Even though Metallica is the ultimate success story for metal (and King's point is correct, they DID open the door for a lot of heavy metal bands), it's interesting how James and the crew act around King Diamond/Mercyful Fate. There is a definite level of respect that has nothing to do with the relative success of each band. You can just see the way James launches into the riffs (and the vocal contributions too) - he is a fan of Mercyful Fate and loves their songs. It's cool to watch (as a fan of both bands).
you make a very valid point my friend. These guys have not been on stage in 18 years but do you really think that for a Metallica gig they did a whole lot of rehearsal? Mercyful Fate was one of the pioneers of metal and as you stated they need no explanations from a bunch of punk kids who barely hit puberty it's like telling God that he fucked up on the Ten Commandments
They are metal fans. Last year during their tour, Hetfield was wearing a cut on stage where he had the patches of something like 20 metal bands. I remember seeing the following patches during the show: Witchfinder General, Vardis, Sweet Savage, Mercyful Fate, Budgie, Slayer, GBH, The Misfits, Tigers of Pan Tang, Weapon, Angel Witch among quite other bands i don't remember of...
What's great to know is that King, days before that show, was recovering from an operation where he almost died, and the fuckin' man was standing right in front of the audience, singing in tune like in the old days, goddamit
Graveyard Classics I saw him last week and it sounded as close to the record as I’ve ever seen an artist do. At 58 years old, he was magnificent to say the least, put on a show that put most 20 year olds in bands I’ve seen to shame.
@@robacdc1977 those are the benefits of quitting smoking, just listen the contrast of voice between give me your soul album and masquerade of madness and current performances, plus king knew he had to fix himself before going public again with another album and was well worth it his long hiatus without new material!
Not really, most of them are members of the metallica club, hence they know their shit about Metallica and the role Mercyful Fate played in Metallica's history. Probably a lot better than you actually.
I love that KD could sing like this after a triple bypass. It may not be his hottest performance, but I'd be lucky if I could sing like this at all. Period. I don't think anyone could do it.
OH MY GOD!!!!! How had I never seen this?!?! HAIL TO THE KING, he sounds unbelievable!!! Plus the guitar tones are just insanely sick and NOT helping my thirst for a Mesa Rec!!!
@@brpadington Was the Mercyful Medley recorded with a Wiz or a Diezel? I feel like I read somewhere it was a Diezel VH4… I could be wrong though. Its dusty back there in whatever cubby of my brain that came out of…
Casey Jones YES! my thoughts too. The majority there probably don't realize how lucky they are to be in the same room with King and crew. True legends!...
So glad that they had Michael Denner and Hank Sherman play their own solos. No matter how well you know the notes, there's sooooo much to be said for idiosyncrasy. In fact I can remember how frustrated I used to get 16 years ago when I was trying to learn Mercyful Fate solos and wondering why I could not sound like Denner and Sherman. Notice how spooky Sherman sounds and how greasy and pained Denner is? I mean, Mercryful Fate could not have been what they were without those sounds back in the early 80's.
I've been trying to get that "sound" ever since I first heard "The Oath"...The solos on that album are haunting, not just from the keys they are played in and the inter-dynamics between Denner/Sherman......but also the acoustics of the recording venue...they sounded like they were playing in a cavern deep in the bowels of Hades...That album (to me) is the essence of Heavy music,...captured.
@@slownlo I agree too! There is something special, in the sound of the old Mercyful Fate albums... Particularly the sound of the guitars. Really a band in a league of its own. Different from all the others. I always am surprised when, talking with some younger metalheads (I am from an older generation... ☹️), they tell me that they do not know this group !!! 🤬 Mercyful Fate should have had the same fame and success as the biggest names in Metal... Like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest... Yeah, but at least we know how much they are good! Greetings from Italy!
I love Denner and Shermann. They are the Downing and Tipton of Denmark to me. Denner is also super humble and takes Hammets lead and acknowledges him. What true gents Mercyful Fate are and always have been!!
Long live the King! I love the way this guy uses his head voice and falsetto effects with his own vocal chords!!!! I hope Merciful Fate makes a comeback. I think is one of the best bands of the 80's Metal. My all time favourite song by them is "A Dangerous Meeting"
Yeah, gotta go with that. Dangerous Meeting is one of the greatest purely metal songs ever recorded. An all time favorite of mine. The other is Desecration of Souls. More metal than anything the big four ever did. I said Heavy Metal, not thrash. What a great video. Fate and 'tallica together. They had NO IDEA how lucky they were.
