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King Diamond
[A-981|2011-01-01]

Copenhagen, Denmark
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King Diamond is a Danish heavy metal band formed in 1985 by vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Andy LaRocque and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Mikkey Dee. King, Denner and Hansen had recently disbanded their previous group Mercyful Fate, and decided to form a new band under the King Diamond moniker. Since the band's inception, there have been over fifteen musicians in and out of King Diamond, with the only two mainstays being Diamond and LaRocque.

King Diamond
Fatal Portrait [Album]
[R-4511]

1986

'Fatal Portrait' is the debut album by King Diamond. Guitarist Andy LaRocque joined the album recording sessions at the last minute, as the band's second guitarist at the time wasn't working out in the studio. As a result, it is the only King Diamond album which does not feature any writing credits from LaRocque. Recording a solo for "Dressed In White" functioned as his audition for joining the band. Along with 'The Spider's Lullabye' (1995), it is one of the band's only albums which is not a whole concept album.

King Diamond
Abigail [Album]
[R-4508]

1987

'Abigail' is the second studio album by King Diamond. It was the band's first concept album, and the last to feature guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen.

King Diamond
Abigail II, The Revenge [Album]
[R-4509]

28 January 2002

'Abigail II, The Revenge' is the tenth studio album by King Diamond. It is a concept album that continues the plot of the 1987 album 'Abigail'. It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Mike Wead, drummer Matt Thompson, and the first to feature bassist Hal Patino since 'The Eye' (1990).

King Diamond
The Puppet Master [Album]
[R-4510]

21 October 2003

'The Puppet Master' is the eleventh studio album by King Diamond. It is a concept album with a storyline telling the tale of a young couple who go to watch a puppet show in Budapest in the 1700s, and end up being turned into undead puppets by the Puppet Master and his wife.

King Diamond
Give Me Your Soul... Please [Album]
[R-4521]

26 June 2007

'Give Me Your Soul... Please' is the twelfth studio album by King Diamond. The album's concept and cover art are both based on a painting titled "My Mother's Eyes". This was the last album to feature bassist Hal Patino, who was fired from the band in 2014.