I did some work at a radio station in Philly and I'll never forget the time they interviewed KD. The guy is literally a giant teddy bear. Couldn't have been more polite and sweet

Andy is such an underrated guitar player

@brianthurber1200

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree with you. The work that he did with Chuck on Individual Thought Patterns. Speaks for itself. Andy has said that was very challenging for him and something he will always cherish working on that album.

@stanleybroniszewsky8538

3 ай бұрын

Hank Sherman is a great musician as well.

Being a Mercyful Fate fan back in the early days, it was a wonder that no one knew who they were (outside of a niche of hc metal fans), it's nice to see in later years, the band and KD finally getting the acclaim they always deserved. Mercyful Fate is a band who's originality and influence are beyond measure.

@ghostface_grilla1155

5 ай бұрын

💯💯💯💯👊😎

@ronstille7924

5 ай бұрын

I grew up in the Bay Area so I was lucky and knew all the great bands Merciful Fate and acid was awesome

@michaelgallone7409

4 ай бұрын

We all listened to fate back in the day liver lips

@MT-sk1ln

4 ай бұрын

​@@michaelgallone7409 liver lips🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@user-it8on1qp9m

4 ай бұрын

Liver lips? ​@@michaelgallone7409

Venom got me into Merciful Fate. Naturally I moved on to being a King Diamond fan. Amazing voice and some of the greatest guitarists in the business.

@MrChristbait

5 ай бұрын

Same here!

@RabidSnot

4 ай бұрын

1st time I saw MF .. was with Venom, Mtr-Head & Mercyful Fate in Japan town in downtown S.F. 1982. I was 15.

@w.stuart668

4 ай бұрын

so glad you mentioned venom because they were the first for me

@roosternm6830

4 ай бұрын

@user-gh7rf8wx1o Venom inspired a lot of us to go beyond Maiden, VH, Scorps, etc. Venom definitely turned me onto Slayer, Exodus and of course we soon had Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth. Merciful Fate was a step beyond for me.

King diamonds voice is phenomenal, and I can't wait for this documentary ❤❤❤

Al Gore wasn't Vice President in 85, he was a senator.

My favourite Mercyful Fate album is "Don't Break the Oath". It was my very first, and still my favourite. It was perfect from start to finish.

@RabidSnot

4 ай бұрын

I saw that tour also a couple before it in S.F bay area.. native. oh the times we had growing up in early 80's. Endless shows and meeting all the up and coming. Great memories.

I always thought, being a long time King Diamond/Mercyful Fate fan, that King Diamond's album Abigail, should've been made into a movie.

@isaacjamesbaker

4 ай бұрын

I'd watch that movie!

@timking-iy9jw

4 ай бұрын

Blumhouse needs to get in that s@#$!

@stanleybroniszewsky8538

3 ай бұрын

I love THEM, but Abigail is in another league, beyond incredible.

@Nomed38

2 ай бұрын

Abigail was adapted into a comic, the less said about that the better.

I remember an old rumor from highschool that King was the actor who played pugsley on Adams family. Trip to hear he was a fan. Btw great doc,.

LOVE when King talks about his Satanic beliefs and ritual practices and when he talks about his endless experiences with real ghosts, including the time he summoned an actual demon to prove to a girl they are real!

One of the most amazing and chilling voices in all of metal.

I was really into heavy metal since the mid 80s. Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, etc. I was never really into King Diamond, but it wasn't fear of Satan or anything like that. The imagery was just seen as cheesey. About 15 years ago, I gave them a listen, and I was pretty impressed. I wish I had really given Merciful Fate and King Diamond a chance back in high school!

That is the era of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond. Well done!

