Mercyful Fate
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KING DIAMOND Comments On 'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Game Inclusion - Feb. 25, 2009
Danish singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) has issued the following update:
"So the black cat is out of the bag.
August 2008, just before the Ozzfest, Lars Ulrich called me with a very unique suggestion. He was inviting MERCYFUL FATE to be a part of METALLICA's and Activision's Guitar Hero: Metallica videogame. Of course I was immediately interested, it would be such an honor to be part of such a project. Lars requested that we find the original masters for either 'Evil' or 'Curse of the Pharaohs' and gave me a contact person, Scott McDaniel at Activision, to whom we should send these master tapes. I called Hank [Shermann, MERCYFUL FATE guitarist] right away and gave him the interesting news and asked him if he had any idea if the master tapes for the 'Melissa' album might still be at the old studio in Copenhagen or whether that studio might have sent the masters to Roadrunner in Holland way back when. I called Roadrunner New York to ask them if they knew where the masters might be. The big search went so far that Hank went to the old owner of the Danish studio to look through his private cellar since the studio (Easy Sound Recording) had been shut down more than 10 years ago. All searches came back negative.
"Couldn't believe our bad luck. I had to call Scott at Activision with the bad news but when I suggested that we might be able to get most of the original band members to re-record a brand new version of the songs, his response was extremely positive. The only problem was that Activision needed these masters within three weeks, so you can say all hell broke loose.
"Then I went back to Hank with this suggestion and we started trying to figure out how to do this in such short time. Hank said he would give Michael Denner [guitar] and Timi Hansen [bass] a call to see what they would say.
"Since none of us had heard Kim Ruzz play drums since 1985, and running out of time before we had even started, it became too risky to entertain this unknown scenario. We simply had to play it safe. Too much was at risk here. Therefore it was natural to ask Bjarne T. Holm who has actually been the drummer on most of the MERCYFUL FATE albums, including the latest, '9'. Bjarne has kept himself in top form by participating in all kinds of different projects, so we knew he could do it no problem whatsoever. Same scenario goes for Michael Denner, and he got back to me and Hank within a day with a big YES. Regarding Timi Hansen, he supposedly has not played any significant bass for the past 15 years, and has not owned a bass for the past 10 years. BUT, like Michael Denner, he's an absolute natural and when he came back to us with a big YES as well, we knew we had a shot at it.
"Hank made all the arrangements and booked some time for the following week in Earplug Studios in Copenhagen where all the musical tracks would be laid down. Then hardcore rehearsal started, Hank and Bjarne worked on all rhythm at the rehearsal studio, Michael Denner worked at home picking out every single note from his old solos. Timi could only listen at home since he was not in possession of a bass guitar.
"This was the time when I had the second call from Lars inviting me to join METALLICA on stage at Ozzfest for the entire 'Mercyful Fate Medley'. We also invited Hank but he could not attend due to the fact that he would have to be in the studio recording.
"Recording started with rhythm guitars and drums and then it was Timi's turn. Hank told me that Timi had arrived at the studio without a bass and Hank pointed out that the studio had an old Gibson he could try out. Timi grabbed the bass and playing with his special finger-plucking technique, both songs were laid down to tape and perfectly so, only 5 hours later. Like I said, he's an absolute natural. Hadn't lost a beat.
"Next, Hank started working on his solos laying them down note for note like the originals, with very few exceptions. These exceptions were made to enhance the old solos. It sounds so fucking aggressive. Perfect job.
"In comes Michael Denner to recreate all of his original solos. They are all note for note, bend for bend, absolutely identical feel, but with a better sound than back then. Just amazing.
"With all the music in place, and in my mind sounding better and way more brutal than the old recordings, it was my turn. I went in to Nomad Recording Studio here in Dallas, Texas, approximately one week after the Ozzfest and worked with my favorite engineer J.T. Longoria, recreating all of the old vocals.
"It was such a thrill to be back in the studio again. My back didn't allow me to do my preferred six-hour sessions, so we just cut the sessions in half, spending about 3-4 hours every recording day. It was very interesting picking out the various harmony melodies that had been done 25 years earlier and then try to recreate them in the right way.
"Next, J.T. Longoria and I mixed the two songs at Nomad in this quite unique way, which is necessary for a videogame. Meaning, these special stem-mixes where each instrument, drum, cymbal, whatever, each has its own stereo track. Also, we were not allowed to master these songs ourselves. It had to be done by Activision in order to fit all their criteria.
"We got the two songs off to Activision a day before the deadline, and they loved it. They decided to use 'Evil' over 'Curse of the Pharaohs', but I can guarantee you that 'Curse' turned out just as brutal as 'Evil'. 'Evil' was, in the end, a better song for the playability of the game.
"In the meantime, I had been notified by Lars that METALLICA had been given the opportunity to have two animated playable character guests in the game. As it has now been revealed publicly, these two guests are Lemmy and myself. I was asked to fly to California in order to be filmed with these special motion capture suits on, the same way that METALLICA was doing it. Here came the next challenge. My back would not have been able to handle a plane ride at that time, so what now? Scott McDaniel at Activision assured me that this would really not be a problem since their developers have handled these kind of issues before.
