For an album recorded back in the mid 80s on a low budget, the freshness of it is unbelievable. The King and MF were truly ahead of their time in terms of craft.
You should probably check out Relentless by the band Pentagram for more heavy hitting riffs like this. Pentagram is an American cross between Mercyful fate and Black Sabbath. But they have been around almost just as long as Sabbath!
I am a big thrash metal fan , Early Metallica, Slayer, exodus and the likes BUT I must say that I agree with you here ; Mercyful fate and this album is way up there with the best there was.
I remember getting this when it came out in the US and not being into it because of King's voice. My grandmother who loved opera , remarked about how he had a masterful falsetto. Now I love this.
From what I remember, an old friend commented on King's vocals which he said could hit the sixth or eighth octave. And they better not put King or Fate into the R&RHOF. That place is horrendous. How dare King be alongside singers and bands that are included but not a single rock song. Never put King Diamond/Merciful Fate under the same roof with people like Michael Jackson, Madonna, even rap artists.
I was at their first American Tour, for don’t break the oath, in San Antonio, Texas. They were supposed to open for Exciter and Motörhead but they were mobbed at the Mall in an Autograph Session. Exciter HAD to open..and they were pissed!!! Mercyful Fate was second and then Motörhead!!.,,,1983🤘🤘🤘
Actually i like this more than DBTO, and that was already on the ''exquisite'' level. Melissa is a Renaissance in Metal.. Thanks to Tommy Vance, i was tuning the BBC AM world service that FATEful Friday so long ago...
Melissa, a given name for a female comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (mélissa), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (meli), "honey". Literally translated as Honey Bee.
@@abrahambankhead359 My dad was Greek. When I brought my girlfriend home who's name was Melissa his eyes lit up and that's what he told me with his strong broken Greek accent.
The SOUND … the RIFFS … the COVER … EVERYTHING sooooo way ahead of their time. Definitely a truely groundbreaking band inspiring everyone from Metallica to Pantera
Uma das maiores influencias do black metal, death metal e até do thrash metal!! Uma verdadeira obra-prima do Heavy Metal, obrigatório pra qualquer ouvinte do gênero.
Super zeitlose Musik. Ich höre schon über 45 Jahre Heavy Metal. Die weltbeste Musik ist keine Zeiterscheinung, sondern eine klare Lebenseinstellung!!🤘🤘⚡⚡
Ouvi demais esse álbum quando eu era um garoto. Baterista, baixista e guitarristas exímios e os vocais de King Diamond eram exuberantes. Não é a toa que tanto Metallica, como Slayer se basearam em Mercyful Fate. Muitos riffs de todos os instrumentos e arranjos fabulosos. E pensar que fizeram isso há 40 anos atrás.
Into the Coven is a masterpiece for metal... the intro, the main riff, the lyrics, the drums fills, and the amazing vocals... the best song of Mercyful Fate
My favorite song not only off the album but off of any album from any band and I'm a 25 year old American boy. And I love EVERY song on Melissa but there is nothing tastier than that riff kicking in after the acoustic man just doesn't get any better.
@@lucas_rocker opa, se n é o meu garoto haha to viciado em comentar mano kkkkkkkkk mercyful fate/king diamond rules ♥ eu n era mt de comentar, hje em dia comento em quase tudo abrç irmão
This was in 1983 and these guys were already writing songs this sophisticated and intricate which we wouldn't hear from most other bands until the late eighties.
The same could be said for Slayer in 1985 with _Hell Awaits_ which was directly influenced by this album. In fact, no one since has really recaptured what Slayer did on that record. _Melissa_ was quite unique in 1983 during the tail-end of the NWOBHM era.
@@jerryfritz1199 I refer to them as NWOBHM because of the sound rather than where they're from. Their sound was influenced by that era of metal bands, and they happen to fit right in. For example, I consider bands like Anvil and Exciter "NWOBHM", even though they're Canadian, not British. It's more a reference to a sound rather than a blanket term of British metal bands.
