Table of Contents: (for Mobile Peasants): 02:09 - FATAL PORTRAIT (1986) 07:50 - ABIGAIL (1987) 12:43 - "THEM" (1988) 19:07 - CONSPIRACY (1989) 24:06 - THE EYE (1990) 30:48 - THE SPIDER'S LULLABYE (1995) 34:09 - THE GRAVEYARD (1996) 38:03 - VOODOO (1998) 41:08 - HOUSE OF GOD (2000) 45:30 - ABIGAIL II: THE REVENGE (2002) 47:57 - THE PUPPET MASTER (2003) 52:09 - GIVE ME YOUR SOUL... PLEASE (2007)

@tbonbrad

5 жыл бұрын

Would you be interested in a Mikkey Dee solo drum album? No guitars, no vocals, just drums with verse chorus song structures. Listen to Stomp if you’re wondering about the composition.

@l30S3UX

5 жыл бұрын

The Graveyard was my first KD album, in a cassete copy format, and it's one of my favourites, the story is original and creepy, the 2 first tracks are up there to the best KD ever did... and some other standouts, his 90's best I'd say

@kerbal666

5 жыл бұрын

Mr Razorfist sir. I'm going to a festival this August and I was wondering if you could recommend a playlist of badass metal I could blast out my backpack I built for such an occasion :)

@SellOrReee

5 жыл бұрын

When ya gunna do Tool?

@brandonledlow2698

5 жыл бұрын

Please do Overkill next!!!

I was HUGE into King during the 80s. I lived in a rural country town, and the kids called me a Satanist. I was the only kid at school in black listening to King. The school started monitoring me when a black pig's head was found on a road reflector outside the school bus drive-thru. I had my locker wallpapered in King posters from RIP, etc. They had gotten into my locker Xeroxed all my posters, and my school folders, and put them back in my locker like it was never touched. I also found a report in the counselor's office on a day-to-day write-up about how I was dressed, my attitude, etc. The report was titled "Satanism in Schools". The catalyst is in art I submitted an ink drawing I sat up all night working on using a quill and ink mixed with blood to give a cool effect. the art teacher rejected it for a contest, so I ripped it up in his face. That was in this file I discovered as well. I almost got expelled for discovering these documents, but they suspended me for 5 days right before graduation. I got to walk, but the art teacher gave me an F for the semester even though I was the best artist in school and everyone knew that. Had I not taken band the summer prior for no reason other than boredom, I would have not had the extra credit I needed to graduate and would have had to go to summer school. I lived the Satanic Panic of the 80s all because I was a King fan, dressed in black, was good at music, and better than the art teacher in art... plus I hated school and thought it was all nonsense... \m/

@stuartewoldt1513

Жыл бұрын

Damn, you still sound pissed

@idc0459

11 ай бұрын

Well we'll get you a big ol cookie

@jeremycarnes1656

9 ай бұрын

Nothing oersonel, kid

@idc0459

9 ай бұрын

@@jeremycarnes1656 calling anyone "kid" on KZread comments is a sure fire way to tell everyone you're 12.

@dustinkolb6869

7 ай бұрын

Being the kid who got the shit beat out of me on the regular, purely by listening to Dimmu Borgir in the vicinity of born again Christians... this particular comment spoke to me in a very real way. Thank you for sharing your experience. Good to know it happen to others and that UT wasn't just my area that treated metalheads like shit. Wish it was better, but I feel camaraderie in your comment.

Am I the only one who wishes King Diamond would write a novel. The dudes got a wild imagination for horror

@notramesses4790

8 ай бұрын

Abigail now has one!

@mikebutler1855

8 ай бұрын

He made a movie called The Bogs but I couldn't ever find it

@m.n.goodbye9481

3 ай бұрын

It’s crazy he hasn’t or the fact his albums haven’t been adapted into gothic hammer horror films

His falsetto might be weaker now than it was, but the fact he can still do it after damn near dying is impressive.

@Dakka0451

3 жыл бұрын

His voice is actually stronger than it's ever been since the Them album. Listen to the Masquerade of Madness single for the new album.

@ABAddonfromHeLL

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think his falsetto is getting any weaker more like he gained his lost vocals again. His vocals during the 90s were weak.

