uber classic
― chaki, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 02:27 (sixteen years ago) link
more classic every year
― J0hn D., Tuesday, 8 January 2008 02:47 (sixteen years ago) link
I have now posted to this thread under 3 different IDs
― J0hn D., Tuesday, 8 January 2008 02:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Is "Evil" not one of the best metal t00ns of all time?
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 03:07 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't agree at all that it hasn't aged well. i sometimes wish that the production on those 80's albums would've been less paper-thin, but hey who cares. there's nobody else out there sounding remotely like either king diamond or mercyful fate. i'm just so grateful that those albums even exist. and they keep putting out pure quality. this year's 'give me your soul... please' is nothing short of awesome.
― saxomophone, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 10:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Nothing says classic more than "I was born on the cemetary - under the sign of the MOOOOOOOOOOOOOUHN!" "9" was actually surprisingly good too, but overall I mostly care for those first two Mercyful Fate albums. Even though King Diamond (the band) has been quite good for the most part, I never get into the albums nearly as much. Too little rocking, and too much 80s metal (which I realize is a completely silly argument). It's usually fun to hear a few tracks here and there, however. I was tempted to buy the last album after someone sent me a couple of really fun songs off it.
― Øystein, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 10:48 (sixteen years ago) link
i thought those last couple of mercyful fate albums were very bland, and not at all on par with the best 90's/00's king diamond albums. but i should give them another try. i recently saw '9' rather high up on someone's 'best of black metal' list, which had me raise an eyebrow.
― saxomophone, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 11:28 (sixteen years ago) link
i mean, i have no problem acknowledging that early mercyful fate were seen as a black metal act, and that indeed they had an influence on what eventually turned into the second wave of black metal. but to regard their 90's output as black metal (and '9' at that!) just seems a bit off somehow.
― saxomophone, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 11:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Imagery wise MF inspired black metal, but sonically they are merely heavy metal to these ears.
Great heavy metal at that.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 13:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, I wouldn't put '9' on any sort of best off list. It's mostly a better album than you'd expect, rather than a great album. I think that whole MF is Black Metal thing is more an argument about history and/or lyrics, rather than genre-properties; as I recall, the anus.com fellows were big on these arguments. Anyways, I'm convinced that "Gypsy" could so easily have been one of the biggest pop singles of 80s heavy metal. Was there any Wilhelm Tell Overture-metal prior to that song?
Anyhoo, my favorite KD-related album is Melissa (which I always preferred to Don't Break the Oath. It may have to do with it being the one I heard first) "I'm kneeling, in front of the altar... Satan's cross upon the wall." Best power ballad ever, obv.
― Øystein, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 13:16 (sixteen years ago) link
jamming Melissa tonight
fucking perfect album
― J0hn D., Wednesday, 13 February 2008 01:47 (sixteen years ago) link
I've been blasting Don't Break the Oath all day. I honestly can't decide whether this one or Melissa is better, but I haven't heard these albums since I was a kid so they sound new to me. With ten or so listens I hope to be able to tell because it's bugging me for some reason; people are so split down the middle on those two and I just want to know whose side I'm on.
― Reatards Unite, Thursday, 17 April 2008 04:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm busting out Conspiracy right now.
― BigLurks, Thursday, 17 April 2008 04:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm listening to Mercyful Fate's 9 now, and it's pretty bad ass. I think it was panned when it came out, but there is some seriously freaking cool metal on here.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 18 April 2008 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
damn old Fate/KD vinyl is fucking insanely expensive
a 1981 Brats rehearsal tape just got pressed that apparently sounds a lot like Fate but doesn't have the eeeeeevilness yet...can't decide whether to get it or not
― J0hn D., Wednesday, 16 July 2008 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
King Diamond is a huge muthafuckin' C. just wish Mercyful Fate would come out of quasi-retirement.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Thursday, 17 July 2008 01:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Anybody here besides me ever hear the Force Of Evil albums? They were a band featuring the two MF guitarists, Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, put out their s/t debut in 2002 and a follow-up, Black Empire, in 2005. The first one was pretty good, thrashy classic/trad metal, but the second kinda sucked because of stupid horror-movie lyrics.