Over the years it's always been hilarious hearing myself and my friends just own ourselves by ridiculously trying to sing along to this or any thing sung by King Diamond..lol..it's always just an exercise in futility..lol
I got turned on to this album by a friend back in 1984. It's still my favorite Mercyful Fate album. I used to like putting this on when I was driving and I remember when my son was little, he was in the back in his car seat kicking his feet and laughing. My son turned 40 last month and Melissa is his favorite Metal album.
FUCK YES! Finally, the original mix that I remember. I've hated the 1997 remix and reissues ever since it came out. I lost my old Caroline Records copy years ago, so I am really Hailing to this right now.
Right. This album was released in two versions. Caroline Megaforce, Metal Blade vinyl and CD reissues, and Roadruuner first vinyl release have this mix. All CD releases of Roadrunner and Cargo vinyl have a different one without reverberations but with an extra voc in Melissa during the solo. Apart from that, Black funeral and Melissa have a completely different mix. Check with headphones Regards🤘
Вначале вокал может и оттолкнёт, но когда вы шире посмотрите на эту музыку, то поймёте что это, возможно, самый уникальный альбом хеви-метала из всех что были и есть. The vocals can be off-putting at first, but when you take a closer look at this music, you will realize that this is perhaps the most unique heavy metal album that has ever been.
Melissa is the debut studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, released on this day 10/30/83. It was the first album released by Roadrunner Records. This was also the first Mercyful Fate effort to get an official release in the United States through Megaforce Records, as the self-titled EP was a highly sought after import, and the BBC sessions were only available on bootleg tapes. Melissa has been identified as one of the earliest examples of extreme metal, and is often considered to be a major influence on the then-developing thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres.
Simply an amazing record from start to finish. saw the tape in a promo box in 1984. I was simply blown away. I also enjoyed scaring all my new metal friends with MF in Jr. High. I have a very new UK pressing that sounds amazing. Much better than Spotify
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 I heard it when I was 12 in 2006. I had to give it multiple listens to enjoy it but one time I gave it one final chance. Holy shit did it ignite
King Diamond has such an amazing voice. On the low end he sounds like Gene Simmons, in the mid range he sounds like Glenn Danzig and on the high end like a f*%king banshee!
It's a masterpiece album, was 14 listening to this.. I knew it was an important album even when I first heard it. I was just very different from Venom and Slayer.
When I first heard this album, I didn ́t like it. But the band came from Denmark, where I am from, and I some freinds vho loved it, they also loved Metallica Kill them all, it was´ent my cup of tea. At the time I was more into Saxon, Maiden, Accept, Scorpions and Motorhead and Black sabbath. But today I love both Mercyfull Fate and Metallica. When I first started to listen to King Diamonds soloprojekt, I was stunned and amazed over how vell the albums vere produced. Especially albums like Abigail, Them, Conspiracy and The Eye, they are fucking briliant. I realy love those concept album From the king. I remember When ive had heard Abigail, Them and Conspracy I went out to buy The satans bible rituals, the place ive bougt them look at me like they said to them self, that young kid is lost 🤣. Ive had a cusin who where freinds whit the king.
i am thankful i got to learn about mercyful fate and king diamond. They have been the cornerstone of my love for everything dark, and metal. Just legendary and otherworldly.
My problem with this is that they needed to spend more time working out the songs. Better arrangements, more time to fine-tune the leads, to determine how King should sing each part (he has like 5 different voices), etc. The sound quality could have been better too. With that said, it's still one of the best metal albums ever released. I also really like In The Shadows, and consider it a perfect album.
I completely agree. Don't break the Oath is exceptional as well, but Melissa just has the edge. I like the production on Melissa better, as well. Oath is more metallic & treble heavy, Melissa is slightly warmer.
No they are traditional heavy metal on steroids. Venom is more thrash. Bathory is the start of black metal. But I don’t like Venom and Bathory nearly as much as Mercyful Fate.
I was listening to this album when I was 15. Now I'm 53 and still worshipping it.
No mom, it wasn't just a phase.
