Diocletian (band)

{{short description|New Zealander band}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| origin = Auckland, New Zealand

| genre = War metal

| years_active = {{start date|2004}}–{{end date|2015}},{{start date|2016}}–present

| label = Osmose Productions

| associated_acts = Witchrist

| website = {{Official website}}

| current_members = * B.S.

• C.T.
• E.M.
• R.W.

| past_members = * L. Muir

• C. Sinclair
• J. Baldwin
• K. Stanley
• A. Craft
• V. Kusabs
• S. Bidwell

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Diocletian is a New Zealand extreme metal band from Auckland. Formed in 2004, the band split in 2015. Its lineup then featured Brendan Southwell (also known as Atrociter and B.S.) (guitar, vocals), L. Muir (guitar, vocals, bass), C. Sinclair (drums) and J. Baldwin (guitars). The band's 2015 album, Gesundrian, was featured as number 15 on Pitchfork's list of "The Best Metal Albums of 2014".{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/9567-the-best-metal-albums-of-2014/ | title=The Best Metal Albums of 2014 | publisher=Pitchfork | date=29 December 2014 | accessdate=1 September 2016 | author=Stosuy, Brandon}}

Brendan Southwell reactivated the band in 2016 with a whole new line-up. In 2018, Diocletian members are B.S. at lead guitar, E. M. at drums, and R.W. (Rigel Walshe from Dawn of Azazel) at bass. Impurath, from the American act Black Witchery takes lead vocal duty when available as C.T.{{Cite web|url=http://www.diocletian.org/viribvs|title=VIRIBVS|website=www.diocletian.org|access-date=2018-08-05}}