MERCYFUL FATE: The Early Years (Metal Documentary) 1981-1985
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- The Danish Heavy Metal icons Mercyful Fate formed in Copenhagen in 1981 after the dissolution of the band Brats, and during a short span of four years, they changed our perception of metal. They released one EP (Mercyful Fate)and two Full-Length LP's (Melissa and Don't Break The Oath) They were fronted by the charismatic King Diamond that laid his falsetto vocals over the riffs from the dynamic duo of Hank Shermann and Michael Denner and Timi Grabber and Kim Ruzz kept the rhythm. So in todays video we're going to take a deep dive into the early career of one of the greatest metal bands of all time, Mercyful Fate. Enjoy!
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MERCYFUL FATE: The Early Years 1981-1985.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:30 The origins (Brats, Danger Zone, Brainstorm and Black Rose)
5:38 The formation of Mercyful Fate
6:25 The Demos
10:11 Metallic Storm & Nuns Have No Fun
12:14 Melissa
14:08 Mercyful Fate and Metallica
16:28 Don't Break The Oath
18:48 Break-Up, Fate and King Diamond solo
20:10 Return of the Vampire, pseudonyms, and ghastly rumours.
22:12 My thoughts on Mercyful Fate, King Diamond and Venom.
Featuring bands such as: Brats, Danger Zone, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Fate, Alice Cooper, Venom and Metallica.
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King Diamond fan from mid 80's to now. I named my Daughter Abigail almost 22 years ago and she recently asked me, Dad, did you name me after a demon baby who ate her way out of her Mother? I said that's not even the weird part Abby, you were born on Kings Birthday. She said how did you guys manage that? and I replied "Fate"
haha, epic 👍and her sister's name is Melissa?
@@RuthlessMetalYT No darn it, that was as far as my Wife would let me go.
And this is the best comment ever on UA-cam. Outstanding and bet your kids are raised well adjusted having a cool parent like yourself!🤘🏼👍🏼
@@lfh1973 Thank you very much! Both my Daughters turned out very good, thank goodness. Esp. today, it coulda gone bad but I have no complaints. I took Abby to her first King Diamond concert back in Nov 2019. I felt her eyes glaring at me when the coffin was wheeled out with her name on it. She enjoyed the show and I was happy as could be being able to bring her to see a band that has meant so much to me since I was a child.
Best comment ever!
Shermann and Denner.
One of the best guitar duo's in metal.
Hell yeah 🤘🧑🤘
...and one of the most underrated.
And sadly not back together for the upcoming concerts...
THE BEST!!!
Absolutely
I listened to Mercyful Fate when I was 14 years old, I listen to Mercyful Fate today at 54 years old and I will listen to Mercyful Fate when I'm 94 years old! Timeless and never EVER gets old! 🤘🏻😎
exactly! you know it's quality when you can listen through it through the decades.
There was always something that felt different about Mercyful Fate compared to all the other metal bands out during that time. A pure metal classic.
That something different is an anointing of evil on the music to poison your mind and damn your soul. That evil little pixie will burn in Hell if he doesn’t repent for persecuting Christ. He plays with the occult and Satan as if he will escape the torment to come. He treads where angels fear to tread, except those fallen from grace who await the final torment to come. God is so metal bro you have no idea how far and deep His wrath goes. Satan is only a puppet for the Almighty. Get on the team which is gonna win! Jesus is your ticket to ride.
@@scottchirco6191 Which side has Lemmy and Dio?
@@pathogenoxide6917 What does that matter for you or me. They made their choice and they met their maker on their passing and now they will live with those choices for eternity. The real important question you should think hard about is what choice you will make. It’s a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God without Jesus as your Savior! Believe me every knee shall bow and tongue confess that Jesus is Lord. Just don’t be a fool and face Him without humbling yourself in this life and asking for forgiveness! Ultimately it’s your choice...choose wisely.
Merciful fate sounded kinda like old school priest 'stained class' guitar tone. Which is necessary metal. I hear michael sheinkar and uli jon roth guitar influence . Mercyful fate king diamond always had good musicians that makes difference. Although sometimes I don't think they spent much time too perfect all riffs in songs.
@@scottchirco6191 Asking forgiveness is no good unless we mean too stay obedient. Staying on narrow path is not easy. For me as a sinner God is a Harsh task master. I hate too say this because no body n history anywhere on earth come close or compares to jesus. There was only one jesus. Its Like when the Anointing is gone I think of God as a dictator. I mean even the worse criminals holding a man's hand down in a fire would not hold it for eternity!..That's when i start cruising the neighborhood.
I got Melissa when it was new, based on the album cover alone. Had never heard of them before. Put it on (cassette!), and I still remember being just mesmerized by Evil. This album honestly scared me, as it was the first album that sounded genuinely satanic to me. I definitely felt like I was doing something wrong by listening to it, which was part of the appeal, of course! This became “my” band that I would listen to alone, nobody else. Like with Iron Maiden I could play it around friends. But not MF, that was my private band.
A masterpiece for sure! 🤘
Ditto!
Interesting. I "lost my cherry" like that with Witchfynde's "Giv'em Hell" in 1980, so Mercyful Fate didn't scare me, I'd rather say it took Judas Priest's place after they (very disappontingly) became just another MTV-band, after having delivered the most solid heavy metal work of them all in the late 70s.