No because this was amazing music 🎶
Dude, Heavy Fuckin' Metal definitely cannot be a phase!
\m/
I'm right there with you, bro. If you play, lets jam!
Me also! King Diamond is God!
This magnificent album was released on this day, 40 years ago. One of the best if not the best heavy metal album of all time for me. Stay heavy.
For me Melissa and Stained Class by Priest are the best Heavy Metal albums of all time.
@@espectro87 oh yes Stained Class is my fav Priest album, along with Sin After Sin and Sad Wings. I think people underestimate their '70s albums
Excellents albums
But I like Overkill by Motorhead and Hallowed be thy name by Maiden too
@@franciscocorvalan427 Is there any Maiden album titled "Hallowed be thy name"? I don't know it.
For an album recorded back in the mid 80s on a low budget, the freshness of it is unbelievable. The King and MF were truly ahead of their time in terms of craft.
Maybe one of, if not, the sickest album cover to ever be
AGREED.
+1 on that!
WAS JUST ABOUT TO BUY IT AS BACK PATCH.
SHOULD I?=
@@Cosmic_Code Ofcourse you should if you haven't already. I've got Melissa on the back of my "vest"! :)
I named my daughter after listening to this album. Some of the kids make fun of her name, but little King Diamond just ignores them.
Hahahaha
Did you play the album for her?
respect🤘🏻
You are the law ma dude 🤘🏿
lmaooo
This album is officially my #1 heavy metal record on my list since I discovered it on 1984.
You should probably check out Relentless by the band Pentagram for more heavy hitting riffs like this. Pentagram is an American cross between Mercyful fate and Black Sabbath. But they have been around almost just as long as Sabbath!
Me too
25:42 Absolutely badass buildup to THE best guitar solos in this masterpiece!! Listen to those drums !!
Hands down! This is still the best Album out of Denmark (I am A Dane)
I am a big thrash metal fan , Early Metallica, Slayer, exodus and the likes BUT I must say that I agree with you here ; Mercyful fate and this album is way up there with the best there was.
One of the greatest metal albums of all time. Every song is fantastic. Only rivaled by Don't Break the Oath.
Damn straight !!! How fast time goes by is insane !!! Seems like yesterday !!!
I remember getting this when it came out in the US and not being into it because of King's voice. My grandmother who loved opera , remarked about how he had a masterful falsetto. Now I love this.
GRANDMAAAAAAAAAA
Wait til you see your room up in the attic.
From what I remember, an old friend commented on King's vocals which he said could hit the sixth or eighth octave. And they better not put King or Fate into the R&RHOF. That place is horrendous. How dare King be alongside singers and bands that are included but not a single rock song. Never put King Diamond/Merciful Fate under the same roof with people like Michael Jackson, Madonna, even rap artists.
Sometimes grandma’s know best
@@daviddelesie9897 LOL
An essential metal album along with don’t break the oath
Goddamn truth right there,
in my opinion I like more Melissa, but I concur with you that both are essential...
I was at their first American Tour, for don’t break the oath, in San Antonio, Texas. They were supposed to open for Exciter and Motörhead but they were mobbed at the Mall in an Autograph Session. Exciter HAD to open..and they were pissed!!! Mercyful Fate was second and then Motörhead!!.,,,1983🤘🤘🤘
Don't forget the s/t EP
Actually i like this more than DBTO, and that was already on the ''exquisite'' level. Melissa is a Renaissance in Metal.. Thanks to Tommy Vance, i was tuning the BBC AM world service that FATEful Friday so long ago...
i had a crush on a girl named melissa and my bro said, you just like her cus she has the same name as a mercyful fate album. 😂
This album possesses so much archaic nostalgia.
If someone told me it was made in medieval times, I would somehow believe it.
Exacto lo dijiste muy bien amigo es una obra de arte ...... sería como la Mona Lisa del Metal!!!!
Melissa, a given name for a female comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (mélissa), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (meli), "honey". Literally translated as Honey Bee.