@o.d.b.5344

Жыл бұрын

It’s actually stronger which is incredible to believe

@rachelrekkit9664

Жыл бұрын

I just saw him last night with Mercyful and his voice is incredibly strong

@thebrutaljudge9883

Жыл бұрын

very strong voice.....you know shit about King's vocals is what transpires from this post.

“Gene patented his mother’s birth canal on the way out.” LMFAO! Long live the King.

@bluedream9668

4 жыл бұрын

and "OJ" for Orange Juice. Gene is an "artist"!

@flamedemore9558

4 жыл бұрын

He Sues everyone he can... KING'S makeup is nothing like Gene's...Gene has bat wings painted on his eyes and King has a gothic design on his eyes...the only similarity is the black on white makeup. I always wondered why King changed his makeup, now I know. Hail the King😈🎻

Abigail is one of metal's finest moments. Andy LaRocque is a beast, his playing on Abigail is masterful.

@truejohnsolo

4 жыл бұрын

Abigail should be in any discussion of the greatest metal albums ever written.

@kiekko673

4 жыл бұрын

youvegotmysong That’s true, but my favorite KD record is Conspiracy. 🤘

@simondiamond4380

4 жыл бұрын

Andy is a metal guitar god....enough said! Real metal fans know the legacy this man will leave on the genre.

@RandyKing314

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed...Andy LaRoque is indeed a beast! His intro to Family Ghost on the live Abigail album tears me a new earhole every time I hear it

@johnlee7479

3 жыл бұрын

What about pete Blakk?

"The only man Tipper Gore correctly accused of being a Satanist". Best line ever.

@jessebrennan7130

Жыл бұрын

I'll remember that for a long time. If the conversation of Tipper Gore ever comes up, I'll quote that..

@joeythejoey5206

Жыл бұрын

And even then, I feel like everyone, including King, was like: “No shit!”

@275Ranger275

Жыл бұрын

Rewatching this, and this line made me laugh right the fuck out loud.

@yagojigouhh7834

11 ай бұрын

was gonna like this comment but its at 69 likes so ill comment instead.

Just saw him in Vancouver!!! I couldn't even breathe, tears streaming the whole time, My 11 year old son (Damien) jumping in on some choruses. Absolutely blown away! What an incredible show....especially after being a fan for 36 years :)

I remember seeing King Diamond on the Abigail tour. The "white metal" band Trouble opened for them here in Denver and was really outstanding and professional. After their set, the crowd started chanting "Satan! Satan! Satan!" and kept it up for a long time until King Diamond took the stage. He had a cool theatrical show back then. He had the goat skull's horns wrapped in flash paper which burst into flames. He also had flash paper on the back of his black cape which was put into a shape so that when ignited it made an upside cross of fire. If you were up close you could feel the heat from those pyros. I saw just about all the main touring acts in 1984-1990 and nobody was half as memorable as this guy.

@your_belief_vs_everything

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit man, thanks for reminding me of Trouble. Time to go through boxes of cassette tapes. I worked at a new and used music shop in Wichita Ks back in my teens . I collected so many cool old metal tapes when people had stopped buying the format. I got a gang of cool shit that would probably make a metalhead collector jizz their panties.

@catamenia8485

3 жыл бұрын

@@your_belief_vs_everything lucky bastard \../,

@Jim-be8sj

2 жыл бұрын

@@badmonkey2222 Agreed. I lost interest too. One of the losses was not having Michael Denner on guitar. Hardly andbody ever did lead guitar with as much taste and class as that guy.

@husq48

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that tour, none of that nonsense went on in Cleveland, Trouble was great!

My parents named me Melissa from that Merciful Fate record. Very fitting 28 years later. \m/

@l30S3UX

5 жыл бұрын

nice avatar

@mikeyo1O1

5 жыл бұрын

Bro, my brother named his daughter Abigale around the same time.

@maxhammer8676

5 жыл бұрын

Anytime I play a game where I get to create a character I almost always play as female named Melissa or Abigail. Thanks to King, those have became my favorite names.

@whitelightsheddinweedsmokin

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikeyo1O1 that's cool af

@whitelightsheddinweedsmokin

5 жыл бұрын

@@maxhammer8676 \m/

I'll never forget hearing Abigail for the first time back in 1987 at a tiny metal shop in Melbourne, Australia. Life changing event..All hail the king!

@afistfulofpimples1745

3 жыл бұрын

Melbourne is full of North Africans

Clerks II movie, Jay and Silent Bob with a boombox jamming King Diamond in the parking lot is awesome !!!!