― unperson, Thursday, 17 July 2008 01:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I was pleasantly surprised with the debut but never heard the follow up.
― steampig67, Thursday, 17 July 2008 01:44 (fifteen years ago) link
"damn old Fate/KD vinyl is fucking insanely expensive..."
John, what are you basing this on? The first two are on ebay as a lot for $9.99 right now...
I have those and the early years LP called In The Beginning.
All are AWESOME.
― Nate Carson, Thursday, 17 July 2008 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
the first two are easy, it's all the other shit that's rough - the 12"s & some of the contemporaneous boots and that kinda stuff.
― J0hn D., Thursday, 17 July 2008 03:09 (fifteen years ago) link
I still need The Beginning. for some reason I don't have that but have the non-essential Return of the Vampire
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Thursday, 17 July 2008 03:10 (fifteen years ago) link
aas luck wd have it we bot face=painted last weekjend and a very good friend of mine wanted to be King Diasmon and i ahreed. yo obliviousness
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 03:14 (fifteen years ago) link
hahahaha wtf
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Thursday, 17 July 2008 03:15 (fifteen years ago) link
yeas bring it wtf bi duddley beetledrive
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 03:16 (fifteen years ago) link
ahahahAHAHAHhahaha awesome
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Thursday, 17 July 2008 03:16 (fifteen years ago) link
listening to The Brats...totally fun and cheesy and loveable, like this perfect mix of biker metal, punk, and sorta new wave melodies
― my dream is to own a fly casino (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 July 2010 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
wow this is crazy! the fathers of extreme metal sound super power pop on "b-brains"!
― my dream is to own a fly casino (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 July 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Classic drunk posting up there.
Dunno if I wanna hear Brats but Hank de Wank is all time lol material.
― flashing drill + penis fan (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 July 2010 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
it's pretty good actually, they got some tunes! it's just super cute overall
― my dream is to own a fly casino (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 July 2010 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
I just feel somehow like it might disfigure Mercyful Fate a little bit for me somehow but that's probably ridic.
― flashing drill + penis fan (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 July 2010 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
hmm yeah i guess if you were super invested in the whole evil image thing, but i don't believe king diamond is in this just two other dudes (not a real expert on MF except for don't break the oath)
― my dream is to own a fly casino (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 July 2010 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Not that invested in the woooooh evil thing but yeah no King D.
― flashing drill + penis fan (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 July 2010 17:10 (thirteen years ago) link
smithy needs to post here
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 23 July 2010 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I am way past due for getting into this band. I'm going to remedy this tonight.
― grab you by the boo-boo and don't let go (kkvgz), Friday, 23 July 2010 20:32 (thirteen years ago) link
classic. I finally got Spider's Lullabye, already had the classics like Abigail and Them. this is AWESOME.
Mercyful Fate were my fav though. wish they'd come off of hiatus, it's only been a 11 year one :(
― it takes a nation of will.i.ams to hold us back (San Te), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 18:26 (thirteen years ago) link
PLEASE TELL US WHO YOU ARE...
I am the aiiiiiiiiiiiiir you breattttheeeeeeeI am the Bell WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCHI am one million yearsI am the Bell WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
King Diamond/Mercyful Fate and Halloween season go hand in hand, man....
― THE SOMEWHAT COMPETENT RANDY (San Te), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 12:39 (thirteen years ago) link
King Diamond is in the Brats for sure! think I'll listen to Fatal Portrait this morning
― drawl the whine (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 13:05 (thirteen years ago) link
one of the few classic era KD ones I haven't garnered yet -- Conspiracy being the other, but I ordered it a few days ago! want to dig up my copy of Abigail, what a classic.
― THE SOMEWHAT COMPETENT RANDY (San Te), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 13:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I consider Fatal Portrait among his best works! relentless riffage, awesome effects...audibly from the same fit of inspiration as Don't Break the Oath imo
― drawl the whine (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 13:22 (thirteen years ago) link
check this shit out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHrjah3p4PA
\m/! Awesome! Yea truthfully Mercyful Fate was my favorite of the two acts, especially Don't Break the Oath/Melissa, but I mean it's really like the difference between an A and an A minus. I had a ticket to see MF once in 1999 but A. it was out of state and I never found a way to get a ride as I didn't have a car, and B. the show got cancelled anyway :(.
