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Some of the material on the album had its roots in demos recorded when the musicians were members of the underground bands Black Rose and Brats: "Curse of the Pharaohs", which was originally titled "Night Riders" on an old Brats demo, was retitled after King Diamond changed the lyrics originally written by the Brats bassist; [7] "Love Criminals", actually the first song Mercyful Fate ever ...
Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 1981 by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. [4] Influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, and with lyrics dealing with LaVeyan Satanism (often with ironic or sardonic use of Christian themes) and the occult, Mercyful Fate was part of the first wave of black metal in the early to mid-1980s, along with Venom ...
The Best of Mercyful Fate is a compilation album by the band Mercyful Fate from years 1982-1984. ... "Into the Coven" (Diamond, Shermann) – 5:10 "Black Funeral ...
The following year, Mercyful Fate recorded their second album Don't Break the Oath. Released on 7 September 1984, [4] the album debuted at number 33 on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan charts. [5] Despite winning a cult following around the world, with sales in the thousands, Mercyful Fate broke up in April 1985, due to musical differences. [6] [7]
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Melissa (Mercyful Fate album), 1983 "Melissa" (song), by the Allman Brothers Band "Mélisa", a song by French singer Enrico Macias "Melissa", a 1983 song by Mercyful Fate
It also includes older Mercyful Fate songs, recorded during 1982–1984. Track listing. No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Doomed by the Living Dead"
In 1981 he formed Mercyful Fate alongside King Diamond, where they deviated from punk music and started to write heavier songs. During this time Shermann composed all the music for 1983's Melissa and most of 1984's Don't Break the Oath, widely considered Mercyful Fate's most seminal albums. Mercyful Fate disbanded in 1985 due to creative ...