It was the first album released by roadrunner records. Satans fall from melissa another long song and one of the famous tracks by the band. Today mercyful fate announced the first date of unspecified number of concerts throughout europe during the summer of 2020. Mercyful fates debut album, melissa, took black sabbaths dark occult obsessions to an extreme, fusing them with the speed and tightened, twinguitar riffing attack of british metal bands like judas priest and iron maiden.
If we were giddy with joy over the power of these bands, you can imagine our profound astonishment upon discovering mercyful fates melissa. The discography of mercyful fate, a danish heavy metal band, consists of seven studio releases, three compilations, three singles, and six music videos. Get mercyful fate setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other mercyful fate fans for free on. I have the nonremastered version which, while no demo piece, sounds fine. The proper album here is melissa 1983, the bands breakthrough first album, and the rarities collection is the beginning 1987, a reissue of. Mercyful fate split up soon after the release of this album, leaving king diamond to form his solo band that dumped the all hail satan lyrics for ghost stories. I originally owned the remastered version of this disc, but eventually tracked down an original copy.
Melissa is the debut studio album by danish heavy metal band mercyful fate, released on 30 october 1983. Early sabbath black vinyl, w printed labels, 450 copies made. Apr 08, 2016 mercyful fate 1983 lp melissa arguably kicks ass with king diamonds vocals and the catchy rifts and melodies all over this. The first in a pair of excellent mercyful fate twofers released by roadrunner records, melissathe beginning is similar to its successor in that it couples one of the trendsetting metal bands proper albums with an albumlike collection of rarities. Mercyful fate is an influential heavy metal band from copenhagen, denmark, formed in 1981 by vocalist king diamond and guitarist hank shermann. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Mercyful fate a dangerous meeting live by vaenkyrae. Chronique dalbum metal mercyful fate melissa heavy metal occulte. The satanic themes presented on here are just as fun and off the wall. After trying to find melissa on cd for a fair price i decided to order this double set and dont regret it at all. But the band had a distinctive sound of its own, thanks to the neoclassical flourishes of guitarists hank shermann and michael denner and the unpredictable vocal leaps of.
Unlike socalled contemporaries venom, mercyful fate s members actually had quite a bit of talent and melissa holds up far better than venoms output of the time. Perhaps the only tangible quip i could launch against mercyful fates seminal debut is that, compared to the kings next six fulllength records from both fate and his solo band, i hold melissa in somewhat lesser regard, owed largely to the fact that the sum songwriting is marginally less infectious. The sound quality of the video is about what one would expect from a pre melissa club setting. Mercyful fate is that you, melissa traducao youtube. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The first in a pair of excellent mercyful fate twofers released by roadrunner records, melissa the beginning is similar to its successor in that it couples one of the trendsetting metal bands proper albums with an albumlike collection of rarities. The will play copenhell in copenhagen, denmark in june 2020.
Soon, shermann, denner, diamond, and denners bass player timi grabber realized their potential as a unit and started performing as. Here was a band that took things two steps further. Unlike socalled contemporaries venom, mercyful fates members actually had quite a bit of talent and melissa holds up far better than venoms output of the time. Melissa by mercyful fate, released 30 october 1983 1. Way out in egypt in the valley of kings where the mummified. Mercyful fate discografia 320kbs mega contrasena crismetalcsp69 1983 melissa 1984 dont break the oath 1993 in the shadows 1994 time 1996 into the. Intitule melissa, lalbum est produit par henrik lund et commercialise le 30. Melissa is mercyful fate s first full length album, released on roadrunner records in 1983. Melissa reissue, an album by mercyful fate on spotify. Soon, shermann, denner, diamond, and denners bass player timi grabber realized.
Discussion in music corner started by barnabas collins, feb 28. I heard only a few songs from beginning before but all the tracks stick out to me. Mercyful fates melissa album was my first true indoctrination into black metal and it had the effect of getting me hooked on it. Mercyful fate 1983 lp melissa arguably kicks ass with king diamonds vocals and the catchy rifts and melodies all over this. Time is the polar opposite of in the shadows in every way imaginable. The optional commentary by king diamond is a nice touch.