I've watched this numerous times and Denner nodding to Kirk saying " Yeah, that's right " during the Into The Coven intro gets me every time. Absolute legend giving lessons to another ON STAGE! Just awesome.
I just listen to the original studio versions of all of these songs ("Satan's Fall", "Curse Of The Pharaohs", "A Corpse Without Soul", "Into The Coven", "Evil") and then coming to watch this was better than expected.
The thing about this medley, is that it basically does what Mercyful Fate was always excellent at; throwing a massive number of mind-melting riffs into a single song.
10 years after this video was up loaded, it just magically appears now.. Never knew Metallica played with Merciful fate. Brings back memories from listening to them in the 80's.
Well no one should say shit about king´s voice in this performance, throat issue, bad night, it hapens, just remember one year before this jam he had a serious heart surgery, so critics better shut tha fak ap, go listen to an album such as abigail before you say shit. face a triple heart surgery then face the stage and do better before you diss ...
@@BrunoCAGAS are you unfamiliar with King Diamond or Mercyful Fate? Yeah, his voice isn't as powerful as it usually is but it sounds great for his age and considering he had a triple bypass recently. Now that he's healed he sounds insanely good. Check King Diamond's Twitter page for clips from their set at Graspop 2018...shit sounds amazing now.
@@BrunoCAGAS one last thing...fuck you, dude. King Diamond is a legend and you're a random little shit kid online. Okay that's all. Said my peace. Now shut the fuck up and enjoy some amazing metal.
For those of us that were around in '83-'86 Metallica were one of many great bands and they weren't the biggest game: Slayer, Venom, Mercyful Fate, Possessed, Destruction, Celtic Frost, Exodus...I still see it that way, record sales aren't the main thing. This is the coolest thing Metallica has done in decades--why no DVD sets?
Look how James looks in awe at King during his little speech. I mean, Metallica listened religiously to Mercyful Fate. And there you have the singer of that same band praising them. It’s crazy how your heroes can become your fans and friends. \M/
Hank Sherman and Michael Denner were an amazing duo. I still listen to "Don't Break The Oath" quite often. I used to think Hank was the lead, but I found out Denner did plenty of leads too. They were fantastic players.
Some commenters are using the wrong standard. Extreme vocalists like King Diamond performing live don't have the advantage of several takes and the mastering process used for albums. The more extreme the vocals, the more likely the singer is to be "off". Add to that the fact that King's been doing this for over thirty years, and it's inevitable that sometimes they won't "sound like the album".
Kim was 55 years old when this was recorded. Somebody thinks a 55 year old should hit the notes the same as when they were 25? He was damned close 30 years later. Let's see them get anywhere near that close at 55. Hell, he's 63 now and on tour in November. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Rest in Rock and Roll Heaven Timi Holm "Grabber"Hansen !!! Thanks So Much for your Great Bass Work in Mercyful Fate and King Diamond !!! Salud y Vida Pa'lante !!! Cheers and Life On !!!
this enshrines why I love metal. Two groups for opposite sides of the planet united by the love and passion for a style of rock and roll to entertain and let us become members of one massive family of metal heads! Respect
Lars: 4 of the 5 guys of that band are standing right there audience: Korn? Avenged Sevenfold? SOAD? Lars: Please welcome Mercyful Fate! audience: who is that painted guy ?!?!?!?
Man he can sing fast. 3:07 Long black coats a shelter for the rain Their load must get through Now bats are leaving their trees They're joining the call Seven Satanic Hell Preachers Heading for the hall Seven seconds! And he spices it up further with the ultrahighs. It's kind of like Halford.
It's funny how life works. I'm almost 50 now. Some of my friends don't "get" my music tastes. They're listening to "Duran Duran" or some such garbage and I'm still tuned in to Mercyful Fate/Crowbar/Pantera etc... I'm also a classically trained pianist...so they really can't figure me out!lol! I heave slightly when I hear the newer "metal" bands. Bleah...they all sound the same to me. Give me Maiden, Priest, KD...you know the rest. "IF IT'S TOO LOUD...YOU'RE TOO OLD"!! Love seeing bands get together like this. You can tell Metallica truly appreciates KD and the boys and their help when they were first starting out. ROCK ON!!
So... youre classically trained and call Duran Duran 'crap'? Im not buying it, because Im a musician and while I can see not liking Duran Duran, I cant really see a trained musician calling it 'crap'. Especially not a pianist.
