MERCYFUL FATE - UNHOLY LORDS PRAYER

MERCYFUL FATE - UNHOLY LORDS PRAYER - LIVE SALTAGERET, COPENHAGEN – MARCH 7, 1982

CD

250kr

“Heavier than Iron Maiden and more satanic than Slayer, it’s Mercyful Fate.”

Listening to “Into The Coven” and hearing King Diamond singing; “Suck the blood from this unholy knife, say after me; my soul Belong to Satan” you feel that this is the real deal. On this show you will also hear King reciting the Lords Prayer backwards. Yes back in the early and mid 80’s Mercyful Fate was the metal band that separated the men from the boys.

This was a band that took Black Sabbath’s dark occult obsessions to an extreme, fusing them with the speed and tightened, twin-guitar riffing attack of British metal bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.

Mercyful Fate had a distinctive sound of its own, thanks to the neo-classical flourishes of guitarists Hank Shermann and Michael Denner and the unpredictable vocal leaps of King Diamond, who could jump from a deep growl to an unearthly falsetto wail in the next line.

Enjoy the vocal genius King Diamond live when he was backed up by the line-up of guitarists Hank Shermann and Michael Denner, drummer Kim Ruzz and bassist Timi Grabber.

“Unholy Lords Prayer” was captured early 1982 and consists of fourteen live songs recorded when the band was full force after doing four demos in a year and right before being signed and releasing their self-titled debut EP.

Live Saltageret, Copenhagen, Denmark – March 7, 1982

Intro

Black Funeral

Curse Of The Pharaohs

Sdrol Reyarp / Into The Coven

A Corpse Without Soul

Satan’s Fall

The Witch

Return Of The Vampire

Doomed By The Living Dead

Nightmare

Devil Eyes

Improvisational Jam / Guitar Solo

Nuns Have No Fun

Walking Back To Hell