i love the lil melody parts he puts into the bridges, then he get sinister again, and its like rock city! been a fan for years, i can never stop liking this band
Amen man. I was into metal since I was fourteen, but it took me nearly five years to even hear about King Diamond or Mercyful Fate. My guitar teacher turned me onto them (as well as German band Running Wild), and now KD and MF are easily two of my favorite bands.
The song, "Under the Spell" from this album is one of the best songs ever. I love this song, as I do with all of King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, but Under the Spell is freaking wicked!
This video has actually turned me on to Mercyful Fate, believe it or not. The falsettos took some getting used to, but I'm used to them now. Great video that's the exact opposite of what you would expect for a song with horror-based lyrics. The song grows on you too; good songwriting from both a lyrical and musical standpoint. Fabulous stuff!
Dont know if King Diamond is a band or more just a way for some people to socialize. I am from Sweden and every time I had the pleasure to have King Diamond as my guest the King has shown some special powers. He is a Danish but still he speaks good Swedish with his fans. Most Swedes does not know a single word of Danish, but the King knows both languages.
Mercyful Fate was founded by Hank Shermann (Brats) and King diamond (Black Rose) when they found Micheal Denner and is base player Timi Grabber (Danger Zone) And started their playing as Mercyful Fate. But then Micheal Denner left and then Kim Ruzz established himself as drummer
Maybe 10 years back I saw Merciful Fate play special guest for King Diamond. Guess Kim Petersen (King Diamond) is in a group of few that can play special guest for himself. What can I say King Diamond is simply the BEST EVER!!!
@OdysseyIntoOblivion The same ting happened to me with my slayer´s discography... but time passed and they accepted they can not change my love to metal music
I agree Mercyful FAte is very underrated and very obscure, unless you really know your Metal. I have been a huge KING fan since 1987 and still actively collect all KING and MF
Wird höchste Zeit, dass der King seine Hauptband (MF) endlich reaktiviert und ein neues Album aufnimmt ! Eine der musikalisch genialsten und zeitlosesten Formationen in der Geschichte des Heavy Metal. Wäre sehr schade, wenn man von MF nichts mehr zu hören bekäme.
Apparently you all need it spelled out for you. Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, double-kick drumming, and unconventional song structure. During the first half of the 1980s, certain thrash metal bands established a prototype for black metal. This First Wave includes bands such as Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost.
First heard this when i was 14 yrs old im now 24 and fuck me side ways it still fucking rules!! I remember having this on my walkman/cassete player in Comprehensive School when all the twats in my year were all listning to Backstreet Boys/Cher and Hanson i remember them puting one of that crap on and there was me in the back with this on full blast the king cuts over all !!! oh the memories!!!
i heard from a reliable source that they live in New York. maybe from Denmark, but im from Italy and now i live in America (i consider myself American). and there not speaking Danish :O. and American BM bands usually doesn't paint their faces, but the singer from this band does, maybe they are half-ers
if this song put my death metal vocals with kings voice i know he would sell more copies... trust me, i just sang with a hella deep growl and what i heard was magical, i suprised myself
Mercyful Fate is definently the more aggressive,heavier band but Kings genius writing for the concepts Makes them amazing ecspecially abigail through the graveyard minus the eye or w/e. I think it depends on how your feeling tht day, Ne time is a good day for King to me but sometime u want ur king with MF and sometimes u just want your king
Cold as ice is great mmm well theres a lot of great stuff at the graves, abigail, the trial (chamber ardente), spiders lullabye, the floatting head... well I think thats enough, then you can continue listening... I bet you will like it more
I don't know if you saw CLERKS 2, but Jay and Silent Bob are huge Mercyful Fate fans all of a sudden. They crank Fate songs at two separate points in the movie. They're also born-again Christians now. Thought you might find that interesting. Kinda proves my theory that Heaven's where everyone wants to go, but Hell has the cooler soundtrack.