"Since the developers were in possession of our latest KING DIAMOND video 'Give Me Your Soul' and had the footage from the Ozzfest, plus a bunch of still photos I sent them, they said they had what they needed to create my animated character. It was amazing to see each stage of the development of this animated King Diamond. Along the road they asked for closeup photos of the rings, the eye necklace, and certain other items I wear on stage, so we got that to them and believe me, ALL THE DETAILS ARE THERE. I've even had the opportunity to see the animated King Diamond actually move with the music, and it's fucking eerie how detailed the developers were able to create me, crossbone mike and all.
"I noticed on various websites that there has been a few questions about the makeup. For a game, this big in stature, you end up having to compromise a little here and there. Upside down crosses on the face was not quite acceptable. Actually, any kind of cross painted on the face might have had a sense of 'blasphemy' to some of all the business partners involved in this big venture. The same goes for the upside down cross necklace.
"I do think though that under the circumstances the compromise we ended up doing works great for everyone. It's definitely King Diamond and I actually modified the makeup myself once I was told. I simply erased the crosses and modified the eye makeup to more resemble the old-style MERCYFUL FATE makeup. BUT rest assured the makeup with the crosses is THE makeup for KING DIAMOND nowadays and that goes for MERCYFUL FATE too. These days I see KING DIAMOND with the cross makeup as being the singer of KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE and should not have to change this favorite makeup of mine for future MERCYFUL FATE purposes.
"Regarding the upside down cross necklace, I think we found a perfect replacement when we exchanged it for 'The Eye' necklace. I would personally have preferred the cross makeup, but I am totally satisfied with what we all came up with.
"All in all, this has been an amazing experience to work with so many talented people, every single one of them just so pro and cool. For my part, I mostly dealt with Scott McDaniel and it's been a pure pleasure.
"Sooooooooo. Hank Shermann, Michael Denner, Timi Hansen, King Diamond and Bjarne T. Holm re-recorded 'Evil' for the Guitar Hero: Metallica videogame, August 2008. This lineup also recorded 'Curse of the Pharaohs' in that same session. We will make both of these songs available to all of you on iTunes. First though, we have to master them. We will start that process shortly. I can't give you an exact date for when they will be available at this point, but it should definitely be before the summer. I can't emphasize enough how fucking amazing they both turned out, but as I said, you will get the chance to judge for yourself in the near future.
"So this was the full story behind what I've described as big news for quite a while, I hope you find these news as encouraging as we, MERCYFUL FATE, do ourselves.
"I'll check around on the Internet and see if I can clarify any questions you might have.
"Major thanks and hail to METALLICA and Activision for letting us be a part of this totally new adventure for us."
Lähde: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... mID=115135" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Tuolta blabbermouthin sivuilta löytyy myös pari screenshot-kuvaa Metallica-pelin King Diamond -hahmosta. Siisti, vaikka ristit puuttuvatkin kasvomaalauksesta. Mitä noihin uusiin Evil- ja Curse of the Pharaohs -vetoihin tulee, niin odottelen innolla, kun kerran basson varressakin on PIIITKÄN tauon jälkeen legendaarinen Timi "Grabber" Hansen.
Danish singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) has issued the following update:
"So the black cat is out of the bag.
August 2008, just before the Ozzfest, Lars Ulrich called me with a very unique suggestion. He was inviting MERCYFUL FATE to be a part of METALLICA's and Activision's Guitar Hero: Metallica videogame. Of course I was immediately interested, it would be such an honor to be part of such a project. Lars requested that we find the original masters for either 'Evil' or 'Curse of the Pharaohs' and gave me a contact person, Scott McDaniel at Activision, to whom we should send these master tapes. I called Hank [Shermann, MERCYFUL FATE guitarist] right away and gave him the interesting news and asked him if he had any idea if the master tapes for the 'Melissa' album might still be at the old studio in Copenhagen or whether that studio might have sent the masters to Roadrunner in Holland way back when. I called Roadrunner New York to ask them if they knew where the masters might be. The big search went so far that Hank went to the old owner of the Danish studio to look through his private cellar since the studio (Easy Sound Recording) had been shut down more than 10 years ago. All searches came back negative.
"Couldn't believe our bad luck. I had to call Scott at Activision with the bad news but when I suggested that we might be able to get most of the original band members to re-record a brand new version of the songs, his response was extremely positive. The only problem was that Activision needed these masters within three weeks, so you can say all hell broke loose.
"Then I went back to Hank with this suggestion and we started trying to figure out how to do this in such short time. Hank said he would give Michael Denner [guitar] and Timi Hansen [bass] a call to see what they would say.
"Since none of us had heard Kim Ruzz play drums since 1985, and running out of time before we had even started, it became too risky to entertain this unknown scenario. We simply had to play it safe. Too much was at risk here. Therefore it was natural to ask Bjarne T. Holm who has actually been the drummer on most of the MERCYFUL FATE albums, including the latest, '9'. Bjarne has kept himself in top form by participating in all kinds of different projects, so we knew he could do it no problem whatsoever. Same scenario goes for Michael Denner, and he got back to me and Hank within a day with a big YES. Regarding Timi Hansen, he supposedly has not played any significant bass for the past 15 years, and has not owned a bass for the past 10 years. BUT, like Michael Denner, he's an absolute natural and when he came back to us with a big YES as well, we knew we had a shot at it.
