FIRST REACTION to King Diamond - "Funeral" & "Arrival" - What a cool story!

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  • @heavybrett-al4082
    @heavybrett-al4082 3 роки тому +29

    This album and all early king diamond still gets played regularly in my house,I've been a fan since the 80's🤘🙏🎸

  • @mikeytries
    @mikeytries 3 роки тому +29

    The character Miriam is 18 years old. The 9 represents the 9 months until Abigail is reborn

    • @stevenboyce4136
      @stevenboyce4136 3 роки тому +4

      no bastard child will inherit what is his......so he pushed down the stairs to die in 1777 on the 7th day of July

    • @BlackieNuff
      @BlackieNuff 3 роки тому +11

      Jonathan was 27 yrs old, Miriam was 18, and the stillborn Abigail was 9 months... all ages condense to 9 (2+7, 1+8), which is a constant theme throughout the album (18 is actually 9), in addition to all the sevens (the 7th day of July 1777, 7 silver spikes, the 7 (Black) Horsemen, etc).
      I recall this coming out around the same time as Iron Maiden's Seventh Son album, and Helloween's Keeper Of The Seven Keys albums... so much "seven" between 1986 and 1989...

    • @Blakk_Wolf7
      @Blakk_Wolf7 2 роки тому +2

      No. 9 is the number of loss & pain. The meaning of "18 will become 9" means you will lose half of what you have.

    • @robumphrey1344
      @robumphrey1344 2 роки тому +1

      Horseman is warning 18 year old Natias not to enter the mansion or else she will be impregnated with a 9 month old spirit named Abigail.

    • @pellerock
      @pellerock Рік тому

      @@BlackieNuff too date is 1845. 1+8+4+5=18. 1+8=9

  • @jasonschrock2448
    @jasonschrock2448 3 роки тому +5

    That's all king diamonds vocals , even funeral

  • @michaelbuttner4262
    @michaelbuttner4262 3 роки тому +2

    Hi ! King Diamond sing all part of this album . Welcome to my Metal World for more then 40 years - i´m 53 years old and i got tthis album at home and i love it

  • @jeffmaltby6185
    @jeffmaltby6185 3 роки тому +6

    The underwater sound you mentioned is Andy Larocque's signature warble guitar sound using his whammy bar during solos

    • @russellward4624
      @russellward4624 2 роки тому +1

      Its called a flutter, you need a Floyd rose style trem to do it.

  • @chasestreet8082
    @chasestreet8082 3 роки тому +14

    Thanks for reacting to these! There is so much to unpack with these songs, lol. The entire album is a 40(ish) minute long story. Jonathan is the descendent of Abigail's family from the 1777 opening (that was nailed into her coffin). The 18 will become 9 is definitely a warning about what will befall them as the album goes on.
    18 is 9 you say??? Miriam, the main female character, is 18 and Jonathan is 27 in this song -- 1 plus 8 = 9, as does 2 plus 7. To further blow your mind... July 7th 1777 is the 7th month, so it works out like this... 7 plus 7 plus 1 plus 7 plus 7 plus 7 =36. Then, 3 plus 6 =9!! Exactly what 9 is significant of is too horrifying of a spoiler to be revealed this early!.
    Fun fact: This is going to be released as a graphic novel sometime in November unless the pandemic has delayed the plan. The vocalist is King Diamond and the band is named after him. They were definitely a different sounding band back in the 80's, which is most likely what led to their popularity. This album ended up on several worldwide top 25 of Metal Albums of the '80s lists, and it is considered their masterpiece. I'm really happy that you had time to react to this, and I am glad you enjoyed it for the different musical experience that it is!! If you're willing, I'll sneak the rest of the album into suggestions as time goes. Thanks, Randi!!

  • @eventone1360
    @eventone1360 2 роки тому +2

    Abigail would have made a great movie.

  • @mikeg.4211
    @mikeg.4211 3 роки тому +14

    I remember loving this back in the 80's! Great old metal classic. The Abigail album is a great concept/story album about possession. Very cool! Yes the vocals are all the same Danish guy. The best song on this album is the title track, "Abigail".

    • @mikeg.4211
      @mikeg.4211 3 роки тому

      @@nicolasarbogast2739 disagree. It has the most memorable riff.

    • @momer88
      @momer88 3 роки тому +1

      7th Day of July 1777, Black Horsemen, Family Ghost, Arrival and Mansion in Darkness are all better songs. I’d choose Abigail before Omens and The Possession only.

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 3 роки тому +2

      @@momer88
      Omens was always my favorite, haha!
      But probably just because I knew it first, way before I heard the whole album.