They're crap to me. Then again ALL music is simply judged through the ears of the listener. It and the electro-80's as a whole are nails on the chalkboard to me. No redeeming musical quality to most of it IMHO. They were as popular for their looks as their sound back in the days of "Tiger Beat" magazines and such.
+TakeDeadAim Then youre definitely not 'classically trained', because such training is based in objective qualities, of the aural arts, which is exactly opposite, of everything you just said.
TakeDeadAim I can't believe you know people that still listen to Duran Duran. At least with 80s era metal there is a distinct sound you can't find in today's music.
The all came to ear Nothing Else Matters in live, and they got to see a legendary heavy metal band they never heard of, and probably never ever will again...
This is the most amazing video that came up in my TH-cam stream on Halloween. I LOVE Merciful Fate! They were always friends with Metallica through Lars. Great job both bands doing this AMAZING poppuorie of MF!
Good to see Mercyful Fate onstage. Saw King Diamond 2015 Mayhem Fest and going to buy a ticket for Psycho Las Vegas 2022, as Mercyful Fate will be there. 🤘🎸😈💀
This show was 55 miles away from me and I had just watched Metallica earlier in April that year at the big four in Indio. Can’t believe I missed this show . I’ve seen King Diamond a few times, but never had the opportunity of seeing merciful fate but that’s one band that’s still on my list to see. Love them and this would’ve been incredible.
Awesome sounding video of this Metal Royalty performance... Its weird to see James not being the center of attention and just blending in with the others... Also high praise to King Diamond for the vocals with no effects on them, he's killing it!
EU SIMPLESMENTE AMO ESSA DESGRAÇA CHAMADA KING DIAMOND! O VOCALISTA MAIS SIMBOLICO DA MINHA VIDA, O CARA QUE MAIS REPRESENTOU O METAL QUE EU OUVI DESDE PIVETE! Seja King Diamond ou Mercyful Fate, eu SEMPRE AMEI ESSE CARA!!!!! Q COISA MAIS MARAVILHOSA ESSE VIDEO!!!!!
When I first decided to collect vinyls in the beginning of the pandemic, I walked into a small record shop and found a Mercyful Fate Live in '93 for 40$. Probably could have stopped my collection with that first amazing score!
King Diamond plays the most evil air guitar in history
He's no chuck billy, but he's a close second ^^
Lol
+Zulamun chuck vs. king air guitar battle.
LOOOOL
looks ridiculou
“How fucking lucky are you?”
Dude, I’ll be screaming until I had no voice. That Merciful Fate medley was the bomb.
That audience were not worthy.
metallica fans man
No sh*t! The fans were like Mercyful who?
@@hayabusa5930 Metallica fans for m the las 25+ years ... Garbage days indeed
@@Ntyuask that's sad, but true(not a joke, ITS REALLY sad)
Then you and King would sound perfect together
2 vocalists, 2 bassists, 4 guitsrists, one drummer. Makes a heavy metal orchestra
Con EL BEST DEL HEAVY METAL..... King Diamond 👍💯
+ 68 different presets that King Diamond came with.
Half drummer
Timmy fucking that bass...
Meanwhile Guns N' Roses holding their beer
Hank Sherman and Michael Denner are two of the most underrated guitarists in metal history. The riffs they wrote are timeless.
Absolute facts.
Absolutely agreed.
How much vocal range do you want, King Diamond?
- Yes.
Dude, best comment ever. Made my day.
I keep reading this 'gag ' & it always makes me laugh
Even though Metallica is the ultimate success story for metal (and King's point is correct, they DID open the door for a lot of heavy metal bands), it's interesting how James and the crew act around King Diamond/Mercyful Fate. There is a definite level of respect that has nothing to do with the relative success of each band. You can just see the way James launches into the riffs (and the vocal contributions too) - he is a fan of Mercyful Fate and loves their songs. It's cool to watch (as a fan of both bands).
you make a very valid point my friend. These guys have not been on stage in 18 years but do you really think that for a Metallica gig they did a whole lot of rehearsal? Mercyful Fate was one of the pioneers of metal and as you stated they need no explanations from a bunch of punk kids who barely hit puberty it's like telling God that he fucked up on the Ten Commandments
@Brendan Daughters God ain't dead, you are
Bands are fans too. I bet 14 year old Lars and James were grinning ear to ear inside, getting to perform with Mercyful Fate!
They are metal fans. Last year during their tour, Hetfield was wearing a cut on stage where he had the patches of something like 20 metal bands. I remember seeing the following patches during the show: Witchfinder General, Vardis, Sweet Savage, Mercyful Fate, Budgie, Slayer, GBH, The Misfits, Tigers of Pan Tang, Weapon, Angel Witch among quite other bands i don't remember of...