"Hank made all the arrangements and booked some time for the following week in Earplug Studios in Copenhagen where all the musical tracks would be laid down. Then hardcore rehearsal started, Hank and Bjarne worked on all rhythm at the rehearsal studio, Michael Denner worked at home picking out every single note from his old solos. Timi could only listen at home since he was not in possession of a bass guitar.
"This was the time when I had the second call from Lars inviting me to join METALLICA on stage at Ozzfest for the entire 'Mercyful Fate Medley'. We also invited Hank but he could not attend due to the fact that he would have to be in the studio recording.
"Recording started with rhythm guitars and drums and then it was Timi's turn. Hank told me that Timi had arrived at the studio without a bass and Hank pointed out that the studio had an old Gibson he could try out. Timi grabbed the bass and playing with his special finger-plucking technique, both songs were laid down to tape and perfectly so, only 5 hours later. Like I said, he's an absolute natural. Hadn't lost a beat.
"Next, Hank started working on his solos laying them down note for note like the originals, with very few exceptions. These exceptions were made to enhance the old solos. It sounds so fucking aggressive. Perfect job.
"In comes Michael Denner to recreate all of his original solos. They are all note for note, bend for bend, absolutely identical feel, but with a better sound than back then. Just amazing.
"With all the music in place, and in my mind sounding better and way more brutal than the old recordings, it was my turn. I went in to Nomad Recording Studio here in Dallas, Texas, approximately one week after the Ozzfest and worked with my favorite engineer J.T. Longoria, recreating all of the old vocals.
"It was such a thrill to be back in the studio again. My back didn't allow me to do my preferred six-hour sessions, so we just cut the sessions in half, spending about 3-4 hours every recording day. It was very interesting picking out the various harmony melodies that had been done 25 years earlier and then try to recreate them in the right way.
"Next, J.T. Longoria and I mixed the two songs at Nomad in this quite unique way, which is necessary for a videogame. Meaning, these special stem-mixes where each instrument, drum, cymbal, whatever, each has its own stereo track. Also, we were not allowed to master these songs ourselves. It had to be done by Activision in order to fit all their criteria.
"We got the two songs off to Activision a day before the deadline, and they loved it. They decided to use 'Evil' over 'Curse of the Pharaohs', but I can guarantee you that 'Curse' turned out just as brutal as 'Evil'. 'Evil' was, in the end, a better song for the playability of the game.
"In the meantime, I had been notified by Lars that METALLICA had been given the opportunity to have two animated playable character guests in the game. As it has now been revealed publicly, these two guests are Lemmy and myself. I was asked to fly to California in order to be filmed with these special motion capture suits on, the same way that METALLICA was doing it. Here came the next challenge. My back would not have been able to handle a plane ride at that time, so what now? Scott McDaniel at Activision assured me that this would really not be a problem since their developers have handled these kind of issues before.
"Since the developers were in possession of our latest KING DIAMOND video 'Give Me Your Soul' and had the footage from the Ozzfest, plus a bunch of still photos I sent them, they said they had what they needed to create my animated character. It was amazing to see each stage of the development of this animated King Diamond. Along the road they asked for closeup photos of the rings, the eye necklace, and certain other items I wear on stage, so we got that to them and believe me, ALL THE DETAILS ARE THERE. I've even had the opportunity to see the animated King Diamond actually move with the music, and it's fucking eerie how detailed the developers were able to create me, crossbone mike and all.
"I noticed on various websites that there has been a few questions about the makeup. For a game, this big in stature, you end up having to compromise a little here and there. Upside down crosses on the face was not quite acceptable. Actually, any kind of cross painted on the face might have had a sense of 'blasphemy' to some of all the business partners involved in this big venture. The same goes for the upside down cross necklace.
"I do think though that under the circumstances the compromise we ended up doing works great for everyone. It's definitely King Diamond and I actually modified the makeup myself once I was told. I simply erased the crosses and modified the eye makeup to more resemble the old-style MERCYFUL FATE makeup. BUT rest assured the makeup with the crosses is THE makeup for KING DIAMOND nowadays and that goes for MERCYFUL FATE too. These days I see KING DIAMOND with the cross makeup as being the singer of KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE and should not have to change this favorite makeup of mine for future MERCYFUL FATE purposes.
"Regarding the upside down cross necklace, I think we found a perfect replacement when we exchanged it for 'The Eye' necklace. I would personally have preferred the cross makeup, but I am totally satisfied with what we all came up with.
"All in all, this has been an amazing experience to work with so many talented people, every single one of them just so pro and cool. For my part, I mostly dealt with Scott McDaniel and it's been a pure pleasure.
"Sooooooooo. Hank Shermann, Michael Denner, Timi Hansen, King Diamond and Bjarne T. Holm re-recorded 'Evil' for the Guitar Hero: Metallica videogame, August 2008. This lineup also recorded 'Curse of the Pharaohs' in that same session. We will make both of these songs available to all of you on iTunes. First though, we have to master them. We will start that process shortly. I can't give you an exact date for when they will be available at this point, but it should definitely be before the summer. I can't emphasize enough how fucking amazing they both turned out, but as I said, you will get the chance to judge for yourself in the near future.