@@MediaFaust Iremember how dissapointed I was with Priest when "Point of Entry" came out. Iron Maiden did a hell of a lot better with "Killers". Maiden opened for Priest that year, and blew them into the weeds. The day after the show, all the kids were talking about how great the "New Band" was, and hardly mentioned Judas Priest.
@@mark_beastpriest5539 Four out of my top five Judas Priest albums were released in the 70s. The fifth is of course Painkiller. Surely I was not the only one who felt that Mercyful Fate was what Judas Priest "could have been" had they not decided to become an MTV band.
Mercyful Fate to me is the most creative band of that era, imo. What goes on in terms of structures, modulations, chord progressions, use of modes, etc. will never stop to amaze me. And King Diamond's voice is just completely wild and unique. Thanks, dude.
KD sings like he had his share of dongs down his throat to be honest
He has a great voice, I mean falsettos has been a part of metal since it's formation, some might not like it but I think it's great, he has a rather varied voice.
@@RuthlessMetalYT not really. Ozzy never sang falsetto. Ian Gillian from Deep Purple was the only one who could pull off a higher pitched singing style with finesse and balanced it with bluesy rugged sounding vocals perfectly and he didn't join Purple until the early 70s. Everyone who tried to copy him sounded like a failed imitation.
Halford set the falsetto template for metal on Sad Wings Of Destiny. Ozzy didn’t do it because Ozzy couldn’t. No disrespect to Ozzy, just saying a technical fact.
@@hullygullys maybe you're right about Ozzy not having the ability to sing that way but that was all for the best. Ozzy's voice was perfect for Sabbath. I couldn't imagine them with any other singer for that era of Sabbath. As for Judas Priest, they didn't release their first album until several years after Deep Purple's In Rock album which was the first to feature Ian Gillan.
My first impression about Mercyful fate was I have never listened a band like this, the guitars amazing and the Voice was different at all. That was deep love for this band since the beginning.
It took me some time to get into them, I was too stubborn for my own good.
I Freaking LOVE
Nuns Have No Fun EP
Melissa
Don't Break The Oath
Return Of The Vampire
I wished they would do a reunion and put another album as Classic as those albums
With the same old gear, using the same settings. In The Shadows was supposedly a "Reunion" album with pretty close to the original band, and it came out all sounding modern 90's and crap. How did they lose the songwriting, the KILLER guitar lead work, the KILLER rythym, the vibe- sound- and the mojo those other 4 albums had? I know Return Of The Vampire is supposed to be a collection of other versions of songs- demos or whatever, but it's one of the best Mercyful Fate albums to me. Love the cover of the album, looking all Classic and the Night. It really goes along with Nuns Have No Fun EP, Melissa, Don't Break The Oath. I just wished they would put out something like those again, which ain't ever gonna happen again.
The best era of one of the best Metal bands of all time. Melissa and Don't Break the Oath are universal masterpieces. I remember many nights during my late childhood and tennage years when I was going to sleep drunk, singing all theses songs. Favorites: Curse of the Pharaohs, Satan's Fall, Melissa, Desecration of Souls and Night of the Unborn.
yes, extremely great songs. they were one of a kind until King Diamond started his solo career. haha
Dont foget the ecualy EP masterpiece FROM 1982 AWSOME from start to finish just like their second demo 2 with songs like burning the cross return of the vampire and On a Night of Full Moon.:D 🤟😈🤟
Fala Julio!
Concordo plenamente com vc Julim Hard Rock rs
@@brenobutcher fala Breno!! Blz? Continuo longe das redes sociais, então me sobra comentar por aqui, quando tenho tempo. Meu pai parou de andar tem uns 2 meses, então aqueles meus problemas só se agravaram desde que deixei o Facebook. Mesmo assim planejo voltar com meu Facebook assim que possível. Se quiser entrar em contato, por enquanto, tem que ser no e-mail. Vou ver se tenho o seu. Se não tiver, te mando por aqui. Abração!!
To me, Mercyful Fate will always be Michael Denner and Hank Sherman on guitars. They had such creativity in their leads and chemistry on how they composed music. Don't Break The Oath remains my all time favorite since I first bought the record in 1985.
I remember as a kid being in a music store and trying to decide between Metallica's "Kill 'em All" and Mercyful Fate's "Melissa" as I used to buy albums if they looked metal. I purchased them both that day and was glad I did. "Melissa" is my favorite of Fate's early recordings. So damn epic and timeless.
ooh, though choice. glad you bought both. :)
I remember those good ol days....I'd sit there and pick up hallows eve....trouble and omen....I could only get two....of course I was back the following week...lol
That’s a BOTH choice
I saw Mercyful Fate in Hollywood at the Palladium . Before the show we were walking around and in a Record store they were signing autographs and meeting fans. So I quickly purchased The Oath and met the band they signed it and I shook King Diamonds hand . I still have the record , Awesome Metal memory.
Can’t agree more about those albums. Doesn’t matter how old I get, when I revisit them I get hype. They flat out rock.
Absolutely
@P Takk, You're a moron, go and watch Slipknot vids instead.
