical
2. Betrayal
3. Black Sun
4. Failure
5. Inception
6. Hunter
7. Tyranni
8. The Fire Within
9. Requiem
The band will also hit European roads in 2019, and will give hell-of-a-show in more than thirty cities across the Old Continent, along with Septic Flesh, Krisiun and supports. The tour kick-off will take place @ Turock, in Essen, DE on March 8. Check out the dates below.
Diabolical are:
Sverker Widgren.
Carl Stjärnlöv.
Dan Darforth.
Pär Johansson.
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]]>The blackened death metallers Diabolical are premiering the first single and music video “We Are Diabolical”, taken off their sixth studio album “Eclipse”, to be released on February 15th via Indie Recordings.
More than twenty years after their formation in northern Sweden, innovative death/black metal hybrid DIABOLICAL proves to be more vital than ever and puts forth “Eclipse”, a concept album reflecting on the dark side of humanity that forces the listener to explore his own diabolical side. The album is a tour de force with spitting musical and aesthetic complexity swirling around a dense soundscape of excellently distilled and refined ideas, altogether forming a rare display of musical craftsmanship equaled by very few contemporary metal bands. With nine gracefully raging songs, “Eclipse” presents DIABOLICAL as a mature and sophisticated band on the rise to new heights.
Diabolical – Eclipse
Tracklist:
- We Are Diabolical
- Betrayal
- Black Sun
- Failure
- Inception
- Hunter
- Tyrrani
- The Fire Within
- Requiem
We Are Diabolical is a song that sounds just as daunting as the title suggests. Right from the opening you get the feeling that the doomsday has come with swarm of fallen angels painting the sky black. A contrasting middle part follows and prepares you for a final raging battle towards the end of the song. Give it a spin!
The band will also hit European roads in 2019, and will give hell-of-a-show in more than thirty cities across the Old Continent, along with Septic Flesh, Krisiun and supports. The tour kick-off will take place @ Turock, in Essen, DE on March 8. Check out the dates below.
DIABOLICAL with SEPTIC FLESH + KRISIUN + XAON + SCIENCE OF DISORDER + DEADSHAPE FIGURE
08.03.2019 DE Turock Essen
09.03.2019 NL Willemeen Arnhem
10.03.2019 BE Entreport Brugge
12.03.2019 FR La Machine Paris
13.03.2019 FR Rock School Bordeaux
14.03.2019 ES Caracol Madrid
15.03.2019 PT Hardclub Oporto
16.03.2019 PT Ao Vivo Lisboa
17.03.2019 ES Garage Murcia
19.03.2019 ES Razzmatazz 2 Barcelona
20.03.2019 ES Cc Delicias Zaragoza
21.03.2019 FR Ninkaso Kao Lyon
22.03.2019 CH Pont Rouge Monthey
23.03.2019 IT Central Rock Erba
24.03.2019 IT Alchemica Bologna
26.03.2019 IT Ufo Bolzana
27.03.2019 SI Orto Bar Ljubljana
28.03.2019 SI Revolver Club San Dona
29.03.2019 HR Dom Obladine Zagreb
30.03.2019 BG Mixed Tape 5 Sofia
31.03.2019 RO Club Quantic Bucharest
02.04.2019 HU Dürer Kert Budapest
03.04.2019 SK Colloseum Kosice
04.04.2019 CZ Futurum Praha
05.04.2019 AT Szene Vienna
06.04.2019 PL U Bozyla Poznan
07.04.2019 PL Proxima Warsaw
09.04.2019 LT Vakaris Vilnius
10.04.2019 LV Meina Piektdiena Riga
11.04.2019 EE Club Tapper Tallinn
Diabolical are:
Sverker Widgren.
Carl Stjärnlöv.
Dan Darforth.
Pär Johansson.
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]]>Personally, I think things really took off when they released their fourth album Bleed & Scream in 2012. Things simply clicked on that album, and it was followed by an even better and more complete album in 2015, Armageddonize.
That brings us up to 2017 and their new album Monumentum, and I must say that they have managed to take things up another notch. This is one of the best and most complete hard rock releases you’ll come across in 2017, that much is a promise!
Erik sings like never before. He has pulled his best production to date out of the bag, and the songs are action-packed, with excellent hooks, first class vocal harmonies, blistering guitars and guitar solos. With eleven very strong Scandinavian hard rock songs that surpass my very high expectations, Monumentum is a very strong contender for Hard Rock Album of the Year, in my humble opinion off course!
Brilliant!
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