"So this was the full story behind what I've described as big news for quite a while, I hope you find these news as encouraging as we, MERCYFUL FATE, do ourselves.
"I'll check around on the Internet and see if I can clarify any questions you might have.
"Major thanks and hail to METALLICA and Activision for letting us be a part of this totally new adventure for us."
Lähde: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbe ... mID=115135" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Tuolta blabbermouthin sivuilta löytyy myös pari screenshot-kuvaa Metallica-pelin King Diamond -hahmosta. Siisti, vaikka ristit puuttuvatkin kasvomaalauksesta. Mitä noihin uusiin Evil- ja Curse of the Pharaohs -vetoihin tulee, niin odottelen innolla, kun kerran basson varressakin on PIIITKÄN tauon jälkeen legendaarinen Timi "Grabber" Hansen.
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Ne ristit on aivan varmana jätetty pois jo siksi kun niiden kanssa saadan jenkkilässä niin helposti kauhea huuto ja poru päälle. Ja eiköhän samasta syystä just nuo biisivalinnatkin ole.
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^ Evil:n lyriikoistako ei sitten nousisi jenkeissä poru? 
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Ehkä. Mutta jos ajatellaan jenkkinäköisen tyhmästi niin kyllä se on ne muut biisit Melissan mitkä saisivat porun pystyyn.
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^ Ehkä Satan's Fall, Black Funeral ja Into The Coven olisivat tuossa mielessä "rohkeampia" vetoja. Omasta mielestäni Evil on yksinkertaisesti MF:n paras biisi yhdessä Satan's Fallin ja Doomed by the Living Deadin kanssa, joten siinä mielessä valinta osui napakymppiin.
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Hieno juttu että "vanha" kokoonpano sai jotain aikaan ja Mercyful Fate aktivoitui, vaikkakin lyhyeksi aikaa. Tällä kokoonpanolla ei ole aiemmin taidettu ollakaan studiossa? Ainut asia mikä tuossa häiritsi, oli se ettei Kim Ruzziin otettu edes yhteyttä asian tiimoilta. Mies ei ole soittanut heidän tietojensa mukaan vuoden 1985 jälkeen. Basisti Timi Hansen kyllä muistettiin kysyä, vaikkei hänkään ole soittanut viiteentoista vuoteen. Pointtina tässä vain se, että olisivat edes kysyneet mitä mieltä Kim on asiasta ja taittuuko rumpujen soitto vielä.
"Since none of us had heard Kim Ruzz play drums since 1985, and running out of time before we had even started, it became too risky to entertain this unknown scenario. We simply had to play it safe. Too much was at risk here".
"Since none of us had heard Kim Ruzz play drums since 1985, and running out of time before we had even started, it became too risky to entertain this unknown scenario. We simply had to play it safe. Too much was at risk here".
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^ Luulen, että Kim Ruzziin ei otettu yhteyttä sen takia, että King Diamondilla ei ole niin kovin lämpimät suhteet Ruzzin kanssa. Kim Ruzz nimittäin aikoinaan haastoi riitaa ja veti KD:ta turpaan, jolloin King Diamond päätti erottaa miehen yhtyeestä. Luultavasti vanhat kaunat ovat siis se oikea syy.
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No tuo selittääkin jo paljon. Muistan lukeneeni jostain myös Michael Dennerillä olleen erimielisyyksiä Kim Ruzzin kanssa, tiedä sitten pitääkö paikkaansa. Alkaa olla jo aikaakin kulunut tuosta KD:n ja Ruzzin välikohtauksesta, koska senhän on täytynyt tapahtua MF:n Don´t Break The Oathin ja KD:n Fatal Portraitin julkaisun välissä. Ehtikö King muuten ottaa uutta rumpalia Mercyful Fateen ennen kuin aloitti soolo-uransa?Hammer wrote:^ Luulen, että Kim Ruzziin ei otettu yhteyttä sen takia, että King Diamondilla ei ole niin kovin lämpimät suhteet Ruzzin kanssa. Kim Ruzz nimittäin aikoinaan haastoi riitaa ja veti KD:ta turpaan, jolloin King Diamond päätti erottaa miehen yhtyeestä. Luultavasti vanhat kaunat ovat siis se oikea syy.
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Eipä ole tuo kokoonpano ollut studiossa aiemmin. Mitä tuohon aktivoitumiseen tulee, niin eihän sitä tiedä vaikka tämä olisi vasta esimakua jollekin tulevalle. Olisi aivan mieletöntä, jos MF menisi studioon tuolla kokoonpanolla äänittämään uutta Mercyful Fate -albumia. Siihen päälle vielä Suomeenkin ulottuvaa kiertuetta... Silloin olisi pullat jo todella hyvin uunissa.sakis wrote:Mercyful Fate aktivoitui, vaikkakin lyhyeksi aikaa. Tällä kokoonpanolla ei ole aiemmin taidettu ollakaan studiossa?
