King Diamond is the heavy metal band that King Diamond formed after the split up of his First Wave of Black Metal band Mercyful Fate. Also following the departure of Hank Shermann. He was joined by most members of the then defunct Mercyful Fate. The Satanic focus was replaced by a focus on horror stories. Apart from two albums, each of the albums contained a story told throughout the songs; some stories span more than one album. Only Fatal Portrait and The Spider's Lullabye deviate here, in that only half of the songs form a story while the other songs are independent. This article needs cleanup. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... This article is about the year. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Metal Blade redirects here. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group who are often cited among the influences in the black metal, thrash metal, power metal, and progressive metal genres. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1996 by ex-Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. ... This article is about the band. ... For the band, see King Diamond (band). ... Andy LaRocque (real name Anders Allhage, born 29 November 1962, Göteborg, Sweden) is best known as the guitar player of the band King Diamond. ... Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. ... Hal Patino- a skilled bass player, member of the King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Force of Evil metal bands. ... Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a half-Greek half-Swedish drummer/songwriter in the heavy metal band, Motörhead. ... Glen Drover (born May 25, 1969) is a heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario Canada. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... For the band, see King Diamond (band). ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group who are often cited among the influences in the black metal, thrash metal, power metal, and progressive metal genres. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

History

The band was first launched with the album Fatal Portrait, which featured the guitar talents of Andy LaRocque, who would become King Diamond's longest running collaborator. In 1987, the King Diamond band released Abigail, which is often considered his best solo work. The album tells the tale of an 18th century house that is inherited by a young couple who soon discover its dark secrets. Abigail was followed by Them and its sequel Conspiracy, which also told of a demon possessed house, this time maintained by a demented old woman who drinks tea made from human blood. Fatal Portrait is the debut album by King Diamond. ... Andy LaRocque (real name Anders Allhage, born 29 November 1962, Göteborg, Sweden) is best known as the guitar player of the band King Diamond. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Abigail is the second album of King Diamond and is the bands first album to be centred on a story told throughout each of the songs. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Conspiracy is a name of a concept album by King Diamond, as the second part of a story (the first being Them). ... For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). ...

Following the departure of drummer Mikkey Dee (who joined Don Dokken's band and then would later join Motörhead), King Diamond released The Eye but did not tour due to lack of label support. Pete Blakk and Hal Patino left the band by choice due to excessive drug and alcohol use and were replaced by Mike Wead and Sharlee D'Angelo. This lineup never recorded and it is unknown if they ever rehearsed as a band. In the liner notes for Mercyful Fate's In the Shadows album, King wrote a special message thanking them for their patience and emphasized his enthusiasm for their upcoming album. After relocating to the United States, King Diamond released The Spider's Lullabye and The Graveyard, however this was with an entirely new lineup with the exception of mainstay Andy LaRocque. The new lineup consisted of Herb Simonsen, Chris Estes, and Darrin Anthony, all of the Texas band Mindstorm. These members were chosen due to their proximity of Diamond's new residence in the United States. Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a half-Greek half-Swedish drummer/songwriter in the heavy metal band, Motörhead. ... Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is a singer most famous for being the singer of the band Dokken which bears his name. ... This article is about the band. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Petter Andreason), is the bassist for Mercyful Fate (though the band is inactive) and was the bassist for King Diamond from 1990-1993, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group who are often cited among the influences in the black metal, thrash metal, power metal, and progressive metal genres. ... In The Shadows is the third full-length album by Mercyful Fate. ... The Spiders Lullabye is an album by King Diamond released in 1995. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Andy LaRocque (real name Anders Allhage, born 29 November 1962, Göteborg, Sweden) is best known as the guitar player of the band King Diamond. ... Chris Estes (full name: Christopher Douglas Estes DOB: June 8, 1971) former King Diamond bass player (1994-1999). ...

Darrin Anthony was soon replaced due to his inability to continue as the result of a car accident. He was replaced by John Luke Hebert. After the recording of Voodoo, Herb Simonsen left for family reasons. His replacement was Glen Drover of the band Eidolon. After touring with this lineup, Estes left and was replaced by David Harbour. Glen Drover (born May 25, 1969) is a heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario Canada. ... Look up eidolon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... David Harbour is a Tony Award nominated actor who has performed in film, television and in the theater. ...

In 2000, King Diamond recorded a concept album solo entitled House of God concerning religious symbolism and emotional manipulation. King Diamond would again face lineup changes that would be the last to this date. Hebert, who also left for family reasons, was replaced by Matt Thompson. Harbour, who had presonality clashes with the band was replaced by former King Diamond bassist Hal Patino who was able to conquer his drug problem. Glen Drover, who also left for family reasons was replaced by one time King Diamond and current Meryful Fate guitarist Mike Wead. Drover later went on to join Megadeth. This lineup would be the most consistent in King Diamond's history. In 2002, by popular request, Abigail II: The Revenge was released, and though well-received critics and fans alike, alleged loss of profits due to file sharing kept the band from touring. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... House of God is an album by the heavy metal band King Diamond, released in 2000. ... Religious symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena, by a religion. ... Hal Patino- a skilled bass player, member of the King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Force of Evil metal bands. ... Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

The issue of touring funds was solved for the 2003 release of The Puppet Master. Since the album was recorded largely at King's home in Texas, more money was left over for a tour. The tour was documented of the 2004 live album Deadly Lullabyes Live. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Puppet Master is an album by King Diamond released in 2003. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Deadly Lullabyes Live is a live-album from King Diamond, which was recording during the U.S. The Puppet Master-promotion tour. ...

