Drummer Lee \"Aantar\" Coates (photo) and guitarist Brian Malone are currently involved in a legal dispute over the name Diabolic. Malone has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the group\'s former drummer Aantar Coates in connection with Aantar\'s alleged attempt to utilize the Diabolic name for his current project. According to Blabbermouth.Net, Malone has written the following statement:\"I spoke to Aantar and clearly and concisely communicated my intentions of letting Diabolic rest in peace with the respect and dignity it earned in its seven-year existence. As the only member to play every Diabolic show, record on every Diabolic release, and the main investor and conductor of Diabolic business, I will be left no other choice than to pursue legal action if the cease-and-desist order is ignored.\"
As previously reported on Drummerszone.com, last month Aantar Coates announced a new \"Diabolic\" line-up, consisting of Aantar and his Unholy Ghost bandmate Kelly McLauchlin (guitar), alongside Blastmasters members Jesse Jolly (vocals/bass) and R.J. (guitar).
The group\'s new release, \"Shellfire and Tombstones\", was produced by Juan \"Punchy\" Gonzales and \"Diabolic\" at D.O.W. (Diet of Worms) studios.