@@RuthlessMetalYT 💯👻💥🔥💣😄🎃⚡👍👻
@@RuthlessMetalYT Funny thing about that guy calling it “girlie metal” - first time I saw King Diamond, Nile and Behemoth opened. They were badass and I was expecting KD to kind of be more chill after the heaviness of those bands.
It was the complete opposite! KD seemed louder and faster than they did because they actually used the mid-high ranges whereas both Nile and Behemoth were all low range. Brutal, sure, but KD was an auditory assault. Changed my perspective forever.
Maybe you would like the music I've been making?
"How they constructed the riffs was purely magical". Amen to that! Those early Mercyful Fate are filled with so many amazing riffs! Lesser bands would have mined just one or two of the riffs and made a whole song out of it. But Mercyful Fate will throw hundreds of them in one song!
Cheers! 🤘🏽
And Hail Satan! Brother
Mercyful fate is one of my top 5 bands of all time! Long live the king!
same here!
@Dudeman Senior those two are really close for me at least if we speak about 80s albums, otherwise mercyful blows Metallica out of the water
They are great so underrated
@Dudeman Senior Amen.
Finally a documentary on this amazingly underrated band
🤘🦴😈 🤘🦴😈 🤘🦴😈 🤘🦴😈
*Underrated?..*
Melissa and Don't break the Oath. Two of the finest metal albums ever written. Bought DBTO in 84 when it was released, scared the utter shit out of me, as a 13 year old I thought King D was an actual satanist and summoned demons and shit on stage. I was spellbound and still am. The music and lyrics are timeless I don't even cringe when I hear those words. Blasphemy at it's finest.
🤘🦴😈 🤘🦴😈 🤘🦴😈
Cannot stop listening to Satans Fall, now in my 50s, and still one of my favorites.
Same for me. Bought DBTO when I was 14 in ‘84. Had heard Desecration of Souls on the college, Saturday night metal radio show and the awesome album cover sealed the deal. Discovered Melissa soon after. Not as big a KD solo fan but love Mercyful Fate.
@Gingy bullshit
This is the only true metal channel on the whole platform. Change my mind
Edit: Other channels to check out:
Goniloc
Metal School
Reaper Metal Productions
Wait until I post my 5 hour documentary on the early days of Justin Bieber. ;)
@@thomasangelripper and Hail to England!
No True Scotsman Fallacy. You do realize their are metal bands that have their own channel right?
Sure, this channel is metal, but does it Djent?
Reaper Metal Productions too
@@elgatofelix8917 yeah.. obviously, but I'm talking about content creators making videos ABOUT metal, not actual bands, there are plenty of true metal bands out there. Cheers ;) 🍻
Edit: And, thankfully, this channel does not djent
I discovered MF and KD last year around August, and these two bands are literally the best in my opinion. I can listen their music all day! I remember the First song of Mercyful Fate I heard was A Dangerous Meeting, i was literally shocked how I could never try to listen Mercyful Fate. The song is so perfect and I listened it everyday and then I discovered all the other albums from them and Melissa is my most favorite Album atm! Really sad that I discovered them last year and not earlier. But its never too late!
yeah, it's never too late. It's great when cool bands are fresh and new to too.
Melissa is a classic! My favorite. I'll never forget seeing Mercyful Fate with Motorhead and Exciter in Rochester, NY. We got to meet the band at a local record store before the show. In fact they asked to follow us to the gig. We agreed and they jumped into their rented station wagon and off we went. The band was amazing that night. I can remember people flipping off the band. I'm not sure if it was due to the satanic vibe or what. It was magic in my eyes.
🤘My band Serpent’s Knight was very fortunate to know King prior to their first US show in Portland 10/20/84. It was supposed to be on the 19th with Slayer but US customs screwed up due to the stage gear/props. We hung out with Slayer and MF at a signing days before and after the show, and our singer-Warrel Dane later toured with King Diamond, maintaining a good friendship. The guys were really nice and I was surprised hearing about how they recorded Mellisa with minimal gear. Seems much of the sound was due to the studio. Our bass player gave King a cross necklace that appeared in later photos. Thanks for making this accurate documentary! The memories return...🖤
Don’t break the oath
An all time classic and favorite
I named my daughter Abigail after the Abigail album.
I was born in 1977 so I didn't start listening to King diamond until 1990 when the album "The Eye" came out..
After I listened to that album, I bought all his earlier albums and Merciful Fate albums as well.
In 1993 King Diamond was on a local metal radio show in Philadelphia, United States.
Merciful Fate had released "In the Shadows" that year.
They were taking calls from listeners to talk to him.
One of the guys who called in got his grandmother on the phone ... King Diamond said to her- let's have a cup of tea sometime
The old woman told him it was her birthday that day and he said happy birthday.
I also called in to the show and got through.
I was so nervous, but I did manage to say something like, "I really love your music, it means a lot to me"
to which King Diamond replied, "Thank you very much" in his Danish accent.
I wanted to talk more to him/ask him a question.. but I froze & couldn't get any more words out, so they cut the call off lol
🤘🏻
I honestly think Don't Break the Oath is a perfect album, literally in every way.
Yeah, its crazy
Mercyful Fate was huge in the day. At least with me , and my friends.
🤘🦴😈
Yeah , me too, and I'm alone with my friends.
Same.
