King still sounds amazing nearly 40 years later. Sleepless Nights Live at the Fillmore is a banger. Nothing wrong with the Darkness Permission to Land i listened to it non stop the year it came out. 😁
48 years old. Been a King-fan since 13. Still to this day i am mesmerized and taken away by these songs. Thanx for listening and getting a new generation into this masterfull music.
NGL-as soon as I saw “King Diamond” in the video title, I couldn’t click “play” fast enough! Because I just knew that you’d get such a kick out of his vibe.
I love King Diamond! He does concept albums (also like Alice Cooper). The entire album tells a story. So at least once after you've reacted for awhile, listen to the albums in original track order. Add Abigail (song) to your react list. The Abigail album is one if my favs.
Never apologize for liking what you like! One of the endearing things I like about your channel is the fact that you are just "discovering" a lot of new music and learning to love and appreciate things outside your comfort zone. Sometimes I wish I could go back and experience some of these bands for the first time as well. I think that's the main appeal of reaction channels to begin with. At least for me it is! Keep on your journey. P.S. The Darkness is AWESOME! and King Diamond definitely has a lot of influence in the metal community. Maybe not as much as Alice Cooper (speaking of theatrics!) but still.
Yes! Great reaction! King Diamond is one of my metal heroes. I’ve been fan of Mercyful fate since I first heard them when I was 11/12. When KD left and formed his own band I ran to the record store as soon his first album came out. His unique voice also makes him or loved or hated and there no real in between. Love it that you dig his voice 😀!
Danish royalty. even in the 80ies. Love it. I take the national points as they can come. Great. He is still amazing, even though his best years have... well... passed----
As a Dane myself I consider King Diamond the undisputed KING of metal. He just never fails to amaze and his shows are always impressive AF! even now at +60 he sounds so great!
Brilliant reaction Melisa. King Diamond has some really great live performances. Songs for the Dead: Live at The Fillmore in Philadelphia from 2015 is excellent if you are looking for a full live show. A few songs that have probablly been recommended to follow-up this reaction would be "Abigail," "Sleepless Nights," or "Welcome Home." Edit: You'll probably also get suggestions to react to Diamond's other band Mercyful Fate. I would personally start with "Evil" or "Melissa" but that is just me.
Fair play to you fir jumping in the deep end so early on. King Diamond is a hidden gem in the Metal World for beginners. Yer enthusiasm, reactions and comments about his voice and style are brilliant. Welcome to the Coven! I've said it before Melisa, YOU are most welcome to our wee community. You are a Metalhead at heart. Embrace yer inner metalhead and enjoy the journey. You should try Mercyful Fate (before King Diamond went solo). "Curse of the Pharaohs", "Into the Coven" or "Melissa" are a nice wee starting point. "Welcome Home" from his solo album Them is a nice wee belter too. Oh aye, Dani Filth from Cradle of Filth (COF), looks and sounds like his bastard son😂😂😂🤘🏻🇬🇧🖤
Honestly it’s been an absolute joy to discover with you guys. The music is blowing my mind and after a long time in music it really does take a lot. I will immediately add these to the list, there’s gonna be a lot more king diamond to come 😊❤️
I know I’m five months late but you were made for King Diamond. As a horror fan you would just adore this full story. Since Halloween is just days away, now is the perfect time to go to Wikipedia and read the full story the album tells. Trust me on this.
As someone with a background as a horror fan, I know how important Hammer Films have been to its history. When it comes to the history of metal, I always feel surprised that high-pitched male voices have been so accepted in such a masculine genre. But I’m glad they are, so there can be singers like Rob Halford, Dani Filth and King Diamond.
@@SoulSingerDiscovers the next one is going to be Melissa you’re gonna love it. There are two Melissa’s songs in different times. One in the 80’s and the other in the 90’s enjoy it.
I am a huge Mercyful Fate/King Diamond fan since 83...did security at a place called the showcase on long Island in 89 and went backstage before the show just to thank him and say hi and he let me sit down and eat with him and the band for about an hour...humble,passionate musician and brilliant instinctual entertaininer...fantastic person!
YES!!! Finally!!! You know what? King Diamond Live at The Fillmore, whole live show. You must! Sorry, but you simply must. Don't have to record a reaction. Just for yourself. Top notch experience and performance. Love your vids! ❤
Really glad you did King Diamond!! Grew up listening to King Diamond and got to see his concert in ‘89. Very theatrical, like Alice Cooper on steroids. Check out any videos from the live Fillmore concert or the whole thing!
Amazing show! Show was delayed because people were busting up the barricades to get closer to the stage. Like in the Conspiracy story, at the end of the concert, they placed King in a casket and lit it on fire. After finishing the last song, they opened the casket and he was gone. He then came out from backstage and thanked the crowd. Quite a way to end a show!
