King Diamond (band)
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King Diamond is the heavy metal
band that King Diamond
formed after the split up of his heavy metal
band Mercyful Fate
, and 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.
", in 1985. It was followed by the album Fatal Portrait
, which featured the guitar talents of Andy LaRocque
, who would become King Diamond's longest running collaborator. In 1987, the 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
.
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 and were replaced by Mike Wead
and Sharlee D'Angelo
. This lineup never recorded. 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.
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 1998's 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
.
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 personality 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 Mercyful 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. Though the album was well-received by critics and fans alike, King Diamond's record company claimed loss of profits due to file sharing prevented them from supporting an album tour from the band.
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
.
"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, now King's wife.
In April 2006 King reunited with old friend Mikkey Dee
(current Motörhead drummer) at a sold-out gig at Kåren in Gothenburg, Sweden. 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."
In January 2007 it was announced on the band's official website that the 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 26 in North America by Metal Blade Records and June 29 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".
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.
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 song while Estes and Pete Blakk have each written one song on their own.
Live albums
Compilation albums
EPs
Singles
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band that King Diamond
King Diamond
Kim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond...
formed after the split up of his heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate was a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen. Initially active from 1981 to 1985, they reunited in 1992. The band went on hiatus again in 2000, when frontman King Diamond decided to continue his solo career...
, and the departure of Hank Shermann
Hank Shermann
Hank Shermann is a Danish heavy metal guitarist. He began playing guitar in 1977.Shermann is best known for his work with Mercyful Fate, a band influential on Metallica. He has also played with the groups Brats, Fate, Zoser Mez, Gutrix, Virus 7, and his last main focus, Force Of Evil...
. 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.
History
The band was launched with the single "No Presents for ChristmasNo Presents for Christmas
No Presents for Christmas is a single by King Diamond released on December 25, 1985. It was the first music released by King Diamond's new band, after the breakup of Mercyful Fate...
", in 1985. It was followed by the album Fatal Portrait
Fatal Portrait
-Remaster bonus tracks:-Personnel:*King Diamond - lead & backing vocals, All guitars on "Voices from the Past"*Andy LaRocque - lead guitars*Michael Denner - lead guitars*Timi Hansen - bass*Mikkey Dee - drums...
, which featured the guitar talents of Andy LaRocque
Andy LaRocque
Andy LaRocque is best known as a guitarist, songwriter, and occasional synth player for the band King Diamond.-Biography:...
, who would become King Diamond's longest running collaborator. In 1987, the band released Abigail
Abigail (album)
-Remaster bonus tracks:-Personnel:* King Diamond – vocals, producer* Andy LaRocque – guitar* Michael Denner – guitar, assistant producer* Timi Hansen – bass guitar* Mikkey Dee – drums, assistant producer...
, 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
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
made from human blood
Blood
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells....
.
Following the departure of drummer Mikkey Dee
Mikkey Dee
Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou , better known as Mikkey Dee is a drummer/songwriter in the Heavy metal band Motörhead. A Swede of Greek descent, he has been known for his speed and precision since his mid-80s stint with King Diamond.- Early life :Delaoglou began his musical career with local bands...
(who joined Don Dokken
Don Dokken
Donald Maynard Dokken is best known for being the lead singer and founder of the band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American heavy metal. After enjoying mainstream success with Dokken, he parted ways with the band in 1988...
's band and then would later join Motörhead), King Diamond released The Eye
The Eye (King Diamond album)
- Personnel :* King Diamond - vocals, keyboards* Andy LaRocque - guitars* Pete Blakk - guitars* Hal Patino - bass* Snowy Shaw - drums* Roberto Falcao - keyboards...
but did not tour due to lack of label support. Pete Blakk and Hal Patino left the band and were replaced by Mike Wead
Mike Wead
Mike Wead is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to heavy metal bands such as Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Witch, Firegod, Candlemass, The Project Hate. Currently Wead is the guitarist of Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, and bibleblack...
and Sharlee D'Angelo
Sharlee D'Angelo
Sharlee D'Angelo is the bassist for Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as the Swedish hard rock band Spiritual Beggars.Sharlee has also been in various bands in the past, either as a studio session player or full member. Some of these include IllWill and Mercyful Fate as well as...
