Mercyful fate, from denmark, were one of the most original bands of dark metal. Its an excellent introduction to mercyful fate and a great opportunity to hear a younger king diamond. Influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, and with lyrics dealing with satan and the occult, mercyful fate were part of the first wave of black metal in the early to mid1980s. By 1982, the classic mercyful fate line up of diamond, shermann, guitarist. Heavy metal mercyful fate discography 7 studio albums. Mercyful fate biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Diamond, denner and hansen had recently departed the group mercyful fate, and decided to form a new band under the king diam read more. Seminal danish black metal band, formed by vocalist king diamond and known for its occult lyricism and theatrical approach. The original lineup consisted of diamond, his former mercyful fate bandmates michael denner guitar and timi hansen bass, and swedes mikkey dee drums and andy laroque guitar. The original lineup consisted of diamond, his former mercyful fate bandmates michael denner guitar and timi hansen bass, and. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be. If you are a fan of king diamond, later era mercyful fate, or just some good heavy metal, this is a must have for your collection. Metal phone wallpapers king diamond, mercyful fate, metal albums.
Also have no presents for christmas on vinyl signed by king, as well as mercyful fate s mercyful fate ep. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits. Melissa roadrunner, 1983, with melissa, and dont break the oath roadrunner, 1984, with come to the sabbath, were less intense but still. Mercyful fate discography main in the shadows 1993 into the unknown 1996 mercyful fate discography all the bell witch 1994 into the unknown 1996 time mercyful fate. Metal blade records is rereleasing king diamond albums on 180 gram vinyl. When the band came back in 1992, they did regain the level of popularity they had experienced in the 80s.
Mercyful fate was formed in 1981 in copenhagen, denmark on the ashes of the punkmetal band brats by vocalist king diamond king diamond, ex black rose and guitarist hank shermann. Sep 30, 2014 i do not own any credits for this music or its production, except for editing this video. Mercyful fate is a danish heavy metal band from copenhagen, formed in 1981 by vocalist king diamond and guitarist hank shermann. The discography of king diamond, a danish heavy metal band, consists of twelve studio releases, three live albums, five compilations, six singles, and four music videos. Coven worldwide official myspace king diamond kim bendix petersen. Last rites im surrounded by darkness, im dying in my bed i dont know if im going to survive i open my eyes, but its so hard to see my last rites. Mercyful fate was formed in 1981 by vocalist king diamond and guitarist hank shermann. The band was founded in copenhagen, denmark in 1981 from the remaining members of hank shermanns band brats and king diamond s band black rose. To share this torrent use the code below and insert it into comments, status messages, forum posts or your signature. There is an immediately noticeable difference between melissa, for example, and abigail, and it resides mainly in fate s esoteric melodicism as well as their. Mercyful fate discography 19831999 download torrent tpb. A corpse without soul, doomed by the living dead, nuns have no fun. In early 1981 they helped out michael denner with demos for his band danger zone.
The band was founded in copenhagen, denmark in 1981 from the remaining members of hank shermanns band brats and king diamonds band black rose. Today, mercyful fate are still pioneers of all the genres they created and continue to inspire new metal artists. King diamond is the band that king diamond kim petersen formed after the split up of mercyful fate following the departure of hank sherman. Mercyful fate is a heavy metal band from copenhagen, denmark. Mercyful fate mercyful fate dutch ep pbthal zephyr star today. He was joined by most members of the then defunct mercyful fate. The discography of mercyful fate, a danish heavy metal band, consists of seven studio releases, three compilations, three singles, and six music videos. This page is for the band king diamond, all credits for the person king diamond is to be put under king diamond 2. Mercyful fate is a danish heavy metal band which helped inspire black metal through their lyrics and image. Mercyful fate especially king diamond has been the focus of attention in the metal scene all the time. The style has lost most of its protoblack metal style and become a heavy metal band.
Livia zita, 26 king diamond mercyful fate, king diamond. Bands similar to king diamond and mercyful fate ive almost finished both bands discography and want to have an idea of where to go from there. Mercyful fate backpatch back huge patch king diamond venom manilla road celtic frost angel witch metal church exciter attic heavy load kingdomofpatches 4. Also have no presents for christmas on vinyl signed by king, as well as mercyful fates mercyful fate ep. King diamond are a danish heavy metal band formed in 1985 by vocalist king diamond, guitarists andy larocque and michael denner, bassist timi hansen and drummer mikkey dee. Despite this, mercyful fate would call it quits in 1985 as king diamond went on to pursue a successful solo caeer. My favorite songs are leave my soul alone and mda a. The will play copenhell in copenhagen, denmark in june 2020. Mercyful fate dont break the oath 1984 japan edition 1990 today. Please select all the ways you would like to hear from king diamond. Im a big fan of king diamond s solo work, but on most of his cds i have to listen a few times to really get into it as i did with his mercyful fate disc in the shadows. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. I really like the vocals and the bassist on abigaildont break the oath same guy.
Find mercyful fate discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Led by the demonic king diamond, they released a fantastic ep in 1982, containing three macabre gems. Andy larocque and michael denner also of mercyful fate flex their melodic. The band was formed by vocalist king diamond and guitarist hank shermann in 1981. Many of the bands from this movement went on to influence later black metal musicians.
They had many lineup changes, but nevertheless, the band is considered to be a big inspiration for norwegian black metal bands as well as heavy and thrash metal masters as well, such. Find mercyful fate discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Mercyful fate discography all the bell witch 1994 into the unknown 1996 time mercyful fate. Mercyful fate 1980s satanic thrash band headed by king diamond. The king diamond band was formed in 1985 by danish vocalist king diamond following the breakup of his previous band, mercyful fate. King diamond was formed in 1985, after the dissolution of the group mercyful fate, by vocalist king diamond, guitarists andy larocque and michael denner, bassist timi hansen. The discography of king diamond, a danish heavy metal band, consists of twelve studio. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. All rights go to king diamond and metal blade records. After going through some lineup changes see the liner notes in return of the vampire for more info the classic lineup was born with the addition of guitarist michael denner also formerly of brats and. Mercyful fate discography 19831999 mp3 posted by luxferre in music mp3.
King diamond vocals hank shermann guitar michael denner guitar timi hansen bass. Please select all the ways you would like to hear from mercyful fate. Today mercyful fate announced the first date of unspecified number of concerts throughout europe during the summer of 2020. I do not own any credits for this music or its production, except for editing this video. Download mercyful fate torrent or any other torrent from mp3 category.
After several lineup changes and selfmade demos, mercyful fate released their selftitled ep in 1982, with the lineup of king diamond vocals, hank. Like all king diamond albums, the songs are best in the context of the story, imo, but hold up well on their own also. Download mercyful fate discography 19831999 torrent or any other torrent from audio flac direct download via magnet link. The original mf lineup shared members with another copenhagen band, danger zone, whom diamond and shermann were helping out. There are no inserts or digital downloads included, but you can auto rip an mp3.
My favorite songs on the disc are arrival, a mansion in the darkness, the family ghost, and abigal, although theyre all very good. After going through some lineup changes see the liner notes in return of the vampire for more info the classic. Mercyful fate discography 19831999 download torrent. Mercyful fate was formed in spring 1981 in copenhagen, denmark on the ashes of the punkmetal band brats by vocalist king diamond king diamond, exblack rose and guitarist hank shermann. I have them, as well as the remasters done in 2010 for spiders lullaby and the graveyard.