His past three concept albums have been told from the perspective of the protagonists; this one is told from the view of a narrator. Album Story/Concept The themes of Christian atrocity with the persecution of alleged witches and sexual abuse against nuns are present. The story is almost entirely historically accurate, including the names of the actual characters (except for the storyline about the "Eye necklace," which is fiction ). The story starts off with an unnamed character finding a necklace called The Eye that allows him/her to see the events the necklace was witne… read more
His past three concept albums have been told from the perspective of the protagonists; this one is told from the view of a narrator. Album Story/Conc… read more
His past three concept albums have been told from the perspective of the protagonists; this one is told from the view of a narrator. Album Story/Concept The themes of Christian atrocity … read more
King Diamond is a Danish heavy metal band formed in 1985 by vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Andy LaRocque and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Mikkey Dee. Diamond, Denner and Hansen had recently departed the group Mercyful Fate, and decided to form a new band under the King Diamond moniker, as it was already known from the Mercyful Fate days. In 1986, King Diamond released their debut album Fatal Portrait. Since then the band have released a total of twelve studio albums (most of them concept albums), two live albums, two extended plays, five compilations and five s… read more
King Diamond is a Danish heavy metal band formed in 1985 by vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Andy LaRocque and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Mikkey Dee. Diamond, Denner a… read more
King Diamond is a Danish heavy metal band formed in 1985 by vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Andy LaRocque and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Mikkey Dee. Diamond, Denner and Hansen had recently departed the group Merc…read more