. This lineup never recorded. In the liner notes for Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate was a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen. Initially active from 1981 to 1985, they reunited in 1992. The band went on hiatus again in 2000, when frontman King Diamond decided to continue his solo career...
's In the Shadows
In the Shadows (album)
-Credits:* King Diamond - Vocals* Michael Denner - Guitars* Hank Shermann - Guitars* Timi Hansen - Bass guitar* Snowy Shaw - Drums * Morten Nielsen - drums* John Marshall - Harpsichord, Drums* Lars Ulrich - Drums on "Return of the Vampire"...
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
The Spider's Lullabye
-Personnel:*King Diamond - vocals, keyboards*Andy LaRocque - guitars, keyboards*Herb Simonsen - guitar*Chris Estes - bass*Darrin Anthony - drums...
and The Graveyard. However this was with an entirely new lineup with the exception of mainstay Andy LaRocque
Andy LaRocque
Andy LaRocque is best known as a guitarist, songwriter, and occasional synth player for the band King Diamond.-Biography:...
. The new lineup consisted of Herb Simonsen, Chris Estes
Chris Estes
Christopher Douglas Estes is a former King Diamond bass player . Originally from Dodge City, Kansas, Chris moved to Denton Texas in 1991 to attend the University of North Texas as a Jazz Studies major. During his time at UNT he met Darrin Anthony Stull and joined his unsigned Dallas band Mindstorm...
, 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.
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 1998's Voodoo
Voodoo (King Diamond album)
Voodoo is a concept album by King Diamond. The album was released in 1998. The album cover is drawn by Kristian Wåhlin.The album was remastered by Andy LaRocque and was re-released in 2009.-Plot:...
, Herb Simonsen left for family reasons. His replacement was Glen Drover
Glen Drover
Glen Drover is a heavy metal guitarist from Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. He currently resides in MississaugaOntario. Drover is best known as the former lead guitarist in Megadeth and King Diamond, as well as his own band Eidolon, along with his brother Shawn Drover.-History:Glen Drover began...
of the band Eidolon
Eidolon (band)
Eidolon was a Canadian power metal band formed in 1993 by brothers Shawn and Glen Drover . The band was signed to Metal Blade Records, but was let go in 2004, in part because of a refusal to tour. Eidolon signed soon after to Escapi Records. The band has released seven studio albums to date...
. After touring with this lineup, Estes left and was replaced by David Harbour
David Harbour
David Harbour is an American actor who has performed in film, television and in the theater. He is known for his role as villain Gregg Beam in Quantum of Solace, as Shep Campbell in Revolutionary Road, and as Russell Crowe's source in State of Play...
.
In 2000, King Diamond recorded a concept album solo entitled House of God
House of God (album)
-Credits:*King Diamond - Vocals*Andy LaRocque - Guitars*Glen Drover - Guitars*David Harbour - Bass guitar*John Luke Hébert - Drums...
concerning religious symbolism
Religious symbolism
Religious symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena, by a religion. Religions view religious texts, rituals, and works of art as symbols of compelling ideas or ideals...
and emotional manipulation
Psychological manipulation
Psychological manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the perception or behavior of others through underhanded, deceptive, or even abusive tactics. By advancing the interests of the manipulator, often at the other's expense, such methods could be considered exploitative,...
. 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 personality clashes with the band was replaced by former King Diamond bassist Hal Patino
Hal Patino
Hal Patino is a bass guitar player who has been a member of the King Diamond and Force of Evil metal bands. He also played in Blakk Totem, Maltese Falcon, Palladion and Doctor Butcher....
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 Mercyful Fate guitarist Mike Wead
Mike Wead
Mike Wead is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to heavy metal bands such as Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Witch, Firegod, Candlemass, The Project Hate. Currently Wead is the guitarist of Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, and bibleblack...