@GDorigon sorry bad spelling but malmsteens strat is modded like hell with thick black pickups new neck yellow color and i think theres some other mods
Actually, yes he did. He just used his falsetto for dramatic effect. Because I did but GIVE ME YOUR SOUL... PLEASE. I was just as upset as you were, but as I stated, he used his falsetto for background vocals, go back and listen.
I am just sitting at home, listening to some good, old Heavy Metal...the doorbell is ringing but I am not expecting anyone, it's an Uninvited Guest...should I be scared?
@dheerajsp I said ONE of the first... And Alice Cooper don't use as much as King do... Anyway most of black metal today is inspired by King among others because he was in Mercyful Fate and they were a part of the First Wave of Black metal...
What do the crosses mean, the ones on the amp...? I know King Diamond's has a infinity sign with that cross comping from it but what does that mean? I also saw it on this reality show thats scares people.
@MorkaGraven wtf dude? ... Mercyful Fate is among the most known metal bands... They were a part of the First wave of black metal... Actually King was one of the first metal artists to use make-up, if not the first.. And Denmark has a lot of awsome metal bands such as Volbeat, Dawn of Demise, Illdisposed, Hatesphere, Mnemic and not to mention Pretty Maids ...
@burningempire666 yes he do falssetto in the give me your soul...please album specially in the song give me your soul the part he says no its a mistake and more parts and the soprano is his wife and she does the part that correspond to her like so sad and the part that says give me your soul for the dead she dont do the parts of king sorry for my bad english keep in metal
Gene Simmons gave him the legal boots that is why he got new makeup in 1988 for the King Diamond solo album "Them" before that he had the same makeup on the first two Fate And first two King Diamond albums.
i love the lil melody parts he puts into the bridges, then he get sinister again, and its like rock city! been a fan for years, i can never stop liking this band
The way to open a Metal album. This band shows they still have it after so many years.
This track is a guitar assault! The King's frantic vocals and the Dark Euro riffs make this a classic!
i love black metal!!! nice to hear a band from America
Back in schoool they asked people to play a song ...i picked this in 1996 14 years old everyone was like wtf lol awsomeness now as it was then
Amen man. I was into metal since I was fourteen, but it took me nearly five years to even hear about King Diamond or Mercyful Fate. My guitar teacher turned me onto them (as well as German band Running Wild), and now KD and MF are easily two of my favorite bands.
he's been singing like that since I first heard Mercyful Fate in 1984.
The song, "Under the Spell" from this album is one of the best songs ever. I love this song, as I do with all of King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, but Under the Spell is freaking wicked!
First song I heard from MF, instant fan. Into the Unknown is a fantastic album!! Conjures images of Lovecraft, Love, and insanity!!
Guitar Players were unbelievable - awesome
This video has actually turned me on to Mercyful Fate, believe it or not. The falsettos took some getting used to, but I'm used to them now. Great video that's the exact opposite of what you would expect for a song with horror-based lyrics. The song grows on you too; good songwriting from both a lyrical and musical standpoint. Fabulous stuff!
One of their best songs.
dare no to mess with the king.....he is one of the greatest no matter what
Dont know if King Diamond is a band or more just a way for some people to socialize. I am from Sweden and every time I had the pleasure to have King Diamond as my guest the King has shown some special powers. He is a Danish but still he speaks good Swedish with his fans. Most Swedes does not know a single word of Danish, but the King knows both languages.
"come in from the cold and warm your heart"
!!!!!
mercyful fate is one of those bands that anyone who listens to metal should know
Denner lays some sick solos in this one.
King is the KING! Long Live!
Damn KD's stage persona is easily a badass halloween costume
Perfection. Hail!
mercyful fate é muito bom!
also FP and Conspiracy...such an underrated album IMO...All hail the King!!!
sweet. enjoy all the learning you've got ahead of ya : )
this song is terryfic.... cool diamond
Mercyful Fate was founded by Hank Shermann (Brats) and King diamond (Black Rose) when they found Micheal Denner and is base player Timi Grabber (Danger Zone) And started their playing as Mercyful Fate. But then Micheal Denner left and then Kim Ruzz established himself as drummer
Maybe 10 years back I saw Merciful Fate play special guest for King Diamond. Guess Kim Petersen (King Diamond) is in a group of few that can play special guest for himself.
