I don't hear it. But I think it is better than King Diamond solo for sure.
― Sebastian (Royal Mermaid Mover), Thursday, 14 June 2012 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
classic tho it took 20 years to get into his voice like it did with Dio
― it looks like something rupert the bear would wear (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:58 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Damn, 20 years! You're a persistent guy... I've had a harder time getting used to the black metal voice than any of the high-voiced dudes.
― Clarke B., Thursday, 14 June 2012 00:42 (eleven years ago) link
whaaaaaaaat
Fatal Portrait: total, undeniable classicAbigail: DittoConspiracy: just a batwing-hair beneath those two
― decrepit but free (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 14 June 2012 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
Not only are Mercyful Fate undeniably fucking classic, but Force of Evil, the band made up of MF and King Diamond solo-band alumni, made two killer albums in the early 2000s that really deserve a wider hearing.
― 誤訳侮辱, Thursday, 14 June 2012 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
Fatal Portrait is an interesting transition album, where Diamond and his henchmen are slowly shifting from the layered and mystique Mercyful Fate sound and songs to the more straightforward approach of his future solo output.
― Sebastian (Royal Mermaid Mover), Thursday, 14 June 2012 01:49 (eleven years ago) link
why didn't anyone ever tell me this band sounded like this
currently listening to Melissa and this is what my face is doing:
o_O O_O ^_^ \m/
(yes, my face went "\m/", I am certain you all know exactly what I mean)
― I see you, Pineapple Teef (DJP), Monday, 9 July 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
I'm so happy for you!
If you come to visit we can drive the 20 minutes or so to pay homage to King Diamond at his house.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 9 July 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
what is this bit in "Evil" that sounds like "Eye of the Tiger"
― I see you, Pineapple Teef (DJP), Monday, 9 July 2012 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
I'm so glad I contributed to this:
Satan is Alive: A Tribute to Mercyful Fate
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 9 July 2012 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
"Evil" is like 14 songs mushed together, so I'm not surprised you hear "Eye of the Tiger" in the mix; I haven't heard "Eye of the Tiger" in so long all I can remember is the opening lines.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 9 July 2012 19:01 (eleven years ago) link
I think people complaining about dude's voice are the most po-faced people alive
― I see you, Pineapple Teef (DJP), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
i probably say this on here a lot but KD has one of if not THE greatest Metal voices ever
― coopflaggypost (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
feel like I did a good deed today
:)
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 9 July 2012 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
best band
― too many encores (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 07:39 (eleven years ago) link
where does one begin w/Mercyful Fate
― crüt, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 07:50 (eleven years ago) link
DON'T BREAK THE OATH
― boy_slayer, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 07:54 (eleven years ago) link
Just search "Gypsy" and "Nightmare" from that album.
Also, lol at Liz Frazer appearance on "Nightmare."
― boy_slayer, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 07:57 (eleven years ago) link
j/k
― boy_slayer, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 08:18 (eleven years ago) link
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c0.0.403.403/p403x403/546886_10152236115395467_367926966_n.jpg
― rocky dennis horror show (Pillbox), Tuesday, 4 December 2012 09:14 (eleven years ago) link
crut, Don't Break the Oath and Melissa are both awesome, King Diamond's Abigail is great too.
― Neil S, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 09:57 (eleven years ago) link
I discovered Don't Break the Oath for the first time a couple of months ago. Holy shit, what an amazing record.
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 4 December 2012 11:01 (eleven years ago) link
those first two Fate albums are basically the bedrock. King's debut Fatal Portrait is great, so's Abigail. Fate reunion albums Time and In the Shadows are also both excellent. Bootlegs from their early years are fucking HOT, they play really well and just burn shit down. (And King's patter is just the sort of dramatic metal stuff that everybody loves.)
― too many encores (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 6 December 2012 00:27 (eleven years ago) link
^^^
― Twerkin in a coal mine (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 6 December 2012 00:30 (eleven years ago) link
i saw then live in '99, such a great live show
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Thursday, 6 December 2012 00:56 (eleven years ago) link
aero, y'all ever check out The Brats...the band that i think maybe 2 or 3 of the Mercyful Fate guys were in before Mercyful Fate? kinda awesome/cute band that i guess could be described as biker metal/new wave/power pop?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKsNfKRwLVM
― the purpose driven trife (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 6 December 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
By the way, both Melissa and Don't Break the Oath have cover art that's are in the all-time pantheon, too.
