Mercyful Destiny to file new songs and play first reveals in 20 years
Mercyful Destiny, the legendary Danish heavy metallic band led by singer King Diamond, will reunite subsequent 12 months for his or her first reveals in additional than 20 years. Furthermore, they are going to file new tunes that may mark the band’s first unique music since their 1999 album, 9.
The lineup will encompass founding members Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann, in addition to 9-era members Bjarne T. Holm (drums) and Mike Wead (guitar). Rounding out the band might be Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera taking the place of traditional member Timi Hanson, who is not going to be obtainable.
“We requested Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning) to fill in as a result of he has a really distinctive type and sound enjoying along with his fingers, very similar to that of Timi Hansen,” stated the band in a press release. “This is essential, because the set record will solely encompass songs from the very first ‘mini LP’, the Melissa album, and the Don’t Break the Oath album, plus some model new songs written particularly in that exact same type.”
The assertion continued, “This can very a lot be Mercyful Destiny as we have been within the very starting, aside from a model new main stage manufacturing.”
Up to now, just one date has been revealed, a June 17th, 2020, look at Copenhell Competition in Copenhagen, Denmark, however the band said that it “might be enjoying an unspecified variety of live shows all through Europe throughout the summer season of 2020.”
Mercyful Destiny fashioned in 1981, and went on to affect the black metallic style in addition to thrash titans like Metallica and Slayer. They disbanded in 1985, with King Diamond occurring to kind his eponymous band, which nonetheless stays lively. Mercyful Destiny then reunited in 1992 and remained lively till 1999.
Since then, the traditional members have solely gotten collectively to re-record some tracks for Guitar Hero: Metallica in 2008, and to carry out onstage with Metallica at one of many thrash band’s 30th anniversary reveals in 2011.