I couldn't agree more 👍👍👍
What's great to know is that King, days before that show, was recovering from an operation where he almost died, and the fuckin' man was standing right in front of the audience, singing in tune like in the old days, goddamit
King Diamond is great , however , his heart surgery was more like a half a year or more before this Metallica show. 🥀💀🥀
@Philip Messina he now improved greatly, as he quit smoking, his latest performances are in almost perfect tuning
Graveyard Classics I saw him last week and it sounded as close to the record as I’ve ever seen an artist do. At 58 years old, he was magnificent to say the least, put on a show that put most 20 year olds in bands I’ve seen to shame.
@@robacdc1977 those are the benefits of quitting smoking, just listen the contrast of voice between give me your soul album and masquerade of madness and current performances, plus king knew he had to fix himself before going public again with another album and was well worth it his long hiatus without new material!
I want to see him live so bad!
I bet half the crowd didn't even know what kind of legendary show they were seeing
Yeah, and you are special because you know it and you have to tell this to everyone.
You pathethic shit.
Not really, most of them are members of the metallica club, hence they know their shit about Metallica and the role Mercyful Fate played in Metallica's history. Probably a lot better than you actually.
@@megamakabryczny oh fuck off dude. you are probably some fucking poser
@@cut-offproductions getting so defensive aint making a point
@@cut-offproductions Fuck you all, posing bitches.
King Diamond is such an insanely gifted and talented vocalist, but to maintain such a large vocal range for such a long time is unbelievable
He sounds Good yet😮😂❤Too Kool
Merycyful Fate is one of the greatest ever metal bands.
If you grew up in the 80’s You lived Metal 24/7. Hail the King. 🤘666
His voice is literally a whammy pedal
hahahaha! dude totally. it is a whammy pedal. man that is so funny and true.
Nah, King Diamond just sings pinch harmonics lol
1983electric just as I was reading your comment he hit the +2 octave
@@cdsmetalhead99 digitech whammy pedal. Think Tom Morello's solo in Killing in the name.
and yours is better?
Does anyone in the world knows you?
I saw Metallica Kill 'Em All Tour in 1983 then saw Mercyful Fate Oath Tour in 1984...Those were the days for both bands.
+corvettebmw Those old days.. I hold you in friendly dude!
NIGHTMARE_VON Yes, I saw Mercyful Fate December 16, 1984 at a small club in Providence, it was their last gig in the States before the break-up.
NIGHTMARE_VON Born and raised.. I moved to South Florida twenty years ago.
corvettebmw dude damn lucky you, that's awesome, saw and met Metallica on Justice tour!
So fucking lucky !! i was ignorant to MF at that time!
The riffs of curse of the pharaoh just is awesome. It pumps you up man.
Vineet Ohol indeed. Hank is a riff machine......those early Fate albums are the perfect embodiment of metal.
Both of these bands suffered the death of their bass player. R.I.P. Cliff Burton (1962 - 1986) and Timi Hansen (1958 - 2019)
Timi would've been a great replacement for Cliff.
Lamentable...estoy seguro de que con Steve Harris suena bonito
TIMI was everywhere on that stage. RIP LEGEND
HE DIED?
@@JuanMartinez-ib7mz cancer in 2020
Reminds me of the energy of Steve Harris whom was an influence on Timi
I had sex with Timi’s niece as a tenager in the 90’s I was very proud🤘😝
@@jacobsorensenyytj7634 how was it. lol
Are these "metalheads" noobs? Do they not know the greatness of Mercyful fate? - THEY'RE FU*KING LEGENDS!!!
I am sure most of this crowd were there to hear Enter Sandman, or Until It Sleeps. Such a fucking disgrace!
@@trendmassacre8423 The king, slayer, pantera, maiden or metallica always gonna be the best!
@@Falupöjk I will replace metallica with Megadeth. Megadeth just cuts it more than Metallica for me.
@@trendmassacre8423 i'd say metallica is better than megadeth. mustaine is scared of satanism. he's such an pussy.
This show wad ONLY for 5th members
I love that KD could sing like this after a triple bypass. It may not be his hottest performance, but I'd be lucky if I could sing like this at all. Period. I don't think anyone could do it.