1983-1987
Melissa was a great album
Also Celtic Frost was another one
I saw Mercyful Fate Oath tour in 1984 at a small club, i have King Diamonds black upside down cross glove from the show when he threw it in the audience of about a hundred people. Still one of my favorite shows.
send it to me. ;) hehe
@@RuthlessMetalYT It was pretty cool to walk out of the club with that glove in my coat pocket. It was the last show of the tour in the U.S. before the break up in December 1984..Providence, Rhode Island.
I have a story to tell here i think all will find interesting . I grew up in Lexington Kentucky . But my Grandmother lived about20 minutes away in Nicholasville . I would go there to visit every weekend as a kid (Early 80s ). A house about 5 or so down from Grandmas , was a huge mural of Dont Break the Oath in the backyard . I was a young metal head 8 or so but i knew the image from metal mags . I go back 15 years later , its still there . So my friend goes to the door to ask whats up , and if they would come off the mural . The elderly lady said no , My son painted it shortly before his suicide . WOW ! Its still there to this day as far as i know . It was still 2 years ago
I guess they didnt hear him until too late. Sad. Beautiful. Thx.
this is amazing i am planning a bike trip along that way sometime this year could you maybe point me in a more specific location so i could maybe find it and get a picture of it? i would love that thanks
@@vaultboy94 Across from West Jessamine hghschool past a big water tower . hit me if u cant find. its been awhile since there . ill try to get my address
@@Brando-Lee3725 thanks man appreciate it
Melissa and fatal portrait master piece
definitely.
Abigail> the rest
I never heard Mercyful Fate until the '90's. I heard King Diamond "Them" at an Overkill show and was mesmerized! What an incredible voice!
yeah, it's somehting else. :D Cheerios!
I had a friend in college who had access to a great record store back home. I heard Melissa first from his collection. The guitar riffs had me hooked from the start. I had never heard so many riffs in songs before. Used to be intro, verse, chorus, bridge repeat. This was a whole new thing and I loved it and still do. King Diamond's voice had to grow on me but I love it now for it's uniqueness. I asked my friend to grab me a copy of Melissa when he went home for break but he brought me back Don't break the Oath hot off the presses. It was amazing and I listen to both often to this day. I recommend listening to Michael Denner and Hank Sherman 30th anniversary jams for both Melissa and Don't Break the Oath if you haven't watched them. Ear candy for Fate lovers and guitar aficionados like myself :)
A Corpse Without Soul is a goddamn classic. I mean... A lot of their material is, but the opening of that track ALWAYS makes my hair stand up.
yeah, they wrote some remarkable stuff very early on. 🤘🏻
@@RuthlessMetalYT on the off chance you havent heard them yet, you should check out Attic from Germany and Portrait from Sweden. Theyre excellent Mercyful Fate/King Diamond worship bands.
King Diamond, Hank SHERMAN, Mike Denner , Tim Hanson, Kim Ruzz!! Great Band!!!
Oath is one of my favorite all-time albums ever. I never tire of listening to it. My mom also loved it. I brought it home back in 1984 from the mall record store when I was 14 years old. I listened to it on my room stereo full blast over and over and over again. Finally, my mom burst through my bedroom door carrying a laundry basket, and shouted what was I listening to? I thought she was going to complain about the lyrics or loudness but instead smiled and said "I like them. I love that singer". I had also bought the Melissa album at about the same time. I found out about the band in a metal magazine that reviewed the band and said quote "have soaring vocals and constant (guitar) solos"....that review made me walk to the mall and buy their albums!
Cheers!
Mercyful Fate was and is unique on so many levels. I loved there music as a teen and still listen to them on a weekly basis today.
The intro solo to Melissa gives me the chills every single time, the complex solos and ever changing pace and melody on Satans Fall is one of a kind, The lyrics to Evil is some of the most badass ever written, The mood in Gypsy is just so dark and scary and A Dangerous Meeting is in my opinion the most perfect Heavy Metal song ever recorded. I could go on and on about this beautiful band.
Nice documentary by the way. Stay Heavy 🤘
I discovered them in 1996, as a matter of fact I went to an epic show in Buenos Aires, both King Diamond and Mercyful Fate playing together. After their show I ended up eating pizza with King Diamond. Sweet guy. My favorite album by them is Melissa and it will always be. Just brilliant.
back when i was a kid in the mid 80s this was the only band that truly scared the living shit out of me when i heard them for the first time. MF has the only genuinely evil sound that many other bands could only dream of achieving.
👍
You should give Black Widow a try....late 60’s band that was MF before they were MF. “ Come to the Sabbath” by black widow is very dark.
@@faamecanic1970 yes, but it was more 70s rock.
@@RuthlessMetalYT True...they started in late 60's like Black Sabbath..but gained popularity in the early 70's.
I got Melissa when I was in like the 8th our 9th grade... it blew me away, loved it and still do! After growing up listening to all kinds of awesome rock like Nazareth, Uriah Heep,Purple, Sabbath, and some Rick Waksman in there to, Melissa filled the gap that was missing. Was still listening to Maiden but...
Cheers! 🎃
The most underrated metal band ever!
for sure!