. Drover later went on to join Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
. This lineup would be the most consistent in King Diamond's history. In 2002, by popular request, Abigail II: The Revenge
Abigail II: The Revenge
- Credits :*King Diamond – Vocals, Keyboards*Andy LaRocque – Guitar, Keyboards*Mike Wead – Guitar*Hal Patino – Bass*Matt Thompson – Drums*Kol Marshall – Additional Keyboards, Strings and Harpsichord...
was released. Though the album was well-received by critics and fans alike, King Diamond's record company claimed loss of profits due to file sharing prevented them from supporting an album tour from the band.
The issue of touring funds was solved for the 2003 release of The Puppet Master
The Puppet Master (album)
The Puppet Master is an album by King Diamond released in 2003. A limited edition includes a DVD on which King Diamond is telling the story of The Puppet Master...
. Since the album was recorded largely at King's home in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, more money was left over for a tour. The tour was documented of the 2004 live album Deadly Lullabyes Live
Deadly Lullabyes
Deadly Lullabyes Live is a live album from King Diamond, which was recording during The Puppet Master promotion tour. It spans two discs...
.
"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
Andy LaRocque
Andy LaRocque is best known as a guitarist, songwriter, and occasional synth player for the band King Diamond.-Biography:...
, the album features long time collaborator Hal Patino
Hal Patino
Hal Patino is a bass guitar player who has been a member of the King Diamond and Force of Evil metal bands. He also played in Blakk Totem, Maltese Falcon, Palladion and Doctor Butcher....
on bass and Mercyful Fate guitarist Mike Wead
Mike Wead
Mike Wead is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to heavy metal bands such as Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Witch, Firegod, Candlemass, The Project Hate. Currently Wead is the guitarist of Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, and bibleblack...
on additional guitar. Also featured are drummer Matt Thompson and female singer Livia Zita, now King's wife.
In April 2006 King reunited with old friend Mikkey Dee
Mikkey Dee
Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou , better known as Mikkey Dee is a drummer/songwriter in the Heavy metal band Motörhead. A Swede of Greek descent, he has been known for his speed and precision since his mid-80s stint with King Diamond.- Early life :Delaoglou began his musical career with local bands...
(current Motörhead drummer) at a sold-out gig at Kåren in Gothenburg, Sweden. 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."
In January 2007 it was announced on the band's official website that the mixing of the new album will start on the 5th of March in Dallas, Texas. The new album entitled "Give Me Your Soul...Please
Give Me Your Soul...Please
Give Me Your Soul...Please is a concept album by King Diamond released on June 26, 2007. The album's concept and cover art are both based on a painting titled "My Mother's Eyes." The black cat featured in the album is based on King's own cat, Magic....
", was released on June 26 in North America by Metal Blade Records and June 29 in Europe by Massacre Records. Following the release in December the band received a Grammy nomination
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in the "Best Metal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre...
" category for the track "Never Ending Hill".
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.
Songwriting
King DiamondKing Diamond
Kim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond...
has written all of the lyrics and the bulk of the music for the band with Andy LaRocque
Andy LaRocque
Andy LaRocque is best known as a guitarist, songwriter, and occasional synth player for the band King Diamond.-Biography:...
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
Chris Estes
Christopher Douglas Estes is a former King Diamond bass player . Originally from Dodge City, Kansas, Chris moved to Denton Texas in 1991 to attend the University of North Texas as a Jazz Studies major. During his time at UNT he met Darrin Anthony Stull and joined his unsigned Dallas band Mindstorm...
. LaRocque and Snowy Shaw
Snowy Shaw
Snowy Shaw, born Tommie Helgesson in 25 July 1968, is a Swedish heavy metal musician , based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden. He has played with many heavy metal bands, like King Diamond, Dream Evil, Mercyful Fate, IllWill, Notre Dame and Memento Mori...
have also co-written one song while Estes and Pete Blakk have each written one song on their own.
Current members
- King DiamondKing DiamondKim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond...
– vocals, keyboards, harpsichord (1985–present) - Andy La Rocque – guitar, keyboards (1985–present)
- Mike WeadMike WeadMike Wead is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to heavy metal bands such as Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Witch, Firegod, Candlemass, The Project Hate. Currently Wead is the guitarist of Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, and bibleblack...
– guitar (1990–1993, 2000–present) - Hal PatinoHal PatinoHal Patino is a bass guitar player who has been a member of the King Diamond and Force of Evil metal bands. He also played in Blakk Totem, Maltese Falcon, Palladion and Doctor Butcher....
