Denner and Shermann are one of the greatest guitar tandems ever. They compliment each other's playing and are right up there with Murray/Smith and Downing/Tipton. No Metalhead should go without having Melissa and Don't Break the Oath in their collections. I wanna say thank you to Hank and Michael for all the great music they've created together! I've been a fan since 1984 will continue following your careers
+Mediocre Gaming There new cd Satan's Tomb with Snowy Shaw and Sean Peck singing is not bad check is out the bassist is from Hanks band Demonica. Here on youtubechec it out . I have the cd and it kicks ass seriously. The singer sounds a little like Rob Halford.
I had the same exact feeling when first listening to "Don't Break the Oath." The moment 'A Dangerous Meeting' started, the hairs on my arms and neck stood on end.
haha I love how Denner tries to imitate the vocals silently at the start of Gypsy. They are both geniuses. Probably most underrated guitar players in music
I’m a 58 year old man from Mexico. The first time I got hooked into king’s Diamond music. Was back in 1985 When I went to record shop at Time square. I love king’s creativity. Stay heavy! Nyc 2023.
It was the early 80s. I went to see Motorhead at the Warfield in San Francisco. Exciter was good. Standard issue metal. The next band to play blew me away. Mercyful Fate was nothing like that which I had listened to before. The quality of the musicianship did not seem to belong to metal at the time. I was at a loss to describe what I had heard. I found Melissa, the EP, and Don't Break the Oath in rapid succession. After that experience, most of metal no longer cut it for me. Mercyful Fate's albums survive the test of time.
Tears in my eyes boys, thanks so much! My 2 biggest guitar influences right here. Looking back at the 80's, I was in my teens when Melissa and Don't Break the Oath came out and needless to say they changed my musical interests forever. This guitar duo was the main reason I decided to start playing guitar and I can still vividly recall all those nights alone in the basement figuring out how to play some songs from both albums. The Oath was probably the very first song I learned all the way through and our band would jam that specific song relentlessly. It's such a treat to see Hank and Michael jamming on these classics again. Thank you so much guys!
Thank you for these uploads, Hank. It's amazing to watch you and Michael playing these old classics together. I have great respect for the both of you, and your creativity and talent will live on in your music for generations to come. Thank you for your greatly inspiring work! - Karl
Men I wish to see Mercyful with its original members, its sad that the great player Hansen passed away, still it would be great to see this awesome duet of guitarrist playing
Some of the best guitar work of all time. One of the best metal albums. Been listening to Dont break the Oath and Melissa since they came out and still love it!
Hank Shermann + Michael Denner...the greatest guitarist pairs. I live in Malaysia, part of Asian country, loves Mercyful Fate music since the 80s...'till now.
This was the first album of Mercyful Fate I had ever heard. I was 13 years old at the time, back in 88. I still listen to it religiously to this day!! I turn 39 in 12 days just to let you know the impact your albums have had on me. Especially the first 3 (this includes the EP). Without you guys, there would have been absolutely no Metallica or Slayer... Or countless other bands who came later. Mercyful Fate is the BEST!!
My friend, once i saw Hetfield saying that Metallica exists because of Motorhead and Black Sabbath but not because of Mercyful Fate although this band has influenced Metallica. Influences...Many other bands influenced Metallica...
There just needs to be a fucking reunion, that's all there is to it. I just went to the KD show here in Seattle, and the crowd went apeshit when he played the two Fate songs. You guys have to do it, please talk some sense into him or management or whoever makes these decisions!
pamietam w 1985 r.pierwszy raz uslyszalem ten album,zrobil na mnie potezne wrazenie,do dzis jest swietny i wspaniala daje muzyke...pozdrawiam cale MERCYFUL FATE I dziekuje za wspaniale chwile z wasza muzyka
The complexity & beautiful playing of both of these Legends, Mr Denner & Mr Sherman, back in 84, made Eddie VH seem like such a small blip on the radar. Everybody tapping tapping Eruption, & I'm moving the turntable needle back again & again, to learn to play all the Melissa & Oath solo's. Thank you both, (&KD), for all the wonderful music you've created. \m/
Listening to MF since i was 16. Im 41 now. Listened to your albums hundreds if not thousands of times. Thank you for those musical moments. Happy anniversary. O7
Epic. I could and have watched this over and over. The entire record is a masterclass in metal from my youth that still spins today (anything Fate and King D really..).
I was about 15 years young that i came in contact with their music, the albumcover is a part of my Mercyfull Fate armcover, tatooed by the great dutch tattooartist called Hanky Panky. Every time an old time rocker like me see these tatoos, we share good moments, and addresses. What music can do in your live is unbelievebel! Hail to Mercyful fate!