I mean now that I look at the album cover it just looks like a very aggressive bee
Wow that's getting deep dude.
@@abrahambankhead359 My dad was Greek. When I brought my girlfriend home who's name was Melissa his eyes lit up and that's what he told me with his strong broken Greek accent.
Named my daughter after this album🤘🤘🤘
and I call my son after the first song.
@@The-Endungeoned Thats Brutal
I named mine Abigail. \m/
Epic !
how does she feels about named after a Satanic Pagan song ? ha ha ha ha ha ha
Absolutely stunning guitar duo.
This is a must have.
Yeah I am gonna buy this lp again.what happened to my first one.who knows with the rest of my stuff.🤘💡👍🖐️☕
@@pameladiez4933
100% happened to me too!
Once you hear this....your hooked!
It just wasn't the same w/0 Hank Shermann. KD's solo stuff is great on occasion, but nothing beats Fate.
THE HOLY GRAIL
(( OR UNHOLY GRAIL ))
OF GUITAR DUO OF ALL TIME !!!!!!
MICHAEL DENNER AND HANK SHERMANN
My favorite Mercyful Fate album 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Is that you on the pic ?
I named my daughter Abigail.
Wrong album dude. 😅 Just kidding.
If I ever have female twins i gotta name them Melissa and Abigail \m/
OLD SCHOOL MERCYFUL FATE
I don't always listen to Satan's fall but when I do, so do the neighbors \m/ \m/
I bet it makes them want to "COME HOME" hahahaha
hehehehe
Wanna feel old King fans? This album was released 40 years AGO!! I miss the 80s and my youth so much.
My copies are on the way already
LOL!!! Mine on the way too...
If they're noisy then you be 100 times noisier! Crank it up!
Ahahah.
.........LMAO........ well done brother.
My neighbours loved it so much they broke my windows so they could hear it better!
I agree with every single comment that was given... This is in its self a master piece ahead of its time... I too was drawn in to its magic...
Man, Melissa is my name
Kim Bendix Petersen had a your skull, Bone
You have a beautiful name! \m/
Cool 😃
Babe.
One of the best metal albums ever recorded!!!
Totally agree . it just is.
The SOUND … the RIFFS … the COVER … EVERYTHING sooooo way ahead of their time. Definitely a truely groundbreaking band inspiring everyone from Metallica to Pantera
Uma das maiores influencias do black metal, death metal e até do thrash metal!! Uma verdadeira obra-prima do Heavy Metal, obrigatório pra qualquer ouvinte do gênero.
Super zeitlose Musik. Ich höre schon über 45 Jahre Heavy Metal. Die weltbeste Musik ist keine Zeiterscheinung, sondern eine klare Lebenseinstellung!!🤘🤘⚡⚡
I was lucky to have seen them on the Melissa tour, extraordinary.
I had almost forgot how great this album really is and how much I loved it a a child!
One of the best heavy metal album of all of time. Must have!
Ouvi demais esse álbum quando eu era um garoto. Baterista, baixista e guitarristas exímios e os vocais de King Diamond eram exuberantes. Não é a toa que tanto Metallica, como Slayer se basearam em Mercyful Fate. Muitos riffs de todos os instrumentos e arranjos fabulosos. E pensar que fizeram isso há 40 anos atrás.
Into the Coven is a masterpiece for metal... the intro, the main riff, the lyrics, the drums fills, and the amazing vocals... the best song of Mercyful Fate
My favorite song not only off the album but off of any album from any band and I'm a 25 year old American boy. And I love EVERY song on Melissa but there is nothing tastier than that riff kicking in after the acoustic man just doesn't get any better.
@@brennanfry376826 year old Canadian here 🤘🏻 the solo after that little interlude is so fucking epic on Into the Coven
Into the Coven intro is perfect. This is THE BEST MF song. Period.
25 yo from Argentina papá!!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Melissa is a very unique masterpiece
I love you guys!!! Thanks for putting full albums on TH-cam!!
Still have this masterpiece on vinyl. was even a member of the MF fan club back in the day!!!