– bass (1987–1990, 2000–present) - Matt Thompson – drums (2000–present)
- Livia Zita – backing vocals (2003–present)
Former members
- Michael DennerMichael DennerMichael Denner is a Danish heavy metal guitarist.Denner is a fourth generation musician. Denner is known for playing a Gibson Flying V guitar. He lists his inspirations as Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Ollie Halsall. He was a member of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond amongst others...
– guitar (1985–1987) - Mike MoonMike MoonMike Moon is the stage name of Mikael Myllynen, born 1968, a guitar player from Sweden. He is more well known for his guitar work while in the King Diamond band....
– tour guitarist (1987) - Pete Blakk – guitar (1987–1990)
- Herb Simonsen – guitar (1995–1998)
- Glen DroverGlen DroverGlen Drover is a heavy metal guitarist from Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. He currently resides in MississaugaOntario. Drover is best known as the former lead guitarist in Megadeth and King Diamond, as well as his own band Eidolon, along with his brother Shawn Drover.-History:Glen Drover began...
– guitar (1998–2000) - Timi HansenTimi HansenTimi "Grabber" Hansen is a Danish bass player. He played in the Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate from 1981 to 1985 and from 1992 to 1993, and King Diamond from 1985 to 1987.He plays with his finger rather than a guitar pick....
– bass (1985–1987) - Sharlee D'AngeloSharlee D'AngeloSharlee D'Angelo is the bassist for Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as the Swedish hard rock band Spiritual Beggars.Sharlee has also been in various bands in the past, either as a studio session player or full member. Some of these include IllWill and Mercyful Fate as well as...
– bass (1990–1993) - Chris EstesChris EstesChristopher Douglas Estes is a former King Diamond bass player . Originally from Dodge City, Kansas, Chris moved to Denton Texas in 1991 to attend the University of North Texas as a Jazz Studies major. During his time at UNT he met Darrin Anthony Stull and joined his unsigned Dallas band Mindstorm...
– bass (1995–2000) - David HarbourPaul David HarbourPaul David Harbour is an American musician, virtuoso bass guitar player, piano and guitar player, and a composer from Dallas, TX. He collaborated with renowned guitarists David T. Chastain, Michael Harris and Tony MacAlpine...
– bass (1999-2000) - Mikkey DeeMikkey DeeMicael Kiriakos Delaoglou , better known as Mikkey Dee is a drummer/songwriter in the Heavy metal band Motörhead. A Swede of Greek descent, he has been known for his speed and precision since his mid-80s stint with King Diamond.- Early life :Delaoglou began his musical career with local bands...
– drums (1985–1989) - Snowy ShawSnowy ShawSnowy Shaw, born Tommie Helgesson in 25 July 1968, is a Swedish heavy metal musician , based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden. He has played with many heavy metal bands, like King Diamond, Dream Evil, Mercyful Fate, IllWill, Notre Dame and Memento Mori...
– 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)
Discography
Studio albums- Fatal PortraitFatal Portrait-Remaster bonus tracks:-Personnel:*King Diamond - lead & backing vocals, All guitars on "Voices from the Past"*Andy LaRocque - lead guitars*Michael Denner - lead guitars*Timi Hansen - bass*Mikkey Dee - drums...
(1986) - AbigailAbigail (album)-Remaster bonus tracks:-Personnel:* King Diamond – vocals, producer* Andy LaRocque – guitar* Michael Denner – guitar, assistant producer* Timi Hansen – bass guitar* Mikkey Dee – drums, assistant producer...
(1987) - "Them"Them (King Diamond album)-Remaster bonus tracks:-Personnel:*King Diamond - Vocals, Keyboards*Andy LaRocque - Guitar*Pete Blakk - Guitar*Hal Patino - Bass*Mikkey Dee - Drums...
(1988) - Conspiracy (1989)
- The EyeThe Eye (King Diamond album)- Personnel :* King Diamond - vocals, keyboards* Andy LaRocque - guitars* Pete Blakk - guitars* Hal Patino - bass* Snowy Shaw - drums* Roberto Falcao - keyboards...