I always love how King had his two acts very clearly sonically delineated for the most part -- like you can go to KD's solo work if you want more ear-catching heavy metal (still rife with neat guitar work)...or Mercyful Fate if you want more sprawling rock 'n rolly metal with rifftastic galore and demonically MAD melodies.
When asked to choose between, I choose "both".
― THE SOMEWHAT COMPETENT RANDY (San Te), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 13:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Conspiracy is massively underrated. First two songs alone are some of the King's best work, and the story (which is a continuation of the story on Them) gets somehow even more twisted and evil.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 15:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I am cool with these guys even though they don't know how to spell "Abigail" (sic).
― The Ten Things I Hate About Commandments (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 00:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Or I guess "this guy."
― The Ten Things I Hate About Commandments (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I really think Mercyful Fate's "Into the Unknown" is overlooked. I mean their best material was behind them by this point, but it still rocks. Maybe just a solid three stars, but hey I'll take it!
― melody-hating aggr0 nerd (San Te), Thursday, 14 October 2010 15:48 (thirteen years ago) link
finally got Conspiracy in the mail, and Fatal Portrait is en route. really like the vibe of Conspiracy, it's similar to Them obviously musically (being that it's a continuation), but there are some nice flourishes like the acoustic intros.
AMG's review of this is dumb.
think I'm going to chase this with an album I haven't listened to in ages, Mercyful Fate's Melissa. A classic if there ever was one.
― melody-hating aggr0 nerd (San Te), Saturday, 16 October 2010 14:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Love the tunes. Cannot get w/ the level of falsetto. I have tried.
― lol @ dog w/ sunglasses (Pillbox), Saturday, 16 October 2010 14:21 (thirteen years ago) link
it's an acquired taste for sure, I wasn't into him at first. I mean when it comes down to it there's just no other vocalist remotely like him in metal. his falsetto isn't quite yer Michael Kiske warble but also isn't your Rob Halford shrieketto either. It's really screechy and pinched, with camp value to boot.
to me that falsetto makes "Evil" hit another level (whereas Metallica's cover fell short because Hetfield couldn't do it). "Under the sign of the MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON."
― melody-hating aggr0 nerd (San Te), Saturday, 16 October 2010 14:32 (thirteen years ago) link
want a Don't Break the Oath tattoo on bicep but Catholic superstition keeps breathin in my ear that overtly Satanic tattoo will seal some kind of horrible deal
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 27 February 2011 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
DO IT
― i seen a man *plop* (San Te), Sunday, 27 February 2011 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Happy Birthday to the King. 56 years young.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 14 June 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
I'm listening to Them right now. \m/. I remember once going to sleep with this album and waking up abruptly in the middle of the bonus track "Phone Call" which iirc is just dialogue of King talking to his dead grandma saying "but...you're dead!" and I about peed myself waking up in the middle of that without having a moment to process what I was hearing or even knowing that it was my stereo.
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 2 April 2015 02:42 (eight years ago) link
Roadrunner box set looks amazing. But it's missing bonus tracks, is there another way to get these bonus tracks on an official release aside from the individual albums?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 2 April 2015 11:07 (eight years ago) link
Also a lot of the artwork is supposed to be missing. I don't know if the art is worth fussing over but I like old metal art so I might have to buy these individually.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 2 April 2015 11:12 (eight years ago) link
That comic book tribute to Mercyful Fate is nice!
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:57 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcgK1sx1VLY
My bro listened to this a lot when we were kids. "A mansion if you will" was a running gag on many a long car trip.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:58 (eight years ago) link
the dumb crap I do in my apt - my audition for King Diamond Idol Season 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsgDNpAIpLk
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 01:34 (five years ago) link
Right now if you go to Amazon digital music and search for King Diamond there is a song from last Friday titled "In Your Pants" with the single having a cover featuring a picture of pants.
And it's just some computer boice saying something about pants backwards for three minutes over an electronic beat.
What the actual fuck Amazon.
