Diabolos

Diabolos (διάβολος) is the Greek word for Devil

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Diabolos (Gackt album)

Diabolos is the sixth full-length studio album released by Japanese solo artist Gackt on September 21, 2005 in Japan, and on October 26, 2007, in eighteen countries across Europe. Conceptually, it is a prequel entrant to the "Moon Saga" found in his third and fourth studio albums, Moon and Crescent, the film Moon Child, and novel Moon Child Requiem.

Overview

April 2005, with the release of the album's first single "Black Stone", was the turning point from compilation and unplugged themed albums in 2004 and early 2005, to alternative rock and continuation of "Moon Saga" from the fourth album Crescent in 2003. The name of the album doesn't literally symbolize Latin diabolus, but the darkness in human's heart, which is shown through the characters of the story. The album cover represents a person "taking off the mask", realizing another part of himself inside.

Conceptually, the story of "Moon" is separated in four chapters, roughly, first chapter from the year 700 to 1300, second from 1300 to 1600, third from 1600 to current time, and fourth from current time to future. The previous work covered the fourth chapter, while Diabolos in between the second and third chapter. The whole story is set in both Europe and Asia, depending on the story and meaning wanted to be expressed.