Superb indepth dive, journey, and summarization in these workings of Mercyful Fate & the taste of the next adventure, King Diamond, RAWMUSICTV! The thumbnail, is the photo from inside the jacket of "The Beginning' CD. Back in '84, i first heard the intro to the title track, 'the Oath' via my brother (in his bedroom), as he tried to scare me, by turning the lights off and cranking his stereo's volume while playing the LP....the music didn't frighten me, just his tight grip on my arm (as a young boy) did. Give it 4 years later, i was buying my first cassette tape, Abigail. Soon after, i started i had Fatal Portrait, THEM, Conspiracy, and The Eye, all upon release. In 1990 (when CDs fitst debuted), The Eye was the fitst digital disc i ever bought. From that time til now, i've collected (all in CD format w/ the exception of the cassette tape of 'Don't Break The Oath,' the following... Mercyful Fate: -The Beginnimg -Return of the Vampire -In The Shadows -Time -Into The Unknown -9 King Diamond: -Fatal Portrait -Abigail: Collector"s Edition w/ Bonus DVD (Import) -THEM -Conspiracy -The Eye -The Spider's Lullaby -Voodoo I did try to order the CD of Don't Break the Oath, only to discover that the imaging of the disc, was cancelled a while ago (Melissa, was never digitally imaged on disc/ at least not in NA). I'll eventually find sll others that are 'imaged Retail CDs' but if not, it's ok. Regardless, your expertise in research of All Docs, is/are from beyond & top notch! oUtstanding, RAWMUSICTV! ;) *EDIT: Practically, almost all of the concert footage of early years of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond shown here, is on the 'bonus Imported DVD of Abigail Collecto's Ed. CD.' So, seeing it within your doc, was and still is awesome!

dont break the oath . the oath title track scared the shit outta me when I first listened to it on cassette and that was way back in 1986. I listened to hair bands like Motley Crue; ratt ; Cinderella and all that crap them listened to this band and wow i outgrew that hair band thing. Venom ; Hellhammer ; Mercyful Fate and Bathory the first wave of black metal eras were awesome 🤘

@TheChadTI

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, it had a spooky feel. The high harmonies were ghoulish. Great albums. 🤙

I’ve been waiting for a mercyful fate/king diamond documentary since the channel came out! I would love to see one on the Bay Area thrash scene. Exodus,Testament,Overkill,Possesed. Keep up the great work🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

they first released in 1982 , their first mini lp " nuns have no fun " king diamond's biggest influence , both visually and vocally was undoubtedly , ARTHUR BROWN ...

@BrianNatonski-wt3mv

4 ай бұрын

Arthur Brown and screamin' Lord sutch don't get enough credit these days

This doc was amazing i really enjoyed it, thanks.

Mercyful Fate in my opinion the greatest Black/ Heavy Metal band of all time. Sherman/ Denner they have no equal in Heavy Metal.

@PRHILL9696

5 ай бұрын

and the only band that has a real life satanist

You ate the best I’ve been waiting so long for this video love this band amazing musicians 🎉❤

I have been a Mercyful Fate/ King Diamond fan, since the mid-80's. I met King at a Mercyful fate show in Toronto, and he grabbed my hand, stared into my eyes, didn't say a word. I love Fate and Diamond, there is not a bad song/note, ever. Some of my favorite music ever.....

Beautiful work here🙌🔥🙌

Looking Forward To It

So glad you made this documentary ♥️

the look is so damn natural, there was no other thing he could ever be than King Diamond. in the interview bits with the glasses, that's the natural that i mean. it is so intense

Will watch tonight

You gotta do a Venom Documentary!

I got super into King Diamond and Mercyful Fate in the early 90s, right when I was getting out of high school. There was metal for the casual listener, like Metallica, Ozzy, etc., but if you wanted to step it up a notch, then old MF, KD, and the emerging death metal scene was where you wanted to go.

I remember buying Dont break the oath the day it came out i couldnt wait it was so crazy it was all motorhead and ,mercyful fate for me back than

An excellent reflection of the early years of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond.

Another Killer Doc 🤘

Wow Thank you that was sweet !!

King Is Brilliant When I See Kim Interviewed, Very Pleasant

About fucking time man!🤟🤟😂

Great Vid,thank you..

Excellent amazing Documentary absolutely!!!👊🤟👿🤟👊

King Diamond is truly a character, not only on stage but in his daily life. Such an icon from shock horror and Satanism.

I was at primary skool when my friend's older brother taped me Melissa and Hell Awaits!😈

Good video

@Nickk81

4 ай бұрын

@JP__JP bra what

When I first discover M.F. I didn't like King Diamond's vocals but, the music itself was so good I couldn't stop listening to it. Eventually King's voice grew on me & kind of like it today. Too bad they broke up though, I was a bigger fan of the M.F. stuff than any of the solo albums, although I haven't heard all of them.