Terrific documentary! Please keep it going with a second part to Mercyful Fate and King's solo stuff!
thank you!
great video ! . im a 56 year old canadian metalhead who grew up listening to mercyful fate and king diamond along with venom sacrifice , razor , motorhead , black sabbath , judas priest , iron maiden , van halen , rush , loudness , tokyo blade , flotsam and jetsom . i saw king diamond a few years ago in toronto and his voice is sounding stronger than ever even though hes in his 60s now .
yeah, amazing band!
I listened to the Melissa album from the other guitarist in my metal band and thought they were by far the heaviest metal band. We immediately started covering their songs in our band in Milwaukee and we got a huge following. I still listen to them now,and it stands the test of time.
yeah, amazing band! Cheers!
PLEASE ...JUST DO A DOC FROM BOTH KING DIAMOND AND MERCYFUL FATE PART 2!!! WILL BE PRETTY WELCOMING!!!
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 I might
Would be awesome indeed! I really love King Diamond and Mercyful Fate. I just have one little tip... Please stop using the word AND that much! Its getting annoying after a while and breaks the concentration. But I do like all the information so bring on some more! 🤘🏽
awesome@@lawrencemeyer8881
Hail to the King! The first record I bought myself was King Diamond "Conspiracy" around when it came out and I was 8 and been a fan since then.Proud frontrow headbanger on Mercyful Fate live here in Sweden 97 .Cheers and keep it going.
🤘🏻 damn, i wish I saw them playing back then.
I was at the very first US show in Portland Oregon. Absolutely incredible! Thank you for making this! Brings back great memories!
That must have been absolutely amazing.
You live in Snortland Whoregon? Cringe
@@thomasangelripper how about the fact that it's overrun by AIDS infested child molesting soyboys like BLM/Klantifa?
Me too. Drove from Seattle to Portland to see it.
I was just telling a younger person this last week who had a MF shirt on. Pretty historic and not many people know this. The theater is still there on Foster Blvd. I wasn't there, but saw King at the Roseland in the 90's??? I remember hearing MF Black Funeral in the late 80's in high school and it scared the shit outta me, yet I was drawn to the music as it was so different than anything I'd ever heard before. That European sound had so much more depth than the Americans did.
Mercyfulfate has all ways been a favorite
Old enough and lucky enough to have seen them a couple times they are awsome live thanks for covering one of the greatest of all time
Cheers!
The music scene in San Antonio Texas in the early 80s was a mixture of American European Japanese medal but none couy compete with merciful Fate. The first time that I heard Melissa don't break the oath there was amazing and those are probably my two favorite albums ever I'm now 51 and I still listen to him regularly God bless heavy metal.
Please do both Mercyful Fate reunion AND King Diamond! Don't Break the Oath is one of the greatest metal albums of all time!
Early Mercyful fate is flawless, One of the tightest bands in that whole era and also one of the best. Cheers for doing this.
🤘🦴😈 cheers
I got Melissa when it was released only because of the album cover, no regrets.
I remember buying the Mercyful Fate EP when it first came out. Wish I still had the original album. It’s probably quite valuable now. Then bought , Melissa immediately when it dropped, then Don’t Break The Oath. Those albums are pure gold. And still as badass too me now at 55 years old as when I discovered them when I was 16 years old. King Diamond went on to create a brilliant catalogue of his own afterwards. But those first 3 Mercyful Fate albums were pivotal for me personally. And I will always hold them in high esteem. Just as brilliant now as they were then. Fuck. I can’t believe I’m an old man now. Last thing I remember is dropping 2 hits of acid, drinking insane amounts of whiskey, having my way with smokin hot 80’s babes, and rocking out to Mercyful Fate. Where did the time go? Now I have a son...that listens to Mercyful Fate 🤘🏻
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Minutes and seconds are passing us by
Time, time
I discovered them buying the cassette tape of Melissa, in the early 80's, and purchased the vinyl of Don't Break The Oath, when it came out in late 84. And I thought Melissa was very good, but Don't Break The Oath, was just brilliant.
You found all of Mercyful Fate in a shop buying their own albums on cassette in the early 80s?!
Yess! Make a second part with the second period of one of the best heavy metal bands in the world 🤘🤘🖤🖤
Melissa 1983....Still One of my fave Metal albums 🎸 🎸 🎤 Riffs and Vocals.....Mercyful Fate 🎶 🎵 🥁
good shit
I've always thought Don't break the oath is the most badass metal cover ever.
I agree.👍
I got a tattoo of it in black and grey 💀🤘
@@eon14873 cool :)
My friend bought Melissa around the time it came out, based on the album cover alone. I had never heard singing like that and I was not a fan.
From then until 1987 the only song I heard with King Diamond on vocals was "No Presents for Christmas," which I kinda liked. But then when I heard the song "Abigail" everything just clicked and I finally got it.
Don't Break the Oath is my favorite Mercyful Fate album and Abigail is my favorite King Diamond album. But I love/like all of the material and own all of it.
Great doc. Well done. More please.
Yeah it took me some time too, I was too stubborn, I heard his voice and thought it sounded wierd but I was wrong. :) 🤘🏻
Still got vinyls of these three masterpieces. Thanks for that documentary.
Cheers!
I found out about Mercyful Fate shortly after their Mercyful Fate EP was released. I paid dearly for an imported version of the EP (I live in the U.S.) and I immediately loved it! The Mercyful Fate ep is by far my favorite of their releases, it is such a masterpiece. Melissa is my favorite of their full length releases.