King Diamond makes my favorite Christmas music.

@brandon18054

4 жыл бұрын

No presents for Christmas this year!

@kensurrency2564

3 жыл бұрын

👍

@MrPlowboy666

3 жыл бұрын

I was at work a couple weeks ago and just had one of those weird memory flashes of the King's cackle at the end of "No Presents..." and went home and listened to it for the first time in probably 20 years, at least. "The Dark Sides" and "Abigail" have been my playlist non-stop since. All killer, no filler.

Andy is the man. His solo contributions to Death's Individual Thought Patterns were brilliant.

@StepBruthaz

4 жыл бұрын

EFFING YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Davidbrompton58

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! You're so knowledgeable! Wanker.

@domenmajcen3065

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! For me, thats the best Death album and Andy makes it happen!

@Davidbrompton58

4 жыл бұрын

@Jeffrey Dohnger no I don't.

@shawnuptegraph5319

4 жыл бұрын

@@Davidbrompton58 you really do, though.

I'm named after King Diamond's album Abigail.

@soullessSiIence

5 жыл бұрын

K

@lisamann

4 жыл бұрын

That. Is. So. Cool.

@scout805

4 жыл бұрын

My Fave name! In Spanish it's pronounced Abba-guy-eel

@nikolas_schreck

4 жыл бұрын

@@lisamann it's ok looks like abby not Abigail.

@xDamageProducer

4 жыл бұрын

No you aren’t

I always get a kick listening to King Diamond speak. I wonder how the hell he can sing like he does with such a soft spoken voice.

Abigail is one of the greatest metal albums of all time! A true masterpiece!

"Gene Simmons would copyright a copyright symbol" lol So true!!!

@RWulff007

5 жыл бұрын

"Copyrighted his mothers pussy on the way out" 🤣🤣🤣

@celticjay2306

5 жыл бұрын

Erik Fullmer A JEW IS A JEW. ARE YOU SURPRISED? LOOK AT THE COLLECTION OF EXCREMENT CALLED ISRAEL

@synthogd808

5 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised he didn’t try to copyright using makeup

@thomasfarmer1730

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I remember reading about Gene Simmons confronting King about his stage make-up.

Did he know Abigail means "joy of her father" when he wrote this masterpiece? Those acoustic guitar tones give me chills

I'm quite pleased to stumble upon a valid input. Three years afterward; perhaps you've been opportunistic enough to enjoy a live experience. Always enjoy with open ears. 🤘❤

Oh my god oh my god oh my god... Yesssssssssssssssss. And on my birthday as well. How did you know? 🤔🤔🤔

@Jekyll_Jackal

5 жыл бұрын

!!HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!! \^_^/

@thisguy9733

5 жыл бұрын

No way what year

@LanceCorporalHawk30

5 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@hbomb495

5 жыл бұрын

victor graham 1978 mate and happy birthday. Cheers everyone for the bday wishes, Razor fucking delivering on this one. I bugged him a few times to do this episode but never thought he’d do it. No doubt I wasn’t the only one. He is officially the man 👍

@DCI_LeoDan_

5 жыл бұрын

Razor knows all.

To those crying out for a Mercyful Fate Mythos, sit back and relax. He said in the beginning that once he gets his albums delivered he’s most likely bound to do one on them for sure! 🤘🏻but in the meantime hells ya another metal mythos is upon us💯

@janeswurld

5 жыл бұрын

How about a MF tour instead? 😏

@TheJordanHageman

2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting on that, 2 years later.

I am so happy and blessed that i was raised in my teens while King Diamond and Metal were rising. A great moment in my life. Love King and Fate, all awesome records from the King! Learning these songs was a challenge to sing, but awesome to play loud!

Ozzy: "I'm the prince of darkness!" King Diamond: "Oooh how cute...did you bring that bat from home little boy?"

@joesmith7509

3 жыл бұрын

The band mayhem

@PakleniVuk

2 жыл бұрын

No KD just say "meow,meow,meow".

Hell yeah, King is badass! Now, we wait for Venom mythos...

King Diamond is heavy metal's Stephen King.

@sharkybb

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! I've been repeating these same words for decades!! Cheers!

@PRHILL9696

4 жыл бұрын

and they both believe what they write about are true

@scout805

4 жыл бұрын

I want Rob Zomble to put Them on the Big Screen! And why not Conspiracy too! How fuckin cool wud that be!