"The Puppet Master", which tells of human beings being converted into string operated dolls, received critical acclaim. In addition to guitar work by Andy LaRocque, the album features long time collaborator Hal Patino on bass and Mercyful Fate guitarist Mike Wead on additional guitar. Also featured are drummer Matt Thompson and female singer Livia Zita. Andy LaRocque (real name Anders Allhage, born 29 November 1962, Göteborg, Sweden) is best known as the guitar player of the band King Diamond. ... Hal Patino- a skilled bass player, member of the King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Force of Evil metal bands. ... Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. ...

In April 2006 King reunited with old friend Mikkey Dee (current Motörhead drummer) at a sold-out gig at Kåren in Gothenburg, Sweden.^[1] In 2001 King referred to Dee as "one of the best [drummers] of all time and that's something that has bothered us since he left."^[2] Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a half-Greek half-Swedish drummer/songwriter in the heavy metal band, Motörhead. ... This article is about the band. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtəbɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ...

In January 2007 it was announced on the band's official website the that mixing of the new album will start on the 5th of March in Dallas, Texas. The new album entitled "Give Me Your Soul...Please", was released on June 26th in North America by Metalblade Records and June 29th in Europe by Massacre Records. Following the release in December the band received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the track "Never Ending Hill".^[3] Give Me Your Soul. ...

Early 2008 saw the premier of the music video for 'Give Me Your Soul' directed by Bill Schacht for Aestheticom (www.aestheti.com). It won 5 straight plays in a row on 5 episodes of Headbangers Ball, the #1 show for Heavy Metal in the US, for a #1 most played slot over that time period. The video depicts King and band as a ghost in the house with many depictions of scenes from both the song and album, much to the delight of the fans.

Songwriting

kIrE RaShId kI dEho oooooooooo........

King Diamond has written all of the lyrics and the bulk of the music for the band with Andy LaRocque being the next biggest contributor. Since the band formed, Diamond has written 81 songs that have appeared on studio albums while LaRocque has written 37. Diamond has also co-written a number of songs with members. He has written five with LaRocque and Mike Denner respectively, one with Matt Thompson, and one with Chris Estes. LaRocque and Snowy Shaw have also co-written one songs while Estes and Pete Blakk have each written one song on their own. For the band, see King Diamond (band). ... Andy LaRocque (real name Anders Allhage, born 29 November 1962, Göteborg, Sweden) is best known as the guitar player of the band King Diamond. ... Michael Denner (born 5 November) is a Danish heavy metal guitarist. ... Matthew Thompson (born August 18, 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian footballer. ... Chris Estes (full name: Christopher Douglas Estes DOB: June 8, 1971) former King Diamond bass player (1994-1999). ... Snowy Shaw, born Tommie Helgesson in 1969, is a Swedish Heavy Metal musician (primarily a drummer), based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden. ...

Of the 133 songs to appear on a King Diamond album, Diamond has written or co-written roughly 70%, LaRocque with 32%, and 1.5% by other members.^{[citation needed]}

Band members

Current members

• King Diamond - Vocals, Keyboards, Harpsichord (1985-)
• Andy LaRocque - Guitar, Keyboards (1985-)
• Mike Wead - Guitar (1990-1993, 2000-)
• Hal Patino - Bass (1987-1990, 2000-)
• Matt Thompson - Drums (2000-)
• Livia Zita - Backing vocals (2003-)

For the band, see King Diamond (band). ... Andy LaRocque (real name Anders Allhage, born 29 November 1962, Göteborg, Sweden) is best known as the guitar player of the band King Diamond. ... Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. ... Hal Patino- a skilled bass player, member of the King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Force of Evil metal bands. ...

Former members

• Michael Denner - Guitar (1985-1987)
• Mike Moon - Tour Guitarist (1987)
• Pete Blakk - Guitar (1987-1990)
• Herb Simonsen - Guitar (1995-1998)
• Glen Drover - Guitar (1998-2000)
• Timi 'Grabber' Hansen - Bass (1985-1987)
• Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass (1990-1993)
• Chris Estes - Bass (1995-2000)
• David Harbour - Bass (2000)
• Mikkey Dee - Drums (1985-1989)
• Snowy Shaw - Drums (1989-1993)
• Darrin Anthony - Drums (1995-1997)
• John Luke Hébert - Drums (1997-2000)

• Roberto Falcao - Guest Keyboardist (1988-1990)
• Elias Holmlid - Tour Keyboardist (2001)

Michael Denner (born 5 November) is a Danish heavy metal guitarist. ... Mike Moon 1987 Abigail tour. ... Glen Drover (born May 25, 1969) is a heavy metal guitarist from Ottawa, Ontario Canada. ... Timi Grabber Hansen is a Danish bass player. ... Sharlee dAngelo (real name: Charles Petter Andreason), is the bassist for Mercyful Fate (though the band is inactive) and was the bassist for King Diamond from 1990-1993, as well as featuring in other heavy metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and IllWill. ... Chris Estes (full name: Christopher Douglas Estes DOB: June 8, 1971) former King Diamond bass player (1994-1999). ... Michael Delaouglou, better known as Mikkey Dee (born October 31, 1963) is a half-Greek half-Swedish drummer/songwriter in the heavy metal band, Motörhead. ... Snowy Shaw, born Tommie Helgesson in 1969, is a Swedish Heavy Metal musician (primarily a drummer), based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden. ...

Discography

• See King Diamond discography.

The discography for the Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. ...

References

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External links

• Official Website
• German Fanproject - www.king-diamond.de
• Russian Fanproject - www.kingdiamond.ru