What a joy that they did this for us! Thanks a lot guys! I met Hank Sherman in Dallas at a benefit for a dude who died in a car wreck, it waqs at Panteras titty bar. I was like, yes!
THIS really made my evening!!! Watching Hank and Michael re-create the magic of those heavy riffs and solos from that album. Two of my favorite guitar duo's. Thumbs up!
I have always been amazed at how the guitar work and the vocals on this album worked together. Just listening to you guys play I can actually "hear" the vocals. I loved this album when it came out and I actually still listen to it regularly. Thanks for doing this guitar only version!
This brought a tear to my eye, so many memories, To One Far Away is Michael at his finest, and I just found out today that King is at the Warfield in November to do Abigail in full with Exodus opening......I will be there...............
You guys are the best song writers and guitarist in metal. There’s not many guitarist that can play mercyful fate songs. You guys and Andy are the best.
Hey Hank, hands down, Don't Break the Oath was the BEST, album, MF ever recorded (I still have my vinyl copy) & it was an honour, to meet both you, & King, backstage, in Montreal, in the 90's. Your material was some of the most enjoyable, that I played on guitar. May both the music & memories, of Don't Break the Oath, live forever, in our hearts & souls! Stay heavy & say hi to King for me !
Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, Hank Sherman and Michael Denner. Best guitar duo’s in the world. While it has been too difficult and expensive to find a Boss SP1, I have been able to duplicate the effect with a Q filter as I have a couple presets I made on my Line 6 HX Effects that get pretty close to the iconic tones of this duo. Some of my favorite songs to play on guitar. That midrange bite and searing solo sound. Of course the writing is stellar and what really makes the songs but the two of you had such great distinctive guitar sounds that set you both apart and easily recognizable.
Denner and Shermann are one of the greatest guitar tandems ever. They compliment each other's playing and are right up there with Murray/Smith and Downing/Tipton. No Metalhead should go without having Melissa and Don't Break the Oath in their collections. I wanna say thank you to Hank and Michael for all the great music they've created together! I've been a fan since 1984 will continue following your careers
+Mediocre Gaming There new cd Satan's Tomb with Snowy Shaw and Sean Peck singing is not bad check is out the bassist is from Hanks band Demonica. Here on youtubechec it out . I have the cd and it kicks ass seriously. The singer sounds a little like Rob Halford.
WELL SAID !!!
Hank Shermann is one of the greatest guitarists/songwriters in heavy metal, it's a shame he isn't more well known.
Great examples,and I could add Kiko Loureiro and Rafael Bittencourt.....
You're right
This album is a musical masterpiece.
Every time I show my dad (who only listens to folk rock) a Mercyful Fate riff, he goes fucking nuts. That's how good these guys were.
I love folk and MF.
it's impossible not to get the goosebumps when these guitar legends deliver the goods
I had the same exact feeling when first listening to "Don't Break the Oath." The moment 'A Dangerous Meeting' started, the hairs on my arms and neck stood on end.
@@Yarsh52 Its maybe the only album that did that to me. I have listened to tons of metal.
haha I love how Denner tries to imitate the vocals silently at the start of Gypsy. They are both geniuses. Probably most underrated guitar players in music
I’m a 58 year old man from Mexico.
The first time I got hooked into king’s
Diamond music.
Was back in 1985
When I went to record shop at
Time square.
I love king’s creativity.
Stay heavy!
Nyc 2023.
Listening to COME TO THE SABBATH makes me want to sing :D
What a monster of an album.
Michael Denner has such a great Schenker-esque feel and style to his soloing.
Their brains are still set to perform very old and long time not performed stuffs. Very nice!!
It was the early 80s. I went to see Motorhead at the Warfield in San Francisco. Exciter was good. Standard issue metal. The next band to play blew me away. Mercyful Fate was nothing like that which I had listened to before. The quality of the musicianship did not seem to belong to metal at the time. I was at a loss to describe what I had heard. I found Melissa, the EP, and Don't Break the Oath in rapid succession. After that experience, most of metal no longer cut it for me. Mercyful Fate's albums survive the test of time.
Laurence Pinney Exactly MF is GD enough for me
I'll never forget the Mississippi nights shows in St.louis..
Tears in my eyes boys, thanks so much! My 2 biggest guitar influences right here. Looking back at the 80's, I was in my teens when Melissa and Don't Break the Oath came out and needless to say they changed my musical interests forever. This guitar duo was the main reason I decided to start playing guitar and I can still vividly recall all those nights alone in the basement figuring out how to play some songs from both albums. The Oath was probably the very first song I learned all the way through and our band would jam that specific song relentlessly. It's such a treat to see Hank and Michael jamming on these classics again. Thank you so much guys!
