King Diamond had triple bypass surgery

http://www.bravewords.com/news/152121

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

Wow that is pretty intense and I hope he recovers quickly

That is very intense indeed - King Diamond has been having health issues for the last 2 years or so. I remember seeing his last performance with Metallica on youtube and he was a tooth pick. Apparently at the time he was having problems with his back at the time.

Wow, that does sound intense - I'm quite a big fan, so here's hoping he wont take too long to fully recover - I still have yet to see him live, I was going to last year in copenhagen, but the show was cancelled due to his back problems. The King has had variouse health issues - he also suffered some hernia-related stuff in his back a couple of years ago - the pain is supposed to be unbelievable. Poor guy, get well soon King!

seems like he's been through a lot of sh*t recently.

I was just going to post this. That really sucks, but good thing he's ok.

He better not die-If he does his master will watch him eternally burn,laughing all the while.

troublemagnet wrote:

He better not die-If he does his master will watch him eternally burn,laughing all the while.

TheKing is not that kind of guy!

I heard about this. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I actually was talking to someone recently at the local bar who met King Diamond in person once. He said he was a really nice guy.

I hope that he has a speedy recovery.

Looks like it's time to crank some of my old Kind Diamond albums. Hope he gets well soon.

From what i've heard he seems like a nice guy... hope he gets well.

troublemagnet wrote:

He better not die-If he does his master will watch him eternally burn,laughing all the while.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

troublemagnet wrote:

He better not die-If he does his master will watch him eternally burn,laughing all the while.

Satan, maybe?


Hope he gets well soon.

Dang, that's rough. Hang in there King!

Really surprised to hear this...It sucks.

Hope he recovers quickly

Hope he recovers quickly. I have yet to see King live but I would like the opportunity sometime, if anything just to hear those falsettos in person.

It's God's punishment for worshiping Satan.

EvyMetal wrote:

It's God's punishment for worshiping Satan.

I hope you aren't being serious with that comment.

GrandNational wrote:

EvyMetal wrote:

It's God's punishment for worshiping Satan.

I hope you aren't being serious with that comment.

Besides, King Diamond has stated very plainly, that he doesn't even believe in Satan. He is an athiest and the occult theme is a gimmick.

Sounds like King is on the mend...

KING DIAMOND Completes Cardiac Rehabilitation Program - Mar. 14, 2011

Livia Zita, the 26-year-old wife of 54-year-old Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) — who underwent open-heart triple-bypass surgery last November — has issued the following update:

"Some of you have been asking for an update on King's health, so I thought I'll write what's been going on.

"King has just finished his cardiac rehabilitation program this past Friday, and graduated with flying colors. Thanks to the wonderful people at the rehab center, his exercise regimen helped him gain a lot of muscle, and start on the road of building up good endurance.

"We will start regular exercises now to get the endurance up to nice levels.

"The examinations by his heart surgeon and cardiologist revealed that his health is steadily improving, and they all expect him to feel better than ever, 15 years younger than he really is.

"I am immensely proud of what he has achieved in these short three months, stopped smoking entirely, changed diet and doing regular exercise among other things.

"I cannot say anything certain about when he will be back working on King Diamond-related things, but he is looking forward to finishing the DVDs eventually, and he is most certainly not stopping music.

"I hope this information was helpful. I can honestly say that his progress has been nothing short of amazing. He is the strongest person I know. He would also like to extend his huge gratitude to all of you, for your absolutely amazing support. It has really meant a lot to him.

"Enjoy his cardiac rehabilitation 'graduation' picture below."

Very cool, thanks for the update.

Fat Freddy wrote:

[i]Livia Zita, the 26-year-old wife of 54-year-old Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond

Looks like his heart is in for quite the workout. Lucky bastard.

glad things are looking up for him.