DIABOLOS RISING / Blood, Vampirism and Sadism (1996)

The second and to date last full length album from the satanically inclined electronic/industrial dance/darkwave duo is similar to their first release. I'm still unsure if they're having a laugh or being serious about the whole thing, but there's a more obvious attempt to produce something atmospheric this time, something less in-your-face aggressive. If Mika and Magus had continued the project and incorporated some of the finer elements from their day jobs, then Diabolos Rising could have spawned something really exciting.

Songs of Note: Satanic Propaganda; Necromanteion

3 Knight Rider themes out of 5

DIABOLOS RISING / 666 (1994)

The first album from the Darkwave/Industrial outfit, made up of only two members, Mika Luttinen (Impaled Nazarene) and Magus Wampyr Daoloth (Rotting Christ, and N.A.O.S.), is seven songs about Satanism and misanthropy that are somewhat sinister and somewhat comical. I'm not sure if the latter ingredient was intentional, but I'll take the added entertainment value. It sounds like a Black Metal version of early Ministry in places, which is kind of fun.

Songs of Note: Give Me Blood or Give Me Death; Sorcery - Scientia Maxima

3 sons of Cain out of 5