GT Stang I agree. Plus not his sound crew.
uuuhhhh
he sounds amazing. I think it is one of his hottest. He sounds almost like the 1983 album
@@MississippiTreasureHunter so true but still an emotional performance....legend \,,/
It's a medley of the following songs:
02:50 Satan's fall
06:23 A corpse without a soul
07:50 Into the coven
09:35 Evil
You forgot curse of the pharaohs I think
@@m3chaw0lf yes, ure correct
09:35 evil
2:50 satan’s fall
6:23 A corpse without soul
7:50 into the coven
9:35 evil
Man you forgot curse of the pharaohs
Best medley Metallica ever made.
Damn right dude.
They've made more than just this one?
@@nutball3756 yeah bro, “Ronnie Rising”
@@caronte008 And the Kill/Ride-medleys they did in the late 90's!
@@nickred652 and justice in the justice tour
OH MY GOD!!!!! How had I never seen this?!?! HAIL TO THE KING, he sounds unbelievable!!! Plus the guitar tones are just insanely sick and NOT helping my thirst for a Mesa Rec!!!
It is one of the greatest 11 mins ever on a recording when metallica mashed it up on the album.
Don't listen to the Garage Inc version or you will forever want a Wizard Modern classic.
@@brpadington Was the Mercyful Medley recorded with a Wiz or a Diezel? I feel like I read somewhere it was a Diezel VH4… I could be wrong though. Its dusty back there in whatever cubby of my brain that came out of…
@@spaceburger80 The entire first disc of Garage Inc was the Wizard Modern classic.
@@brpadington Thank you! Now I know! It sounds fucking MONSTROUS 🤘
king diamond = greatest air guitarist ever.
I love how they all have Flying V's
because they all want to be Dave Mustaine
HA! Yesss! MegaDave ftw
Lars has a flying Vagina
Hell yeah dude...like an actual flock of geese hahaha
In my opiniom that is THE hard rock / metal guitar.
90% of that crowd does not deserver this but well life is unfair sometimes.....
YOU FUCKIN SAID IT!!
got that right
True but at least we can watch it here on glorious TH-cam lol
Thx for the upload, OP
SAD BUT TRUE jajaja
Lets just say I'd be more than willing to pay and bear a metallica show just for the chance to see merciful fate live, even if for one song
crowd seems to have no clue as to how epic this is.
what an unworthy rabble
This sounds insane on headphones. The 4 guitars cranking out those riffs is heavy af.
Doesn't this audience know who the fuck Mercyful Fate is? They are legends in every sense of the word. King Diamond as legendary as it gets.
I don't think they have any idea of what's going on in front of them is history .
The crowd probably thinks that all songs on garage inc were written by metallica.
lol true
Casey Jones
YES! my thoughts too. The majority there probably don't realize how lucky they are to be in the same room with King and crew. True legends!...
Yeah
130 people think your watermark sucks.
OU down thumbers you'll all go to hell
@@garyball5214 Too good for them..let them swim in confused ignorance and paper cut pain...fuckers! \,,/ \,,/ stay heavy brother\,,/ \,,/
So glad that they had Michael Denner and Hank Sherman play their own solos. No matter how well you know the notes, there's sooooo much to be said for idiosyncrasy. In fact I can remember how frustrated I used to get 16 years ago when I was trying to learn Mercyful Fate solos and wondering why I could not sound like Denner and Sherman. Notice how spooky Sherman sounds and how greasy and pained Denner is? I mean, Mercryful Fate could not have been what they were without those sounds back in the early 80's.
I've been trying to get that "sound" ever since I first heard "The Oath"...The solos on that album are haunting, not just from the keys they are played in and the inter-dynamics between Denner/Sherman......but also the acoustics of the recording venue...they sounded like they were playing in a cavern deep in the bowels of Hades...That album (to me) is the essence of Heavy music,...captured.
I completely agree with you slownlo.
@@slownlo I agree too! There is something special, in the sound of the old Mercyful Fate albums... Particularly the sound of the guitars.
Really a band in a league of its own. Different from all the others.
I always am surprised when, talking with some younger metalheads (I am from an older generation... ☹️), they tell me that they do not know this group !!! 🤬
Mercyful Fate should have had the same fame and success as the biggest names in Metal... Like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest...
Yeah, but at least we know how much they are good!
Greetings from Italy!
That’s the word: “spooky”. Both, Hank Shermann and Michael Denner, are legendary. Plus, they complement each other so well. Cheers!
I love Denner and Shermann. They are the Downing and Tipton of Denmark to me. Denner is also super humble and takes Hammets lead and acknowledges him. What true gents Mercyful Fate are and always have been!!