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twelve years old discovered mercyful fate when my friends brother played a demo of doomed by the living dead. floored us both. almost forty years later the beginning melissa and dont break the oath are still in heavy rotation. three of the best metal albums ever made
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King is the most unique heavy metal personality through the years! True to his metal views. Never changed! Of course the early albums are masterpieces but "In the shadows" is truly an amazing album. Please continue to King's career. Great job
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Really nice knowing the roots of Mercyful Fate, Hank and Michael are the gods of riffs, period!
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King Diamond fan since 1989. So much love!
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"Don't Break The Oath" is my favorite album of this time. It is, BY FAR, the SCARIEST music I've ever heard...
Mercyful Fate are one of my all time favorite bands. Melissa has always been my favorite. Thank you for sharing some of the demo highlights and info on the band’s early line up! I certainly watch a part 2 if you go further into their history
I "found" them in 1984. Still to this day are one of my favorite bands.
I discovered Mercyful Fate in 1985 a friend gave me Don't break the oath cassette and I was hooked it's my favorite of all the Fate albums I still listen to both Mellisa and DBO often they are masterpieces ! I have continued to listen to Mercyful Fate and King Diamond's solo band I own the all and love all of them.
In my opinion Mercyful Fate is the greatest Heavy Metal band of all time. Hank and Michael are greatest Metal guitarists period.
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Last time I was this early, it was still "only two weeks to flatten muh curve"
One of the best concerts i have been to was Merciful Fate after they reunited, took a friend who was a big fan to see them. Really good show. King Diamond always surround himself with really good musicians. really nice guy
yeah they are next level musicians.
Don't Break the oath is a true classic. Perfect band at a perfect Time. One of the few metal album I still listen. I remember seeing that band in a small venue in Quebec city around '84. That was a revelation for me. Shermann and Denner best metal guitar duo.
Clerks 2 brought me "welcome home" from king diamond - them. I fell in love with that album. I quickly learned about mercyful fate and was elated. It was like having two doses of king diamond.
ah, I saw that movie. Yeah, Mercyful Fate is like everything good about metal in one band. hehe
"You sure you guys wanna put this on vinyl...?" -the producer of "Melissa" after reading the lyrics
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I thought I knew everything about Mercyful Fate, but I learned some things in this great documentary. I know it's going to sound crazy, but when Melissa first came out I had it on cassette and my friend and I were driving in my car one day and it started playing backwards, lol.
thanks boss. haha evil! 🤘🏻
I discovered MF probably in the summer of ‘84 with Melissa. I was mesmerized by them. I quickly moved on to the 4 song EP where I couldn’t believe how heavy and innovative they were but, on the horizon was Don’t Break the Oath!! I played that record to death! My two older brothers got the chance to see them with Motörhead and Exciter in December of 84 in Chicago. I was sooo bummed out I was too young to see that show but, I did manage to see them in 93. Mercyful Fate to me are still one of those bands that never gets old no matter how much I play them. Truly innovative and timeless
damn a lot of old school fans here.
Excellent work! I'd love to see this done for King Diamond's solo project.
let's see what happens. :)
Evil is one of those songs that transcends genre. It's hard heavy mythically challenging. When I heard the whole Melissa album that was ground breaking to me. This band and line up had something that given the chance could reach any fan of metal.
Yes, a masterpiece.
@@RuthlessMetalYT I am 53 I still blast stuff like Merciful Fate Riot Exciter Megadeth....out on my boat fishing all the time.🤘
grettings from argentina !!! mercyful fate is together with king diamond solo , my favourites metal bands !!! dont break the oath , time and in the shadows are my favourites albums !!!
Excellent video! I really enjoyed this quite a bit. I was a headbanger back in the early 80's and saw the album Melissa in the record store and thought the album cover was just so cool. I liked the album pretty much, but it wasn't too long when Don't Break The Oath came out and that album just blew me away. I really love that album and think it is one of the best albums in Heavy Metal history. Please continue to make more documentaries like this. Thank you very much!
I agree, thanks
Just found this channel and subscribed. Great content. Lots to binge watch now.🤘
thank you, the channel is like 2 months old but it's growing like crazy. thanks
Fucking hell I haven't heard those lads in a while. I'm going to revisit them. Great video.
Do it, all their material is top notch but the early stuff is something out of the ordinary.
Thanks man. Rock on
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Thanks for making that. I hope you continue. Mercyfull Fate was an amazing band. Their music was incredible.
I ranked both king and mf's albums at least. ;) Cheers!
1983 was a good year for land mark metal albums with Mercyful Fate - Melissa, Venom - Black Metal, Metallica - Kill 'em All, Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind, Savage - Loose 'n' Lethal and Trouble's debut. A great time to be a metal teenager.
Black Metal was '82 actually. but all good
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I discovered MF in 1986. 'Melissa' and 'Don't Break The Oath' are biblical.
For sure!
I think more antiBiblical :D
About the same time for me. Venom and Ride the Lightning and King Diamond Fatal Portrait, Dio Holy diver alongside the Oath and Melissa.