(1990) - The Spider's LullabyeThe Spider's Lullabye-Personnel:*King Diamond - vocals, keyboards*Andy LaRocque - guitars, keyboards*Herb Simonsen - guitar*Chris Estes - bass*Darrin Anthony - drums...
(1995) - The Graveyard (1996)
- VoodooVoodoo (King Diamond album)Voodoo is a concept album by King Diamond. The album was released in 1998. The album cover is drawn by Kristian Wåhlin.The album was remastered by Andy LaRocque and was re-released in 2009.-Plot:...
(1998) - House of GodHouse of God (album)-Credits:*King Diamond - Vocals*Andy LaRocque - Guitars*Glen Drover - Guitars*David Harbour - Bass guitar*John Luke Hébert - Drums...
(2000) - Abigail II: The RevengeAbigail II: The Revenge- Credits :*King Diamond – Vocals, Keyboards*Andy LaRocque – Guitar, Keyboards*Mike Wead – Guitar*Hal Patino – Bass*Matt Thompson – Drums*Kol Marshall – Additional Keyboards, Strings and Harpsichord...
(2002) - The Puppet MasterThe Puppet Master (album)The Puppet Master is an album by King Diamond released in 2003. A limited edition includes a DVD on which King Diamond is telling the story of The Puppet Master...
(2003) - Give Me Your Soul...PleaseGive Me Your Soul...PleaseGive Me Your Soul...Please is a concept album by King Diamond released on June 26, 2007. The album's concept and cover art are both based on a painting titled "My Mother's Eyes." The black cat featured in the album is based on King's own cat, Magic....
(2007)
Live albums
- In Concert 1987: AbigailIn Concert 1987: AbigailIn Concert 1987: Abigail is a live album by King Diamond which was recorded in 1987 but released in 1990.-Track listing:All songs written by King Diamond unless otherwise noted.# "Funeral" – 1:55# "Arrival" – 5:47# "Come to the Sabbath" – 5:43...
(1990) - Deadly Lullabyes: LiveDeadly LullabyesDeadly Lullabyes Live is a live album from King Diamond, which was recording during The Puppet Master promotion tour. It spans two discs...
(2004)
Compilation albums
- A Dangerous Meeting (1992)
- Nightmare in the NinetiesNightmare in the NinetiesNightmares in the Nineties is a compilation album by the heavy metal band King Diamond.-Track listing:#"From the Other Side" – 3:49#"Waiting" – 4:27#"The Exorcist" – 4:51#"Eastmann's Cure" – 4:32#"Just a Shadow" – 4:37...
(2001) - King Diamond and Black Rose, 20 Years Ago: A Night of RehearsalBlack Rose: 20 Years AgoKing Diamond & Black Rose 20 Years Ago is an album released as a King Diamond album. In fact it is a rehearsal tape of a pre-Mercyful Fate band featuring King Diamond on vocals, named Black Rose.-Track listing:...
(2001) - The Best of King DiamondThe Best of King DiamondThe Best of King Diamond is a compilation album by the heavy metal band King Diamond.-Track listing:#"The Candle" – 6:42#"Charon" – 4:17#"Halloween" – 4:15#"No Presents for Christmas" – 4:22#"Arrival" – 5:26#"A Mansion in Darkness" – 4:35...
(2003)
EPs
- The Dark SidesThe Dark SidesThe Dark Sides is a compilation of King Diamond songs, released in 1988 by Roadrunner Records. This album contains five tracks , released on previous albums, but are mostly unrelated in their stories ....
(1989) - Collector's ItemCollector's Item (EP)Collector's Item is the name of an EP by the heavy metal band King Diamond. It is a collector's item shaped in a form of a head.-Track listing:#"Moonlight" – 4:30#"LOA House" – 5:35#"Black Hill Sanitarium" – 4:28#"From the Other Side" – 3:49...
(1999)
Singles
- "No Presents for ChristmasNo Presents for ChristmasNo Presents for Christmas is a single by King Diamond released on December 25, 1985. It was the first music released by King Diamond's new band, after the breakup of Mercyful Fate...
" (1985)