Nice to hear good old Danish musicians as Mercyful Faith and King Diamond, their music are legendary 🤘🇩🇰💀🇩🇰🤘💪💯
One of greatest ads for flying Vs ever. Long live the King,
James Hetfield singing backup on "Into The Coven" is a thing I didn't know I never wanted to hear until just now.
Long live the King! I love the way this guy uses his head voice and falsetto effects with his own vocal chords!!!! I hope Merciful Fate makes a comeback. I think is one of the best bands of the 80's Metal. My all time favourite song by them is "A Dangerous Meeting"
Totally agree! A Dangerous Meeting is so damn heavy! That giant bell sounds at the end of the song totally kick my ass.
NuNs Have No Fun is an AwEsOmE Song Also !!!
I know this is 5 yrs old n whatnot, but they are playing the Copenhell festival, 2020. don't know if that means they're making a comback tho
Yeah, gotta go with that.
Dangerous Meeting is one of the greatest purely metal songs ever recorded. An all time favorite of mine.
The other is Desecration of Souls.
More metal than anything the big four ever did. I said Heavy Metal, not thrash.
What a great video.
Fate and 'tallica together.
They had NO IDEA how lucky they were.
King is an acquired taste. His falsetto is more overt, but he's fucking badass.
Respect. That's a whole bunch of musicians that have enriched all of our lives. Long live metal. We cannot die.
I've watched this numerous times and Denner nodding to Kirk saying " Yeah, that's right " during the Into The Coven intro gets me every time. Absolute legend giving lessons to another ON STAGE! Just awesome.
Rock&Roll YESSSS
I just listen to the original studio versions of all of these songs ("Satan's Fall", "Curse Of The Pharaohs", "A Corpse Without Soul", "Into The Coven", "Evil") and then coming to watch this was better than expected.
Thanks for the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The thing about this medley, is that it basically does what Mercyful Fate was always excellent at; throwing a massive number of mind-melting riffs into a single song.
@@gusmartin1246 Satan's Fall is the embodiment of that, it's 11 minutes of badass riff after riff
A whole bunch of flying V's together makes this just epic and King's vocals on top. Fucking epic.
Indeed! Hansen should have used his Flying V bass from the early 80's, too!
One more V upon that stage!
😆
Greetings from Italy!
that was fucking great. One of the best things metallica ever did.
Melissa one of the best all time album's , amazing guitar, amazing drums, amazing bass and of course. The absolute best vocals of all time.
10 years after this video was up loaded, it just magically appears now.. Never knew Metallica played with Merciful fate. Brings back memories from listening to them in the 80's.
King is the MAN! No better Ambassador for metal. Thanks for sharing this.
Well no one should say shit about king´s voice in this performance, throat issue, bad night, it hapens, just remember one year before this jam he had a serious heart surgery, so critics better shut tha fak ap, go listen to an album such as abigail before you say shit. face a triple heart surgery then face the stage and do better before you diss ...
King Diamond was recovering from triple bypass surgery at this point, and was said that he could barely stand before the show, so...
Listen to King Diamonds new single, it's pure gold.
KING'S STILL GOT IT!! WHAT A VOICE!!
+CosmicVeganLoke This was right after his triple by-pass surgery, pretty fucking good
+blueeyes213 Yeah....amazing!
@@blueeyes213 Guys he sings so fucking BAD are you going crazy ? Its a fucking KARAOKE daamm it
@@BrunoCAGAS are you unfamiliar with King Diamond or Mercyful Fate? Yeah, his voice isn't as powerful as it usually is but it sounds great for his age and considering he had a triple bypass recently.
Now that he's healed he sounds insanely good. Check King Diamond's Twitter page for clips from their set at Graspop 2018...shit sounds amazing now.
@@BrunoCAGAS one last thing...fuck you, dude. King Diamond is a legend and you're a random little shit kid online.
Okay that's all. Said my peace.
Now shut the fuck up and enjoy some amazing metal.
Holy crap. I think this is the first time I've heard King sing live without reverb.
Mercyful Fate reforming in 2020 and on tour! I won't miss this amazing show!
They're playing at Sweden Rock Festival and I got my ticket 🤘🤘
@@kimjuuljensen I'll see them in Hellfest in june. Got my ticket also!
I saw them November 4th, 2022. I wish Metallica could sound that good live
Mercyful Fate Rules ! ! !
2020 😊
Fuck yes...listen to Mercyful Fate every day 🤘😝🤘
Basically 2022 now
king diamond is so underrated as a vocalist how is he not even the top 10?