Näin olen lukenut itsekin, joten jos KD ja Denner ovat molemmat olleet riidoissa Ruzzin kanssa, ei ole ihmekään, ettei tätä pyydetty rumpuihin. Aikaa noista välikohtauksista on kulunut, joten siinä mielessä outoa etteivät ole vielä sopineet kärhämiä. Ehkä Ruzz ei ole pyytänyt Kingiltä asiaa anteeksi (tai toisinpäin). Tiedä sitten, onko se kusipää ollut todellisuudessa Ruzz vai King Diamond. Veikkaan Ruzzia, jos mies on muidenkin bändin jäsenten kanssa ollut huonoissa väleissä. Ironista tuossa KD:n lausunnossa oli se, että Hansen, joka on soittanut vähemmän bassoa kuin Ruzz rumpuja otettiin mukaan. Ainakin Kim Ruzzin virallisen myspacen mukaan mies on treenannut rumpujen soittoa varsin paljon, vaikkei missään bändissä soitakaan. Eli taitaa Kim Ruzzia tuon KD:n lausunnon jälkeen vituttaa kuin pientä oravaa.sakis wrote:Muistan lukeneeni jostain myös Michael Dennerillä olleen erimielisyyksiä Kim Ruzzin kanssa, tiedä sitten pitääkö paikkaansa. Alkaa olla jo aikaakin kulunut tuosta KD:n ja Ruzzin välikohtauksesta, koska senhän on täytynyt tapahtua MF:n Don´t Break The Oathin ja KD:n Fatal Portraitin julkaisun välissä.
Ilmeisesti ei, ellei Mikkey Deetä alunperin kaavailtu Mercyful Faten rumpaliksi? Ainakaan haastatteluissa tai KD:n kommenteissa ei ole Ruzzin jälkeisestä MF-kannuttajasta puhuttu. Siinä olisikin varsin mielenkiintoinen kysymys jollekin musiikkitoimittajalle kysyttäväksi.sakis wrote:Ehtikö King muuten ottaa uutta rumpalia Mercyful Fateen ennen kuin aloitti soolo-uransa?
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Ihan kuten Hammer arvelitkin, Covenworlwiden history -osiosta löytyi seuraavaa infoa Kim Ruzzin väleistä Kingin sekä Michael Dennerin kesken:
"The other remaining member, drummer Kim Ruzz, decided to call it quits for the musical scene as he was not asked to follow King because Michael did not get along with him at all; they even had a fist fight on tour. King once had a fight with him too, on the street in front of King's apartment, in Copenhagen. Kim lived for some years in the USA, working as a postman, but then he moved back to Denmark a few years later. He then still played drums but kept away from the music industry".
Epäilemättä vanhoista kaunoista on kyse, eikä Ruzzia näistä johtuen taideta tulla enää valitettavasti Mercyful Faten riveissä näkemään.
"The other remaining member, drummer Kim Ruzz, decided to call it quits for the musical scene as he was not asked to follow King because Michael did not get along with him at all; they even had a fist fight on tour. King once had a fight with him too, on the street in front of King's apartment, in Copenhagen. Kim lived for some years in the USA, working as a postman, but then he moved back to Denmark a few years later. He then still played drums but kept away from the music industry".
Epäilemättä vanhoista kaunoista on kyse, eikä Ruzzia näistä johtuen taideta tulla enää valitettavasti Mercyful Faten riveissä näkemään.
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Coven Worldwiden etusivun uutisena taas pientä tilannepäivitystä MF:n ja KD:n nykyisten ja tulevien projektien osalta:
Latest news from King
NEWS
by Renzo
2009-03-10
Hail to you all Diamond Bangers,
Recently I talked to King so he could give us the latest update.
Here’s the latest news we have for you.
As you all know 80% of the original Mercyful Fate line-up (King, Hank, Michael and Timi) re-recorded with present MF drummer Bjarne T. Holm two ultimate Mercy classics for the upcoming Metallica Guitar Hero game.
For those who aren’t into gaming it’s interesting to know that those two songs (‘Evil’ and ‘Curse Of The Pharaohs’) will be released on I-Tunes round mid April.
Also interesting to know that Andy mastered these two tracks for a possible EP-picture, released by Metal Blade and Massacre.
At this moment King is working on both Mercyful Fate and King Diamond DVD’s. Both releases will contain 2 DVD’s and according to King it will be worth the wait as it has some very exclusive content which surely no one outside the band has ever seen.
King has been working on the following concerts. Please note content of the DVD’s might change. Concerts mentioned here might after all not appear on the DVD.
Mercyful Fate DVD:
Copenhagen 1982 with Benny Petersen
Amsterdam Paradiso 1984
Copenhagen 1984
Reunion MF 1993
Roskilde Festival 1994
Copenhagen 1995
King Diamond DVD:
Washington 1986
1987 supporting Motorhead
Show footage 1989 USA + backstage footage
Full 1990 concert Spain Euro Conspiracy tour
Behind the scenes 1990 Conspiracy
Kopenhagen concert in the Park 1990 with 5 cameras
Also remastered King Diamond CD’s are in the works. Those albums have, next to the new masters, also 1 or 2 bonus video tracks. The bonus tracks shouldn’t be the reason to buy the albums according to King. The sound is so much better than it ever was. That should be reason to buy it. I know I would buy them King claims.