What can I say King Diamond is simply the BEST EVER!!!
I've been into metal since I was...10. I'm twelve now and I'm starting to like em
I like it.
I don't remember how many times I've seen this video XD
@OdysseyIntoOblivion
The same ting happened to me with my slayer´s discography... but time passed and they accepted they can not change my love to metal music
King is the King!! \o/
I agree Mercyful FAte is very underrated and very obscure, unless you really know your Metal. I have been a huge KING fan since 1987 and still actively collect all KING and MF
why dont people listen to this gr8 music any more all every one plays is pop. fuck pop long live the metal
Man! This is a fucking awesome song!!! Mercyful Fate Rulz!!!
me gusta buenisimos
Great Guitar players.
Wird höchste Zeit, dass der King seine Hauptband (MF) endlich reaktiviert und ein neues Album aufnimmt ! Eine der musikalisch genialsten und zeitlosesten Formationen in der Geschichte des Heavy Metal. Wäre sehr schade, wenn man von MF nichts mehr zu hören bekäme.
One word: king
Apparently you all need it spelled out for you.
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, double-kick drumming, and unconventional song structure.
During the first half of the 1980s, certain thrash metal bands established a prototype for black metal. This First Wave includes bands such as Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost.
musikos increibles
hell yeah
This song fucken rules!!!
god damm, everybody says "king's" but this is Mercyful Fate!
KING FUCKING ROCKS
TY FROM CANADA
First heard this when i was 14 yrs old im now 24 and fuck me side ways it still fucking rules!! I remember having this on my walkman/cassete player in Comprehensive School when all the twats in my year were all listning to Backstreet Boys/Cher and Hanson i remember them puting one of that crap on and there was me in the back with this on full blast the king cuts over all !!! oh the memories!!!
im glad my friend turned me on to King Diamond
this cross is named CARACA'S CROSS, in mitology, is a powerfull implement to do the necromancy or dead´s inviocation (wichery)
yeeaahh the music is fucking awesome
i heard from a reliable source that they live in New York. maybe from Denmark, but im from Italy and now i live in America (i consider myself American). and there not speaking Danish :O. and American BM bands usually doesn't paint their faces, but the singer from this band does, maybe they are half-ers
Amazing... Fucking Amazing !
King Diamond doesn't even do need to do high pitch stuff for me to love his voice.
if this song put my death metal vocals with kings voice i know he would sell more copies... trust me, i just sang with a hella deep growl and what i heard was magical, i suprised myself
muito foda
Mercyful Fate is definently the more aggressive,heavier band but Kings genius writing for the concepts Makes them amazing ecspecially abigail through the graveyard minus the eye or w/e. I think it depends on how your feeling tht day, Ne time is a good day for King to me but sometime u want ur king with MF and sometimes u just want your king
I wish could saw a "Welcome Princess of Hell" video
Yes. As in the definition of.
he WAS the drummer for king diamond. Matt Thompson is now I'm pretty sure thats his name.
this is good because most of black metal is like people not really singing and atleast this guy sings. i like this song...
Shits badass!
@DrowningPoolDude good choices lol, although i always thought the witch's dance was my favorite.
@cvg1099 Thank you... just... seriously, you just said everything I've felt about YT the last year or so.
Cold as ice is great
mmm well theres a lot of great stuff
at the graves, abigail, the trial (chamber ardente), spiders lullabye, the floatting head...
well I think thats enough, then you can continue listening... I bet you will like it more
I don't know if you saw CLERKS 2, but Jay and Silent Bob are huge Mercyful Fate fans all of a sudden. They crank Fate songs at two separate points in the movie. They're also born-again Christians now. Thought you might find that interesting. Kinda proves my theory that Heaven's where everyone wants to go, but Hell has the cooler soundtrack.
i would wash the King's car..he is awesome!!
