Diabolus Imperium means “Devils Realm” in Latin and is inspired from the Devil Masque of Trinidad Carnival, most specifically the Dragon Bands of 1906-1911. These bands were originally inspired from Sacred Biblical texts that were written at the time in Latin. The presentation hence pays tribute to this by having all the sections named in Latin. Mirroring our mentors, the Dragon band of 1906, Diablous Imperium also takes its inspiration from the paintings of the Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). He is famous for his highly complex, imaginative and iconographic paintings of demons, half-human animals and machines. His paintings are often described as “a world of dreams and nightmares”, both profound and fantastical. The band  portrays a modern avant-garde vision of Bosch’s 14^th century vision of Hell, of which the Seven Deadly Sins take center stage. There are seven sections of the band are based on these Seven Deadly Sins each represented by a Devil. The band uses three shades of red with  applicable contrasting colors for the sins. The titles of these seven Sins have been left in their original Latin wording and are taken directly from those set in the 6^th century by Pope Gregory The Great.

 

The Seven Sections

Superbia Diabolus

Invidia Diabolus

Ira Diabolous

Cupiditas Diabolus

Accedia Diabolus

Gula Diabolus

Luxuria Diabolus