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Diabulus in Musica | |
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 Zuberoa Aznárez performing with Diabulus In Musica in London in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Pamplona,Navarra Spain |
| Genres | Symphonic metal Gothic metal |
| Years active | 2006−present |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records Napalm Records |
| Members | Zuberoa Aznárez Gorka Elso Ion Feligreras David Erro Aimar Ibarzabal |
| Past members | Jorge Arca Santi Fernandez Ramos Javier De La Casa Adrián M. Vallejo Xabier Jareño Alejandro "Alex" Sanz Odei Ochoa David Carrica Alexey Kolygin |
| Website | Official website |
Diabulus in Musica is a Spanishsymphonic metal band, formed in 2006.
The band was formed inPamplona,Navarre in 2006 by Zuberoa Aznárez, Gorka Elso, Adrián Vallejo and Jorge Arca. Lead singer Zuberoa said in an interview with Sonic Cathedral WebZine that the main reason she founded Diabulus in Musica is because she needed an outlet for developing her own musical ideas.[1] Xabier Jareño and Álex Sanz joined the band throughout the next few years. During the time Diabulus in Musica was recording some own tracks, which ones they won some battles of bands and some fame inPamplona with. In 2009, the band released their first EP "Secrets" with the best tracks they recorded before. Those tracks and the name of the demo were included in their first full-length albumSecrets.
Secrets was released on May 21, 2010, by the labelMetal Blade Records. The album was mixed byAd Sluijter and mastered bySascha Paeth. In a review of this album, the German edition ofMetal Hammer wrote that singer Zuberoa Aznárez was the band's strongest asset but the author criticized a lack in songwriting and an unclear mix of different styles.[2]
In the end of February 2012, the band released their second full-length albumThe Wanderer,[3] this time by the labelNapalm Records. A review by the GermanSonic Seducer magazine compared the album toMother Earth byWithin Temptation and lauded the balance of classically inspired tracks and harsh metal songs.[4]
Guest appearances on the album are from American guitarist John Kelly (Antietam 1862,Arbiter of Conceit), Dutch guitarist/vocalistMark Jansen (ex-After Forever,Epica,MaYaN) and Spanish vocalist Maite Itoiz.
In late 2012, Adrián M. Vallejo, Xabier Jareño and Alejandro Sanz left the band, and were replaced in early 2013 by Alexey Kolygin, David Carrica and Odei Ochoa in their respective roles.
In 2013, the new band line-up began work on the third album for the band, entitledArgia, meaning "light or clear" inBasque.[5] It was released on 11 April 2014 by Napalm Records in Europe and on 15 April in America.
The album has so far received positive reviews - Ton Dekkers of Sonic Cathedral Webzine giving the album a 9.25/10 score, while Bart Schaaphok of Albumfeeds gave the album a 9.5/10 rating and noted that "Diabulus In Musica have brought out a jewel with this album".[6] Matt Mason of Ave Noctum gave the album a 7/10 score, and noted that there were "Bright things afoot for these guys".[7] Nick Webb from All About The Rock said "The album has a good balance with the way that the songs are written, amalgamating the different styles together with ease".[8]
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