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On their sophomore album, which was to be their last before an eight-year hiatus and the final one with their classic line-up, Mercyful Fate expanded their signature sound with the creative use of atmospheric keyboards, slicker production values, and slightly less progressive song construction. But the music was not any more mainstream than their debut, and it turned out to be another metal masterpiece for their devoted fans. It just missed cracking the Billboard Top 200 too.
Like Slayer, Mercyful Fate conjured some truly evil-sounding riffs, most notably on the gothic rocker "Desecration Of Souls" (refreshingly free of King Diamond's falsetto) and the faster-paced "Night Of The Unborn," while Diamond's tales of phantasms, supernatural encounters, and Satanic rituals fit the music better this time. The early years of Mercyful Fate may have been all too brief, but DON'T BREAK THE OATH is one of the 1980s' best metal albums, and proved to be highly influential in the black-metal underworld. The Roadrunner reissue includes an early, more aggressive version of the album opener "A Dangerous Meeting" called "Death Kiss."
Personnel: King Diamond (vocals, background vocals); Hank Shermann, Michael Denner (guitar); Kim Ruzz (drums).
Recording information: Easy Sound Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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...your brain starts to dance. Must have for any true metal fan. And I don't know why people do not like his falsetto. Gypsy is one of the best songs on the album...I could ride to war or the gates of Hell listening to that riff and his scream.
Submitted by Pleth (Washington State)
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My favorite album of all time.Best songs are A DAngerous Meeting,Night Of The Unborn,The Oath and the Death Kiss demo.
Submitted by thrashmetalhead666 (Phoenix,AZ)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No CLASSIC MASTERPIECE!
A superb album, King's vocals are amazing, the guitar solo's and riffs are brilliant as is the drumming! This album is so raw, creepy, dark, satanic and even humourous, it is pure classic metal to rival iron maiden! The album introduced some amazing cult classic tracks such as GYPSY and my personal fav COME TO THE SABBATH! Seriously recommended...if you dare
Submitted by andy (ENGLAND, UK)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Unique in black metal history,a pure satanic masterpiece!!
Released in 1984, this album is a pure satanic black metal masterpiece. Featuring the piercing vocals of King Diamond, many have argued that this is the best Mercyful Fate album ever. Joining the King on this album is Michael Denner (lead guitar), Hank Shermann (lead guitar), Timi G. Hansen (bass) and Kim Ruzz (drums). For those who might not have followed Mercyful Fate's career, let's put this album into some kind of perspective for you....this album is every bit as essential, and as groundbreaking as MASTER OF PUPPETS, NUMBER OF THE BEAST, or SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE.
Submitted by charty (Wallingford, CT, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A masterpice of music
unique, heavy, evil, dark,.,,,,the music is awsome.....and the atmospfere realy fuking satanic......its mercyful fate at its best.....they never made anyithing better than this...this makes death metal sound like... musick for kinder garden....they raised the standarts too high with this one.....tyhe best metal albmun of all times...and i dont think will see anything like this agian..a real tresure
Submitted by diamondragon44 (argentina bs as mdp)
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