@j.p.lovecraft1826

4 жыл бұрын

So.... Stephen King Diamond? I like your description!

@croweman6515

3 жыл бұрын

Except, KD's stories have better endings...

"Them" will always be my favourite, for me it has no bad songs and I can't think of any other album I love that doesn't have at least one or two tracks I tend to skip. It is also probably the only album I really feel that once I start I want to listen from beginning to end, as it is such an addictive story I can't just stop halfway through.

@brianmcalpine6011

Жыл бұрын

I wish them was recorded with Abigail’s quality or conspiracy But alas it is my favorite album by far

I was in Germany 1985-88 and I needed to find some European metal. I had been balls deep in Exodus, Slayer and Metallica but needed something different. Merciful Fate was it.....been following my Liege King Diamond ever since. Rageaholic.....this video took me around the world with the King. I am so much more knowledgeable about our King than ever had hoped to be. Appreciation is an understatement. I owe you 1 old man's soul. Peace brother! Your work is immensely valuable to all of us existing in metal fandom.

Without a doubt one of my favorite artists!

@thebassclef626

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Was so glad to see him live years ago in Seattle in a tiny club with maybe 200 people. King deserves always bigger audiences, but ya gotta admit, those small shows are the best.

@Metal-Gamer999

5 жыл бұрын

@@thebassclef626 I've been a pretty much lifelong fan of MF and KD but hadn't had the opportunity to see him until about five years ago. The first time I got to see him was in the DC area on a tour supporting Slayer. It was an awesome show but King's set was only around 45 to 50 minutes so I was left wanting more. Fortunately I had that opportunity to satiate my cravings the following year when I saw the Abigail 2015 tour in Atlanta GA at the Tabernacle. I attended in full KD makeup. It is an intimate venue and he played for at least hour and a half including the entire Abigail set. Needless to say it was one of the most cathartic and awesome experiences I have ever had at a live show!

@daytonasayswhat9333

5 жыл бұрын

What's an "AOR" band?

@sephyfan

5 жыл бұрын

@@daytonasayswhat9333 A style of popular music in which a hard rock background is combined with softer or more melodic elements. Origin 1970s (originally US): from album-oriented rock or adult-oriented rock.

@daytonasayswhat9333

5 жыл бұрын

@@sephyfan I see. Thank you. What does it stand for?

The 1st time I talked to my dad was when I was 19. One thing we talked about was his King diamond cassettes I found when I was 12. Lets just say, we talked about this for 3 hours. My dad got me into rock music on accident.

@jcolterh

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you were the accident.

@acdcking1234

5 жыл бұрын

jcolterh 😂😂😂

@stephencaveney827

5 жыл бұрын

My dad wasnt a metalhead by any stretch of the imagination. He was a cabaret singer (bloody good one at that). Whilst i hated music in the 70/80s my dad had 3 albums which changed my life forever Motorhead No sleep til hammersmith, Cooper Schools out, Sabbath - Sabbath. Which i listened to sneakily every time i was on my own (i was 11/12 at the time (mid 70s). Then in high school i was introduced to saxon maiden and priest. My 1st gig was saxon 1982 at Glasgow Apollo and my life was complete then later i found the thrash movement in early 80s and The fate King Daimond is a total Legend in metal world. I will be watching more of your channel from this point forward. Keep it metal 🤘🤘

@celticjay2306

5 жыл бұрын

FUCKIN STELLAR STORY BROTHER. I LOVE IT. MY DAD GOT ME STARTED WITH ALL OF IT TOO.

I first heard of King Diamond in high school,my older brother's X girlfriend Laura was obsessed With the King... She was always ending her Letters with the phrase "Smile Satan Loves you"🖤🔥🎻 I've been a fan since the late 80s.She let me borrow her "Them" cassette and told me about the storyline and Intrigued.

You kick ass for making this! One of my favorite artists of all time.

@diegoechiveste502

4 жыл бұрын

Samuel Kidwell Amen

Do you realize how excited I am? One of my favorite youtubers and one of my favorite bands.

This was the Metal Mythos episode I have been waiting for. I would like to see a Metal Church episode.

@woady_one

5 жыл бұрын

I'm seeing Metal Church in concert this Thursday!

@sportyorty3570

5 жыл бұрын

TreeWizard648

@asmodai2025

2 жыл бұрын

This would be great!