I love this album. The lead guitars are absolutely killer and as for the track "Satan's fall"... no words!
25:42 Absolutely badass buildup to THE best guitar solos in this masterpiece!! Listen to those drums !!
This [ MASTERPIECE] Needs a Lot more Thumbs up!!!!!!!!
One of the best metal albums period
This album is so metal it gave me lead poisoning
Best comment everrrrrr.
Forever Masterpiece
Eita olha eu aqui também mano hehe 🤘🎸
Mercyful Fate é foda 🤘
@@lucas_rocker opa, se n é o meu garoto haha to viciado em comentar mano kkkkkkkkk mercyful fate/king diamond rules ♥
eu n era mt de comentar, hje em dia comento em quase tudo
abrç irmão
@@caiocesarheadbanger É nois mano 🤘🎸
Used to have girl friend name Melissa, for some odd reason she was a FREAK.. GOD I MISS HER..
A JEWEL OF MUSIC, AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF HEAVY METAL. MERCYFUL FATE FOREVER 🇨🇱
this album is a fuckin masterpiece. never gets old.
Dedicate this Masterpiece to my Late Friend Gavin[ RIP] Rest In Power My Friend.
This was in 1983 and these guys were already writing songs this sophisticated and intricate which we wouldn't hear from most other bands until the late eighties.
Iron Maiden in 1983 had this beat, I'm afraid.
The same could be said for Slayer in 1985 with _Hell Awaits_ which was directly influenced by this album. In fact, no one since has really recaptured what Slayer did on that record. _Melissa_ was quite unique in 1983 during the tail-end of the NWOBHM era.
Satan (Court in the Act )
@@_PuppetMaster86 Merciful Fate is not from Britain, but Denmark…
@@jerryfritz1199 I refer to them as NWOBHM because of the sound rather than where they're from. Their sound was influenced by that era of metal bands, and they happen to fit right in. For example, I consider bands like Anvil and Exciter "NWOBHM", even though they're Canadian, not British. It's more a reference to a sound rather than a blanket term of British metal bands.
Over the years it's always been hilarious hearing myself and my friends just own ourselves by ridiculously trying to sing along to this or any thing sung by King Diamond..lol..it's always just an exercise in futility..lol
😁 yep.
...In a public transport at noon of course. 😂
I got turned on to this album by a friend back in 1984. It's still my favorite Mercyful Fate album. I used to like putting this on when I was driving and I remember when my son was little, he was in the back in his car seat kicking his feet and laughing. My son turned 40 last month and Melissa is his favorite Metal album.
Awesome! Yes, it is never too early to start the musical education of your children.
Got to ask an impossible question, favorite tune on this one? Mine have to be Satan's Fall.
Una auténtica joya , delicia, maravillosa obra de arte del heavy metal 👌
si le sabes 🤌🤘
Absolute classic!
Have you grown up yet?
I cannot believe I will be seeing these dudes in less than 24 hours!
FUCK YES! Finally, the original mix that I remember. I've hated the 1997 remix and reissues ever since it came out. I lost my old Caroline Records copy years ago, so I am really Hailing to this right now.
Me too.prooves that metal never dies.
Right. This album was released in two versions. Caroline Megaforce, Metal Blade vinyl and CD reissues, and Roadruuner first vinyl release have this mix. All CD releases of Roadrunner and Cargo vinyl have a different one without reverberations but with an extra voc in Melissa during the solo. Apart from that, Black funeral and Melissa have a completely different mix. Check with headphones
Regards🤘
Thank you Metal Blade.
Roadrunner Records
@@davesykes1966 this relaunch is a project of Metal Blade. Disc rights are now with her.
@@kennedyviana6408 yes , only since 2018 though.
Who is Melissa? I loves that awesomeness song.
Merciful Fate is pure art
This album has stood the test of time for nearly fourty years. When it's still a staple in any metal collection, you just know it'll never die.