He is
Ok poser do you even listen to metal
For those of us that were around in '83-'86 Metallica were one of many great bands and they weren't the biggest game: Slayer, Venom, Mercyful Fate, Possessed, Destruction, Celtic Frost, Exodus...I still see it that way, record sales aren't the main thing. This is the coolest thing Metallica has done in decades--why no DVD sets?
Coolest thing they ever did
Look how James looks in awe at King during his little speech. I mean, Metallica listened religiously to Mercyful Fate. And there you have the singer of that same band praising them. It’s crazy how your heroes can become your fans and friends. \M/
R.I.P.Timi. We'll never forget the Legend!
Hank Sherman and Michael Denner were an amazing duo. I still listen to "Don't Break The Oath" quite often. I used to think Hank was the lead, but I found out Denner did plenty of leads too. They were fantastic players.
Some commenters are using the wrong standard. Extreme vocalists like King Diamond performing live don't have the advantage of several takes and the mastering process used for albums. The more extreme the vocals, the more likely the singer is to be "off". Add to that the fact that King's been doing this for over thirty years, and it's inevitable that sometimes they won't "sound like the album".
Kim was 55 years old when this was recorded. Somebody thinks a 55 year old should hit the notes the same as when they were 25?
He was damned close 30 years later.
Let's see them get anywhere near that close at 55.
Hell, he's 63 now and on tour in November.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
@@lukasstrait9307 hell I’m shocked he even sounds this good. Pretty impressive he can still sing so high pitched.
4 guitars, 2 basses and pure metal
The King still has it, great vocals.
James Horner For a mating cat.
@@tallentstravels5727 I know how u know...
You can see how much fun Timi had playing there. RIP
WOW, King Diamond can still hit those high notes! Unbelievable! Love the way he sings! So unique!
Rest in Rock and Roll Heaven Timi Holm "Grabber"Hansen !!! Thanks So Much for your Great Bass Work in Mercyful Fate and King Diamond !!! Salud y Vida Pa'lante !!! Cheers and Life On !!!
Agreee
This touches my corpse without soul!
this enshrines why I love metal. Two groups for opposite sides of the planet united by the love and passion for a style of rock and roll to entertain and let us become members of one massive family of metal heads! Respect
6:10 Damn. Nice touch James!
Lars: 4 of the 5 guys of that band are standing right there
audience: Korn? Avenged Sevenfold? SOAD?
Lars: Please welcome Mercyful Fate!
audience: who is that painted guy ?!?!?!?
Awesome xD
Dareios soieraD dont put soad next to these pls
Dareios soieraD jajaja there is a sea of distance betwween Mercyful and "these" bands¡¡ Hail to Mercyful and the king¡¡¡
fernando miguel leyva mtz No shit?
+Dareios soieraD rofl yeah about right
That Into the Coven riff is one of the best of all time
We were slamming to this great stuff in 86. Metallica got a lot of influence from Fate. Brings back some memories.. Good shit.
Man he can sing fast. 3:07
Long black coats a shelter for the rain Their load must get through
Now bats are leaving their trees They're joining the call
Seven Satanic Hell Preachers Heading for the hall
Seven seconds! And he spices it up further with the ultrahighs. It's kind of like Halford.
I’d be absolutely freaking out if I were there. Two of the best metal bands ever on the stage at the same time!
1:56 lars:eighteen years,something like that?
King diamond: yea dumbass yea
2011 minus 1993 =
King Diamond's voice is still ace after all of these years plus that surgery. One of the best voices in metal if you ask me.
It's funny how life works. I'm almost 50 now. Some of my friends don't "get" my music tastes. They're listening to "Duran Duran" or some such garbage and I'm still tuned in to Mercyful Fate/Crowbar/Pantera etc... I'm also a classically trained pianist...so they really can't figure me out!lol! I heave slightly when I hear the newer "metal" bands. Bleah...they all sound the same to me. Give me Maiden, Priest, KD...you know the rest. "IF IT'S TOO LOUD...YOU'RE TOO OLD"!! Love seeing bands get together like this. You can tell Metallica truly appreciates KD and the boys and their help when they were first starting out. ROCK ON!!
So... youre classically trained and call Duran Duran 'crap'? Im not buying it, because Im a musician and while I can see not liking Duran Duran, I cant really see a trained musician calling it 'crap'. Especially not a pianist.
+Dave Holden
They're crap.
They're crap to me. Then again ALL music is simply judged through the ears of the listener. It and the electro-80's as a whole are nails on the chalkboard to me. No redeeming musical quality to most of it IMHO. They were as popular for their looks as their sound back in the days of "Tiger Beat" magazines and such.