Download mercyful fate mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Musically, in the shadows sounds nearexactly like an 80s mercyful fate album, but lyrically speaking it differs heavily from their classic releases. Mercyful fate s debut album, melissa, took black sabbaths dark occult obsessions to an extreme, fusing them with the speed and tightened, twinguitar riffing attack of british metal bands like judas priest and iron maiden. Mercyful fate dont break the oath mp3 album download. Mercyful fate was formed in spring 1981 in copenhagen, denmark on the ashes of the punkmetal band brats by vocalist king diamond king diamond, exblack rose and guitarist hank shermann. After going through some lineup changes see the liner notes in return of the vampire for more info the classic lineup was born with the addition of. After going through some lineup changes see the liner notes in return of the vampire for more info the classic lineup was born with the addition of guitarist michael denner also formerly of brats and. This was also the first mercyful fate effort to get an official release in the united states through megaforce records, as the selftitled ep was a highly sought after import, and the bbc sessions were only available on bootleg tapes. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Mercyful fate was formed in 1981 in copenhagen, denmark on the ashes of the punkmetal band brats by vocalist king diamond king diamond, ex black rose and guitarist hank shermann. Oh melissa, youre in my dreams youre with me every day oh melissa, could that really be your voice i hear. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It was covered by metallica in their mercyful fate medley. In the repertoire of the shows of mercyful 3 or 4 songs of melissa, appear always. The depths of hell picture disc, snp 001 copenhagen after midnight picture disc, hand numbered 145328, wwhite insert. Studio album 7 compilation 3 return of the vampire. Mercyful fate melissa 25th anniversary edition 19832005. Now bats are leaving their trees theyre joining the call seven satanic hell preachers heading for the hall. They had many lineup changes, but nevertheless, the band is considered to be a big inspiration for norwegian black metal bands as well as heavy and thrash metal masters as well, such. Mercyful fate melissa 25th anniversary edition 1983. Bringing the blood of a newborn child, yeah got to succeed, if not its satans fall.
One of the best albums of heavy metal for all the times,all the songs excellent. Melissa tab by mercyful fate lead distortion guitar. The sound quality of the video is about what one would expect from a premelissa club setting. The satanic content may not have quite the same effect now that it did back in the early 80s, but its much more convincing than at least 95% of evil and satanicthemed songs that. The band was founded in copenhagen, denmark in 1981 from the remaining members of hank shermanns band brats and king diamonds band black rose.
The band have had a mixed timeline with a splitup and a hiatus since. Always my favorite mercyful fate album, this version is an improvment over the remastered version due to the inclusion of a video of three live tracks. This prompted mercyful fate to do a complete overhaul on their sound for their next album, time, released a year later in 1994. The opening track from melissa, evil is one of mercyful fates most popular songs. Mercyful fate especially king diamond has been the focus of attention in the metal scene all the time. The bands fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding big four bands of thrash metal, alongside megadeth, anthrax, and slayer. In early 1981 they helped out michael denner with demos for his band danger zone. Jun 19, 2018 perhaps the only tangible quip i could launch against mercyful fate s seminal debut is that, compared to the kings next six fulllength records from both fate and his solo band, i hold melissa in somewhat lesser regard, owed largely to the fact that the sum songwriting is marginally less infectious. Mercyful fate is a danish heavy metal band which helped inspire black metal through their lyrics and image. People may think that this may sound cheesy as hell, but king diamonds amazing vocals and the rhythms what pulls you in. Theyre walking by the night the moon has frozen blue long black coats a shelter for the rain their load must get through. Coven worldwide official myspace king diamond kim bendix petersen. Mercyful fate is an influential heavy metal band that formed in copenhagen, denmark in 1981 from the remaining members of hank shermanns band brats and king diamonds band black rose.
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