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''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.〔 The story from the first chapter follows the "darkside inhabitants" - darts, who were scattered all over Europe, fighting for different countries even against fellow "people" (inhabitants). The second chapter how they tried to make something that will surpass them and for purpose of fighting, so were created 13 "shitos" (使徒, apostle, disciple), but their body was incomplete and couldn't appear under the sun.〔 From the third chapter, now known as "vampires", is followed their life.〔 They didn't pursued their purpose of life, and as become aware of the darkness inside them, raises the question what is now their purpose of existence.〔 In the story vampires were presented as an way of expressing the reflection of humans.〔 They long for immortality believing it's a wonderful thing, while vampires know how painful such an existence is and seek a peaceful death.〔 The "Moon" story is a story of war, the repeating of human sins, and ''Diabolos'' carries the meaning of evil in the world, the destiny, sadness as well hope in future.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diabolos (Gackt album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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