― 誤訳侮辱, Thursday, 6 December 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the Brats are p. cool. Fun stuff. I'll buy basically anything pre- or ex-Fate, that band is the best
― too many encores (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 6 December 2012 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
The riff-solo combination from 4:18-5:00 in "Satan's Fall" is so perfect.
― lazulum, Thursday, 11 April 2013 02:08 (eleven years ago) link
:D
― j., Sunday, 13 October 2013 04:32 (ten years ago) link
TONIIIIIGHT THE CIRCLE IS MEETING AGAIIIIIN
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 13 October 2013 04:33 (ten years ago) link
definitely a MF kind of day, kicking out the jams with Melissa...
― Neil S, Sunday, 13 October 2013 09:34 (ten years ago) link
I'M A CORPSEI'M A CORPSEI'M A CORPSE WITHOUT SOUL
― ΙΧΘΥΣ blindness (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 13 October 2013 10:18 (ten years ago) link
"Satan's Fall" is absolutely fucking epic
― Neil S, Sunday, 13 October 2013 11:49 (ten years ago) link
I really wish he'd take MF off of hiatus. I actually liked 9, it was a more modernized, streamlined version of Fate. and maybe he could convince Denner to come back while he's at it.
I'm bummed that I never got to see them. I had a ticket to see Mercyful Fate in 1999 in Atlanta, but at the time I lived in Tallahassee and had no car. The show got cancelled so it became a moot point, and then...hiatusville.
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 13 October 2013 14:23 (ten years ago) link
oh and uhm In the Shadows is an underrated Fate album. like "Bell Witch" is in my top ten MF songs of all time.
I AM THE AIR YOU BREATHEEEEEEEEEI AM THE BELL WIIIIIITCH
yeah agreed, I just listened to it and though it doesn't quite hit the operatic heights of the first few albums it's still really good. Those boys could play.
― Neil S, Sunday, 13 October 2013 14:28 (ten years ago) link
one of my favorite MF tropes was when King would go into Bee Gees harmony-land.
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 13 October 2013 14:34 (ten years ago) link
still the best
― combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 13 October 2013 16:32 (ten years ago) link
I'm all about "Black Masses"
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 13 October 2013 16:40 (ten years ago) link
MF were like one band that could actually convince me to worship SAtan cuz it just sounds so damn fun
― Neanderthal, Friday, 18 October 2013 02:11 (ten years ago) link
God that scream at the end of "A Corpse Without Soul"
SATAN HAS TAKEN HIS TOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
― Neanderthal, Friday, 18 October 2013 02:12 (ten years ago) link
NUNS HAVE NO FUN!
you're damn right, Kim. fuck nuns.
― Neanderthal, Friday, 18 October 2013 02:18 (ten years ago) link
Denner/Shermann best metal guitar duo in history. Tipton/Downing can watch on the sideline. THERE I SAID IT.
― Neanderthal, Friday, 18 October 2013 02:21 (ten years ago) link
Bullshit
― lorde willin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 18 October 2013 12:59 (ten years ago) link
Murray/Smith might have something to say about that. But I like yr enthusiasm #hailsatan
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 18 October 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
\m/
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 12 December 2013 15:51 (ten years ago) link
Are the albums after Time worth getting? I picked that one up recently; a really great record, every bit equal to In the Shadows. Seems to me 90s Mercyful Fate is a bit stiffer, a bit more predictable, than 80s Mercyful Fate, but still massive fun.
― jmm, Thursday, 6 March 2014 00:47 (ten years ago) link
9 has its moments, one of which is "House on the Hill."http://youtu.be/zzB_6LYdl54
No more atmosphere or sprawling musical suites, they just sort of rock out for 40 minutes. Sounds too modern for its own good, though. (To be fair, the album sounds much better than that YT rip; however it's still clicky as all hell.)