I joined the cult in 1985 when I discovered merciful fate. Then saw him live at the Manatee County Civic Center in Florida 1987 on the Abigail tour. I was front row with bruises on my ribs from the fencing. His cross made of bones, I could touch if I wanted to. One of the best concert experiences of my life. I was 15. 🤘🏼
If I experience something that awesome at the age of 15, I would be worried the rest of my life will be let down. What an amazing time to see the band. Thank you so much for watching my dude 😊
Hail to the King! There's not really anyone out there who sings like him but the music he made with his former band, Mercyful Fate, has had a great influence on thousands of bands that followed.
Beautiful !!!🤙🤙🤟🤟 King is one of those vocalists that when you hear covers its just not the same his trills n fills fill in the song If u listen to the curse it's half of Mustains career right there
Who would’ve thought all these years ago when I was listening to some music that one day I would listen to me all music and really enjoy it. Strange times 😆
All hail the King!!! Melisa, if you liked King Diamond, you are going to love his other band Mercyful Fate. I’ve seen both bands many times in concert, and the King sounds just like that live. Back in the 1980’s he did some crazy live productions. But he still puts on a good show now. Yes, do the live show. That would be awesome to watch that with you.
@@SoulSingerDiscovers That sounds like a plan. Mercyful Fate started in the early 80’s, and they were very influential on a lot of today’s hard rock and heavy metal bands. And they were way more satanic than the King’s solo stuff.
3 Inches of Blood is the love child of King Diamond & Rob Halford. I would 100% watch a 2 hour concert if it was filmed in Montreal I was probably there lol.
As a little kid in the mid 80s, some of the older boys on the street had some Dokken, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, and Mercyful Fate. Was immediately a fan since like 8 or 9 of King Diamond. Some people hate his falsetto but i was instantly hooked.
Excellent reaction! King Diamond is masterful, a living legend! You have to listen, react, analyze songs from two sacred albums, two masterpieces by the band Mercyful Fate (King Diamond on vocals): Melissa (1983) and Don't Break the Oath (1984). Greetings from Brazil!!!
King Diamond is my favorite singer. I’ve seen him play live back in November in 2019. Great reaction. You need to check out Mercyful Fate. King Diamond’s first band
I been listening to King Diamond for 35 years. I'm meeting him at the show on Halloween in Boston this year. It will be the ultimate bucket list event.
Let's not forget that the grammys gave a metal category win to Jethro tull. In live performances he normally has his wife on backing vocals to give that second high pitched voice but she's usually off stage.😮
Discovered "Them" when I was 15 in '88. His is the only catalog I would save on an ark to Mars. If I wasn't married, and was 20 years younger, her passion for King would draw me to her like a moth. Might I recommend his earlier band from 83, Mercyful Fate, the album Melissa may also inspire...
The very first time I heard King Diamond was when I borrowed the album "The Eye" on cassette from a friend many years ago. When I first heard his voice I laughed. It sounded hella comical to me lol. As the album went on I got to appreciate his voice more and more. "Abigail" is my favorite King Diamond album, then "The Eye".
Yes, a live KD show, maybe not the whole 2 hours in one shot, but maybe two or three songs per video. Or, you could review the album Melissa by Mercyful Fate which features a young King Diamond, a bit more raw and less refined than how he is in his solo venture.
I never really appreciated King Diamond as kid, although he has definitely grown on me in my adulthood. Fun Fact: During the 80s Satanic Panic, King Diamond was one of the few (if not the only) actual Satanists out of all the targeted Metal Bands. There is a really good interview with King Diamond floating around the youtubes from the 80s where he talks about it.
G'day Melisa!! Ive been enjoying your reactions for a while. Would love to hear you react to the Australia's John Farnham signing his version of The Beatles HELP live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. You will love John's voice, an amazing tenor with great range!
I used to drink beer, smoke weed and listen to King Diamond on my walkman, in the middle of the night, in the graveyard across the street where I lived at the time. Fog rolling in, so cool.
Long Live the King!! I saw him last december here on my city, Monterrey Mexico with two anothers vocal monsters! Michael Sweet (Stryper) and Rob Halford (Judas Priest) an Awesome Show!! ❤ Hail to the King! Hail Satan!! Pd.- Stryper is a christian metal band but King and Sweet are True Friends since the 80s!!
I listen to king diamond alot and never knew they got nominated for a grammy at all let alone 4. Also it's really nice people reacting to anything other than sleepless nights. A great song but they have so much better. Behind these walls is a great example😊
I was blessed to first hear him in 1986. I’ve never heard anything like him. Truly unique. I’ve been following his music (including Mercyful Fate) ever since.