There can never be too many reminders that Gene Simmons is shameless, narcissistic opportunist, for whom nothing is too petty.

@Bog_Wizard

8 ай бұрын

I hate Gene Simmons with a passion.

@tammyjones2631

Ай бұрын

​@@Bog_Wizardme too!!

Love King Diamond! While Abigail is my favorite of his albums, my old High School band actually covered "Trick or Treat" from The Graveyard. My wife would always be like, "I dont get it" when I listen to KD....then she actually listened to the "Voodoo" album as her family hails from New Orleans (complete with all the fascinations with the metaphysical/paranormal affectations that come with it lol). Now she is like, "Hey, put on the guy with the crazy falsetto!" LOL

I constantly practice my falsetto by singing along to early Mercyful Fate songs. King Diamond helped shape my voice into what it is today.

@aaronhanson9898

5 жыл бұрын

That's so good to know. Cheers.

@FlintMoorehead

4 жыл бұрын

I cant sing for shit but i can hit king diamond notes almost to perfection

@JarJarBinks4ever

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlintMoorehead This. I learned pitch and vibrato from King Diamond. After that I managed to bring it from falsetto to normal voice. Interesting how the King Diamond falsettos can be easier for some poeple

@maxhult830

3 жыл бұрын

@@JarJarBinks4ever "Interesting how the King Diamond falsettos can be easier for some poeple" Yup... Like for King Diamond himself. His non-falsetto isn't that tonal... for a reason. Barry Gibb for instance, though he's great all around, kind of sounds like he's struggling when not in falsetto. It's generally easier to lock and hold (maintain finetune over time) high pitches compared to low.

@christianhart2159

11 күн бұрын

What is your voice type?

Thank you to Kevin Smith for introducing me to King Diamond Through Clerks 2 "LET ME HELP YOU OUT OF YOUR CHAIR, GRANDMAAAA."

@joshstanton267

3 жыл бұрын

Funniest moment of cinema ever 😂😂😂 my favorite 🤘 😝

@nebwachamp

3 жыл бұрын

White Rabbit... 2003 Summer San Antione... Some Eastern European dude Lariacian (Pronounced Larry Ocean) is was in training with at fort sam Houston (US ARMY) talked me into going to bar to see metal show. I never looked back. Puppet master is and will always be my favorite album.

I totally agree man, The Puppet Master is one of King Diamonds best records!!! My favorite KD record!!

The man is a beast; he did a tour that included BOTH Merciful Fate and King Diamond, so he did two sets every night!!! However, the best concert I’ve seen from King Diamond was in 1990; the best lineup (except, that Mikkey Dee had just left the band, which I was really sad about, since he was my favorite metal drummer and perfect for King Diamond. However Snowy did a great job replacing him.) and they played the Them/Conspiracy story almost entirely. Singing was superb, playing was superb, and the whole fucking show was superb! One of the best gigs I’ve ever witnessed from any band. I was totally blown away...🤘

17:29 Now THAT is some proper ASMR

@MomsRavioli

5 жыл бұрын

Speaking about ASMR, the first time i heard the name King Diamond was from Ephemeral Rift (ASMR KZreadr)

I remember listening to Abigail in the middle of the night. I was maybe 15 yo? Those simple memories made music mean a lot to you. And that’s fantastic.

The intro. The enthusiasm. The fucking impulsive obsession in this video/doc is top fucking notch! Give this man his flowers!! Powerful shit🤟 thank you sir

The first 5 albums that King Diamond released were all incredible!!!!!! Not many bands came make that claim!

@ALLMETAL1970

3 жыл бұрын

If you ask me, def leppard and black sabbath can.

My favorite manga & anime is Bastard!, which unfortunately almost no one remembers now. Anyway, Bastard! is a sword and sorcery, Heavy Metal influenced anime that has kingdoms, spells and characters based off of heavy metal music from the late 70's and 80's. I recognized most of the characters except the vampire Count Diamond. Had no idea what influenced him. Now I know lol Thanks sir, for solving that 20 year question for me😎

@kevintanza6968

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you, I'm going to check it out! It looks really cool!

@joeyskar

4 жыл бұрын

Bastard is the truth!!

I have been waiting for this since I commented about King Diamond on the Bathory Metal Mythos.

Thats why I am damn proud to be a Gen Xer. Living and experiencing the coming of age of metal, watching Tipper gore loose her shit, and the days when MTV actually played MUSIC VIDEOS.