Remastered CD’s released with video bonus footage (might be one or two songs)
The Spider’s Lullabye
The Graveyard
House Of God
Voodoo
This coming Autumn might be the time to start writing new songs for King Diamond, and who knows if our involvement in Guitar Hero will raise our value to the record labels enough for a new Mercyful Fate record. Only time will tell, let's all cross our fingers (the unholy way) King says.
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Latest news from King
NEWS
by Renzo
2009-03-10
Hail to you all Diamond Bangers,
Recently I talked to King so he could give us the latest update.
Here’s the latest news we have for you.
As you all know 80% of the original Mercyful Fate line-up (King, Hank, Michael and Timi) re-recorded with present MF drummer Bjarne T. Holm two ultimate Mercy classics for the upcoming Metallica Guitar Hero game.
For those who aren’t into gaming it’s interesting to know that those two songs (‘Evil’ and ‘Curse Of The Pharaohs’) will be released on I-Tunes round mid April.
Also interesting to know that Andy mastered these two tracks for a possible EP-picture, released by Metal Blade and Massacre.
At this moment King is working on both Mercyful Fate and King Diamond DVD’s. Both releases will contain 2 DVD’s and according to King it will be worth the wait as it has some very exclusive content which surely no one outside the band has ever seen.
King has been working on the following concerts. Please note content of the DVD’s might change. Concerts mentioned here might after all not appear on the DVD.
Mercyful Fate DVD:
Copenhagen 1982 with Benny Petersen
Amsterdam Paradiso 1984
Copenhagen 1984
Reunion MF 1993
Roskilde Festival 1994
Copenhagen 1995
King Diamond DVD:
Washington 1986
1987 supporting Motorhead
Show footage 1989 USA + backstage footage
Full 1990 concert Spain Euro Conspiracy tour
Behind the scenes 1990 Conspiracy
Kopenhagen concert in the Park 1990 with 5 cameras
Also remastered King Diamond CD’s are in the works. Those albums have, next to the new masters, also 1 or 2 bonus video tracks. The bonus tracks shouldn’t be the reason to buy the albums according to King. The sound is so much better than it ever was. That should be reason to buy it. I know I would buy them King claims.
Remastered CD’s released with video bonus footage (might be one or two songs)
The Spider’s Lullabye
The Graveyard
House Of God
Voodoo
This coming Autumn might be the time to start writing new songs for King Diamond, and who knows if our involvement in Guitar Hero will raise our value to the record labels enough for a new Mercyful Fate record. Only time will tell, let's all cross our fingers (the unholy way) King says.
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Nuo tulevat dvd:t tulevat olemaan yksi tämän vuoden julkaisu-kohokohdista. On jo aikakin saada kuvamateriaalia molemmista bändeistä. Harmittavan vähälle on jäänyt molempien bändien kuuntelu viime aikoina. On jo pitkään ollut tarkoituksena ottaa varsinkin Kingin levyt uudelleen tehokuunteluun. Niitä kun ei oikein viitsi kuunnella taustamusana, minusta ne vaativat kunnon syventymisen.
On jo aikakin saada kuvamateriaalia molemmista bändeistä. Harmittavan vähälle on jäänyt molempien bändien kuuntelu viime aikoina. On jo pitkään ollut tarkoituksena ottaa varsinkin Kingin levyt uudelleen tehokuunteluun. Niitä kun ei oikein viitsi kuunnella taustamusana, minusta ne vaativat kunnon syventymisen.Try to hold some faith
in the goodness of humanity...
IRON MAIDEN FOREVER!!
in the goodness of humanity...
IRON MAIDEN FOREVER!!
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Puhut täyttä asiaa. KD:n ja MF:n discografiat on ajan salliessa kuunneltava (vähintään) kerran vuodessa. Pystyy niitä levyjä taustallakin huudattamaan, mutta eniten saa irti syventymällä levyihin kaikessa rauhassa kuulokkeet korvilla, kansivihko silmien edessä ja tarvittaessa vaikka oluttuoppi/kahvikuppi kädessä.reptile wrote:On jo pitkään ollut tarkoituksena ottaa varsinkin Kingin levyt uudelleen tehokuunteluun. Niitä kun ei oikein viitsi kuunnella taustamusana, minusta ne vaativat kunnon syventymisen.
Itse odotan myös suurella mielenkiinnolla, että nuo uudet versiot Evil- ja Curse of the Pharaohs -kappaleista julkaistaisiin virallisena EP-kuvavinyylinä. Se olisi mukava lisä kokoelmiin.
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Rock 'N' Roll Children, alone again
Rock 'N' Roll Children, without a friend
But they got Rock 'N' Roll.
Rock 'N' Roll Children, without a friend
But they got Rock 'N' Roll.
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^Jumalauta, asenneveto.
"Aika liikkuu lailla pyövelin, viisaus on hetki hiljaisin"
-Hector
-Hector
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Kiitos linkistä!