This thread's interesting, I'd always presumed Melissa to be their most popular release. DBtO, or the remaster anyway, has a shrill edge that makes it almost unlistenable. Melissa and especially that s/t e.p. are MF's peak for me. I listen to Return of the Vampire more than anything else. "Burning the Cross," maaaaaan.
― Devilock, Thursday, 6 March 2014 01:42 (ten years ago) link
I meant the Burning the Cross demo, not the s/t e.p. re: my favorites. (The e.p. is also great, though, obv.) Jesus I think everything I've typed today, whether email, message, or forum post, has required a correction. I would like to begin tomorrow ASAP.
― Devilock, Thursday, 6 March 2014 04:55 (ten years ago) link
Okay, 9 isn't too bad. I found a cheap used copy. Nothing mind-blowing or anything, but "Church of Saint Anne" has some distinctive hooks.
― jmm, Saturday, 8 March 2014 22:24 (ten years ago) link
Amen.
― Comment elles torment (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 02:18 (six years ago) link
princess of hell otm
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Sunday, 8 July 2018 13:53 (five years ago) link
nothing but respect for MY princess
― J. Sam, Sunday, 8 July 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
ALL HAIL SATAN
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 August 2018 01:28 (five years ago) link
🙌 and do the 🤘
― Devilock, Monday, 20 August 2018 07:44 (five years ago) link
The Lost in Vegas dudes tackled "Melissa" on the weekend: blown away by the music, tried to figure out what to do with the voice
― The inexorable rise of identity condiments (Sund4r), Monday, 20 August 2018 11:49 (five years ago) link
if they don't announce a US tour for the MF reunion next year, I may fly overseas to catch it.
still bums me the fuck out that whatever issue exists between King and Denner can't be resolved, cos the Denner/Shermann albums ripped, but 2/5ths of Fate is better than 0/5ths of Fate, I guess....plus it's not like Wead is bad.
they also claim to have written new material.
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Sunday, 15 September 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link
RIP Timi Hansen :(
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Monday, 4 November 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
Very sad. Hansen anchored two of the most ridiculously talented metal bands of our generation, Fate and King Diamond's band circa 1987.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 4 November 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
King just posted a very touching tribute message to him on FB.
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Monday, 4 November 2019 22:13 (four years ago) link
I went from loving Dead Again to hating it and haven't played it since 1999.
Threw it on today.... it's actually quite good! Not really any all-time classics on it, but mega consistent.
"Banshee" is my fav
― Red Nerussi (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 March 2021 22:07 (three years ago) link
cannot stop listening to them lately. I remember loving the last album, 9, when it came out, then later souring on it when I felt it was too 'modernized trend hopping" MF. I listened to it again last night and I don't think that's fair.
there's a LITTLE bit of that in "Sold My Soul", and the song structures are mega-simplified, but they'd even done that on Time with much success. there's definitely some really good material on there, like "Last Rites", "Burn in Hell", "Church of St Anne". some forgettable, but it's listenable!
Into the Unknown is the one I barely know whatsoever. It was actually the album that delayed my MF-dom by 3 years, because I had gotten excited by the MF music I heard them play on Beavis and Butthead....only to hear the opening track be a Satanic invocation ("our father, who art in Hell!"), and me being a Fundamentalist, that snapped the door shut.
I don't think a niche thread is worth it, but what's everybody's POV for Mercyful Fate?
Mine is...
"Evil""Bell Witch""A Dangerous Meeting""The Oath""Nightmare Be Thy Name"
Don't Break the Oath MOSTLY works as a continuous album for me, but those two tracks mentioned are ones I can listen standalone.
I do love Melissa a lot but I wanted to be inclusive of other albums.
― "Salvation Army FUCK!" (Neanderthal), Saturday, 20 March 2021 14:53 (three years ago) link
I WAS BORN ON THE CEMETERYUNDER THE SIGN OF THE MOOOOOOOOON
― brimstead, Saturday, 8 May 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
Best song ever. I can never grow tired of discussing Fate
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Saturday, 8 May 2021 00:58 (two years ago) link
yeah I just got the CD reissues from last year and they’re totally kicking my ass.
