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Formed: 1981
Years Active: 80 's, 90 's
Genre: Rock

Biography
Danish band featuring vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Hank Shermann and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen, and drummer Kim Ruzz. Mercyful Fate won a large cult following thanks to their dramatic lyrics, showing a Gothic obsession with evil and the occult, and Diamond's amazing vocal range, which shifted from a low growl to a banshee scream, plu... Continue Bio >>

Discography:
1999 9
1998 Dead Again
1996 Into the Unknown
1994 Time
1993 In the Shadows
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Group Members: Bjarne T. Holm Snowy Shaw Mike Wead Sharlee d'Angelo Kim Ruzz More >> Similar Artists: In Extremo Bathory Labyrinth Witchfynde Iced Earth More >>

Influenced By: Judas Priest Iron Maiden Alice Cooper Black Sabbath More >> Followers: Destruction Haunted Garage Venom James Hetfield Dark Tranquillity More >>

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