Name: Abigail - King Diamond
Brand: King Diamond
SKU: 0039842514819
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Artist

This page is for the band King Diamond, all credits for the person King Diamond is to be put under King Diamond (2).

The King Diamond band was formed in 1985 by Danish vocalist King Diamond following the break-up of his previous band, Mercyful Fate. The original line-up consisted of Diamond, his former Mercyful Fate bandmates Michael Denner (guitar) and Timi Hansen (bass), and Swedes Mikkey Dee (drums) and Andy LaRoque (guitar). This line-up lasted for 2 albums before Denner and Hansen departed, the first of many line-up changes for the band. To date, LaRoque is the only musician besides King Diamond to appear on every King Diamond band release.

With the King Diamond band, King traded the occult-based and blasphemous lyrics of Mercyful Fate for a gothic horror approach. Almost all of the lyrics on King Diamond's albums revolve around a specific story. Only the band's debut, "Fatal Portrait", and 1995's "Spider's Lullaby" stray from this formula, although, even in those cases, several of the songs on the albums feature lyrics that are related to each other. In 2003, Hungarian vocalist Livia Zita was brought onboard to provide female vocals. It marked the first time that King Diamond worked with another vocalist on any of his projects (excluding any guest appearances he made on other artist's projects). King and Livia were later married.

The group saw their commercial success reach its peak in the mid and late 1980's, and their second album, "Abigail" is now considered a heavy metal classic. The group was also a target for parents and watchdog groups who objected to King Diamond's image and what they perceived to be questionable content (although the latter was mostly based on the King's work with Mercyful Fate and his personal connections to Anton LaVey's Church of Satan). The band has continued to work steadily, although they have been on hold in recent years because of King Diamond's health issues, which include back surgery (in 2007) and a triple-bypass (in 2010).

Tracks

A1 Funeral 01:29

A2 Arrival 05:26

A3 A Mansion In The Darkness 04:33

A4 The Family Ghost 04:05

A5 The 7th Day Of July 1777 04:51

B1 Omens 03:56

B2 The Possession 03:25

B3 Abigail 04:52

B4 Black Horsemen 07:39

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, CD, CDr

Labels

Monsters Of Rock, Euro Star, Mag Magic, Music On Vinyl, Hellion Records, Moon Records , Metal Blade Records, MAX , Roadrunner Records, Baron Music, BMG Russia, DECK, Marvel , Euro Style, Angel's Of Hell Records, Tact, Metal Mind Records, Roadracer Records, Jigu Records Corporation, Roadrunner Records , Metal Mind Productions, A'Vista, CT , ООО "СПЮРК", Koch International, Hansa, Far East Metal Syndicate, Ward Records, Hammer Müzik, Globus Music, Estúdio Eldorado, Viper Records

Countries

Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, Czech Republic, UK & Europe, USA & Canada, USA & Europe

years

1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021

Members

~~Snowy Shaw~~,~~Michael Denner~~,~~Chris Estes~~,~~Herb Simonsen~~,~~Hal Patino~~,Matt Thompson,Mike Wead,~~David Harbour~~,~~Glen Drover~~,~~Darrin Anthony~~,~~Sharlee D'Angelo~~,~~Timi Hansen~~,Anders Allhage,Pontus Egberg,~~Mikael Myllynen~~,~~John Luke Hebert~~,~~Peter Jacobsson~~,Kim Peterson,~~Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou~~