It’s just shows such phenomenal chops for range but also arrangement. Harmonies can absolutely break or make a melody line. Hope you enjoyed. Thanks for watching Rachel! 🥰💪
Melisa,have you ever heard of an artist named Dimash qudaibergen...?Not a metal singer but he is one the best singers in the world,maybe the best singer in the world today.....If you have free time,react to him as well...I was in awe and was blown and amazed by how many vocal techniques he has up his sleeves in just one song
I saw him live back on the "Them" tour, I was front row and it was absolutely phenomenal. Late 80s I thinking and I still have the Tee shirt I bought at the show and my ticket
As the holidays draw near, I strongly recommend King's first solo single, No Presents For Christmas - be SURE it is the STUDIO version! No live crap! The awesomeness of the studio recording can never be replicated live.... cos of that laugh... ho ho ho, that LAUGH...
@@SoulSingerDiscovers There are actually quite few "holiday metal" gems out there - many are covers of the traditional classics, but even some originals. Here are a couple more of those originals, if you wanna plan out a theme or mini-series that lasts a weekend or a work week or whatever : - Black Xmas by Venom - Christmas Mourning (Red Water) by Type O Negative - Little Drummer Boy (Christmas Again) by King Diamond - Christmas Ride by Fight (Rob Halford) If you include KD's No Presents For Christmas, you got a little 5-episode (Monday-to-Friday?) series... depending how often you upload, lol. If you enjoy that, then maybe you can give it another go and explore Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) during the holidays. They have 3 full concept albums' worth of holiday themed tunes alone. Lots of stuff to keep ya busy! 🙂 Assuming you're not already familiar with them? 😯
@Melisa Kelly PHENOMENAL song. You should know that All of King's solo albums(except his first) are concept albums. If you like horror stories...listen from beginning to end
I think: Rob Halford was the 1st one to sing such high notes in metal. (I liked the early ones better.) But it triggered a change in that genre. I also think: (Warning: "sexual harresment!") watching your facial expression is phenomenal! King Diamond is surely "King", in singing such high notes, so much. I have a few CD's, here in my shelf. It is late in the evening. I'll be able to watch that life stream of yours, by now! 'Cant wait!
King was trained as an opera singer, tenor and falsetto. If he weren't in a metal band he would have followed in the footsteps of Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras aka The Three Tenors.
Another cracking reaction. You need to sit down dark room with a stiff drink and listen to the Album Abigail by King Diamond - a "horror/thriller" concept album !! As for others, as said Judas Priest's Rob Halford has a similar style as does Michael Kiske of Helloween. You also need to check out Unleash the Archers with their singer Britney Slays, if Ronnie James Dio and Bruce Dickinson could have children it would be Britney !!!
I'm a 51 year old lifelong metal head and I can say with ease that I'm sure King Diamond has inspired 100's of metal musicians if not 100's of different metal bands!
I think you need to react to the King Diamond (the vocalist not the band) song you share your name with. Melissa by Mercyful Fate. That was King Diamond's band before he formed this one.
I’ve toured with king diamond on 3 tours. My lead singer is his cousin also now his voice is stronger. You can ask anything you like about him I can happily answer
Whhhatttt!!! You’re kidding? What’s his process when he writes music. Does he write alone or with the band? Does he warm up? I deleted about five other questions 😂
@@SoulSingerDiscovers each album is a concept album written like a little opera pretty much each voice is a separate character in the story so he can change voice multiple times per song. All lyrics are by him yes he does warm up he now has a more powerful voice after his operation a few years back you can see the difference in his voice from his older to newer live performances. Ask away
@@SoulSingerDiscovers triple bi pass. He realized after heart operation his vocals had changed will find you a newer video so you can see the difference he is more powerful now.
@@SoulSingerDiscovers sleepless nights 2015 live. Then in 2020 he had a different operation which was more personal. That took him a little while to get back from but still as powerful.
The first guitar solo shows Michael Moon playing. He had only just joined when they did the video. The guitar solo was recorded by Michael Denner who left before the video was filmed. Denner was originally a member of the first Danish heavy band Brats and later Mercyful Fate. Moon only did the Abigail Tour in United States and Europe before being replaced by Pete Blakk
If you like Merciful Fate listen to King Diamond's The Bell Witch which is based on the Bell Witch from Adams Tennessee and for which the movie American Haunting was based on. Also King Diamond started off wearing makeup because he was inspired by Alice Cooper
A speechless Melisa, good god! King was totally unique. Nobody was doing what King was doing, totally blazing a new path. Let's watch a 2-hour concert. I agree; Justin must have been inspired by King and Freddie from Queen. Helloween to the shopping list if not already there. Until nextime time :-)
My first comment was unclear, King Diamond and Mercyful Fate are two bands but both are fronted by King, he jumped back and forth between them but they are both his bands, he's the founder and leader. When he's touring with King Diamond Mercyful Fate is on hiatus, when he's touring with Mercyful Fate King Diamond is on a break, or rather the musicians he hired for each band take a break. It's kinda like Corey Taylor with Slipknot and Stone Sour. King is recording two albums simultaneously and will tour as the frontman for both of his bands.