I love Mercyful Fate. That was a great chronology of the band's early years. We got the very valuable opportunity to see them live in the 90s. Maybe supporting In the Shadows, but it was kind of after that. So maybe some kind of supernatural phenomenon. A great band. I would always like to hear as much as possible about Mercyful Fate or KIng Diamond.
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Quotes from famous musician and High ranking Church of Satan member and very close friend to Anton LaVey - King Diamond "Satanism is about the Powers of the Unknown. I have had hundreds of strange supernatural experiences with the occult, the other side, the beyond, whatever you want to call it that proves there is a spiritual world that can cross over into our world. Satanism is a life philosophy so within it you can have your own religion, any religion you want. Or take from various religions or your own whatever makes you happy. I have my own beliefs and Religiously Satan on a spiritual level stands for the Powers of Darkness, the Powers of the Unknown which are always all around us at all times. This is the best way to talk about these Spirits and Powers. Not a god or a devil as both of them are christian god's and that has nothing to do with Satanism. Of course there are different types of satanism. And I never wear gold as that is not healthy for you!
Must need something bad and use that during ritual then you might be able to get help from these powers I believe are all around us. But that is only if they like you. I do not believe in the two christians beings god or the Devil, I believe in the Powers of the Unknown, Powers of Darkness, The Powers of the Occult what ever name you want to use. . I have done Satanic Rituals and have seen and heard spirits.
Some people like to call "Them" God or the Devil or whatever, but I do not believe there is all one good and one all bad power. I believe there are many, many different Spirits and Powers that exist and that they are not good or evil, like humans they have both inside of them and I always treat them with the highest amount of respect and feel that respect returned by Them. It is massive mutual respect. Not Power, but Powers, Big difference. I believe we are one and the same me and these Unknown Forces. You really have to respect them for the incredible power they have. I believe they come to those who they feel can handle it and who will be faithful believers." In the song "Welcome Princess of Hell" you hear me singing to these spirits and powers and they sing back to me. They came to me to let me know they are here for me on my journey and that they are behind me and that they wish me good luck so I see them as my protectors almost like guardian angels. We all live several lives so that our powers/souls can grow in order to reach a higher plane and join with something greater. Our powers live in a human shell several times that will enable us to go on to a new life form a higher plane of being or join one day with a larger greater force. But 99 percent of the population live by the Satanic Philosophy whether they know it or not. As Anton LaVey even told me that Satanism is simply a life philosophy and NOT a religion. Satanism is based on logic and things that are proven which is why it could never be a religion as religion is based on things that cannot be proven.
And that’s why I say that these powers of darkness are always welcome in my home. It’s as if the powers of the unknown came and said ‘Hey, we will stay with you and help you.’ That’s what I feel.” When I almost died during surgery I saw my body below as a demon tried to enter my soul and I had to fight him! These things are very real!
Personally I do not use electrical lighting at home and on my Satanic Altar or in the studio when I record vocals, only black candles as electrical lighting drives away the spirits and I love having them near me. People who see Satanism from the Christian view point are not treating these powers with respect and that is very dangerous. I once actually summoned a spirit in order to prove they are real to a girl who doubted and Satan came. My wife will not look in our mirror in fear something will come out.
In Satanism you are your own God. LaVey felt and I agree that we are all individuals born with different needs and views and so he felt everyone should make up their own mind about what to believe in spiritually if anything at all which is why he left a huge void in the Satanic Bible when it came to spirituality or any kind of religious beliefs and so within the Satanic Philosophy a person can still be a Christian if that fulfills their spiritual needs. Satan also means the Opposite, Inverted, Reversed which is why we wear the Satanic crosses and pentagrams. Satan means the opposite of religion. Satanism is living out your feelings and instincts without feeling it is a sin, enjoy yourself while you are here now while you can and have your own individual beliefs. One thing I consider almost mandatory though is believing there are powers around us. And you can use these powers to help yourself or those you care about. Or throw these powers at people in a negative way. I am not religious at all but you can say I am spiritual due to my experiences and beliefs. The Satanic bible is not really a bible because a bible is for religion so it should be called a book of philosophy instead. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
When people see the word ‘Satan’ they see only negative. Satan is not only bad, to me. It represents both sides of everything. I don’t believe in the Christian devil.
“Christianity has both God and the devil. I believe there is neither of these two. I believe in the powers of the unknown, which I have experienced many times. I know that rituals work. I don’t do them often because you can easily misuse them. They will get back at you if you don’t respect them. Rituals can channel the forces that surround us all the time but I respect the powers and will not abuse them in any way. The Satanic Bible is 70 percent Philosophy and 30 percent magic. Satan is the power of the universe. Satan to me is the Powers of Darkness, not a man with horns. Some people think Satanism is what the Christian church portrays it to be. If you are as bad and as evil as you can be and you think that’s Satanism then you have become part of the Christian religion. That is Christian Satanism which is not what I am about at all. I know these powers are good because they saved my life many times!
@@PRHILL9696 Wow, those are some fascinating quotes! Thank you for sharing them. That's very interesting. One can see where he's coming from on some of the Mercyful Fate lyrics.
Mercyful Fate is great entertainment. King's voice is unique. The musicianship is top notch. He's such an amazing stage performer. Such a magnificent story teller. I saw them once. I was very fortunate. I must remark that it was a strange show. I felt like there was some magick there. Just a wonderful experience that I will always treasure.
