Diablo
Blvd. is actually a song from the metal band Corrocion of Conformity, one of
the favourite bands of Diablo Blvd.
front man Alex Agnew. Founded about seven years ago in Antwerp building on the
great foundations of guitar players TimBekaert (A Brand) and Andries Beckers
(The Setup) and Dave Hubrechts. Also with a strong drummer named Kris Martens
and off course Alex Agnew, the stand-up comedian lead singer frontman.
The Diablo
Blvd. sounds is a mixture of metal with sometimes bluesy lyrics. It’s rock ‘n
roll with howling guitars. It’s hard and good. Alex has roots in England so
it’s obvious he has no problem writing the perfect lyrics and with such
talented musicians around him, Diablo Blvd started to build a name and a huge
amount of fans in Belgium and The Netherlands. And not only Alex Agnew, the
comedian fans.
A firs demo
was recorded in 2006 and named Scarred and Undefeated. It only had four songs
with the title song and Sweet Enemy Mine and most eye catching lyrics. This
demo would be a step up to a first full cd, although it took them three year to
write and record it. This because of the other bands they all played in and
with Alex’ comedy tours so free dates were hard to find to work on the full cd.
The Greater
God would be released in 2009 and it blew everyone away. It held twelve great
songs including the ones on the ep mentioned above. The other two never made
the full cd. Second Coming and Outcast are regulars at their live sets
nowadays. The success of this album made them want more and they saw themselves
as Builders Of Empires and build a new cd in 2011 by that title. This album was
mixed by Jens Bogren who worked for Amon Amarth and Opeth. Ten songs of which
Black Heart Bleed is the first single. This album is harder than the first one
and more metal than blues but hey we like metal.
I saw them
play live last weekend by the way at Pukkelpop 2012 and Alex and his crew gave
away a great performance. First song he immediately demanded a mosh pit and not
even halfway the one hour set he asked for a wall of death and boobs. He got
the wall, didn’t know if he saw them boobs since I stood in the back with my
girlfriend enjoying his funny remarks in between songs. Even in Diablo Blvd.
Alex still remains that little piece of a comedian when showing off on stage.
I’d say: go watch them whenever they’re around because they’re worth it.
The colour
black was the link by the way: Men in Black -> Black Heart Bleed.
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