@Paul Thoresen I was around 14-15ish when I bought the EP. It was the original Rave-On label release. Lol I rode my BMX bike all the way to to record store in the rain
King didn't originally learn how to sing; he just screamed, according to him, and... figured it out (I guess?). His vocals now are even louder since he cut the cigarettes.
yea hes a cool guy too @@SoulSingerDiscovers not to mention every song on his 40+ years of career have a great story to it all the way back from mercyful fate days
Ah.. youve never heard of multitrack recording,,, :) Kings voice was All Him, legit,,, but many harmonizing tracks playing together is sweet symphony ~
So Mel, there are a few bands that sound similar to MF/KD. "Them" started off as a KD cover band and now have their own albums of original work. Dark Night from Brazil is also like KD but with a more positive message through horror.
First saw King Diamond on the Abigail tour. My first concert, still the best ever.
He is amazing! :)
King still sounds amazing nearly 40 years later. Sleepless Nights Live at the Fillmore is a banger. Nothing wrong with the Darkness Permission to Land i listened to it non stop the year it came out. 😁
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Saw him last Nov with mercyfulF !!!!
King Diamond is utterly amazing. So much power and wisdom.
48 years old. Been a King-fan since 13. Still to this day i am mesmerized and taken away by these songs. Thanx for listening and getting a new generation into this masterfull music.
It was an absolute pleasure! I am definitely a new fan for sure. Thanks for watching my dude 😊❤️
NGL-as soon as I saw “King Diamond” in the video title, I couldn’t click “play” fast enough! Because I just knew that you’d get such a kick out of his vibe.
Ashley! This is my new personality 😂
I love King Diamond! He does concept albums (also like Alice Cooper). The entire album tells a story. So at least once after you've reacted for awhile, listen to the albums in original track order. Add Abigail (song) to your react list. The Abigail album is one if my favs.
Black Horsemen!
Never apologize for liking what you like! One of the endearing things I like about your channel is the fact that you are just "discovering" a lot of new music and learning to love and appreciate things outside your comfort zone. Sometimes I wish I could go back and experience some of these bands for the first time as well. I think that's the main appeal of reaction channels to begin with. At least for me it is! Keep on your journey.
P.S. The Darkness is AWESOME! and King Diamond definitely has a lot of influence in the metal community. Maybe not as much as Alice Cooper (speaking of theatrics!) but still.
Thank you Jarrod! I fricken love the darkness so when I heard KD I knew I was gonna love it! It’s been a good ride so far 😊❤️
@@SoulSingerDiscovers - you should checkout some of his live stuff. Sleepless Nights, Black Horseman, Halloween, Abigail etc... are all amazing!
Justin Hawkins from the Darkness is also a great UA-camr... 🤘👍 So funny...
Yes! Great reaction! King Diamond is one of my metal heroes. I’ve been fan of Mercyful fate since I first heard them when I was 11/12. When KD left and formed his own band I ran to the record store as soon his first album came out. His unique voice also makes him or loved or hated and there no real in between. Love it that you dig his voice 😀!
Thank you Marcel! Yeah I didn’t know he had the band merciful fate and now I do, that’s another one for the list 😊❤️
The Best was the Tour Mercyful Fate and King Diamond together on Stage - remember King Diamond sings in both Band on this Tour
Danish royalty. even in the 80ies. Love it. I take the national points as they can come. Great. He is still amazing, even though his best years have... well... passed----
As a Dane myself I consider King Diamond the undisputed KING of metal. He just never fails to amaze and his shows are always impressive AF! even now at +60 he sounds so great!
Brilliant reaction Melisa.
King Diamond has some really great live performances. Songs for the Dead: Live at The Fillmore in Philadelphia from 2015 is excellent if you are looking for a full live show. A few songs that have probablly been recommended to follow-up this reaction would be "Abigail," "Sleepless Nights," or "Welcome Home."
Edit: You'll probably also get suggestions to react to Diamond's other band Mercyful Fate. I would personally start with "Evil" or "Melissa" but that is just me.
Thanks Bob! Yeah I’ve got Merciful Fate on the list now. Couldn’t be more into KD projects 😊❤️
That's a hard one for Mercyful Fate...lol. I love Melissa but Oath is my favorite and anything of King's Fatal Portrait album would be awesome.
I am in for a 2 and a half hour King Diamond concert with you. 100% Let's go for it!!!!
Yassss Mark!!! 😊❤️
Yes! The concert please! An incredible show!