Mielenkiintoinen versio. Ei vedä missään nimessä vertoja alkuperäiselle kuitenkaan. Pakko se on tunnustaa, ettei KD enää pääse kuin ajoittain niihin parhaisiin korkeuksiin, joihin pystyi vielä kultaisella '80-luvulla. Se ei tietenkään tarkoita, että mies laulaisi huonosti. Ehei, vetää muut yrittäjät yhä suohon mennen tullen. Ikäähän Kingillä on jo liki 53-vuotta. Pari korkeaa screamia olisi voinut mennä yhtä riipivästi kuin muinoin, mutta muutenhan veti aika yksi yhteen alkuperäisen kanssa. Nuo taustakorkeat oli miksattu ovelasti. Vähän samanlainen miksaus kuin GMYSP-lätyn biiseissä. Ehkä ei aivan sopineet Evil-biisiin, mutta saa nähdä miten alkavat lisäkuunteluiden myötä toimimaan. Hank oli heittänyt kitarasooloihin pientä maustetta. Rumpusoundit oli aika jykevät, mutta itse rumputyöskentely vähän mielikuvituksettomampaa/laahaavampaa kuin originaalissa. Kaikista pienistä puutteistaan huolimatta aivan helvetin kova veto, jota tulee kuunneltua säännöllisesti. Nyt odotellaan, että pääsisi sen Curse of the Pharaohsin uuden version kuulemaan. Sen biisin vokaalit ovat mielestäni Melissa-lätyn heikoimmat (erinomaiset kuitenkin), joten ties vaikka uusi versio vetäisi sillä sektorilla niukasti alkuperäistä turpaan.
Mielenkiintoinen versio. Ei vedä missään nimessä vertoja alkuperäiselle kuitenkaan. Pakko se on tunnustaa, ettei KD enää pääse kuin ajoittain niihin parhaisiin korkeuksiin, joihin pystyi vielä kultaisella '80-luvulla. Se ei tietenkään tarkoita, että mies laulaisi huonosti. Ehei, vetää muut yrittäjät yhä suohon mennen tullen. Ikäähän Kingillä on jo liki 53-vuotta. Pari korkeaa screamia olisi voinut mennä yhtä riipivästi kuin muinoin, mutta muutenhan veti aika yksi yhteen alkuperäisen kanssa. Nuo taustakorkeat oli miksattu ovelasti. Vähän samanlainen miksaus kuin GMYSP-lätyn biiseissä. Ehkä ei aivan sopineet Evil-biisiin, mutta saa nähdä miten alkavat lisäkuunteluiden myötä toimimaan. Hank oli heittänyt kitarasooloihin pientä maustetta. Rumpusoundit oli aika jykevät, mutta itse rumputyöskentely vähän mielikuvituksettomampaa/laahaavampaa kuin originaalissa. Kaikista pienistä puutteistaan huolimatta aivan helvetin kova veto, jota tulee kuunneltua säännöllisesti. Nyt odotellaan, että pääsisi sen Curse of the Pharaohsin uuden version kuulemaan. Sen biisin vokaalit ovat mielestäni Melissa-lätyn heikoimmat (erinomaiset kuitenkin), joten ties vaikka uusi versio vetäisi sillä sektorilla niukasti alkuperäistä turpaan.
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Tässä olisi yksi vähän vanhempi King Diamondin haastattelu. Haastattelu keskittyy albumiin 9, mutta mielenkiintoisin osa oli mielestäni kuitenkin seuraava tarina.
That would be really cool because with a lot of the concept albums you've done - the stories seem very real, but you just wish there was more to them, that they were fleshed out more.
Exactly. In a book or a movie, you could really get to see the characters and know what they are doing. But also, you say it seems real - it is very real. Maybe not the very story you read right there line-by-line, but in-between the lines, the story behind the story, was very real. Abigail was totally inspired by something my mother told me about her mother, and that was that my mother was literally left at somebody's doorstep. My grandmother was employed at a rich professor's house as a servant in Denmark, a long time ago of course. And the professor's son got my grandmother pregnant and it was like, 'Oh, a bastard - we can't have that. It's horrible, you must send her away so she can have the kid somewhere else. Then it's up to her - if she wants to keep it, then she has no job here.' It's that thing about shame and different classes. 'You don't mess with the servants, you're too good for that, how could you do it? Okay, I will fix your mistake.' That thing about looking down on kids born outside of marriage. She was literally left in a basket with a blanket on somebody's doorstep, who took her in. She later found out who her mother was and actually got a half-assed relationship going with her.
My mother told me a story about one time later when my real grandmother got sick at some point, my mother left Copenhagen where we live to go where my grandmother lives and take care of her in her house for a while. During that time, she told me one specific incident where the neighbor came over to my grandmother's house to borrow something or whatever, and my grandmother managed to answer the door. When the neighbor said, 'Oh, who is that lovely lady staying with you these days?', my grandmother said, 'Oh, it's just an old friend.' Still to that day, she wouldn't acknowledge in public that she had a daughter.
So yeah, there are some real feelings behind those stories, that might be why they seem a little more real than just made-up stories. That's also why later on the albums Them and Conspiracy, the grandmother is portrayed as such a bitch. That goes for everything I've done, there are some deep feelings behind them. For people who buy the albums, there should be two selections. Either just read the lyrics and hopefully they are interesting just the way they are, but those who want to go deeper, they can really find a lot. That is kind of a challenge to put both of those aspects in there if you can, but it is also satisfying when you feel you have succeeded in doing that. It's probably rare you can find a musician that can say it, but I stand behind every lyric I've ever written and that goes all the way back to Mercyful Fate in the early days.