    • @evilkingster
      @evilkingster 2 роки тому

      @@momer88 Mansion in Darkness is the first track I heard from this album then arrival/abigail

  • @kevinroulette
    @kevinroulette 3 роки тому +3

    Yes, King is telling a story . So you need to listen all hes records . King Diamond one off my favorites . He’s guitar Andy LaRoche ( probably spelled wrong) is so good .

  • @zackary647
    @zackary647 3 роки тому +7

    Please do the rest of the album!

  • @MrFrikkenfrakken
    @MrFrikkenfrakken 3 роки тому +8

    Randi hopefully if you react to more from this album please do them in order, the story will unfold for you (and it is perfect from Halloween.)

  • @miguelangelnunoperez9163
    @miguelangelnunoperez9163 2 роки тому +1

    YES, KING DIAMOND CAN MAKE MULTIPLE KIND OF VOICES ITS A DEMON HELL YEAH

  • @nicholasdsteil
    @nicholasdsteil Рік тому

    The first King Diamond song I ever heard was "There's No Presents." I couldn't stop listening after that.

  • @michaelmellum4318
    @michaelmellum4318 3 роки тому +2

    Between King Diamond and Mercyful Fate there are 20 studio albums....so much too listen to and never gets old or boring. Should be new material soon

  • @BlackieNuff
    @BlackieNuff 3 роки тому +4

    Yes, all vocals are by King Diamond.
    :-)
    At least until 2000 or so when he incorporates a bit more female vocals into the songs (provided by his wife, Livia Zita).
    The only exception might be the Grandma voice on the "all ambiance & dialogue" track Phone Call from 1988, as part of the 2-part story told on the albums Them (1988) and Conspiracy (1989).

    • @metalzonemt-2
      @metalzonemt-2 2 роки тому

      The grandma voice is King, but the mother on Out From The Asylum is some woman.

    • @BlackieNuff
      @BlackieNuff 2 роки тому

      @@metalzonemt-2
      King did Grandma's voice on Phone Call? I dunno... it sounded like an actual old woman. I know he voiced Grandma on the closing track Coming Home, but that's all.
      The cackle at the end of Phone Call had to be an actual voice actor, ta least - no way THAT part was King... I'm still sure the whole Phone Call part of Grandma was another actor, but I guess I could see King doing it - it all sounds the same when that raspy dialogue is whispered and strained.

    • @metalzonemt-2
      @metalzonemt-2 2 роки тому

      @@BlackieNuff I'm pretty sure that's King.

  • @georgeboder5047
    @georgeboder5047 3 роки тому +4

    Don't forget the amazing Drumming from Mikey Dee

  • @michaelclement4961
    @michaelclement4961 3 роки тому +2

    Yes!!! I watch every king diamond reactions!! You are awesome and appreciate king and his band!! Listen to his first band mercyful fate!! It’s amazing. Thank you for your reaction and all hail the king!

  • @k-popplayinklown5473
    @k-popplayinklown5473 3 роки тому +6

    King! The king of horror rock
    This album still holds up like the first listen.
    All king records are horror stories and king changes his voice for different characters. All his albums are concept albums
    You really need to listen to the whole album to get what is going on
    You should check out the live at the Filmore concert sleepless nights
    18 is 9 ? I believe the number 9 represents evil in numerology and the women is 18 years old and the 9 referred to the pregnancy that Jonathan discovered she was pregnant?? Something like that . There are discussions about this on the web but it’s always been a subject of curiosity

    • @andyventures6574
      @andyventures6574 3 роки тому +1

      Indeed yes. (Owned this on first release ) it is simply 18 years becomes 9 months.

    • @Blakk_Wolf7
      @Blakk_Wolf7 2 роки тому

      I totally agree w/you on nearly everything you said bro. She really needs to sit down & listen to this album from start to finish. But as for the 18 is 9? I studied kinesiology & numerology. Numbers heave significant meanings. The number of 9 is the number of loss & pain. The meaning behind 18 is 9 means losing half of what you have or own, being that 18 is the number of bountiful. Have a great day bro. Blessings

    • @k-popplayinklown5473
      @k-popplayinklown5473 2 роки тому +1

      @@Blakk_Wolf7 hey thanks for the info. I have always been a little confused about that . Actually makes sense with the story
      Thanks ✌️

    • @Blakk_Wolf7
      @Blakk_Wolf7 2 роки тому

      @@k-popplayinklown5473 hey no problem bro. Glad to help. I was 17 when I 1st heard the Abigail album [1990], & even tho, [musically] it was great, I needed help understanding a few things. Numbers & their meanings. It wasn't until I got into numerology that I understood this album, among others, better. Anyway, I hope this helped you a bitu

  • @mortimerbustos4487
    @mortimerbustos4487 3 роки тому +3

    Great reaction! Please do the whole album. Otis a complete story.