King of Kings! Hail the King! \m/
Fair play to you fir jumping in the deep end so early on. King Diamond is a hidden gem in the Metal World for beginners. Yer enthusiasm, reactions and comments about his voice and style are brilliant. Welcome to the Coven! I've said it before Melisa, YOU are most welcome to our wee community. You are a Metalhead at heart. Embrace yer inner metalhead and enjoy the journey. You should try Mercyful Fate (before King Diamond went solo). "Curse of the Pharaohs", "Into the Coven" or "Melissa" are a nice wee starting point. "Welcome Home" from his solo album Them is a nice wee belter too. Oh aye, Dani Filth from Cradle of Filth (COF), looks and sounds like his bastard son😂😂😂🤘🏻🇬🇧🖤
Honestly it’s been an absolute joy to discover with you guys. The music is blowing my mind and after a long time in music it really does take a lot. I will immediately add these to the list, there’s gonna be a lot more king diamond to come 😊❤️
I know I’m five months late but you were made for King Diamond. As a horror fan you would just adore this full story. Since Halloween is just days away, now is the perfect time to go to Wikipedia and read the full story the album tells. Trust me on this.
I think I mentioned under your cradle of filth video ... Dani Filth has never disputed that King D influenced him.
As someone with a background as a horror fan, I know how important Hammer Films have been to its history. When it comes to the history of metal, I always feel surprised that high-pitched male voices have been so accepted in such a masculine genre. But I’m glad they are, so there can be singers like Rob Halford, Dani Filth and King Diamond.
Praise be for high-pitched male voices! They are wonderful 😊❤️
@@SoulSingerDiscovers the next one is going to be Melissa you’re gonna love it. There are two Melissa’s songs in different times. One in the 80’s and the other in the 90’s enjoy it.
I am a huge Mercyful Fate/King Diamond fan since 83...did security at a place called the showcase on long Island in 89 and went backstage before the show just to thank him and say hi and he let me sit down and eat with him and the band for about an hour...humble,passionate musician and brilliant instinctual entertaininer...fantastic person!
YES!!! Finally!!! You know what? King Diamond Live at The Fillmore, whole live show. You must! Sorry, but you simply must. Don't have to record a reaction. Just for yourself. Top notch experience and performance. Love your vids! ❤
Thank you my dude! I’m so glad! Honestly I might do a listening party with some wine cos I think It’ll be amazing 😊❤️
@@SoulSingerDiscovers If you do, I'm there with wine as well. Or some moonshine. 👀 🤘
Really glad you did King Diamond!! Grew up listening to King Diamond and got to see his concert in ‘89. Very theatrical, like Alice Cooper on steroids. Check out any videos from the live Fillmore concert or the whole thing!
Sooooo jealous! It must have been amazing! 😱
Amazing show! Show was delayed because people were busting up the barricades to get closer to the stage. Like in the Conspiracy story, at the end of the concert, they placed King in a casket and lit it on fire. After finishing the last song, they opened the casket and he was gone. He then came out from backstage and thanked the crowd. Quite a way to end a show!
This is exactly how I would want a concert to end but would expect they wouldn’t do it. Outstanding! 😍
I joined the cult in 1985 when I discovered merciful fate. Then saw him live at the Manatee County Civic Center in Florida 1987 on the Abigail tour. I was front row with bruises on my ribs from the fencing. His cross made of bones, I could touch if I wanted to. One of the best concert experiences of my life. I was 15. 🤘🏼
If I experience something that awesome at the age of 15, I would be worried the rest of my life will be let down. What an amazing time to see the band. Thank you so much for watching my dude 😊
He is all theatrics! You'll love the live show.
King sang/sings with Mercyful Fate also!! Still tours!! With both bands!! Try Melissa live 2015, at the fillmore in philadelphia!!
Hail to the King! There's not really anyone out there who sings like him but the music he made with his former band, Mercyful Fate, has had a great influence on thousands of bands that followed.
Beautiful !!!🤙🤙🤟🤟
King is one of those vocalists that when you hear covers its just not the same his trills n fills fill in the song
If u listen to the curse it's half of Mustains career right there
i love that you love the king on your first listen. you are now a metal head. horns up \m/
Who would’ve thought all these years ago when I was listening to some music that one day I would listen to me all music and really enjoy it. Strange times 😆
hail to the king. his vocals are just amazing today as they were then. PLUS he always surrounds himself with amazing musicians.
All hail the King!!! Melisa, if you liked King Diamond, you are going to love his other band Mercyful Fate. I’ve seen both bands many times in concert, and the King sounds just like that live. Back in the 1980’s he did some crazy live productions. But he still puts on a good show now. Yes, do the live show. That would be awesome to watch that with you.
Definitely listening to merciful fate! Had no idea he was in two bands. I think I will do this as a concert watch a long 😊💪
@@SoulSingerDiscovers That sounds like a plan. Mercyful Fate started in the early 80’s, and they were very influential on a lot of today’s hard rock and heavy metal bands. And they were way more satanic than the King’s solo stuff.
You know, King Diamond in his original band Mercyful Fate has an album and a song called Melissa - kismet?
This boy?! Can REALLY use his pipes!!!! Always loved K.D
3 Inches of Blood is the love child of King Diamond & Rob Halford. I would 100% watch a 2 hour concert if it was filmed in Montreal I was probably there lol.
