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Watch: pro-shot footage of Mercyful Fate at Wacken Open Air 2022

Author Flavia Andrade - 17.9.2022

Pro-shot footage of Mercyful Fate‘s gig at Wacken Open Air 2022 has been made available on WackenTV’s YouTube channel. The performance took place on August 4, and three songs are featured here: “Evil“, “Come To The Sabbath” and “Satan’s Fall“.

You can watch the footage below:

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Metal Blade Records to issue 40th anniversary vinyl repress of legendary “Don’t Break the Oath” by Mercyful Fate full-length on November 1st

“Don’t Break The Oath”, the second studio album by Danish heavy metal icons, Mercyful Fate, will see a special vinyl repress on Metal Blade Records on November 1st. Initially issued in 1984 through Roadrunner Records, the Metal Blade edition celebrates the ground-breaking record’s 40th anniversary! We’re here to celebrate the anniversary of one of the most...

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King Diamond might finally release new music!

Danish heavy metal band King Diamond already let his fans wait a long time for new music or even a new album. Almost a year ago Mercyful Fate‘s (a band where singer King Diamond is also part of) guitarist Hank Shermann commented that not only the new Mercyful Fate album, but also a King Diamond...

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Mercyful Fate announces the departure of bassist Joey Vera

Mercyful Fate has disclosed the departure of bassist Joey Vera from the band. King Diamond, the frontman for the renowned Danish heavy metal legends, made a brief statement on January 16th via social media. He conveyed, “Our friendship and respect for each other will always remain the same, and we all sincerely wish each other...

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Mercyful Fate digitally release “Melissa” in celebration of the album’s 40th anniversary

Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce that it released Mercyful Fate‘s classic “Melissa” digitally on October 30, in celebration of the album’s 40th Anniversary. What makes this release special is that it’s a version of the album that was remastered in 2005 by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound in NYC and has, up until...

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Watch Charlie Griffiths transforming Slayer’s “South of Heaven” into a Christmas song, with members of Dream Theater, Mercyful Fate, Protest The Hero, and more

It’s Christmas time, metalheads! Haken’s guitarist Charlie Griffiths has dropped a cover of Slayer‘s “South of Heaven” in a winter holiday version called “South Of Lapland”. Along with him, singer Rody Walker (Protest The Hero), keyboardist Jordan Rudess (Dream Theatre), Ray Hearne (Haken) bassist Becky Baldwin (Mercyful Fate), drummer Delta Empire and guitarist Dan Goldsworthy...

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Judas Priest and Pantera will co-headline Monterrey Metal Fest

Mexico’s original metal festival Monterrey Metal Fest have announced the full line-up for the festival’s comeback edition, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Monterrey Metal Fest 2022 Line-Up: Judas Priest (Co-Headliner)Pantera (Co-Headliner)Mercyful FateBehemothStryperAvatar Kali-Yuga (Local Opener) Tickets can be purchased here.

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Joey Vera to sit out Mercyful Fate U.S. tour

Mercyful Fate have recently announced their first U.S. tour in 23 years, but bassist Joey Vera will miss it due to a scheduling conflict with his band Armored Saint. Both Mercyful Fate and Vera posted on their Instagram accounts that the bassist had previously committed to an Armored Saint tour supporting WASP, delayed due to the pandemic....

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Mercyful Fate announce North American tour for this fall

For the first time in over 20 years, Mercyful Fate will tour North America! Starting on October 25 in Dallas and ending on November 16 in Atlanta, North American fans will be able to enjoy King Diamond and his crew performing live, in the flesh. The tour will also feature Kreator and Midnight. King Diamond...

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