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King Diamond is tagged as: heavy metal, metal, progressive metal, horror metal, black metal

King Diamond is the band that King Diamond (Kim Petersen) formed after the split up of Mercyful Fate - following the departure of Hank Shermann. He was joined by most members of the then defunct Mercyful Fate. The style has lost most of its proto-black metal style and become a heavy metal band. The Satanic focus was replaced by a focus on horror stories. Apart from two albums, each of the albums contained a story told throughout the songs; some stories span more than one album. Only Fatal Portrait and The Spider’s Lullaby deviate here, in that only four of the songs form a story while the other songs are independent. His extremely high falsetto vocal style is notable.
King formed the band along with two former Mercyful Fate members, guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen and was joined by new drummer Mikkey Dee. The original second guitarist Floyd Constantin was soon replaced by Andy LaRocque. The band debuted with single No Presents For Christmas, followed by debut album Fatal Portrait. King Diamond would also play some Mercyful Fate songs on gigs. The second album Abigail was the first full concept album. Shortly before the release and following tour, Michael Denner left the band. His replacement was Mikael Myllynen, who also appeared in band’s first pr...
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Top 10 King Diamond Songs
Welcome Home
The Family Ghost
A Mansion In Darkness
Funeral
Abigail
Arrival
Black Horsemen
The 7th Day of July 1777
The Invisible Guests
The Possession
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Top 10 King Diamond Albums
Abigail
Them
The Puppet Master
Conspiracy
The Graveyard
Give Me Your Soul...Please
The Eye
Fatal Portrait
Voodoo
House of God
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