Diocletian
Diocletian are a war metal band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 2004 and active since. Drawing heavily from the raw, violent template established by Blasphemy and Beherit, the band deploys blackened death metal of relentless intensity. Their debut full-length Doom Cult (2009) established their reputation in the underground, and Gesundrian (2014) earned placement on Pitchfork's best metal albums list for that year. A 2024 album, Inexorable Nexus, marked their continued activity.
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Diocletian Discography
9 tracks
- 1 Doom Cult 3:11
- 2 The Iron Fist 3:55
- 3 Oath To Ruin 3:35
- 4 Deathstrike Overkill 3:40
- 5 Werewolf Directive 4:18
- 6 Antichrist Hammerfist 3:01
- 7 Bullet Vomited 3:12
- 8 Baphocletian 3:36
- 9 Heretics 5:00
10 tracks
- 1 Black Dominion 3:58
- 2 Desolate Earth 1:11
- 3 All Against All 2:56
- 4 Might Is Right 4:29
- 5 Kingdom Of Rats 3:50
- 6 Death Tyrant 4:39
- 7 Nuclear Vomited 3:00
- 8 Blood Aeon 1:14
- 9 Infernos 3:10
- 10 Fortress Of The Unconquerable 16:11
13 tracks
- 1 Annihilation Rituals 6:57
- 2 Infinite Destruction 6:21
- 3 Doom Cult 4:43
- 4 Nex 1:55
- 5 Decimator 6:16
- 6 Order of the Iron Fist 4:40
- 7 Master Enslaver 5:20
- 8 Gesundrian 4:37
- 9 Doom Cult 2 5:04
- 10 Annihilation Rituals 2 5:43
- 11 Infinite Destruction 2 6:16
- 12 Sect of Swords 3:13
- 13 Weltering in Blood 2:30
8 tracks
- 1 Cleaved Asunder 5:42
- 2 Wretched Sons 3:26
- 3 Summoning Fear 2:37
- 4 Traitor's Gallow 3:16
- 5 Steel Jaws 5:34
- 6 Wolf Against Serpent 4:39
- 7 Beast Atop the Trapezoid 6:38
- 8 Zealot's Poison 2:57
9 tracks
- 1 Nuclear Wolves 2:47
- 2 Degenerate Swarm 3:51
- 3 Repel the Attack 2:53
- 4 Berserker Rites 3:37
- 5 Invincibility Through Strife 3:42
- 6 Procreate Strength 2:38
- 7 Plundered by Hyenas 3:48
- 8 Restart Civilisation 3:39
- 9 Controlled Kill 1:30
9 tracks
- 1 Doom Cult - Live 3:01
- 2 The Ironfist - Live 4:02
- 3 Sect of Swords - Live 3:28
- 4 Black Dominion - Live 3:24
- 5 Bullet Vomited - Live 3:01
- 6 Nuclear Vomited - Live 3:12
- 7 Antichrist Hammerfist - Live 3:09
- 8 Traitors Gallow - Live 3:03
- 9 Decimator - Live 6:30
7 tracks
- 1 Global Slave Enigma 4:28
- 2 Heathen Siege Part I-III 10:11
- 3 Baphocletian (Hexawolf Version) 4:05
- 4 Barbaric Hunt (Feral Prey) 4:26
- 5 Subjugation Before Annihilation 3:33
- 6 Nexian March 2:24
- 7 Violent Eradicating Hammer Strike! 5:21
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