JawnDiablo
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King Diamond
Is indeed a guilty pleasure ofmine fromtime totime...
Up to the Conspiracy record.
Never heard nothin after that one though.
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geneterror
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King Diamond shouldn't be a guilty plesaure. Surely everyone likes Mercyful Fate/King Diamond right?
Not liking the King is like not liking Sheer Terror, I just can't comprehend it.
I pretty much only listen to the stuff up to Conspiracy. The new one is alright and his voice is still amazing but that early magic is just not there.
I would love to see King Diamond live!
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Jason the Magnificent
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I prefer not to go past Mercyful Fate.
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XHonusWagnerX
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I havent listened to the King in a long time! What records should I pick up cause now Im in the mood!!
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
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gavin
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saw him way back in the day
he was awesome
but i too dont go much past merciful fate
maybe the fatal portrate album but thats about it
you come at the king....you best not miss
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JawnDiablo
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FAtal portrait and Abigail are the good ones
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Can't say I've ever been down with the King. A little too over the top for my tastes.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
saw him way back in the day
he was awesome
but i too dont go much past merciful fate
maybe the fatal portrate album but thats about it |
@ Pulsations?
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The newest album from King Diamond wasn't all that great, but as far as newer albums goes The Puppet Master was actually pretty good and I didn't mind
Voodoo. Then again I'd rather listen to an average album from King Diamond than another band passing off death metal riffs and one note breakdowns as
hardcore.
I'd also like to add that Mercyful Fate is awesome and will always be awesome.
-Mike Hochins-
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My wife and I get a huge fucking kick out of the King. When we have a good BBQ going and I want to rouse the neighbors while suffering a drunken
stupor, I crank some King Diamond as loud as possible and just laugh at the people walking by, they don't know what to think 
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gavin
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| Quote: | Originally posted by juandiablo
| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
saw him way back in the day
he was awesome
but i too dont go much past merciful fate
maybe the fatal portrate album but thats about it |
@ Pulsations? |
yeah
you come at the king....you best not miss
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Muttley
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THEM is a masterpiece. CONSPIRACY is up there too, along with the older stuff & the Fate stuff.
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Furly
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I've never really listened to him. Saw him years back, happy I did, but could care less about listening to him.
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i can´t stand his voice, he sounds like a castrated dog for me. the music is really good, but...
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Monkey_Julius_BoWaffle
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Love the King. Them is by far my favorite, but I actually REALLY like his last one "Give Me Your Soul Please" - some of it even reminds me of Mercyful
Fate (especially the title track, song is all kinds of awesome).
And those first 3 MF albums (I'm counting "In the Beginning" as an album) - "Melissa" is tied with the Cleveland band Black Death's debut LP for my
all time favorite metal record. If you've never heard Black Death and you love old school metal, it don't get no better.
Unfortunately, I have never saw King live - hopefully I'll get a chance to before he has to hang it up, at least as far as touring goes. I know his
back is giving out on him, I think he had to cancel his last tour due to being in near constant pain.
I remember when I was around 12 or 13 and I was just getting into underground metal, I think it's right when King first went solo. I thought the guy
was scary as shit (hey, I was young - I actually thought Motley Crue were sorta sinister when Shout came out  ) - turns out the dude always seems super polite and respectful
That Black Rose CD he put out several years ago kicks all kinds of ass too.
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