3 Inches of Blood is on a level of their own! fuck I miss that band!!
As a little kid in the mid 80s, some of the older boys on the street had some Dokken, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, and Mercyful Fate. Was immediately a fan since like 8 or 9 of King Diamond.
Some people hate his falsetto but i was instantly hooked.
Excellent reaction! King Diamond is masterful, a living legend! You have to listen, react, analyze songs from two sacred albums, two masterpieces by the band Mercyful Fate (King Diamond on vocals): Melissa (1983) and Don't Break the Oath (1984). Greetings from Brazil!!!
I will check it out! Thank you so much for watching my dude 😊
Awesomeness. Live is good. Also dice deeper back into his first band Mercyful Fate.
Do the concert!! Just release one song at a time!! Melissa live is great!!
I agree 😊💪
Been listening since the 80's
Always has excellent musicians!!!
I concur 😊
King Diamond is my favorite singer. I’ve seen him play live back in November in 2019. Great reaction. You need to check out Mercyful Fate. King Diamond’s first band
I been listening to King Diamond for 35 years. I'm meeting him at the show on Halloween in Boston this year. It will be the ultimate bucket list event.
I am impossibly jealous!! Have an amazing time, I have no doubt you will 😄
HE’S COMING TO BOSTON!?!
@@yuyaricachimuel555 yes
Hell yeah, The King! My all time favorite artist.
Awesome! I'm glad you liked it! The whole "Abigail" album is a spooky story and it's great all the way through! Great guitar, drums AND vocals!
I’m gonna do a listen through I think! It sounds so good 😊💪
Let's not forget that the grammys gave a metal category win to Jethro tull. In live performances he normally has his wife on backing vocals to give that second high pitched voice but she's usually off stage.😮
Da#n right! Over Metallica…And Justice for All?! Come on, give me a break. Both the Grammys and Rolling Stone Magazine are completely clueless! 🤪
@@OfficialCesarValdezthat's because metallica suck
The Grammys gave a grammy to Milli Vanilli 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Discovered "Them" when I was 15 in '88. His is the only catalog I would save on an ark to Mars.
If I wasn't married, and was 20 years younger, her passion for King would draw me to her like a moth.
Might I recommend his earlier band from 83, Mercyful Fate, the album Melissa may also inspire...
Thank you for watching James I’ll be sure to check out Mercyful Fate 😊
Absolutely would love to see you watch the full concert. I think you'd love it.
The very first time I heard King Diamond was when I borrowed the album "The Eye" on cassette from a friend many years ago. When I first heard his voice I laughed. It sounded hella comical to me lol. As the album went on I got to appreciate his voice more and more. "Abigail" is my favorite King Diamond album, then "The Eye".
I can totally see why people would think that. I love it. It is both comical an incredibly impressive 😊
Yes, a live KD show, maybe not the whole 2 hours in one shot, but maybe two or three songs per video. Or, you could review the album Melissa by Mercyful Fate which features a young King Diamond, a bit more raw and less refined than how he is in his solo venture.
And he never gets out of tune.
Saw them in LA a few years ago (Mercyful Fate). He still sounds great and always classy and gracious
I never really appreciated King Diamond as kid, although he has definitely grown on me in my adulthood.
Fun Fact: During the 80s Satanic Panic, King Diamond was one of the few (if not the only) actual Satanists out of all the targeted Metal Bands. There is a really good interview with King Diamond floating around the youtubes from the 80s where he talks about it.
Oh I have to see his interview. Thanks my dude 😊💪
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Thats the link. It's a bad VHS quality ;)
G'day Melisa!! Ive been enjoying your reactions for a while. Would love to hear you react to the Australia's John Farnham signing his version of The Beatles HELP live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. You will love John's voice, an amazing tenor with great range!
I used to drink beer, smoke weed and listen to King Diamond on my walkman, in the middle of the night, in the graveyard across the street where I lived at the time. Fog rolling in, so cool.
My did you have just described the best night out ever 😆 thank you so much for watching 😊
54 yrs old and love the Dane ! Need to check out his original stuff . Mercyful fate !! " A dangerous meeting " !!!!!
Long Live the King!! I saw him last december here on my city, Monterrey Mexico with two anothers vocal monsters! Michael Sweet (Stryper) and Rob Halford (Judas Priest) an Awesome Show!! ❤ Hail to the King! Hail Satan!! Pd.- Stryper is a christian metal band but King and Sweet are True Friends since the 80s!!
I listen to king diamond alot and never knew they got nominated for a grammy at all let alone 4. Also it's really nice people reacting to anything other than sleepless nights. A great song but they have so much better. Behind these walls is a great example😊
Thanks for watching Billy 😊💜
Yeah we definitely want to see the live one with you 🎉🎉 greetings from Bogotá, Colombia 🤘🏻
Yassss!!! 😊❤️
I was blessed to first hear him in 1986. I’ve never heard anything like him. Truly unique. I’ve been following his music (including Mercyful Fate) ever since.