― FUCK YOUR POTATO (Neanderthal), Monday, 9 September 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
CUPS WERE RISIIIING
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Thursday, 31 October 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
IN THIN AIIIIRR
AND THEN EMPTIED ON THE FLOOOR-OOORR
SUDDENLY
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Thursday, 31 October 2019 21:14 (four years ago) link
THE DOOOOOR WAS OPEN
AND GRANDMA SAID
"DO COME IN MY LITTLE FRIEND"
A theory: If Conspiracy had a different album cover it would be regarded as highly as Them (or higher). Some days I think it's King's masterpiece.
But what the hell were they thinking with that sleeve?
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 31 October 2019 22:08 (four years ago) link
wtf the sleeve is awesome
― brimstead, Thursday, 31 October 2019 22:51 (four years ago) link
It looks like a substitute for a better cover that was banned or something. Like a last minute decision of "fuck it, just put his face on the cover, that'll do"
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 31 October 2019 23:36 (four years ago) link
He's playing "The Lake" on this current tour. Also two new songs.
The setlist seems tailor made for me. Not spoiling anything else.
I paid for the VIP because meeting the King, even for 3 seconds, is a bucket list item.
― When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Sunday, 3 November 2019 13:28 (four years ago) link
Im ready
https://i.ibb.co/374VhrK/157299706971784140.jpg
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 23:39 (four years ago) link
I JUST MET KING.
I AM NOT OK
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 01:49 (four years ago) link
omg!!!
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 03:20 (four years ago) link
Ok the new tour is amazing this is the best show i ever saw i am happy as fuck
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 03:26 (four years ago) link
What was he like?? I would bet gracious and awesome. In fact, if he wasn't those things, don't tell me.
Was he wearing the makeup wen you met him?
Sorry, I'm a KD fanboy, obvs
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 12:37 (four years ago) link
Super nice. It was a fast meet and greet, so I didn't get to have a long convo, but it was still worth it.
Lol yep, full makeup.
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 13:41 (four years ago) link
amazing
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 13:59 (four years ago) link
My god his voice too.
At 63 he shouldn't still be able to do this. After the heart attack/bypass he stopped smoking which helped a ton.
Also this was held at our local performing arts center so there were ushers in uniforms, managers in suits. It was held in the Walt Disney theatre. Down the hall, in the other theatre, The Marriage of Figaro was playing.
Really sad that patrons of both shows weren't in the lobby at the same time.
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:08 (four years ago) link
that's so awesome you met him!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
was it... a dangerous meeting?
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link
I saw him a few years ago and I was blown away by how great his voices sounded (even with his wife helping out behind the scenes), even after heart surgery. Dude is immortal.
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link
feels extremely weird to think of king diamond as an actual 63-year-old human and not an immortal shrieking banshee
― Titanic was cliched Marxist crap. (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
oh he hasn't assumed his ultimate form yet
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
Have any of you tried his limited edition black lager?
― Real Compton City G, Thursday, 7 November 2019 02:10 (four years ago) link
Not distributed in FL but i want one
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Thursday, 7 November 2019 02:42 (four years ago) link
The yeast used to brew it comes from my longtime favorite Danish brewing company, Carlsberg
― adam, Thursday, 7 November 2019 03:16 (four years ago) link
This face i am making is pretty much how I felt all night.
https://i.ibb.co/pyrCVD2/c5fc8e80-72c9-5ae9-84ca-712369719d9f-1.jpg
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Friday, 8 November 2019 00:39 (four years ago) link
Some show pics too
https://i.ibb.co/6Fbqfwb/IMG-20191105-222110-01.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/CMpYG0H/IMG-20191105-222110.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/M5K3Grw/IMG-20191105-213346.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/jvZ9kj8/IMG-20191105-213345.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/fYSc3SK/IMG-20191105-213343.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/nPqF4Zx/IMG-20191105-212229.jpg
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Friday, 8 November 2019 00:49 (four years ago) link
what happened to the new album
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 July 2020 04:36 (three years ago) link
fuck, I missed that he had surgery earlier this year due to COVID stuff. guess that's it.
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 July 2020 04:47 (three years ago) link
About him as a storytellerhttps://mattcardin.substack.com/p/the-musical-horror-stories-of-king-diamond
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 29 October 2022 19:56 (one year ago) link