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The very earliest beginnings of DIABOLIC started in 1996, when drummer Aantar Coates (EXMORTIS, HORROR OF HORRORS, UNHOLY GHOST, BLASTMASTERS) teamed up with guitarist Kelly McLauchlin (PESSIMIST, UNHOLY GHOST) to record the very first 4-song DIABOLIC Demo.

Although this demo was never officially released, and sent only to select contacts in the underground, it marked the beginning of something Evil... (click images to enlarge)

DIABOLIC City of the DeadBy January 1997, DIABOLIC drummer/founder Aantar Coates had relocated to Tampa, FL and after forming the first complete lineup, recorded and released the landmark demo "City of the Dead". This highly-successful demo, described by critics as "The Best Death Metal Demo Ever!", immediately got the band noticed in the worldwide underground press and was later released as MCD on Fadeless Records. By 1998, DIABOLIC made their debut live appearance opening for VADER in Tampa, FL followed by Milwaukee Met...