I also grew up in the Bay Area when the thrash scene started and was lucky enough to see a lot of those bands starting out I seen merciful fate slayer Metallica death angel its was great growing up during that generation

There were many satanic rockstars, but king diamond was famous because he was surprisingly logical against Christianity, which others like 'kiss' weren't who were doing it just to be different and get some shock value

@PRHILL9696

5 ай бұрын

I always loved that King is a real satanist and that it was not a gimmick at all. he really lives it

That Black Rose rehearsal album is good but it makes me wish theyd have recorded a proper album. That was a band tbat had a lot of potential to be great

I'll be watching this

Don’t Forget Uriah Heep as an influence. David Byron is Kings favorite singer hence why he named his son after him. Just wanted to point that out. Also even Though The Beginning was considered a compilation album it did have songs that were not on either first 2 albums and different versions of songs. I consider that to actually be its own album and would definitely listen to it before Melissa. That’s just me though. As far as King Diamond albums…Them and Conspiracy are horror albums as well. Horror stories most definitely. I usually dig your documentaries but this one is like 10 minutes of documentary and the rest song lyrics and the explanation of the concept of Abigail. I feel you missed the mark on this one.

@RoryLynott

5 ай бұрын

Uriah Heep. Such an incredible band. One of the very best.

Quotes from famous musician and High ranking Church of Satan member and very close friend to Anton LaVey - King Diamond "Satanism is about the Powers of the Unknown. I have had hundreds of strange supernatural experiences with the occult, the other side, the beyond, whatever you want to call it that proves there is a spiritual world that can cross over into our world. Satanism is a life philosophy so within it you can have your own religion, any religion you want. Or take from various religions or your own whatever makes you happy. I have my own beliefs and Religiously Satan on a spiritual level stands for the Powers of Darkness, the Powers of the Unknown which are always all around us at all times. This is the best way to talk about these Spirits and Powers. Not a god or a devil as both of them are christian god's and that has nothing to do with Satanism. Of course there are different types of satanism. And I never wear gold as that is not healthy for you! Must need something bad and use that during ritual then you might be able to get help from these powers I believe are all around us. But that is only if they like you. I do not believe in the two christians beings god or the Devil, I believe in the Powers of the Unknown, Powers of Darkness, The Powers of the Occult what ever name you want to use. . I have done Satanic Rituals and have seen and heard spirits. Some people like to call "Them" God or the Devil or whatever, but I do not believe there is all one good and one all bad power. I believe there are many, many different Spirits and Powers that exist and that they are not good or evil, like humans they have both inside of them and I always treat them with the highest amount of respect and feel that respect returned by Them. It is massive mutual respect. Not Power, but Powers, Big difference. I believe we are one and the same me and these Unknown Forces. You really have to respect them for the incredible power they have. I believe they come to those who they feel can handle it and who will be faithful believers." In the song "Welcome Princess of Hell" you hear me singing to these spirits and powers and they sing back to me. They came to me to let me know they are here for me on my journey and that they are behind me and that they wish me good luck so I see them as my protectors almost like guardian angels. We all live several lives so that our powers/souls can grow in order to reach a higher plane and join with something greater. Our powers live in a human shell several times that will enable us to go on to a new life form a higher plane of being or join one day with a larger greater force. But 99 percent of the population live by the Satanic Philosophy whether they know it or not. As Anton LaVey even told me that Satanism is simply a life philosophy and NOT a religion. Satanism is based on logic and things that are proven which is why it could never be a religion as religion is based on things that cannot be proven. And that’s why I say that these powers of darkness are always welcome in my home. It’s as if the powers of the unknown came and said ‘Hey, we will stay with you and help you.’ That’s what I feel.” When I almost died during surgery I saw my body below as a demon tried to enter my soul and I had to fight him! These things are very real! Personally I do not use electrical lighting at home and on my Satanic Altar or in the studio when I record vocals, only black candles as electrical lighting drives away the spirits and I love having them near me. People who see Satanism from the Christian view point are not treating these powers with respect and that is very dangerous. I once actually summoned a spirit in order to prove they are real to a girl who doubted and Satan came. My wife will not look in our mirror in fear something will come out. In Satanism you are your own God. LaVey felt and I agree that we are all individuals born with different needs and views and so he felt everyone should make up their own mind about what to believe in spiritually if anything at all which is why he left a huge void in the Satanic Bible when it came to spirituality or any kind of religious beliefs and so within the Satanic Philosophy a person can still be a Christian if that fulfills their spiritual needs. Satan also means the Opposite, Inverted, Reversed which is why we wear the Satanic crosses and pentagrams. Satan means the opposite of religion. Satanism is living out your feelings and instincts without feeling it is a sin, enjoy yourself while you are here now while you can and have your own individual beliefs. One thing I consider almost mandatory though is believing there are powers around us. And you can use these powers to help yourself or those you care about. Or throw these powers at people in a negative way. I am not religious at all but you can say I am spiritual due to my experiences and beliefs. The Satanic bible is not really a bible because a bible is for religion so it should be called a book of philosophy instead. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. When people see the word ‘Satan’ they see only negative. Satan is not only bad, to me. It represents both sides of everything. I don’t believe in the Christian devil. “Christianity has both God and the devil. I believe there is neither of these two. I believe in the powers of the unknown, which I have experienced many times. I know that rituals work. I don’t do them often because you can easily misuse them. They will get back at you if you don’t respect them. Rituals can channel the forces that surround us all the time but I respect the powers and will not abuse them in any way. The Satanic Bible is 70 percent Philosophy and 30 percent magic. Satan is the power of the universe. Satan to me is the Powers of Darkness, not a man with horns. Some people think Satanism is what the Christian church portrays it to be. If you are as bad and as evil as you can be and you think that’s Satanism then you have become part of the Christian religion. That is Christian Satanism which is not what I am about at all. I know these powers are good because they saved my life many times!