Hey Johnny, thanks for your kind words, glad we have been an inspiration for you to pick up the guitar :-) HS
Thank you for these uploads, Hank. It's amazing to watch you and Michael playing these old classics together. I have great respect for the both of you, and your creativity and talent will live on in your music for generations to come. Thank you for your greatly inspiring work!
- Karl
Hey Karl, thanks fot the kind words. We have more great stuff coming up...stay tuned..HS
+Hank Shermann Official cant wait
Black goat cheese of the forest sez good morning
That's a masterclass lesson right there, for all young guitarrists....
Cool to hear "The Oath" done instrumentally! Thanks guys!
One of the greatest guitar partnerships in HM history, right up there with KK Downing and Glenn Tipton.
Don’t forget Blakk and Larocque. It’s a shame they’re not together, just like Downing and Tipton are.
Sackson and Murray & Smith
Don't Break the Oath is an epic album - one of the top ten metal albums of all time, if you ask me.
I definitely agree with you on that!
Men I wish to see Mercyful with its original members, its sad that the great player Hansen passed away, still it would be great to see this awesome duet of guitarrist playing
Both guitars got an AMAZING tone.
Some of the best guitar work of all time. One of the best metal albums. Been listening to Dont break the Oath and Melissa since they came out and still love it!
i could not wipe this smile off my face
They are the kings of riffs, no doubt!
Excellent combination absolutely!!!
Such a good feeling to see you guys together nowadays! TOUR TOUR TOUR? North America!!!!!!!!!!
They should start touring again
Still nowadays, one of the best guitar duos in Rock. Supreme playing with very difficult scales. Geniuses.
I loved that album... still do.
So beautiful, heavy, shredding, absolutely...fucking loved these guys since '83, saw them at the Country Club in Feb '85 and so many times since
That's team work for shure!!!
"Gypsy" is my favourite song MF, what a super rhythm and solos with finesse
Still Amazing all these years later...Thank You for all the Awesome memories 🙏
These guys are so underrated it’s a crime. Legends.
Hank Shermann + Michael Denner...the greatest guitarist pairs. I live in Malaysia, part of Asian country, loves Mercyful Fate music since the 80s...'till now.
These guys are legends! Their riffs and solos are out of this world, man!
Metal legends! I've been a fan since 1983! Epic!
This was the first album of Mercyful Fate I had ever heard. I was 13 years old at the time, back in 88. I still listen to it religiously to this day!! I turn 39 in 12 days just to let you know the impact your albums have had on me. Especially the first 3 (this includes the EP). Without you guys, there would have been absolutely no Metallica or Slayer... Or countless other bands who came later. Mercyful Fate is the BEST!!
Hey Steve, cool you like the Albums we did back in the 80s, we certainly enjoyed the early days playing concerts and record Albums!! HS
My friend, once i saw Hetfield saying that Metallica exists because of Motorhead and Black Sabbath but not because of Mercyful Fate although this band has influenced Metallica. Influences...Many other bands influenced Metallica...
alexander fernandes valu Metallica was influence by them big time
There just needs to be a fucking reunion, that's all there is to it. I just went to the KD show here in Seattle, and the crowd went apeshit when he played the two Fate songs. You guys have to do it, please talk some sense into him or management or whoever makes these decisions!
Best Guitar Duo of All Time👍
pamietam w 1985 r.pierwszy raz uslyszalem ten album,zrobil na mnie potezne wrazenie,do dzis jest swietny i wspaniala daje muzyke...pozdrawiam cale MERCYFUL FATE I dziekuje za wspaniale chwile z wasza muzyka
Watching this gave me goosebumps
Goosebumps as To one far away plays....
Yes!!!! Thank you very much for posting this!!!!
I saw them live 30 years ago at L’Amour doing this, and it was phenomenal.
This was so unique and so far ahead of its time it's mind boggling. The Oath is a truly monumental album, I keep returning to it time and time again.
The complexity & beautiful playing of both of these Legends, Mr Denner & Mr Sherman, back in 84, made Eddie VH seem like such a small blip on the radar. Everybody tapping tapping Eruption, & I'm moving the turntable needle back again & again, to learn to play all the Melissa & Oath solo's. Thank you both, (&KD), for all the wonderful music you've created. \m/
absolutely legenday album... to one far away: one of the most underrated and most beautiful instrumentals ever!!
Legendary riffs from legendary guitar heroes...
Two of the most underrated guitarist and my heroes/inspiration on me as a musician.
You really are gods. Both of you. And King Diamond too of course. Thank you for everything you've done, that's beautiful!
Listening to MF since i was 16. Im 41 now. Listened to your albums hundreds if not thousands of times. Thank you for those musical moments. Happy anniversary. O7
I've got nothing to say its all here. Hats off to TH-cam for bringing us one of the best videos every. This is a keeper.
Amazing they said what I thought for the longest time. Dont Break The Oath is such a brilliantly written song.