Anton was a great keyboard player. I've seen some video of him playing an organ and it was really entertaining. He probably could have enjoyed a career in music, too. I would have put him in my band that's for sure. Can you imagine having Anton Lavey in your band? When I consider it I still can't believe he didn't pursue music as a career.
@@image30p Glad you enjoyed the quotes. King has said people would be shocked if they knew how much of the lyrics are based on real experiences. Anton would have been huge doing that as a career. I know he and King had a deep personal relationship and respect for each other. I talked to King a few times and he would talk about Anton some, but much of what was talked about between them he keeps very private
@@PRHILL9696 Based on what I have experienced, some events are beyond explanation in terms of "science." Although I'm really curious what he and Anton might have discussed, I definitely respect the privacy of it. And that's rule #4 anyway. To be silent. But he let's it flow in his art. That's the magick.
Saw the Mercyful Fate reunion tour in Atlanta , twice. They had such a good turn out the first time they came back. Both shows were epic experiences. They had Snowy Shaw on drums for that tour.
Back-to-back - two greatest metal albums of all time? YUP!
Love Merciful Fate and the King for many years now. Still listen to them like they just came out. Don't Break the Oath \m/
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Got the bootleg album "Live From the Depths of Hell" in 84 or 85 and probably played it for a month straight. What a great band.
good stuff
My father took me to see the DBTO show at L'amours in Brooklyn when I was 14. He didn't know what to make of it but say his kid having a blast! He enjoyed himself by the middle of the show! It was a memory and a time well spent. My father passed away, but before he did, be adopted a little kitten for me he named, Abigail. Abby lived to be 16 years old. Both are so missed! Now I'm 53 and still love MF/KD to NO end! When they hit the scene, there was nothing like it! I was in!!
Damn, that must have been amazing seeing them during that time. Sorry for your loss.
I discovered Mercyful Fate via the song Black Funeral which appeared on a compilation album called Metal For Breakfast in 1984, on the Canadian label Attic Records.
The song was enough to make me seek out its album of origin, which was of course Melissa. Evil became an instant favorite, as well as Satan's Fall (my first introduction to epic songs exceeding 5 minutes, lol). Great memories.
Damn, you've got a real talent for documentaries, this was excellent. You also seem to be very knowledgeable about the various genres of metal as well as the crossover between the early punk and metal scenes. I'm a new subscriber and I've really enjoyed what I've seen from your channel so far. I think I was about 12 yrs old when I first heard Mercyful Fate. I got Melissa on cassette and I played it until I wore it out completely. You're absolutely right about the guitar work, it was nothing short of amazing and really heavy as well. Some of the lyrics were kind of cheesy, but with songwriting like that who gives damn? They were one of the best bands to come out of that era without a doubt! Keep up the good work, brother.
Thank you, yeah I've only been at it for about 2-3 months now. Yeah, they were one of the greatest bands of all time and they would perhaps have been even bigger if they didn't take a break for half of the eighties.
god amazing intro!!! keep up the good work man
Thank you Sir, I'll try!
" don't break the oath ", " Melissa ", "fatal portrait" and "Abigail " these 4 albums are all MASTERPIECES and belong undisputed my top 10 albums of heavy metal , i've heard each one a thousand times and they still fell like magic every time. But if i had to chose one i would choose " don't break the oath ", each time i hear it it's a journey to another world.
thanks for the video, it's very well done.
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Hearing DBTO for the first time... that day I will never forget. Truly captivating atmosphere and amazing music. I love that album and I keep coming back to it.
Waiting for this for so long !
Hail Ruthless metal .
Awesome work
Thank you Sir!
I consider "Melissa" to be my #1 metal album of all time. Oath is great too, but as you said, I prefer the production and feel of Melissa
it's up there in my top ten for sure. 🤘
Great video. I hope you do one on the King Diamond band too. Mercyful Fate and King Diamond. For sure my two go to bands of my teenage years. They were dark, heavy, and excellent musicians, and I kind of actually loved being one of only a couple people I knew that even knew about them back then. Always had an underground feel to me, especially, of course, Mercyful.
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My first concert...1984 at Mississippi nights club in St Louis!!! Mindblowing!!! King Diamond was outstanding...i was 16 yrs old...still love the first two albums....
I bet it was. :)
Hmm.. the first Brats album wasn't self-titled, it was entitled "1980". We did a show with Brats on March 7, 1981. The line-up then featured King Diamond, Hank, Carsten, Yenz on bass and Monro (Lars) on drums. They even did a promo poster and took promo photos with this line-up. Classic band! We just released a live album with our show, and we also did record part of Brats' set.
Did I say self-titled? I meant 1980. :) Damn, I wasn't even born then. I really missed the train. hehe
Don’t break the oath! Best album ever
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Thanks for this, my friend! MF is a passion that few have led to these days.
My favorite Mercyful Fate work is Mercyful Fate Melissa's debut, which I have even released entirely on guitar.
Mercyful Fate distinguishes itself from the entire heavy metal genre in its quality of composing disease darkness without any joy.
Thank you very much for upload and detailed information.
One of the best and most important metal bands of all time!
I would also mention that "Melissa"album was released in two audio versions.
Black funeral and Melissa songs are mixed differently and different vocals in the title track.
Cheers!