Mercyful Fate is tagged as: heavy metal, black metal, metal, thrash metal, danish Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band which helped inspire black metal through their lyrics and image. The band was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1981 from the remaining members of Hank Shermann’s band Brats and King Diamond’s band Black Rose. In early 1981 they helped out Michael Denner with demos for his band Danger Zone. Soon, Shermann, Denner, Diamond, and Denner’s bass player Timi Grabber realized their potential as a unit and started performing as Mercyful Fate. The band experienced the usual member changes for a new band, as Denner left (and later returned). In addition, the drummer position was a revolving door, but Kim Ruzz finally established himself as the drummer. Several demos and live shows survive from 1981, including their infamous first concert “Sabbath of all witches” held in early/mid 1981. In early 1982, the band contributed to the Ebony Records sampler Metallic Storm. Later on in the year, Mercyful Fate recorded its first official release, Mercyful Fate, on vinyl for the Dutch label Rave On. The release included heavy and evil material that would later inspire the black metal genre (although Venom and Bathory are as equally considered as the forefathers of black metal). Following the EP, the band released Mel... Read More About Mercyful Fate Biography...  Send Mercyful Fate ringtones to your cell
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