@drowfighter1 good one. Couldn't have said it better myself.
Morbid contained Per Yngve Ohlin (RIV), and he WAS black metal. Euronymous was a poseur from day one, he believed in nothing but popularity.
All hail the motherfucking King of Diamonds.
pwnt, THERE'S A LITTLE OLD MAAAAAAAAAAN
This drummer is Bjarne T. Holm. Snowy Shaw played in MF before him and in KD long before that.
It's the sound on the video uploaded, bad quality indeed. The sound on the actual album is superb.
this shit rocks
please Mercyful Fate come out of hibernation! the world needs quality black metal!
why dont we stop talking about make-up and just watch the awesome music video and be united through one common element GO METALHEADS!
@GDorigon sorry bad spelling but malmsteens strat is modded like hell with thick black pickups new neck yellow color and i think theres some other mods
@Dimebag204 Again? Refresh my memory! Was it comments from another video?
Actually, yes he did. He just used his falsetto for dramatic effect. Because I did but GIVE ME YOUR SOUL... PLEASE. I was just as upset as you were, but as I stated, he used his falsetto for background vocals, go back and listen.
THEY´RE GODS
@Barakonyi Don't forget Venom!
I am just sitting at home, listening to some good, old Heavy Metal...the doorbell is ringing but I am not expecting anyone, it's an Uninvited Guest...should I be scared?
@HeavyMetalMarauder right ;)
Get Melissa, Don't Break the Oath, Abigail, and Them. That's some of the best in my opinion, but it's all worthwhile, for fishermanryan by the way
@dheerajsp I said ONE of the first... And Alice Cooper don't use as much as King do... Anyway most of black metal today is inspired by King among others because he was in Mercyful Fate and they were a part of the First Wave of Black metal...
King diamond lyrics influenced black metal bands
but..Mercyful fate and King Diamond are Heavy Metal....
but...IS FUCKING AWESOME!!!
There's a little old MAAAAAAAAAN!!!!
KD fuckin rawks
King Diamond is Satans Son.. a High Priest of Satan A Ruler of Metal.. LONG LIVE METAL .....
What do the crosses mean, the ones on the amp...?
I know King Diamond's has a infinity sign with that cross comping from it but what does that mean? I also saw it on this reality show thats scares people.
@MorkaGraven wtf dude? ... Mercyful Fate is among the most known metal bands... They were a part of the First wave of black metal... Actually King was one of the first metal artists to use make-up, if not the first..
And Denmark has a lot of awsome metal bands such as Volbeat, Dawn of Demise, Illdisposed, Hatesphere, Mnemic and not to mention Pretty Maids ...
holy crap this guy sounds crazy lol
@burningempire666 yes he do falssetto in the give me your soul...please album specially in the song give me your soul the part he says no its a mistake and more parts and the soprano is his wife and she does the part that correspond to her like so sad and the part that says give me your soul for the dead she dont do the parts of king sorry for my bad english keep in metal
@kdiamond12 I think I just sht myself in delight.
Gene Simmons gave him the legal boots that is why he got new makeup in 1988 for the King Diamond solo album "Them" before that he had the same makeup on the first two Fate And first two King Diamond albums.
I wonder what unspeakable Hell in someones past could cause Them to not feel the sonic Rapture in it? : )
@cvg1099 lol , completely agreed!
even if u dont like the satanic aspects of mercyful fate/ king diamond you have to admit that it's a heck of a fucking good metal band!
id love to hear Brainstorm wish was with king diamond before mercyful fate. King diamond actually played guitar i've read.
king Diamond you arrived from Colombia
The Land of hell
fucking sickk
@OdysseyIntoOblivion it is the devils music and it FUCKIN ROCKS
@Dimebag204 Wait. I see! Witches' Dance! About the dog! Hail King Diamond!
It's probably the paint man... lol