  • @ominoushymns
    @ominoushymns 3 роки тому +2

    I don't always listen to Abigail but when I do I listen to both Abigail and Abigail 2

  • @geirholte1222
    @geirholte1222 3 роки тому +1

    18 is 9 gives meaning later on, and yes; I know someone must have said this. Yeye, subbed.

  • @andyventures6574
    @andyventures6574 3 роки тому +2

    RIP Timi Hansen . The bassist died last year .

  • @mattlaw8533
    @mattlaw8533 3 роки тому

    Thank you for having the guts to play the KING!!!

  • @pigebear
    @pigebear 3 роки тому +1

    All Hail the true King

  • @dennissurface8111
    @dennissurface8111 2 роки тому

    All Hail The KING !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jamzales
    @jamzales 3 роки тому

    That sound is achieved through the whammy bar on the guitar.

  • @DLaVey
    @DLaVey 3 роки тому

    King Diamond - The Storm, The Trees Have Eyes !!

  • @kiamkuczynski6786
    @kiamkuczynski6786 3 роки тому

    Love the KING reactions

  • @skeletor196
    @skeletor196 3 роки тому

    Yes the vocals are all King

  • @carlospaiz2205
    @carlospaiz2205 3 роки тому +1

    Hi, 18 years old is Miriam and is pregnant.

  • @Mindgate2
    @Mindgate2 2 роки тому +1

    This one is quite simple. Miriam LaFey is 18 years old. She gets pregnant which is 9 months. So 18 = 9 means the 18 year old girl becomes 9 months pregnant. (Jonathan = 27)
    Nine is a satanic or magical number. if you take the table of 9, the results (whenever counted together) always give 9.
    1 x 9 = 9
    2 x 9 = 18 (1+8=9)
    3 x 9 = 27 (2+7=9)
    and so on. See the picture?
    King uses this number alot in his lyrics. Whenever there are dates, ages or any kind of numbers mentioned, they always equal 9 or a multiplicity of that number

  • @jschultz2363
    @jschultz2363 Рік тому

    Yes all vocals are King.

  • @grahamnash9794
    @grahamnash9794 3 роки тому +3

    King Diamond's LP's were always present in record shops of old. Yet I didn't ever make that purchase. Now I've heard one/two songs, my thoughts are Maidens meets Alice Cooper. The music is fine, changing up and down in key and tempo, adjusting tones of mood for the listener to interpret. The voices, put me in mind of an old book I read years ago called the Screwtape Letters. It's about an unsuccessful minor demon, and his failure to carry out instructions from the devil, and the conversations between them. Of course the deeper voice is of the devil, and the higher, that of the minor demon that is Screwtape himself. It's written by C.S. Lewis, a renown Christian author.
    Enjoyable in a nostalgic sense, but the vocals make it sound dated. That it no way indicates any distaste on my part, in fact, another couple of songs would be welcome further down the line.

  • @TheMetalGBG
    @TheMetalGBG 2 роки тому +1

    The "under water" effect is done with the whammy bar on the guitar so not an effect :)

  • @TheNotoriousSAJ75
    @TheNotoriousSAJ75 6 місяців тому

    You stumbled upon the greatest metal album ever!

  • @soulfly391
    @soulfly391 3 роки тому

    Yes, please listen to the rest of the album, in order, King Diamond next album is killer too, call, "Them"

  • @ericwilliams1031
    @ericwilliams1031 3 роки тому

    "Arrival is right after "Funeral" ...first two tracks on the album. The funeral is from 1777 and the couple's arrival to the mansion is in 1845, much later.

  • @Blakk_Wolf7
    @Blakk_Wolf7 2 роки тому

    This album, & the next album[Them] are by far his best.

  • @Blakk_Wolf7
    @Blakk_Wolf7 2 роки тому +1

    Listen to this album gate to gate, is just amazing. There's no other word to describe it. Personally, I was disappointed to see Michael Denner j& Timi Hansen leave after this album, but I have to admit, the addition of Pete Blakk(2nd lead & rhythm guitar) & Hal Latino(bass) were great additions. My favorite 2 songs from Abigail & Them, The Black Horsemen, & The Invisible Guests

  • @bradpalicki6861
    @bradpalicki6861 3 роки тому +2

    Now you have to listen to the rest of the album. The whole album is a story and you will figure out what 18 is actually 9 means.