Whenever i hear about mercyful fate or kd, all i remember is Cronos of Venom calling him King Belly

I remember when I was a freshman in high school, I had to stay after for detention, and I got stuck having to walk home, and on my walk home a couple seniors in a fox body mustang flew by me then slammed on their brakes, then slamming it in reverse, raising the ass end and spitting backfire flames while the supercharger winded out loud, backing up to me, a door flies open followed by a giant cloud of smoke pouring out, driver telling me "get in kid!" They were blasting "A Dangerous Meeting", and passing a bowl around that was made of air hose fittings that they assembled in automotive shop, and I remember there was a huge monster tach on the dude's dashboard that had a purple shift light that would make the inside of the car glow a creepy purple, and it was the first time I ever rode along for a "burn cruise" and the first time hearing Merciful Fate 💀 🔥 I cherish those days. Heavy metal, fast cars, faster woman, good weed, and good friends. 🎸

King Diamond and Mercyful Fate kick ass.

@RoryLynott

4 ай бұрын

@JP__JP Pretty please, no yelling. Yelling scares me.

What gets me are people that protest such bands when in concert. Don't they know they're actually giving them free publicity and making them even more popular?

Well done

Cant wait to see them at summer breeze on april ❤🇧🇷

It's pretty hilarious to see a mustache with the corpse paint hahaha

Love mercyful fate and King diamond himself!!!

Sharing

FINALLYYYY!!!!

King Diamond!! 🤘

Don’t break the Oath is my favorite, king diamond and Judas Priest were the last bands I saw years ago. Gonna see Iron Maiden October excited for that

Them and conspiracy are amazing twin concept albums but through out all of king's and mercy's albums there has been a connection. The lady in white, just who are them the house. It just all seems to play into all the albums like a prequel and skipping through time

There's definitely only one King Diamond 👑. When I think of concept albums i think of KD. I can relate to so much of this documentary for different reasons but I can honestly say that he changed my life.😁His music made me view so many things differently. ✨🧜🏼‍♀️❤🧞‍♀️✨🌙⭐🌞🙃🔱

Hell Yes 🏆🔥

Can you make an video of the band overkill

@RAWMUSICTV

5 ай бұрын

That will happen for sure, love Overkill!

All hail KD and MF!

You do realize that Mercyful Fate reformed later, right? And that they have been touring while working on a new album?

One of the greatest!!! Honour thy King!

Greatest metal band of all time.

sorry but 'nuns have no fun' is just a fantastic phrase, not just song title. that's brilliant.

Very spooky,very Metal. Gorgoroth when?😏

@RAWMUSICTV

5 ай бұрын

🤣

Hail to the King!!!;!

Incredible band

Diamond rules !!!

You should do a bathory documentary

@RAWMUSICTV

5 ай бұрын

That will absolutely happen

@TheChadTI

5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@PRHILL9696

5 ай бұрын

bathory are not satanic though

VENOM? VENOM?? VENOM!? VENOM!!!

🖤

Hail Mercyful Fate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tipper scares the hell outta us to this very day

@RoryLynott

5 ай бұрын

Fuck yeah she does. She's pure evil.