I made my mormon parents listen to The Graveyard in the car in the late 90's, pretty sure it gave them nightmares and made them consider disowning me.

Was about to get up, then I find this. Looks like I'm shitting for another hour

@krymera666x7

5 жыл бұрын

Tig TV just how it goes.

@gamerxyouthubecamp9624

5 жыл бұрын

Tig TV that’s what happens to me all the time dude!

@taco2947

5 жыл бұрын

Ha!!!!

The guitars are so savage on these records

I grew up a bit out of time and even still finally came across King Diamond at 10 years old when Clerks 2 dropped and a mom that was a huge Kevin Smith fan and passing King Diamond fan, I’ve come to get into his music❤

King Diamond is a legend I seen him at the last Metal mayhem Metal mulisha in Tinley Park Illinois I think it was 2015 I believe he didn't have any makeup on because he had a eye infection and it was my first time seeing him on stage so I didn't get to see him with the makeup on but I knew it was him by his voice. It was still a kick ass concert . I've been a King Diamond fan since I was 5 years old 1985

@williamkarpusjr19

Жыл бұрын

I was at this same show, with Slayer!

@JUGGALOMADNESS

Жыл бұрын

@@williamkarpusjr19 yeah me and my friends were smoking a big fat joint while watching King. And that was keeping the eye out for the security. They came at the last minute half of the crowd was probably high by then . Then I took my last hits and I sat down and I watch King diamond singing fucking the family ghost he didn't have his makeup on but I can still hear his voice that was fuckingawesome ! . He put on a great show so this where they did a great show to I saw Slayer five times there. At the metal mulisha

I've only just started listening to King Diamond. He is an amazing talent. This was a fantastic video. I really enjoy your channel. Great work!

Just imagine if King Diamond's albums where made into movies

@joeyuzwa891

5 жыл бұрын

Them would be AMAZING if done in the style of an eighties horror movie

@J-T99

5 жыл бұрын

@@joeyuzwa891 eighties horror movies are the best

@robertpreston2220

5 жыл бұрын

That would ruin them

@J-T99

5 жыл бұрын

@@joeyuzwa891 comics?

@claemayor1650

3 жыл бұрын

Most of there music videos were pretty good

King Diamond and Mercyful Fate are the greatest heavy metal bands ever! I love both of them.

EDIT 11/5/20 King and company King or Fate have been incredible. Even when King was VERY sick in the 1990s every album had VERY good hits on it. Will continue to update this. The OP does us all a great service. Love him or hate him King has the greatest falsetto I still have ever heard. It took me nearly 30 YEARS to catch him live but finally saw him with Fate in Washington DC. It still blows me away that he actually sounds better LIVE than on media. It was a sell out crowd and one of the best shows I have ever seen. They sounded beyond perfect. Pro Tools is weak sauce. I really wish so many great acts that water their sound down with it would stop. RIP Timi Hansen

@Misadventures_85

4 жыл бұрын

He has undergone surgery twice: in 2010 and recently.

I almost did a falseto when I saw this xDD

One of the most overlooked & ostracized bands.

Voodoo is one of my all time favorite King Diamond albums. Very underrated.

@rudyrosasjl

Жыл бұрын

Agree......my favorite album that was released after The Eye.

I get to finally see King Diamond this summer after about 13 years of listening to him. Seeing the notification for this video being put out has me absolutely over the moon!!

Abigail is still one of my all time favuorites.

Corpsepaint with a moustache is the most masterful thing I've ever seen.

Sad day today. Timi Hanssen passed away after his long battle with cancer. Rest in Power

I just recently started listening to merciful fate. Thank you razorfist, a year ago this week you lead me on my path to metal with the band that started it all. Judas Priest. Keep making videos man.

@richardaaron4454

5 жыл бұрын

Frailobi2kenobi i That’s great that he is getting people into metal, I never considered that for some reason. Anyway welcome to the club!

@absolutelymiey522

5 жыл бұрын

Listen to KD/Merciful Faith & Judast Priest since 1990 and still in my playlist till now...

KISS wasn't even wearing makeup at that point in time so saying Kings design would confuse people or whatever is irrelevant since Genes Demon design had disappeared almost a decade prior

@doublep1980

5 жыл бұрын

It's Gene Simmons we're talking about,the guy tried to copyright the ''devil's horn'' handsign,in 2017 ffs!