― brimstead, Saturday, 8 May 2021 01:06 (two years ago) link
OH, THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWNNOT TO PLAY WITH THE POWERS OF HELL
― pomenitul, Saturday, 8 May 2021 01:19 (two years ago) link
Quoth some RYM rando:
Half a star lower than it deserves due to insanely evil lyrics, espicially off of "The Oath", which is obviously the worst track off the album cause of the evil lyrics, but still pretty great album overall.
WTF???
― pomenitul, Saturday, 8 May 2021 01:24 (two years ago) link
Can't believe a metal fan had silly opinions
― Chickpeas, Scamps and Beeves (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 May 2021 01:25 (two years ago) link
Ok but you gotta admit that a metal fan docking off a star because the lyrics are too 'insanely evil' is something else.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 8 May 2021 01:27 (two years ago) link
*half a star
lol the evil lyrics are one of the selling points.
I FORBID THEE ENTRANCE HEREEE, YOU STAND ON HALLOWED GROUNNNNDD
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Saturday, 8 May 2021 02:56 (two years ago) link
I once saw a RYM reviewer downgrade an album because the lyrics scared him. It wasn't even metal or sinister at all (Cairo - Conflict & Dreams). Review is gone now.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 8 May 2021 17:20 (two years ago) link
THE DUDE HAS ACTUAL BONES ON HIS MIC STAND YOU GOTTA EMBRACE THE GLORIOUS SATANIC EVIL! HOWL LIKE A WOLF AND A WITCH WILL OPEN THE DOOR!!
― brimstead, Saturday, 8 May 2021 23:34 (two years ago) link
This is how the boomers must have felt when people started docking points for too many guitar solos.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 9 May 2021 10:34 (two years ago) link
excessive guitar solos + micstand bones-level evil = my shit
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 9 May 2021 12:50 (two years ago) link
Eh, I knew Christian kids in the 80s and 90s who loved the sound of Led Zeppelin or Marilyn Manson but were terrified of the occult or Satanic content. There's a reason Christian rock existed. Really don't think it's generational. If anything, I imagine it's less common now.
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Sunday, 9 May 2021 12:59 (two years ago) link
Lol Marilyn Manson basically tore my church apart. The youth group leader demanded one of our members "break" their Manson CD when she found out she owned one. They did!
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Sunday, 9 May 2021 14:18 (two years ago) link
One of those rare occasions where I fully stand behind the church.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 9 May 2021 15:29 (two years ago) link
there's like a live stream going on about the show in Berlin tonight?
https://www.twitch.tv/kingdiamondofficial
― StanM, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 17:32 (one year ago) link
They sound great in the new live clips coming out.
Wish I could go to the Norway date (with Candlemass, Tribulation, and Unto Others)
― jmm, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 23:52 (one year ago) link
holy fuck the new song whips ASS.
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:42 (one year ago) link
I gotta make it to Vegas to see em dammit
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:57 (one year ago) link
I have to work on the 19th but I had been considering it before that got confirmed
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:59 (one year ago) link
Haha, King's Twitch emotes are awesome
― jmm, Wednesday, 15 June 2022 01:11 (one year ago) link
https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v2/emotesv2_23bbdd5ae02945dba650f08700fd255c/default/dark/2.0
― jmm, Wednesday, 15 June 2022 01:12 (one year ago) link
US Tour announced!!!
with KREATOR.
10/25/2022 Dallas, TX – The Factory10/27/2022 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre10/29/2022 Inglewood, CA – Youtube Theater10/30/2022 Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento11/01/2022 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium11/03/2022 Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana11/04/2022 Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brady Music Center11/05/2022 Detroit, MI – Masonic11/08/2022 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring11/10/2022 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theater11/11/2022 Laval, QC – Place Bell11/13/2022 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall At Fenway11/14/2022 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia11/16/2022 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 14:36 (one year ago) link
DON'T TOUCHNEVER EVER STEAL
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Thursday, 10 November 2022 05:03 (one year ago) link
otm
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 10 November 2022 07:33 (one year ago) link
Under 90 minutes til showtime and I can't believe this is finally happening.
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 16 November 2022 22:36 (one year ago) link
My life is complete
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Thursday, 17 November 2022 04:15 (one year ago) link