No one will ever beat Them ☝️ I remember me very young...yahr 3 years old sitting on the floor in front of the black and white television see the moon landing in 1969 and then after see Alfred Hitchcock in front of my mothers dad who liked all horror..... I have been so very lucky in my life of freedom ☝️😁🤘

the king could have sang the phonebook, for all i care. those songs were packed with bitchin riffs and melodies

19:50 lol

Great band, amazing singer-songwriter. I do not have to agree with all of their lyrics to see the musical genius behind those songs.

👿 No One OutMercyfuls the Fate 😈

The pmrc was the best friend metal ever had. I wouldnt buy it if it didnt have that label.

Don't break di ouf!

imagine if gene simmons actually believed he was a demon... yeah, king diamond...

The King of Shock Metal well along with The Samhain of Shock Rock and Dave Mustaine”s Godfather of Shock Rock Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie the Horror Metal legend

had to bail after noticing the horrible background music….

Brah Brah

Great band not into the devil stuff

What about their 90s reincarnation?

Hey, one thing to consider: why would Jesus appear for those who believe and worship an entity considered evil? It's a simple concept; while you worship what's perceived as evil, we worship God because we understand that despite worldly success, finding inner peace remains elusive for many. Recognize that even amidst blessings, there may be demonic influences. It's time to accept the reality of a world that has become increasingly chaotic in recent years

-1:00 the girls tho

@darksoloangledarkauraangel4883

5 ай бұрын

-1:21 just 2 records in the 80's?

@RAWMUSICTV

5 ай бұрын

I'm talking about studio albums, Melissa (1983) Don't Break the Oath (1984).

@markcheetah4960

5 ай бұрын

​​@@RAWMUSICTVDo you know at what point King Diamond put the number "9" on his forehead? He appears pretty young in the video clips, but I don't ever recall seeing him wear that makeup scheme. The footage appears to be high quality & more recent. Do you know the year, or which album was promoted at the time those videos were shot? Thanks very much!

@RAWMUSICTV

4 ай бұрын

I assume this was during his solo career, specifically when he released the album "Abigail" in 1987. In the song "Arrival" he sings the lyric "If you refuse, eighteen will become nine" referring to the story itself, if the couple ignore the warning of the 7 horseman, Natias (18 years of age) will become pregnant with the spirit of Abigail and give birth to her after 9 months. Or it could be from Mercyful Fates record, "9" released in 1999 as part of its promotion.

@darksoloangledarkauraangel4883

4 ай бұрын

Oh.. huh?

I care more about the music not about the lyrics and early mercyful fate sounds a lot like early Judas Priest

Interesting doc. I always thought there image was creepy as hell but hated there music. I hate That style of sing a bar at a normal tone then on the 2nd bar sing the last word like a bear trap just went off with your balls n it. Cool makeup&stage show tho.

Huge fan of KD/Mercyful Fate. I loved 'em for the music and unique vocals rather than anything else, although I found found the dark themes very entertaining. At the time I even named my black greyhound bitch "Mercyful Fate". She was lightly raced but won some good races. Great memories!

Corpse paint came from Dead of Mayhem and Morbid. Obviously he wasn't the first to do that look but he was the first to do it in order to look like a corpse. So it comes from Dead, not King Diamond

@PRHILL9696

5 ай бұрын

King did it first

@slaythembeforeme

5 ай бұрын

@@PRHILL9696 King wore paint first but Dead did it to look like a corpse first

Once you notice all the mouth and saliva sounds in the narrators recording, it's hard to stop.

So his gripe with "God" is that he doesn't come down and show himself and that makes him evil. That's just foolish. "Satan" doesn't show himself either. It sounds more like an occult fetish with political undertones than a well thought out world view. With that said, aside from his cartoonish persona, those Fate albums had some amazing musicianship and sound.

@RAWMUSICTV

4 ай бұрын

I think his gripe with god was the fact that god didn't show himself as being real and if you didn't believe in him based on pure faith, he would send you to hell.

@MT-sk1ln

4 ай бұрын

But that's not what the scriptures say at all. That's a man-made narrative. Hell isn't an actual place in the Bible. Just like Babylon mostly refers to false religion rather than the actual city, or Israel mostly refers to God's people rather than the actual country. If I listened to all the man-made narratives about it without researching it myself, I would hate God as well.

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How the fuck would the door being closed stop them from coming up from under your bed?

Cute make up