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King Diamond is the band that King Diamond (Kim Petersen) formed after he left Mercyful Fate which eventually caused the remaining members to split up(although Michael Denner and Timi Hansen were also members of King Diamond) - following the departure of Hank Shermann. Although the first incarnation of King Diamond featured members of Mercyful Fate, the band 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 in Copenhagen, Denmark 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 promo video, The Family Ghost. However, he left the band after the tour.

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1	Welcome Home	418
2	Abigail	360
3	The Family Ghost	349
4	A Mansion In Darkness	331
5	Arrival	325
6	Funeral	271
7	The 7th Day of July 1777	259
8	Black Horsemen	245
9	The Invisible Guests	229
10	The Possession	220
11	Omens	202
12	Sleepless Nights	179
13	Halloween	164
13	Tea	164
15	Eye Of The Witch	158

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dastrevas

muito foda o deadly lullabyes live.

yesterday evening
mygga_med_stil

Holy shit, when did he start performing on stage again!?

Tuesday evening
Nostradanus

And why is that?

Sunday morning
Dan696

Nostradanus well, u' re an asshole my friend

last week
Nostradanus

Kinda discovering King Diamond again, it's been a while... How I missed his voice, god damn. Loving every second of it.

12 days ago
mediocre

@Nordmar_Hammer: where did you get those numbers? And why should listening to metal exclude listening to other musical styles?

12 days ago
Dan696

one of the funniest voices ever, the family ghost is epic

13 days ago
iamnotapie

V Moron

14 days ago
Nordmar_Hammer

You say Miley Cyrus-I say Led Zepplin You say Flowers-I say Accept You say Pink-I say Iron Maiden You say Hip Hop-i say shut the fuck up You say Pop-I scream Heavy Metal! You say Hannah Montana-i fucking punch you in the face 92% of teenagers have turned to Hip Hop and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 bands.DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK DIE!

15 days ago
davesantos

He's Back!!! ♥

15 days ago
rockz666

GREAT to have you back King ! the metal scene needs an injection of old school kickass. tour the USA, you're already here. hail king <bows down> \m/

18 days ago
Iron_Natalia

I hope he comes to Poland again... with Mercyful Fate, King Diamond or both...[2]

20 days ago
Magdalenafika

\m/\m/\m/\m/....

20 days ago
schism66

Deadly lullabyes is a good live cd..a lot of puppet master material.

23 days ago
Slesar-int

http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Shit+rave

last month
DrunkenOldTroll

King rulezz!

last month
Demon_Aosoth

Newest King Diamond video taken on 1-27-2012 ----->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUXo3wilOso&feature=share

last month
stevepwn

hes a nutjob

last month
metal_gimp

''Deadly Lullabyes is an awesome album!'' Yeah? I really need to get round to buying it someday!! I hope King announces a few more dates or a tour for the end of the year!

last month
gabyvamp

<3

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