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About Me

Chest poundin, whiskey swillin, southern doom rock n roll. Diablo Red is the truth - red hot rock and roll evil, hard, fast, heavy and dirty. Diablo unleashed their debut full length, "Rojos", in December of 2005. Their second album, "Vol. II: Statue of Mary with Bullhorns", was released March, 2006. , "Lower The Troll" was released August of 2007, the result of five years of blood, sweat, beer, and dirty, heavy, (you guessed it) southern doom rock 'n' roll. They are currently playing select dates and preparing to record their forth, as of yet un-named, lp.
Diablo Red came to be in 2002, influenced by classic '70s heavy riffage and dirty southern blues rock. Old friends from their days playing in punk and metal bands in Sarnia, Ontario, Rob Hare and Bill Kole began writing the songs that would form the sonic nucleus of Diablo Red after splitting from their previous bands in 2001. Growing up listening to the great 70's rock and 80's and 90's metal playing on Detroit rock radio, Rob and Bill found their natural style to be the dark space between Sabbath and Skynyrd, with the vocals a mixture of raw rock emotion and dark blues soul. Long time friend and skin-bashing maniac Brett Savory (ex Inner Misery) joined the boys in Spring 2002, and Paul Mancuso joined in 2006, solidifying the group's current recording and touring line-up.
We raise a glass to our fans and friends, and the bands we've played with over the years .
"May you be in heaven 40 years before the devil knows you're gone..."

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Member Since: 6/19/2004
Band Website: diablored.com
Band Members: Robert Ulysses Simon Hare - Guitar/Vocals * Billy Diablo - Guitar/Vocals * Brett Savory - Drums * Paul Mancuso - Bass
Influences:Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynrd, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Slayer, Cactus, Leaf Hound, Captain Beyond, Sir Lord Baltimore, Ted Nugent, Rose Tattoo, AC/DC, Dust, Abramis Brama, Humble Pie, Free, Raging Slab, Danzig, Black Crowes, Alice In Chains, Pantera, Crowbar, Kyuss, Rush, Iron Maiden, Corrosion of Conformity, 70's heavy rock 'n' roll, 80's thrash, our old cassettes and records, horror flicks and the thousands of CDs we own between the lot of us.
Sounds Like: Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynrd, ZZ Top, Slayer, Cactus, Leaf Hound, Crowbar, Motorhead, Kyuss, Trouble, Entombed, Fu Manchu, Corrosion of Conformity, Down, Sixty Watt Shaman, Budgie, early Metallica, Black Crowes, Free, Allman Brothers Band, Pantera, BLS, Captain Beyond, Raging Slab, Clutch, a whole heapin heck-load o' dirty southern blues metal from the great white north. Getcha horns in the air!
Record Label: independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Live review from torontoindie.com, catchin’ up on the news

Here's a show review from the 4:20 Sunday Stoner Rock Spectacular at the El Mocambo, by Alex Nino Gheciu of TorontoIndie.com:"Southern doom rockers Diablo Red seized the stage next with a set that ooz...
Posted by Diablo Red on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:27:00 PST

Whats next?

Hello Diablo Red fans and friends, 2008 has been a great year for the DR crew so far, we've met some really great people and played some really fun shows so far. Our next big to-do is coming up April ...
Posted by Diablo Red on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:04:00 PST

Thank-you, Cleveland! 30000+ Plays

Thanks to everyone who's been listening to us - the player just rolled over 30000 plays!Its been a really productive year for us and a big step forward. Here's to all of you for being a big part...
Posted by Diablo Red on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:11:00 PST

New album now available for order!!!

Hello sportsfans,"Lower The Troll" is available for order. Send an e-mail to [email protected] for details.Limited quantities are available, so be sure to order early and order often!Four previ...
Posted by Diablo Red on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:44:00 PST

CD Release for Diablo Reds "Lower the Troll", mini-tour

We are currently booking as many shows as we can to entertain all of you sick people. Check out as many as you can and win a prize.Saturday, August 11 - Burketon, On, BoonieFestSunday, August 19, Toro...
Posted by Diablo Red on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:23:00 PST

Its hard to dig a grave with a pitchfork, son...

Still knee deep in the recording process for the third album, "Lower The Troll". Rob's feeling 100% better after his surgery, and we're playing a slew of summer dates to whip ourselves back into...
Posted by Diablo Red on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:08:00 PST

Rob, the new album, upcoming shows, side projects

Hey there sportsfans, Rob's recovering well and building strength after a short stay in the hospital. He can't wait to start playing again. We've tracked the drums for our next full ...
Posted by Diablo Red on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:06:00 PST