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9 is the seventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. 9 w… Read Full Bio ↴9 is the seventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. 9 was recorded during February and March 1999, and was released on June 15, 1999, on Metal Blade Records. This album continues the heavier sound that was introduced in their previous album Dead Again, and also marks the return of the Satanic- and occult-based lyrical themes which were prevalent during the band's first incarnation, as the primary lyrical focus.
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Mercyful Fate Lyrics


9 In Hell Are we all in Hell? Are we in Heaven? Heaven...…
Buried Alive The poison is still in your veins The poison I slipped…
Burn In Hell All your sins are forgiven In the name of Jesus in…
Church Of Saint Anne Oh Father, did you speak to God? Oh Father, did he…
House On The Hill Let's go to the house on the hill Let's go to…
Insane I see little demons, are they in my head? I see…
Kiss The Demon Kiss the little Demon, hanging on my wall Kiss the little…
Last Rites I'm surrounded by darkness, I'm dying in my bed I don't…
Sold My Soul I sold my soul to you, I sold my soul…
The Grave There is a cemetary just East of here That's where they…


Ben - Moderator


on A Dangerous Meeting

Hi Chris, There were 2 interviews in particular which suggested this. (Unfortunately both the references below have since been taken down so the links below are broken)

Firstly in an interview with Loudwire, King Diamond discussed the inspiration behind "A Dangerous Meeting" and stated, "It's a song about a meeting that happened in Denmark, where I'm from, with some people who were into the darker side of things. They had a lot of things with them that I didn't want to have anything to do with. They had skulls, and there was a snake there, and all kinds of stuff that really freaked me out."

Loudwire - "King Diamond Talks Paranormal, Mysterious Fires + New Album 'The Institute'" (February 6, 2020)
https://loudwire.com/king-diamond-the-institute-album-interview/

Secondly in an interview with Metal Hammer, King Diamond stated that the lyrics to "A Dangerous Meeting" were based on his personal experiences, saying, "I have seen things that are unexplainable, and there's no way that science can prove some of the things that I have seen. It's just unexplainable. It's a very, very small percentage of the population that gets to see these things, and it's been with me since I was a child."

Metal Hammer - "King Diamond: The Real Story Behind 'Abigail'" (October 24, 2017)
https://www.loudersound.com/features/king-diamond-the-real-story-behind-abigail

Let me know if I've misunderstood what you've said or if you still think the above information is misleading.

Chris


on A Dangerous Meeting

I'd like to request a fact check on the above information.
"The lyrics to "A Dangerous Meeting" are based on King Diamond's experiences with the occult and paranormal."

King Diamond has actually said that the songs he wrote for Mercyful Fate are myths and legends, and that if anything the stuff he's written is more based on folktales and myths and that King Diamond the band is more based on personal experiences with the occult (though there are exceptions like Nightmare)