Fourth full length album (second after their reformation) by Danish metal l… Read Full Bio ↴Fourth full length album (second after their reformation) by Danish metal legends Mercyful Fate. "Time" is notable for it's dark & chilling gothic atmosphere, highly structured and powerful arrangements, and singer King Diamond's extensive range of operatic vocal styles backed by some of the most revered classically trained musicians in metal.
"Time" has also been cited as an influence on many of today's symphonic and gothic themed metal bands.
Originally released October 25th, 1994 via Metal Blade Records.
"Time" has also been cited as an influence on many of today's symphonic and gothic themed metal bands.
Originally released October 25th, 1994 via Metal Blade Records.
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Mercyful Fate Lyrics
Angel Of Light I have seen Him there Master of Light, Master of the…
Castillo Del Mortes Somewhere in ancient Spain, close to what was baecula There …
Lady In Black On a magical misty morning I was standing in the Autumn…
Mirror The girl in the mirror, she's not really there Only I…
My Demon This house is full of hate, this house is full…
Nightmare Be Thy Name Master, you know I never pray Master, nothing can keep you…
The Afterlife Why am I here, in a quiet mortuary A lady and…
The Mad Arab The son of a shepherd, Abdul Alhazred Traveling in the mount…
The Preacher You believe in Heaven You believe the Devil is here When you…
Time Minutes and seconds are passing us by Minutes and seconds a…
Witches' Dance Just like a demon's eye The moon was dancing on…
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)