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Jan 9, 2013
- by RabidChihuahua
- posted in Music Matters
Mercyful Fate's "Melissa" has been considered a classic in the heavy metal community for many years, and for good reason, this album kicks ass.
This album showed off the power in King Diamond's piercing falsetto vocals, which absolutely ooze of the heavy metal spirit and perfectly fit the dark, creepy tales in these songs. The lead guitar by Michael Denner and Hank Sherman is nothing short of amazing, especially the guitar solos. The music contained is loaded with power and is pretty damn creepy. Some of the best songs on this masterpiece are "Curse of the Pharaohs," "Into the Coven," "At the Sound of the Demon Bell," and "Satan's Fall."
Roadrunner Records reissued "Melissa" with "The Beginning," and I urge all metalheads to go get this 2-for-1 deal ASAP.
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Mercyful Fate: King Diamond (vocals); Hank Sherman, Michael Denner (guitar); Timi Grabber (bass); Kim Ruzz (drums). Recorded at Easy Sound Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark in July 1983. Includes liner notes by Don Kaye. 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 a...
Song List: Disc 1
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
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Song List: Disc 1
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
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