Mercyful Fate / King Diamond Discography

I love ABIGAIL and find it to be very creepy

I like the new re-recorded Evil single that Mercyful Fate released

Anyone know who sang the female part on "Them"?

There was a female singing on them?

Just picked this up today:



Ladies & gentlemen, my FIRST official King Diamond purchase.

Haha congratulations. You get a little King and some Mercyful Fate. Pretty good comp.

I am greatly digging it...all the stuff that used to put me off about KD I now love....weird.

S.D. wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I am greatly digging it...all the stuff that used to put me off about KD I now love....weird.

You had the exact opposite experience I had. Loved King Diamond as a teenager, but I have a really hard time taking him seriously now.

I'm not taking him seriously now...I think I was taking him too seriously at first, especially vocally. He was never a Dickinson/Tate technician (in my mind) and always sounded "thin" (I used to say). I used to bust his balls for singing "falsetto" (I was cocky) and didn't rate him as highly as people like Dickinson, Tate or Halford. Plus, I bought into all the church hype of him being a soldier of Satan out to steal the souls of children.

Nowadays, I see him as a stylist...his delivery and presence are fantastic! And his stories are very creative...like listening to an old Vincent Price movie.

I tried to reply and accidentally deleted my post...

Believe me, I'm not knocking him at all. He is a stylist and storyteller and I'm sure he's 100% serious about his art. It's just not something I can enjoy these days.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Just picked this up today:



Ladies & gentlemen, my FIRST official King Diamond purchase.

That was my first official KD purchase as well. Gotten 2 or 3 others since then, but he's still an aquired taste to me. I can only take that falsetto for so long. Glad you like it.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I am greatly digging it...all the stuff that used to put me off about KD I now love....weird.

You had the exact opposite experience I had. Loved King Diamond as a teenager, but I have a really hard time taking him seriously now.

I'm not taking him seriously now...I think I was taking him too seriously at first, especially vocally. He was never a Dickinson/Tate technician (in my mind) and always sounded "thin" (I used to say). I used to bust his balls for singing "falsetto" (I was cocky) and didn't rate him as highly as people like Dickinson, Tate or Halford. Plus, I bought into all the church hype of him being a soldier of Satan out to steal the souls of children.

Nowadays, I see him as a stylist...his delivery and presence are fantastic! And his stories are very creative...like listening to an old Vincent Price movie.

He's really not for everyone but if you give it a chance it grows on you. I didn't like him at first either until I started getting really into the stories and wanting to know more about him. Before I knew it I owned everything I could get my hands on haha.

You can't really compare him to guys Dickinson because he's not that kind of style at all. He's a whole different thing with using growling vocals even at times using his regular voice. Once you can get past that you get used to it and see theres really more to it.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I am greatly digging it...all the stuff that used to put me off about KD I now love....weird.

You had the exact opposite experience I had. Loved King Diamond as a teenager, but I have a really hard time taking him seriously now.

I'm not taking him seriously now...I think I was taking him too seriously at first, especially vocally. He was never a Dickinson/Tate technician (in my mind) and always sounded "thin" (I used to say). I used to bust his balls for singing "falsetto" (I was cocky) and didn't rate him as highly as people like Dickinson, Tate or Halford. Plus, I bought into all the church hype of him being a soldier of Satan out to steal the souls of children.

Nowadays, I see him as a stylist...his delivery and presence are fantastic! And his stories are very creative...like listening to an old Vincent Price movie.

He's really not for everyone but if you give it a chance it grows on you. I didn't like him at first either until I started getting really into the stories and wanting to know more about him. Before I knew it I owned everything I could get my hands on haha.

You can't really compare him to guys Dickinson because he's not that kind of style at all. He's a whole different thing with using growling vocals even at times using his regular voice. Once you can get past that you get used to it and see theres really more to it.

Yeah, at the time (20 years ago) I compared him to others not taking into account his unique nature...