  • @TheNotoriousSAJ75
    @TheNotoriousSAJ75 6 місяців тому

    His mic stand is made of real human leg bones. Facts!

  • @matttalksbeer1474
    @matttalksbeer1474 3 роки тому +2

    18 is 9 = 1+8 = 9. 9 is considered an evil number in numerology.

  • @marcstriano3522
    @marcstriano3522 2 роки тому

    All vocals and characters are done by king diamond.

  • @hvitekristesdod
    @hvitekristesdod 3 роки тому +2

    Wonderful reaction!! Definitely one of my favourite metal bands ever! Check out the Spider’s Lullabye album too, it’s a personal favourite :) If I can suggest two songs in a row they would be The Poltergeist and then Dreams :) And hell you might as well listen to the next song Moonlight too. They’re not connected by a story which is actually rare for a King Diamond album but they’re great standalone tracks that really compliment each other well I think

  • @michaeljohnaustin6745
    @michaeljohnaustin6745 3 роки тому +1

    18 will become 9 means , the 18 year Natias with become 9 months pregnant with Abigail’s spirit .

  • @DerrickCharles5750
    @DerrickCharles5750 3 роки тому

    Imminence with new song Chasing Shadows and it’s 9 minute video! Violins with metalcore and is totally epic. Surprised after music video!

  • @charliepearson1678
    @charliepearson1678 2 роки тому

    yes its the same person . King has a wide range

  • @thunderspike1892
    @thunderspike1892 3 роки тому

    Check out The Family Ghost. Great guitar work. The same goes for Dressed in White from the Fatal Portrait album. We are of course closing in on Christmas so also check out No Presents for Christmas. Other great things by King Diamond are his first band Mercyful Fate. Listen to songs like A Dangerous Meeting, Come to the Sabbath, Nuns Have No Fun and The Uninvited Guest. The guitarists from Mercyful Fate Michael Denner and Hank Shermann also have a band called Denner/Shermann. Denner was on the first couple of King Diamond albums. In Denner/Shermann they have Snowy Shaw on drums. He also played in King Diamond for some time. Songs like Son of Satan and Satan's Tomb are very much like Mercyful Fate and vocalist Sean Peck has the same style of singing

  • @amandawinter8135
    @amandawinter8135 Рік тому

    Just FYI, the whole album is one story that began in 1777 and continued in 1845. There were 7 horseman

  • @johannesaxeman4508
    @johannesaxeman4508 2 роки тому

    Waiting for you to react to the "Them" album....best one!!!!!

  • @stevenboyce4136
    @stevenboyce4136 3 роки тому

    1777 on the 7th day of July is when Abigail was first killed .... then the story picks back up in 1845 when they inherit the Mansion ...

  • @vladmoriendi
    @vladmoriendi 3 роки тому

    The entire album is one story about possession. You should do all the songs and in order to get the fool story.

  • @notofthisgod32
    @notofthisgod32 3 роки тому +1

    Only 7 Horsemen

  • @notofthisgod32
    @notofthisgod32 3 роки тому

    See the Braves flag. Congrats on the World Series

  • @Chevymetal69z28
    @Chevymetal69z28 3 роки тому

    You want a guitar solo, check out The Invisible Guests by King Diamond

  • @kevinchurch2713
    @kevinchurch2713 2 роки тому

    Listen to his first band Mercyful Fate...the first two albums...do some reaction videos...I wanna see your eyes pop wide open while ur ears explode!! 😆

  • @jamesbraunlin92
    @jamesbraunlin92 3 роки тому

    Hey what's up. Hey love your channel and I love Your pic of KING DIAMOND the master of horror metal Tor Fantastic.Ide like to request KING DIAMOND - WELCOME HOME that would be cool thanks.🤘

  • @GusRocha
    @GusRocha 2 роки тому

    The 18-year-old Miriam would become nine months pregnant with Abigail's spirit.

  • @notofthisgod32
    @notofthisgod32 3 роки тому

    King has an 8 octave range

  • @authbrannon
    @authbrannon 2 роки тому +1

    That is the same person, no one like him in history.

  • @DerEchteBold
    @DerEchteBold 3 роки тому

    That garbling sound on the guitar isn't any special added effect at all, it's actually played this way.