+TakeDeadAim
Then youre definitely not 'classically trained', because such training is based in objective qualities, of the aural arts, which is exactly opposite, of everything you just said.
TakeDeadAim I can't believe you know people that still listen to Duran Duran. At least with 80s era metal there is a distinct sound you can't find in today's music.
The all came to ear Nothing Else Matters in live, and they got to see a legendary heavy metal band they never heard of, and probably never ever will again...
FUcking love Mercyful Fate and Metallica!! Though I'd seen all the videos from the Anniversary shows, but somehow I missed this one.. SO awesome.
KIM RUZZ is one of the most underrated drummers EVER
Rob Shelton You my friend are a true Mercyful Fate fan.
He is my favorite drummer. I listen to Mercyful Fate every day 🤘😝🤘
Totally right
Damn straight !!!
Kim Ruzz is awesome drummer !!!
You can tell metallica is “finding” Merciful’s pocket that whole set- total respect
This is the most amazing video that came up in my TH-cam stream on Halloween. I LOVE Merciful Fate! They were always friends with Metallica through Lars. Great job both bands doing this AMAZING poppuorie of MF!
Good to see Mercyful Fate onstage. Saw King Diamond 2015 Mayhem Fest and going to buy a ticket for Psycho Las Vegas 2022, as Mercyful Fate will be there. 🤘🎸😈💀
É incrível como King Diamond consegue mesclar o vocal agudo com limpo ao mesmo tempo. Fora o lírico que esse cidadão também é capaz de executar.
Lars looks like Anthony Hopkins.
lmao hahhahahahaaa how true!
Bet he smells like Hannibal Lecter.
He should wear that bite-proof mask and a blue jumpsuit.
Hahhahahah
the king himself - and - a few servants ^^
So awesome.. I still can't believe the 30th anniversary show actually HAPPENED, it was like a dream!
This show was 55 miles away from me and I had just watched Metallica earlier in April that year at the big four in Indio. Can’t believe I missed this show .
I’ve seen King Diamond a few times, but never had the opportunity of seeing merciful fate but that’s one band that’s still on my list to see. Love them and this would’ve been incredible.
Great sound. Stupid ass watermark logo in the center makes it un-watchable.
Thanks though I guess.
Long live King Diamond! Ahhhhhhhh! Love it! Thanks for posting this!!
King Diamond's voice is simply amazing.
My dad showed me this when I was probably about 3 going onto four years old, and I'm glad he did my pops goated for tha 🖤🐐😭
Haven't been a Metallica fan since Justice but I have to hand it to them for bringing King and Mercyful Fate to a much wider audience.
Awesome sounding video of this Metal Royalty performance... Its weird to see James not being the center of attention and just blending in with the others... Also high praise to King Diamond for the vocals with no effects on them, he's killing it!
Fucking serious chills. This was my high school years on one stage.
EU SIMPLESMENTE AMO ESSA DESGRAÇA CHAMADA KING DIAMOND! O VOCALISTA MAIS SIMBOLICO DA MINHA VIDA, O CARA QUE MAIS REPRESENTOU O METAL QUE EU OUVI DESDE PIVETE! Seja King Diamond ou Mercyful Fate, eu SEMPRE AMEI ESSE CARA!!!!! Q COISA MAIS MARAVILHOSA ESSE VIDEO!!!!!
Mercyful Fate is fucking epic.....Fan since 1983
I shed a tear due to the shear awesomeness of what’s happening here.
A once in a lifetime event. RIP TIM...
Mercyful Fate Classic Memories of Heavy metal Forever....
This is brilliant in so many ways!
When I first decided to collect vinyls in the beginning of the pandemic, I walked into a small record shop and found a Mercyful Fate Live in '93 for 40$. Probably could have stopped my collection with that first amazing score!
this is so good you cant beat the kings wide range of voices he is the best metal singer in my book!!!
what is james in the backing vocals. My brain does not compute the awesomeness of this whole freaking concert. Too many dreams come true XP
Agreed!
I would sacrifice my first-born to take the place of someone who got to go to one of these shows.
Bringing the blood of a newborn child I guess? 🥴
That watermark is a pain in the flange.
Say it right, it's a pain in the butthole.....
My cat came wondering in and now seems to react to his singing in a joyful way meowing at him. I wonder what they're saying to each other.
fantastic performance!!!! love the Kinh!!!! lars sounds great!
Half of those people don’t know The fucking legend In that room I’m jealous 😩