Bought Don't Break The Oath as a new release because of the cover in the imports section of the local record shop. The album floored me. The guitars of Sherman/Denner were really cool. King singing "They're gonna get themselves killed...." shot through me. The guy had a voice that can only be explained as "wake the dead metal". An errie freakin album that took things to a whole other level. I made the mistake of reading along with the music with headphones. Still think it is a great metal. One of the releases I upgraded to CD. The Death Kiss demo is pretty cool. It has King without all of the effects on his voice. I think the band had a better than even shot at making it, but getting those lyrics past the parents would not be easy. "...Your only living on borrowed time"

Ok, so King Diamond shows up and with a cool cover. What's that all about, recognized the name so I gave it a shot and yup it was the same guy. The album is really good, but it has a slightly different sound. The Mercyful Fate sound wasn't there. Found out later the band broke up. The guitars sounded cool and the band was on, and that story is something isn't it.

Up next is The Beginning. I saw this as a new release and quickly read the back cover and it said something to the effect "first album" so I bought it. Very interesting. I liked it, but it wasn't "Don't Break The Oath".

Always wanted Melissa, but could never find it, so I've never heard the album. I sorta lost interest in King Diamond when I heard a friend play "Them" and wasn't too impressed.

"Don't Break The Oath" is great. Maybe I should give the band another chance since it's been how long?

of course

wmcollis wrote:

Bought Don't Break The Oath as a new release because of the cover in the imports section of the local record shop. The album floored me. The guitars of Sherman/Denner were really cool. King singing "They're gonna get themselves killed...." shot through me. The guy had a voice that can only be explained as "wake the dead metal". An errie freakin album that took things to a whole other level. I made the mistake of reading along with the music with headphones. Still think it is a great metal. One of the releases I upgraded to CD. The Death Kiss demo is pretty cool. It has King without all of the effects on his voice. I think the band had a better than even shot at making it, but getting those lyrics past the parents would not be easy. "...Your only living on borrowed time"

Ok, so King Diamond shows up and with a cool cover. What's that all about, recognized the name so I gave it a shot and yup it was the same guy. The album is really good, but it has a slightly different sound. The Mercyful Fate sound wasn't there. Found out later the band broke up. The guitars sounded cool and the band was on, and that story is something isn't it.

Up next is The Beginning. I saw this as a new release and quickly read the back cover and it said something to the effect "first album" so I bought it. Very interesting. I liked it, but it wasn't "Don't Break The Oath".

Always wanted Melissa, but could never find it, so I've never heard the album. I sorta lost interest in King Diamond when I heard a friend play "Them" and wasn't too impressed.

"Don't Break The Oath" is great. Maybe I should give the band another chance since it's been how long?

Buy Melissa immediately.

Yeah, Melissa is an excellent album. It should be pretty easy to find on CD.

Melissa is the album I revisit most.

S.D. wrote:

Melissa is the album I revisit most.

I tend to play Melissa and Oath back to back, love em both!!!!

thejokeriv wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Melissa is the album I revisit most.

I tend to play Melissa and Oath back to back, love em both!!!!

I like to play them back to back too.

thejokeriv wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Melissa is the album I revisit most.

I tend to play Melissa and Oath back to back, love em both!!!!

Usually I do the same as the joke man here. However I prefer Melissa as well. The time changes on that album are awesome.

I haven't tried Mercyful Fate yet. I'm starting on King Diamond's Abigail and it's really a serious stuff. I love his falsetto voice and he sings like he's trying to show a stage play with different voices, I find it creepy but awesome. New stuff to my ears and I'm definitely digging this band out. \m/

new stuff to your ears? Where have you been the last 30 years?

sidmaximus wrote:

I haven't tried Mercyful Fate yet. I'm starting on King Diamond's Abigail and it's really a serious stuff. I love his falsetto voice and he sings like he's trying to show a stage play with different voices, I find it creepy but awesome. New stuff to my ears and I'm definitely digging this band out. \m/

Start with Melissa and Don't Break The Oath - pure classics!!!!

thejokeriv wrote:

sidmaximus wrote:

I haven't tried Mercyful Fate yet. I'm starting on King Diamond's Abigail and it's really a serious stuff. I love his falsetto voice and he sings like he's trying to show a stage play with different voices, I find it creepy but awesome. New stuff to my ears and I'm definitely digging this band out. \m/

Start with Melissa and Don't Break The Oath - pure classics!!!!

Is that a threat?

Can you suggest more similar bands?

I really like this guy's voice. Falsetto at its finest!