  • @Benja-gj8sd
    @Benja-gj8sd 2 роки тому

    King diamond army reynosa division

  • @robbieweld7928
    @robbieweld7928 2 роки тому

    6+6+6 is 18 which is 1+8 = 9; also Miriam is 18 years old and Abigail is 9 months old

  • @russellward4624
    @russellward4624 2 роки тому

    18 is 9 means she's 18 years old and has become 9 months pregnant instantly.

  • @pitg1318
    @pitg1318 Рік тому

    I OBrien of the black horsemen!!!!

  • @ominoushymns
    @ominoushymns 3 роки тому

    Do react to the whole Puppet mast album

  • @gemini2012100
    @gemini2012100 3 роки тому

    I guess in order to understand what "18 is 9" means, you need to know the whole story.
    It's about a young couple, Jonathan LaFey and Miriam Matias, who, in 1845, move into a mansion that LaFey inherited. When they arrive, they are warned by seven horsemen not to enter the mansion, or else "18 will become 9" (Miriam is 18 years old at this point). They ignore the warning and move into the mansion. On their first night in the mansion, Jonathan meets with the ghost of Count de La Dey, a deceased relative, who shows Jonathan a casket in which a corpse of a stillborn child, Abigail rests. The ghost informs Jonathan that Miriam is carrying the spirit of Abigail inside her and the child will soon be reborn. He tells Jonathan that in order to prevent this from happening, he must kill Miriam immediately. The narration then tells what happened to the Count and his wife: On July 7, 1777, the Count discovered that his wife was cheating on him and was pregnant. The Count was enraged because he knew the child wasn't his, so he pushed his wife down the stairs causing her to break her neck and the baby to be stillborn. The count had the Countess' body cremated and the stillborn fetus, whom he name Abigail, mummified and laid to rest in a sarcophagus, due to an inexplicable urge to preserve Abigail for the future, The story then returns to the present time, during which Jonathan and Mariam are beset by strange omens- a church bell ringing even though there is nobody there to ring it, flowers dying, unwholesome stenches filling the house, the dining room table being set for three, and in one incident, Jonathan discovers an empty cradle swaying in the air, with both Jonathan and Miriam insisting that they didn't bring it with them. The next day. Miriam is obviously pregnant, and the fetus develops very quickly. (I think this is where the "18 will be come 9" comes in- Abigail, who is 18 years old, becomes 9 months pregnant, but I could be wrong. I think it refers to the rapid unnatural development of the fetus inside Abigail). Jonathan realizes that the ghost of the Count (the family ghost) was telling the truth. He then accuses Abigail of possessing Miriam, and Abigail admits it, through Miriam.
    Jonathan. who is terrified, considers finding a priest to perform an exorcism on Miriam, but Miriam, exercising a moment of control, convinces
    Jonathan to throw her down the stairs in order to kill her and the fetus inside her. Jonathan pretends to give in to Abigail's demands and suggests to Abigail. now in control of Miriam, that she should come down to the family crypt, so she can be reborn where she died. However, Jonathan is distracted as he and Miriam are standing at the top of the stairs and Miriam throws him down the stairs. Miriam gives birth to Abigail but dies shortly afterwards. The last thing she sees are Abigail's yellow eyes. Supposedly, Miriam's ghost can be heard screaming on the stairs every July. The seven horseman arrive at the mansion and discover the baby Abigail in the sarcophagus eating something that the narrator says is too horrible (It is suggested later that Abigail is devouring her own previous body) The horsemen are appalled by this and take Abigail away to bury her in a hidden chapel in the forest with seven silver spikes driven through her body. (This is heard in the opening track "Funeral"). in hopes that this will prevent any further resurrections.

    • @rickhahn950
      @rickhahn950 Рік тому

      Jesus Christ! Who cares, we don't need your spin on it!!

  • @notofthisgod32
    @notofthisgod32 3 роки тому

    Not a violin. King on a synthesizer

  • @vinograd74
    @vinograd74 3 роки тому

    18 consists of 1 and 8 figures. If you do math 1+8 you get 9. This is called "Numerology" - it was popular together with Astrology and other kinda-scientific-but-not science directions.

  • @larrypatterson7290
    @larrypatterson7290 2 дні тому

    play it backwards you here all kinds of weird shit

  • @c0uchsl0uch
    @c0uchsl0uch 2 роки тому

    CONSPIRACY 👹

  • @questionablerekords
    @questionablerekords 2 роки тому

    yo, react to Phish Stix

  • @SwedishFlatEarthChristian
    @SwedishFlatEarthChristian 2 роки тому

    Awesome album. But as for the reaction, you really should stop chopping up the songs by pausing all the time. Just listen to the whole thing and make comments when the song is finished.