| | Mercyful Fate Melissa CD Mercyful Fate Discography of CDs
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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.
This release includes a bonus DVD.
Additional Tracks
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 Shermann, Michael Denner (guitar); Timi Grabber (bass guitar); Kim Ruzz (drums).
Mercyful Fate: King Diamond (vocals); Hank Sherman, Michael Denner (guitar);
Mercyful Fate Melissa Songs | 1. | Evil | |
| 2. | Curse of the Pharaohs | |
| 3. | Into the Coven | |
| 4. | At the Sound of the Demon Bell | |
| 5. | Black Funeral  | |
| 6. | Satan's Fall | |
| 7. | Melissa | |
| 8. | Black Masses | |
| 9. | Curse of the Pharobs (BBC Radio 1 Session) | |
| 10. | Evil (BBC Radio 1 Session) | |
| 11. | Stan's Fall (BBC Radio 1 Session) | |
| 12. | Curse of the Pharaobs - (Demo) | |
| 13. | Black Funeral - (Demo) | |
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Melissa Music Review Average Rating: (4.1 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews MERCYFUL FATE RULES!!!!
A classical, simply the best!!!!
This special digipack version with a rare show on dvd rules !!!
Submitted by jackjeronymo (Amparo,SP, BRAZIL) 
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Sounds like the old days
the sound is very close to the original that i had on vinyl
the dvd part is not so good i could have gone without it
Submitted by stephane.denis (Montreal, QC, CANADA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Masterpiece of Heavy Metal
One of the best albums of Heavy Metal for all the times,all the songs excellent.In the repertoire of the shows of Mercyful 3 or 4 songs of Melissa, appear always.This re-remaster edition is awesome!!!!
Submitted by car594351 (Bronx,New York)
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great disc of mercyful, i espect more of the dvd but is good to see mercyful in 1983, 3 live videos, one comentary of king, in the disc 7 bonus track with demos, bbc presentations...
Submitted by aurla (Guatemala)
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THE BEST UNDERGROUND METAL ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!
This album is one of the greatest metal albums of all time. Great reedition with DVD! Sounds great! And, of course, one of the best metal singers of all time. A MUST-HAVE FOR A HEADBANGER!!!
Submitted by metalnurse (Vigo, Spain)
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