House of God
Studio album by King Diamond
Released	2000
Recorded	Nomad Recording Studio, Carollton, Texas, February-April 2000
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	51:18
Label	Massacre/Metal Blade
Producer	King Diamond Andy LaRocque Kol Marshall
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Metal-Rules link
King Diamond chronology
Voodoo (1998) House of God (2000) Black Rose: 20 Years Ago-A Night of Rehearsals (2002)

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The album's thematics are loosely based around Rennes le Chateau. The thirteen tracks tell the story of a weary traveler who is led to a church for lodging by a terrifying but compassionate wolf creature. Once there the wolf transforms into a beautiful woman who seduces the traveler into a soul selling deal. Once imprisoned in the Chateau the traveler descends to the bowels of the building and finds a crypt, wherein lies the body of "Christ". Disillusioned and heartbroken the traveler prepares to commit suicide, only to learn that God and the Devil are toys of even higher entities. The album begins with a haunting monologue: Rennes-le-Château is a medieval castle village in the Aude département, in the Languedoc area in southern France, an area known for its towering mountains, deep gorges, forests, caves, wild remote plateaus and access to the Mediterranean. ...

"Upon the Cross he did not die, they tortured him, but he survived. Smuggled across the open sea, to Southern France, tranquility. There he married Magdalene, and founded another dynasty. A church was built upon a hill, to serve all of the gods at will."

Track listing

1. "Upon the Cross" – 1:44
2. "The Trees Have Eyes" – 4:46
3. "Follow the Wolf" – 4:28
4. "House of God" – 5:36
5. "Black Devil" – 4:28
6. "The Pact" – 4:10
7. "Goodbye" – 2:00
8. "Just a Shadow" – 4:37
9. "Help!!" – 4:22
10. "Passage to Hell" – 2:00
11. "Catacomb" – 5:01
12. "This Place is Terrible" – 5:34
13. "Peace of Mind" – 2:32

Credits

• King Diamond - Vocals
• Andy LaRocque - Guitars
• Glen Drover - Guitars
• David Harbour - Bass guitar
• John Luke Hébert - Drums