Diabolic

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ormed with the intent to become a member of the death metal elite, and in June of their founding year (1997) Diabolic's premier demo, Of The Dead, was released. This demonstration of blistering violence received excellent reviews; it was later re-issued in CD format with bonus tracks Inborn and Encarta. They soon after made it to the Milwaukee Metal Fest, New York's Demonfest and The New England Metal Festival. After extensive touring Diabolic signed with 'Conquest Records' (the demo was released by 'Fadeless') and this resulted in their debut album, Supreme Evil, shortly later under the membership of Aantar Lee Coates (drums), Brian Malone (guitars), Paul Ouellette (guitars/vocals) and Ed Webb (bass/vocals (backing)). For the follow-up, Subterraneal Magnitude (2001), Bryan Hipp (R.I.P. 2006 possible drug overdose; guitars) has joined the team. That guitar slot would become vacant again soon after and filled with Jerry Mortellaro for Vengeance Ascending (2001).

By 2003 the guitar slot was vacant yet again, as was the drums to be filled with Eric Hersemann and Gaël Barthélemy respectively for Infinity Through Purification (2003).