@DieselWeazel

5 жыл бұрын

Typical Jew smells money.

@tbonbrad

5 жыл бұрын

I see the similarities but yeah it’s bullshit. As a capitalist I usually love seeing what ridiculous shit Gene does with the Kiss brand, this isn’t one of those times.

@ianhastings3711

5 жыл бұрын

Gene Simmons owns everything bruh.

@ravenfn831

5 жыл бұрын

Great point!

King Diamond is my idol saw them for the second time last week for The Institute tour 2019

I had to wait a few days to watch this in its entirety, I wanted to give it full attention. I finally did a few minutes ago, and I clapped at the end with a standing ovation from my couch (lol). The King is by far my favorite metal act, and you could not have covered him better. I have to say I completely agree with you on everything. Even the things I didn't agree with, I absolutely see your point you were making. Thanks for doing this, Hail to the fuckin King!!

Mike Dee was simply a beast on his KD days, I honestly don't know any performance more complex, heavy, and pounding than his work on Abigail Them and Conspiracy... the guys deserved more credit, but chose to go on more simple route and did not become a "virtuoso" drummer.

King Diamond!! 🤘🤘Just listened to Abigail again this weekend!! Been a fan since 85!! One if the most underrated talented bands ever!!

I'd love a Mythos on Voivod. Nobody talks about them enough!

@FinalBaton

4 жыл бұрын

This.

@asmodai2025

2 жыл бұрын

Based!

@julianpeterson6464

Жыл бұрын

because they suck lol

This is a really great episode. You need to do Venom now! Abigail is my favorite King Diamond album, and I love all the early Mercyful Fate!

Thank You A Million Times for spotlighting the King!!!!!!

All I have to say is,Andy Larocque is a monster guitarist not only in terms of technique but even more as a songwriter. The dude has written amazing guitar parts and he's so underrated,it's not even funny.

@Drinkwithclass

5 жыл бұрын

Almost all his solos are memorable, no hyperbole here

@dhmig88

5 жыл бұрын

Larocque and Pete Blakk were the best duo from KD era, Them to The Eye there neo classical styles complemented each other like Denner and Sherman with MF.🤘🏻

@russellward4624

5 жыл бұрын

@@dhmig88 Michael Denner was amazing. His solos on Abigail are amazing.

@codyrogers1011

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Andy is hugely Underrated... imo he's the most underrated guitarist of all time

@keithboruff8056

5 жыл бұрын

One of the best for sure.

Time to dig my Abigail cassette out of storage...

This was so great. Thank you for the time you spent to make this.

Yet another great Metal Mythos. I appreciate the time and enthusiam you put into these videos. Been a King Diamond fan since Abigail was released. Cheers to you from a 46 year old metalhead.

00:01 love that female metalhead reaction 00:28 shock rock solos 01:19 prog bores 01:57 the filthy fifteen haha 03:26 mercyful fate studs 04:40 that’s pretty impressive synth intro from fate 06:47 lyrical storytelling 12:47 satanic scare 14:54 kiss vs. king 21:30 prog vs metal according to Mickey Dee 23:22 Razor’s favorite King Diamond’s song 24:50 sold-out metal bands 28:46 that’s an impressive theme 33:03 ode to Alice and the album‘s structure 34:44 the 90’s, ratt, def leppard… and metallica 39:40 Dimebag Darrel 😂 42:13 Christ album 45:48 [aliens]

Classic. Thanks much for including King Diamond in the Metal Mythos pantheon. King has held stronk on my playlist since 1987.

Agreed, The Puppet Master is one of my favorite King Diamond albums. It's the perfect blend of a compelling, tragic story of cursed love and heart-pounding music with some nice experimental departures from the usual fare like 'Emerencia'. Then in the vein of 'No Presents for Christmas', we get another holiday standard with 'The Little Drummer Boy'. 'The Puppet Master' ranks among King Diamond's best, imo.

Love King Diamond! Saw him perform the entirety of the 'Abigail' album a couple of Autumns ago.

@truejohnsolo

4 жыл бұрын

That was an epic tour. I caught it in Detroit. Was my favorite metal show I'd ever seen. The only thing that would compare would be seeing the King again this past weekend in Louisville. They were just as good this time around.

omg... you can't just post these things and get my hopes up.. clicked so fast... just to see the "starts in 10 hours"... so that's the game we're playing huh.. damn you i'll still be here waiting!