One of the finest metal guitar duos ever...!
Fantastic record, fantastic band, fantastic guitar pieces in there! It´s time to celebrate.. with the King and full band reunion!!! please!
Legendary guitarists, playing legendary music from a legendary band.
You can tell this gents are really enjoying their bangers
Two of my favorite guitarists and influences!
Epic. I could and have watched this over and over. The entire record is a masterclass in metal from my youth that still spins today (anything Fate and King D really..).
GUYS, THANK YOU. IT'S ALREADY 40 YEARS OLD AND THE ALBUM IS THE BOMB!!!
I love these guys. I love watching how much enjoyment the instrument brings to them.
This just made me smile!
This is too cool, the duo back together again!
It's really time to for comeback tour \m/
Remember me good old high school time, listening métal albums one after another🤟
Holy fukin AWESUMMM
ohhh god thank ! it's so good to hear you again
I was about 15 years young that i came in contact with their music, the albumcover is a part of my Mercyfull Fate armcover, tatooed by the great dutch tattooartist called Hanky Panky. Every time an old time rocker like me see these tatoos, we share good moments, and addresses. What music can do in your live is unbelievebel! Hail to Mercyful fate!
These songs: the riffs, the melodies, the grooves: NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT!!!! Thank you.
Straight up eargasm!
sherman/denner & smith/murray the 2 greatest guitar duos ever...
i loved listening to The Oath played 'live'
Fantastico! COME TO ITALY!!!
Still amazing in 2022. Still jam both albums at least once a week, but usually more
One of the best twin guitar attack duos of all time 🤘🏼💪🏼👊🏼
i remember when i first listened to the oath, i was mesmerized, thank you Hank and Michael for bringing back memories of the good old days...
Michael Denner plays the most beautiful sounding guitar solos.
i agree, "the oath" is probably best track king had ever written
Great music my idols for ever you and Michael Denner.
What a joy that they did this for us! Thanks a lot guys! I met Hank Sherman in Dallas at a benefit for a dude who died in a car wreck, it waqs at Panteras titty bar. I was like, yes!
Love it yes!!!!
Denner n Sherman no words for you two Great fucking musicians ☝️👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸🎸🏆🏅🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Whoa ! I am in trance when I listen to this majestic music. Really happy to see them together.
Easily the best metal album of the 80's \m/
Hank and Michael are two of my favorite guitarists, keep rocking on guys.
Thank you both. That was awesome.
Thank you, Dark Masters, for this.
The coolest thing I'll see all day
THIS really made my evening!!! Watching Hank and Michael re-create the magic of those heavy riffs and solos from that album. Two of my favorite guitar duo's. Thumbs up!
to one far away was great, im glad it made the album and i wish it was longer
EPIC STILL MY FAVORITE ALBUM 30 YEARS LATER
Bought the album when it came out. One of the greatest ever. Thanks Hank and Michael for this. Superb.
two of the greatest guitarists of all time.got to see them play way back in 92 reunion tour
Michael Campbell they were awesome. Greatest guitar players of all time.......Andy Laroche also
I have always been amazed at how the guitar work and the vocals on this album worked together. Just listening to you guys play I can actually "hear" the vocals. I loved this album when it came out and I actually still listen to it regularly. Thanks for doing this guitar only version!
Fantastic music, immortal riffs and excelent guitarist. Thanks for nostalgic return. We want more :) we want your work guys!!
How amazing is it to have these two guitar heros of the 80s still able to deliver the goods after all these years 😮
This brought a tear to my eye, so many memories, To One Far Away is Michael at his finest, and I just found out today that King is at the Warfield in November to do Abigail in full with Exodus opening......I will be there...............
You guys are the best song writers and guitarist in metal.
There’s not many guitarist that can play mercyful fate songs.
You guys and Andy are the best.
Hey Hank, hands down, Don't Break the Oath was the BEST, album, MF ever recorded (I still have my vinyl copy) & it was an honour, to meet both you, & King, backstage, in Montreal, in the 90's. Your material was some of the most enjoyable, that I played on guitar. May both the music & memories, of Don't Break the Oath, live forever, in our hearts & souls! Stay heavy & say hi to King for me !
Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, Hank Sherman and Michael Denner. Best guitar duo’s in the world. While it has been too difficult and expensive to find a Boss SP1, I have been able to duplicate the effect with a Q filter as I have a couple presets I made on my Line 6 HX Effects that get pretty close to the iconic tones of this duo. Some of my favorite songs to play on guitar. That midrange bite and searing solo sound. Of course the writing is stellar and what really makes the songs but the two of you had such great distinctive guitar sounds that set you both apart and easily recognizable.
Masters!!!
very cool..cheers.
I love this songs.
Cheers!!! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