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Mercyful Fate

Heavy Metal

Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 1981 by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. Influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, and with lyrics dealing with LaVeyan Satanism (often with ironic or sardonic use of Christian themes) and the occult, Mercyful Fate was part of the first wave of black metal in the early to mid-1980s, along with Venom and Bathory. The band is also cited as a formative influence on many then-up-and-coming subgenres of heavy metal, including thrash metal and death metal, as well as the Norwegian black metal scene.

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Mercyful Fate (Nuns Have No Fun) [E.P.]

25 September 1982

'Mercyful Fate' is the first E.P. by Mercyful Fate. It is also known as 'Nuns Have No Fun'.

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Melissa [Album]

30 October 1983

'Melissa' is the debut studio album by Mercyful Fate. It has been identified as one of the earliest examples of extreme metal, and is often considered to be a major influence on the then-developing thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres.

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Don't Break The Oath [Album]

7 September 1984

'Don't Break The Oath' is the second studio album by Mercyful Fate. The style employed on the album resembled a mixture of heavy metal with progressive elements, lyrically preoccupied with Satan and the occult and distinguished by King Diamond's theatrical falsetto vocals. Although very influential to future black metal bands due to its lyrical content, the music itself is more reminiscent of traditional heavy metal.

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The Beginning [Compilation Album]

1987

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Return Of The Vampire (The Rare And Unreleased) [Compilation Album]

1992

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In The Shadows [Album]

1993

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The Bell Witch [E.P.]

1994

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Time [Album]

1994

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Into The Unknown [Album]

1996

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Dead Again [Album]

1998

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9 [Album]

25 May 1999

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The Best Of [Compilation Album]

15 September 2003