I would’ve loved to have been there at the beginning of the band, but I’m glad I found them. Thanks so much for watching my dude 😊
Love K.D. I’d watch the concert again.
His vocal harmonies are ridiculously good. No one talks about that
It’s just shows such phenomenal chops for range but also arrangement. Harmonies can absolutely break or make a melody line. Hope you enjoyed. Thanks for watching Rachel! 🥰💪
Melisa,have you ever heard of an artist named Dimash qudaibergen...?Not a metal singer but he is one the best singers in the world,maybe the best singer in the world today.....If you have free time,react to him as well...I was in awe and was blown and amazed by how many vocal techniques he has up his sleeves in just one song
Phantasmagoric voice! 🤘🤘🤘
I concur 💪❤️
I would watch that concert with you - it's glorious.
Yass! Thank you Peter :)
I saw him live back on the "Them" tour, I was front row and it was absolutely phenomenal. Late 80s I thinking and I still have the Tee shirt I bought at the show and my ticket
I would definitely watch the entire Show with you! Make it so, my dear!
I will! 😊💜
As the holidays draw near, I strongly recommend King's first solo single, No Presents For Christmas - be SURE it is the STUDIO version! No live crap!
The awesomeness of the studio recording can never be replicated live.... cos of that laugh... ho ho ho, that LAUGH...
This is an amazing idea! Thank you! I will definitely be doing this one for Xmas :)
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There are actually quite few "holiday metal" gems out there - many are covers of the traditional classics, but even some originals.
Here are a couple more of those originals, if you wanna plan out a theme or mini-series that lasts a weekend or a work week or whatever :
- Black Xmas by Venom
- Christmas Mourning (Red Water) by Type O Negative
- Little Drummer Boy (Christmas Again) by King Diamond
- Christmas Ride by Fight (Rob Halford)
If you include KD's No Presents For Christmas, you got a little 5-episode (Monday-to-Friday?) series... depending how often you upload, lol.
If you enjoy that, then maybe you can give it another go and explore Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) during the holidays.
They have 3 full concept albums' worth of holiday themed tunes alone. Lots of stuff to keep ya busy! 🙂
Assuming you're not already familiar with them? 😯
As soon as I saw you put that cheesy clip of a guy getting his head popped off, I knew I was in for a fun video.
I can’t be counted on for a lot of things, but certainly for bad references 😆
If you watch the entire concert King Diamond Live at the Fillmore, I will absolutely watch that with you. Fuck Yeah!!!
Woohoo!! 😊💪
@@SoulSingerDiscovers sooooo, when are we doing this? Some of us are waiting patiently. Lol
And if you're a Mom, Happy Mother's Day to you.
You have to check out "Sleepless Nights" by King Diamond!!!!!!!!!
Will do! 😊
@Melisa Kelly PHENOMENAL song. You should know that All of King's solo albums(except his first) are concept albums. If you like horror stories...listen from beginning to end
I think: Rob Halford was the 1st one to sing such high notes in metal. (I liked the early ones better.) But it triggered a change in that genre. I also think: (Warning: "sexual harresment!") watching your facial expression is phenomenal!
King Diamond is surely "King", in singing such high notes, so much. I have a few CD's, here in my shelf.
It is late in the evening. I'll be able to watch that life stream of yours, by now! 'Cant wait!
David Byron from Uriah Heep was singing vocal lines in the 5th Octave before Halford was
the King has so many great songs. seen em live once with Mercyful Fate and the show started with A Dangerous Meeting. was fantastic.
So jealous! Thanks for watching my dude 😊💜
You're awesome 😎 Great review❤
Thank you so much my dude 🥰
Saw him in 2019. It's hard to believe, but he sounds even better live
Do the complete live from The Fillmore in Philly. Its fantastic
King was trained as an opera singer, tenor and falsetto. If he weren't in a metal band he would have followed in the footsteps of Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras aka The Three Tenors.
What an absolute legend 😊❤️
He isn’t professionally trained at all.
Another cracking reaction. You need to sit down dark room with a stiff drink and listen to the Album Abigail by King Diamond - a "horror/thriller" concept album !! As for others, as said Judas Priest's Rob Halford has a similar style as does Michael Kiske of Helloween. You also need to check out Unleash the Archers with their singer Britney Slays, if Ronnie James Dio and Bruce Dickinson could have children it would be Britney !!!
I'm a 51 year old lifelong metal head and I can say with ease that I'm sure King Diamond has inspired 100's of metal musicians if not 100's of different metal bands!
My favorite King Diamond note: he torments his cats by doing his high notes while following them around.
Gotta listen to the whole album. The story is incredible.
I think you need to react to the King Diamond (the vocalist not the band) song you share your name with. Melissa by Mercyful Fate. That was King Diamond's band before he formed this one.
