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Digitally remastered by Chris Gehringer (The Hit Factory, New York, New York).
One of the most important metal bands of the 1980s, Mercyful Fate took the gloom and doom of Black Sabbath, infused it with the faster tempos of Judas Priest, and added the complexity of prog rock. Meshing the sinister riffs and vibrant guitar harmonies of Michael Denner and Hank Shermann with the sterling rhythm section of bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Kim Ruzz, then topping it all off with the ghostly baritone and infamous falsetto of King Diamond, Denmark's renowned Satanic quintet took dark metal to a whole new level. Five-minute gems like "Evil" and "At The Sound Of The Demon Bell" feature enough ideas for two separate numbers apiece, with the band creatively using unexpected rhythmic and dynamic changes and unconventional song structures.
The album's standout is the radical epic "Satan's Fall," which exceeds 11 minutes and only repeats the introductory section twice, with every new movement presenting something new. But even on the short and sweet "Black Funeral," Mercyful Fate make the most of the material. Even if one cannot get past Diamond's Satanic lyrical musings, the band's music makes for a potent listening experience, one that can certainly grow addicting for those who prefer their metal black, heavy, and intricate.
Timi Grabber (bass); Kim Ruzz (drums).
Recorded at Easy Sound Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark in July 1983. Includes liner notes by Don Kaye.
Mercyful Fate: King Diamond (vocals); Hank Sherman, Michael Denner (guitar);
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Mercyful Fate Melissa Songs Melissa Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Metal
One of the best black metal albums of the 80s
Submitted by a reviewer (Chicago) 
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How can you not like this album???
Mercyful Fate are one of my favorite bands because of this album. Not only are King Diamond's vocals top notch, the guitar work is amazing. Because of this album, H. Shermann and M. Denner are favorite guitarist!
Submitted by "At the sound of the demon bell" (Wallingford, CT, USA)
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Do you like your Heavy Metal with blistering guitar solos and in your face riffs? Then this is an album you surely want to get. Hank Sherman is a shredder while Michael Denner is melodic and universal. Satan's Fall is one of the high points of the album (Metallica did a cover of the first part of this song on their Garage Days Revisited CD) where Hank just shreds on the opening of the song.
Submitted by Darren (Mansfield, Ohio)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No This is a masterpiece
One of the best metal albums ever produced. The compositions on this album are rich and evil.
Submitted by drudow (Lawrenceville, GA USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great choice
This album it is a great alternative to begins a MF or KD collection, shows the most rawest version of Black metal.
For people who knows about black metal, must accept the beauty of lyrics and music, so deep, so cool
Hail
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