Вначале вокал может и оттолкнёт, но когда вы шире посмотрите на эту музыку, то поймёте что это, возможно, самый уникальный альбом хеви-метала из всех что были и есть.
The vocals can be off-putting at first, but when you take a closer look at this music, you will realize that this is perhaps the most unique heavy metal album that has ever been.
С другим вокалистом было бы лучше
Thanks! Saludos desde Tijuana México 🇲🇽 Melissa my wife's name 😃
Primero!!!
Oraleeeeee,saludos desde TKT
Married a Melissa, and let me tell ya......😉😈🤘😍⚡🌋🔥
Grandson: "Papa, what's heavy metal?"
Me: "Son, it's Merciful Fate, Curse of the Pharaohs."
It's mercYful fate ;)
Me; "it's Evil"............ :)
The best music in current times,history.
Melissa is the debut studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, released on this day 10/30/83. It was the first album released by Roadrunner Records. This was also the first Mercyful Fate effort to get an official release in the United States through Megaforce Records, as the self-titled EP was a highly sought after import, and the BBC sessions were only available on bootleg tapes. Melissa has been identified as one of the earliest examples of extreme metal, and is often considered to be a major influence on the then-developing thrash metal, black metal and death metal genres.
Definitely a groundbreaking landmark album in satanic music!
I love it.
@ Michael Slack: Thanks for the information Melissa. So the singer King Diamond is also Danish then?
@@leethomas255 Yes
They actually released an EP before this one …
For me the best metal album ever!
Muchos se olvidan de esta obra maestra. Pero deberían saber que siempre estará entre los 10 mejores.
To me mercyful fate are the father's of black metal no fucks given 👊
Metallica did these guys proud
Doubtful
1983 classic!!!
É isso que eu chamo de obra de arte meu amigo !
I don’t care what anyone say….King Diamond is the greatest metal singer ever
agree
Me too although Rob Halford is a very close second.
I love King Diamond's voice but to me the highest spot is already taken by Dio.
Very much an acquired taste. Those falsettos are hard to appreciate.
The music and the cover are out of this world...a master piece
Arguably the best metal album ever written.
@Влад Прохода cool story, bro.
I prefer Don’t Break The Oath by a little bit but this is a super album.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 Can't go wrong with either one, and yeah, I agree, IMO DBTO is *slightly* better.
It's definitely up there 😁
It's not Fate, but rather King Diamond with his album, Abigail which I believe is his crowning achievement.
Those sweet ass mad riffs! Gotta love playing along with this whole Classic Album! \,,/ Hail The King! \,,/
Simply an amazing record from start to finish. saw the tape in a promo box in 1984. I was simply blown away. I also enjoyed scaring all my new metal friends with MF in Jr. High. I have a very new UK pressing that sounds amazing. Much better than Spotify
Для дебютного альбома это просто фантастика. Высочайшее качество.... Всем привет из Украины. )
Чому мовою ворога???
@@ninasazonova2511 Враг это тот кто по тебе стреляет и неважно на каком он при этом говорит языке.
@@SusannaSun-v9e То ваша думка. А ось як я зрозумію що ви з України??? Що ви не чекаєте на своїх, якщо вам наша українська чужа???
@@ninasazonova2511 Чувачка, я среди своих. Я в Украине. А россия может идти нахуй.
✊🌏🤝🌎🤝🌍👍🇷🇺🫶🇺🇦🤝🇷🇺🫶🇺🇦🤝🇷🇺🫶🇺🇦👍🌍🤝🌎🤝🌏🌠🇺🇦🫶🇷🇺👩🎓👨🎓👩🏫👨🏫🕵️♀️🤰🤱👨🦱👩🦱👨🦳👩🦳🙆♂️🙆♀️👨🦲👷♂️👨🏭👨🔧👨🚒👩🌾👨🌾👩⚕️👩🍳👩🚀👩🔬👱♂️👱♀️👨🦰👩🦰
All time metallic classic! Sounds amazing!