RIP Timi Hansen \m/

And we all know what a tool Gene Simmons turned into, King rules!

All hail to the King.... “The Eye” is my personal favorite

This gonna be good, but when do we get one for the king of Black Metal himself, Chuck Berry

@thebassclef626

5 жыл бұрын

Lol that reminds me of the Anal Cunt song “Living Colour is my Favorite Black Metal Band”.

@genghiskhan2068

5 жыл бұрын

Ah i see what you did there. Lol Chuck was the OG though. I used to work at a grocery store he would visit quite a bit and checked out his grocies several times. He was a little awkward in person, but i have nothing but respect for jim

@alexlogan124

5 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome my dude, Chuck Berry was a legend. More reasons we need a Black Metal Mythos on him

@johnthesavage381

5 жыл бұрын

@keller blair You're thinking of Groucho. Chuck did the fuck walk.

@VinnieBoomBoom

5 жыл бұрын

Screaming Jay Hawkins is the true King of Black Metal and probably the great grandaddy of all metal bands. He used to sing while holding a bone... hmm, seems like another singer did this too but actually turned his into a microphone.

I don’t think you give the graveyard hardly enough credit.

@johnmethvin9066

4 жыл бұрын

Graveyard is my favorite album

@VenusEnchantress

4 жыл бұрын

Although not my favorite. But it is in my top five.

I wasn’t disappointed by The Graveyard. It was just different. But then I love all things King Diamond.

@steelerfreak1977

5 жыл бұрын

RealBillyGarcia The Graveyard is my favorite. Soooooo underrated.

@buttkid3548

4 жыл бұрын

I love Graveyard. My favorite is The Spiders Lullaby. I usually get ostracized for saying that.

I can't believe my own eyes. Is this real? What is this madness? My body is ready to go through this hellish torment.

Darth Vader listens to King Diamond

Thanks for the great video! Long live the King!

Saw the King when he and the guys passed through Denver for that "House of God" tour. Small theater, wasn't very loud, but the band was tight and his voice still blew me away. Impressive considering his heart issues were probably just around the corner. Hail to the KING!!!!

*_Mentions that Lizzy Borden nailed the shock rock genre as a band_* Oh! Is a Lizzy Borden Mythos a possibility in the future?

@skummtoons6686

5 жыл бұрын

Now wouldn't that be the SHIT!!?

@Joeinternet

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah, i'd love if he did a Lizzy Borden Mythos \m/

@ChucksterOLove

5 жыл бұрын

SEE YOU IN HELL! 🤘

@russnussman7074

5 жыл бұрын

That would be tremendous!!

“So Sad” on King’s Puppet Master is the saddest fucking song I’ve ever heard. I’ve never felt so choked up and sappy from a metal tune before.

Another great video. Tell me you're going to cover Celtic Frost in the future.

@nukkleargarlicbread

5 жыл бұрын

Ace Möwick Unfortunately he said in a stream that he doesn't really like Celtic Frost so don't hold your breath on that...

@AceLM92

5 жыл бұрын

@@nukkleargarlicbread drat

Heavier than grizzly bear balls... 🤘

Abigail is one of my favorite albums and Abigail in concert was the best concert I’ve ever been to.

King Diamond is truely a gift to the world of metal

Your metal mythos series has turned me onto some killer music 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 Keep up the great work man. Looking forward to the next one

I am not huge on these documentaries but you fucking nailed it buddy. Super interesting

Gene Simmons stole his name from someone else, stole the make up idea from a band called Wizzard. look it up

@holydiver73

5 жыл бұрын

Gene Simmons owns all the air over Detroit Rock City. He’ll sue you for theft if you breath it in.

@markgrant8771

4 жыл бұрын

yes he might have stole his makeup from roy wood the man behind wizard

@AgeofReason

4 жыл бұрын

The J's steal everything.

@MichaelGriffey6969

3 жыл бұрын

Look at Arthur Brown's makeup in the video for Fire and you'll see where Gene stole it from.

@kensurrency2564

3 жыл бұрын

You know, there’s a philosophical way to look at it. It’s been said that to borrow is good, but to steal is better. After all, don’t we stand on the shoulders of giants? (I have totally stolen bass lines to insert into songs where needed). If I’m ever influential enough for someone to steal from me, I would take it as a compliment.