Oh I have that one on the list! Thank you my dude I will 😊💪
Watch the concert, it will be excellent. Lots of talent in his bands
I’ve toured with king diamond on 3 tours. My lead singer is his cousin also now his voice is stronger. You can ask anything you like about him I can happily answer
Whhhatttt!!! You’re kidding? What’s his process when he writes music. Does he write alone or with the band? Does he warm up? I deleted about five other questions 😂
@@SoulSingerDiscovers each album is a concept album written like a little opera pretty much each voice is a separate character in the story so he can change voice multiple times per song. All lyrics are by him yes he does warm up he now has a more powerful voice after his operation a few years back you can see the difference in his voice from his older to newer live performances. Ask away
Oh my vid what was his operation for?? Was it on his throat?
@@SoulSingerDiscovers triple bi pass. He realized after heart operation his vocals had changed will find you a newer video so you can see the difference he is more powerful now.
@@SoulSingerDiscovers sleepless nights 2015 live. Then in 2020 he had a different operation which was more personal. That took him a little while to get back from but still as powerful.
The first guitar solo shows Michael Moon playing. He had only just joined when they did the video. The guitar solo was recorded by Michael Denner who left before the video was filmed. Denner was originally a member of the first Danish heavy band Brats and later Mercyful Fate. Moon only did the Abigail Tour in United States and Europe before being replaced by Pete Blakk
You making a singing demonstration at 7.18... awsome! That tells me why you are singing and I'm not. 😀
I’m a firm believer that everybody can sing with enough training. Thank you very much ❤️
I still listen King Diamond, so cool.
He’s honestly the coolest. Makes everyone else look like geography teachers 😂
If you like Merciful Fate listen to King Diamond's The Bell Witch which is based on the Bell Witch from Adams Tennessee and for which the movie American Haunting was based on. Also King Diamond started off wearing makeup because he was inspired by Alice Cooper
Ah! Alice Cooper that makes sense. I’ll check it out, thanks my dude 😊👍
King Diamong, at over 60, still has great command over his voice, like Ronnie James Dio.
A speechless Melisa, good god!
King was totally unique. Nobody was doing what King was doing, totally blazing a new path. Let's watch a 2-hour concert. I agree; Justin must have been inspired by King and Freddie from Queen. Helloween to the shopping list if not already there. Until nextime time :-)
Thank you my dude ❤️😊
Do King Diamond Live at the Fillmore or Philadelphia !
Do Sleepless Nights or Abigail for individual songs!
Thanks
My first comment was unclear, King Diamond and Mercyful Fate are two bands but both are fronted by King, he jumped back and forth between them but they are both his bands, he's the founder and leader. When he's touring with King Diamond Mercyful Fate is on hiatus, when he's touring with Mercyful Fate King Diamond is on a break, or rather the musicians he hired for each band take a break. It's kinda like Corey Taylor with Slipknot and Stone Sour. King is recording two albums simultaneously and will tour as the frontman for both of his bands.
should listen to their live .... wow . amazing even at 64 yrs old ..
Don’t you worry my dude! I love KD and I will be returning several times 😊
King Diamond’s band Mercyful Fate was formed in the early 80’s. Broke up after two studio albums.
Heck yeah Melisa....so excited you finally got around to King. You HAVE to check out his band before his solo career...Mercyful Fate 🤘🤘🤘
As a matter of fact...Mercyful Fate did an album called "Melissa" lol
Cannot wait to listen to more. Glad you enjoyed it Pete! 😊
@Melisa Kelly You ALWAYS impress me with your content and openmindedness to all things music. Kudos to you gurly🤘🤘🤘
@@CarsonPete310 Melissa was pretty amazing at the time, as was "nuns Have no fun"
@Paul Thoresen I was around 14-15ish when I bought the EP. It was the original Rave-On label release. Lol I rode my BMX bike all the way to to record store in the rain
More, King Diamond! 👍♦️💍❤️💎👑😘💋😅😎😑💪🤷♂️😫🧀✌️
Love metal. Love me some Darkness. Love your channel.
Omens is a hell of a song. ❤❤❤
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Would we like to sit through a 2 and a half hour King Diamond concert with you Melisa?..
HEEEELLLL YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!
YYYASSSSSS!!!! 💪😎
King didn't originally learn how to sing; he just screamed, according to him, and... figured it out (I guess?). His vocals now are even louder since he cut the cigarettes.
10:23 Did you say you would fully prolapse? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
welcome to Kims king diamonds World and andy on guitar is brilliant n dee on drums Kim still rocks 40 years after
It’s honestly amazing 😊
yea hes a cool guy too @@SoulSingerDiscovers not to mention every song on his 40+ years of career have a great story to it all the way back from mercyful fate days
Ah.. youve never heard of multitrack recording,,, :)
Kings voice was All Him, legit,,, but many harmonizing tracks playing together is sweet symphony ~
So Mel, there are a few bands that sound similar to MF/KD. "Them" started off as a KD cover band and now have their own albums of original work. Dark Night from Brazil is also like KD but with a more positive message through horror.