2023 and still Awesome!
and will always be!🤘
@@isildurany2888For Phuckin Forever More…
When you have an early shift at work nothing gets you pumped and ready to put in the work then Melissa.
Greatest Heavy Metal Album of All Time YEAH I SAID IT FIGHT ME
So relaxing after a hard day
My God is this a great album! It gets better and better the more I listen to it.
When did you hear it the first time? I heard in 1998.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 I heard it when I was 12 in 2006. I had to give it multiple listens to enjoy it but one time I gave it one final chance. Holy shit did it ignite
King Diamond has such an amazing voice. On the low end he sounds like Gene Simmons, in the mid range he sounds like Glenn Danzig and on the high end like a f*%king banshee!
Yeah man!
Clássico absoluto e maravilhoso....um espetáculo de riffs! E minha filha se chama Melissa ahahaha
It's a masterpiece album, was 14 listening to this.. I knew it was an important album even when I first heard it. I was just very different from Venom and Slayer.
🤘Mercyful Fate🤘
39 anos de lançamento dessa pérola Heavy Metal hoje.
When I first heard this album, I didn ́t like it. But the band came from Denmark, where I am from, and I some freinds vho loved it, they also loved Metallica Kill them all, it was´ent my cup of tea. At the time I was more into Saxon, Maiden, Accept, Scorpions and Motorhead and Black sabbath. But today I love both Mercyfull Fate and Metallica. When I first started to listen to King Diamonds soloprojekt, I was stunned and amazed over how vell the albums vere produced. Especially albums like Abigail, Them, Conspiracy and The Eye, they are fucking briliant. I realy love those concept album From the king. I remember When ive had heard Abigail, Them and Conspracy I went out to buy The satans bible rituals, the place ive bougt them look at me like they said to them self, that young kid is lost 🤣. Ive had a cusin who where freinds whit the king.
This album just might be my favorite. AHHH!!, who am I kiddin', they're all my favorite.
2 things i really liked about this band : the breaks/temp changes and the twin solo attacks.
Satan's Fall🤘
Pure Evil! Best metal album cover too... bad ass
I don't think it's evil.just pure metal
We would play the shit out of this and Don’t break the oath in the 80’s and didn’t understand why Fate were not massive
Seems like they weren't massive because too many lumpnuts were and (still) are put off by Diamond's high pitchery.
i am thankful i got to learn about mercyful fate and king diamond. They have been the cornerstone of my love for everything dark, and metal. Just legendary and otherworldly.
You ever heard the old stuff, like burning the cross, etc? You'll like it. 🤘
Extremely sexy Blackened Heavy Metal in the NWOBHM vein.
GÊNIOS...BANDA. PERFEITA DE HEAVY METAL
One of the best metal albums ever! I got it the week it came out in '83 & still put it on once a week.
Likewise 👌
cant stop listening over and over !!!
Some may disagree but IMO Melissa is their best album 🤘🏽
My problem with this is that they needed to spend more time working out the songs. Better arrangements, more time to fine-tune the leads, to determine how King should sing each part (he has like 5 different voices), etc. The sound quality could have been better too. With that said, it's still one of the best metal albums ever released. I also really like In The Shadows, and consider it a perfect album.
I completely agree.
Don't break the Oath is exceptional as well, but Melissa just has the edge.
I like the production on Melissa better, as well.
Oath is more metallic & treble heavy, Melissa is slightly warmer.
My name is Melissa haha.
This is the first album that I heard from this band........ and of course the vocals blew me mind...
Sleepless nights is my favorite song by King 🤘
Great song
Mercyful Fate and Venom ARE black metal!
And Celtic Frost , Bathory , early Sodom
The First wave Venom, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer/Celtic Frost, Bathory and Bulldozer
No they are traditional heavy metal on steroids. Venom is more thrash. Bathory is the start of black metal. But I don’t like Venom and Bathory nearly as much as Mercyful Fate.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 Bathory didn't start black metal. Not even close.
@@hmpz36911 Well they started the true black metal sound.
One of my favorite metal albums of my life
Metal Blade records 4ever \m/