While many New York City bands have chosen to clone their predecessors, a rare few are able to draw on their many influences and still have an original and interesting sound.  DIABLO ROYALE are among the latter category.  With their new album GREEDY DOGS, the five-piece hard rock group utilizes their many  influences to bridge the gap between the sound of the bands they grew up with and the sounds of today in an exciting and original way.

When guitarist Eric Choy and drummer Mike Sankari met guitarist Gerard (G-Man) Steixner, the seeds of what would become DR were planted.   The three hunkered down in their basement rehearsal studio appropriately named “The Sweatshop” to write songs and find other musicians.  After countless auditions over the course of 9 months, the trio finally met vocalist Adrian Barrios, and bassist Jason (Sweet) Leaf and Diablo Royale was formed.

In a short time, the band cut their teeth on the local NYC circuit, and managed to put together a 10 song self-titled demo.  Over the course of the next year, Diablo Royale would go on to play the Northeast as far out as Ohio while building a strong fan base back home in NY.  Playing to packed houses at such venues as Sullivan Hall, Crash Mansion, and most recently Blender Theater, their live performances are known for being powerfully energetic and brazenly unapologetic.  They have been featured twice in Revolver Magazine and Pop-Times Magazine, played on Sirius Octane Satellite radio, and won the Flipitup Best Filipino-American band of the year.

In the fall of 2008 Diablo Royale went back that same basement studio and wrote 7 tracks for their latest release “GREEDY DOGS”.  The band continues to trek across the Northeast; building a fan base, spreading their word, and rocking the masses.