Rock 'N' Roll Children, alone again
Rock 'N' Roll Children, without a friend
But they got Rock 'N' Roll.
Rock 'N' Roll Children, without a friend
But they got Rock 'N' Roll.
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^ Paljon kiitoksia linkistä. En muistakaan tuota haastattelua koskaan lukeneeni. Pitänee lueskella tässä lähiaikoina oikein ajan kanssa.
Ainakin tuo sinun lainaamasi osa oli erittäin mielenkiintoista settiä.
Viralliselle Coven Worldwide-foorumille on muuten tullut pari hyvää MF-haastista esille:
Hank Shermannin haastattelu vuodelta 1997
King Diamondin haastattelu vuodelta 1983
Ainakin tuo sinun lainaamasi osa oli erittäin mielenkiintoista settiä.
Viralliselle Coven Worldwide-foorumille on muuten tullut pari hyvää MF-haastista esille:
Hank Shermannin haastattelu vuodelta 1997
King Diamondin haastattelu vuodelta 1983
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Löysin muutamat mielenkiintoiset MF-/KD-jäsenten haastattelut ranskalaiselta fanisivustolta. Haastattelut on tehty vuosina 1999-2001.
King Diamond -rumpali Matt Thompson haastattelussa helmikuussa 2001
MF-/KD-basisti Timi "Grabber" Hansen haastattelussa 8.12.2000
Andy La Rocque haastattelussa 22.12.1999
MF-kaksikko Hank Shermann ja Mike Wead yhteishaastattelussa 8.5.1999
Itse King Diamond haastattelussa 23.1.1999
Michael Denner haastattelussa 7.12.2008
Sivustolla on ollut aiemmin ilmeisesti myös Snowy Shaw:n haastattelu, joka ei enää vaikuta toimivan.
King Diamond -rumpali Matt Thompson haastattelussa helmikuussa 2001
MF-/KD-basisti Timi "Grabber" Hansen haastattelussa 8.12.2000
Andy La Rocque haastattelussa 22.12.1999
MF-kaksikko Hank Shermann ja Mike Wead yhteishaastattelussa 8.5.1999
Itse King Diamond haastattelussa 23.1.1999
Michael Denner haastattelussa 7.12.2008
Sivustolla on ollut aiemmin ilmeisesti myös Snowy Shaw:n haastattelu, joka ei enää vaikuta toimivan.
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En nyt muista onko tätä tullut tänne linkitettyä aiemmin, mutta Eidolonin The Oath -coveri on sen verran mainio, että pakko vähän hehkuttaa. Nils K. Rue vetää biisissä helvetin hienot KD-vokaalit:
Eidolon: The Oath
Eidolon: The Oath
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Hank Shermannin Demonica-bändin levy on ilmestymässä tämän vuoden puolella.
Nyt on jo yksi thrash-henkinen biisi kuultavissa kahdesta eri osoitteesta (bändin kotisivuilla hieman paremmalla laadulla):
http://demonica.net/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.myspace.com/demonicaofficial" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Itse kyllä pidin paljonkin, vaikkei vokalisti Klaus Hyr ole kuin korkeintaan perus hyvä. Slayer- ja Kreator -henkeä kappaleesta löytyy ja kun päälle lyödään vielä Hankin mainiota kitaratyöskentelyä, niin Demon Class biisi uppoaa kuin nyrkki silmään.
Nyt on jo yksi thrash-henkinen biisi kuultavissa kahdesta eri osoitteesta (bändin kotisivuilla hieman paremmalla laadulla):
http://demonica.net/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.myspace.com/demonicaofficial" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Itse kyllä pidin paljonkin, vaikkei vokalisti Klaus Hyr ole kuin korkeintaan perus hyvä. Slayer- ja Kreator -henkeä kappaleesta löytyy ja kun päälle lyödään vielä Hankin mainiota kitaratyöskentelyä, niin Demon Class biisi uppoaa kuin nyrkki silmään.
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Todella hienosti ulvoo! Mutta soundit on aivan kamalan hengetöntä paskaa ja biisi soitetaan muutenkin vähän groovehomoillen (groovailu ei ole metal).Hammer wrote:En nyt muista onko tätä tullut tänne linkitettyä aiemmin, mutta Eidolonin The Oath -coveri on sen verran mainio, että pakko vähän hehkuttaa. Nils K. Rue vetää biisissä helvetin hienot KD-vokaalit:
Eidolon: The Oath
Metal burns my fucking brain
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Olet oikeassa, sillä soundit eivät ole kyllä kaksiset, vaan liian modernit. Joissain kohdissa biisi/rumpali laahaa aika pahasti. Mutta pelkästään nuo vokaalit tekevät coverista kuuntelemisen arvoisen.Mercyful Mika wrote:Todella hienosti ulvoo! Mutta soundit on aivan kamalan hengetöntä paskaa ja biisi soitetaan muutenkin vähän groovehomoillen (groovailu ei ole metal).Hammer wrote:En nyt muista onko tätä tullut tänne linkitettyä aiemmin, mutta Eidolonin The Oath -coveri on sen verran mainio, että pakko vähän hehkuttaa. Nils K. Rue vetää biisissä helvetin hienot KD-vokaalit:
Eidolon: The Oath