The band that got me into metal

[Arcanetrance]

Probably one of my favorite songs from an underrated album.

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[OriginalGeek]

1. I love King Diamond

I was already into Judas Priest and Iron Maiden but then one day a buddy showed up at the house with this new album "Melissa" by Mercyful Fate and we just had never heard anything like that before and that's what got me looking at more extreme metal.

Seeing King Diamond on the Abigail tour was a concert highlight of my life.

[Arcanetrance]

2. My cousin was a huge fan and he took me to see him front

Both his solo band and Mercyful fate. I was hooked from that point on I even have a king diamond tattoo

[Bunnahabhain]

3. I think

along with folks like Alice Cooper and Rob Halford he's retired in Phoenix now.

I saw him, along with some original band members, perform with Metallica in 2011. They did a combined set of Mercyful Fate.

[Arcanetrance]

4. I think king diamond retired to some place right outside dallas

[Bunnahabhain]

5. You could be right

I saw him interviewed in The Evolution of Metal and knew it was somewhere in the southwest.

[OriginalGeek]

6. He wsa doing some shows recently

This year I think even. He had a heart attack a while back but was performing and recording steadily up until then. He's just now getting back to it. He's had a home in Dallas for at least a few years, maybe more - I know he lived there before his heart attack.

He is scheduled to play Wacken next year.

[Arcanetrance]

7. Yeah all his shows have been in Europe I'm waiting for a us tour

[OriginalGeek]

8. I just realized it's been like 20 years

since I last saw him - Mercyful Fate In The Shadows tour. I need some King. Hope he does some US stuff soon.

[Arcanetrance]

9. The last time I saw him was in support of the puppetmaster album it was him and nile

and Nile was touring for their catacombs album so it's gotta be atleast a decade for me

[OriginalGeek]

10. that's just too long

Come back, King!

[Arcanetrance]

11. Agreed he was intelligent about his music his lyrics were always well crafted