mercyful fate

• 1981'de kurulmuş dark metal grubu. solisti king diamond'dur.
  1982'de çıkardıkları melissa albümü ile oldukça tutuldular.
• satan's fall
  they're walking by the night
  the moon has frozen blue
  long black coats a shelter for the rain
  their load must get through
  now bats are leaving their trees
  they're joining the call
  seven satanic hell preachers
  heading for the hall
  bringing the blood of a newborn child
  got to succeed, if not it's satan's fall
  
  curse of the pharaohs
  away out in egypt in the valley of kings
  where the mummified pharaohs
  pretend dead in their sleep
  don't touch, never ever steal
  unless you're in for the kill
  or you'll be hit by the curse of the pharaohs
  yes you'll be hit and the curse is on you
  the curse of the pharaohs can be so deadly
  just destroying your future
  makin' it all shady
  don't touch, never ever steal
  unless you're in for the kill
  or you'll be hit by the curse of the pharaohs
  yes you'll be hit and the curse is on you
  
  a corpse without soul
  listen, i'm a corpse, i'm a corpse
  i'm a corpse without soul
  satan, he's taken, he's taken
  he's taken his toll
  and he took it on me
  i, i'm trapped, i'm trapped
  i'm trapped in his spell
  tonight, i'm going, i'm going
  i'm going to hell, inside his spell
  
  into the coven
  howl like a wolf
  and a witch will open the door
  follow me and meet our high priestess
  come, come into my coven
  and become lucifer's child
  undress until you're naked
  and put on this white coat
  take this white cross and go to the center of the ring
  come, come into my coven
  and become lucifer's child
  
  evil
  i was born on the cemetery
  under the sign of the moon
  raised from my grave by the dead
  and i was made a mercenary
  in the legions of hell
  now i'm king of pain, i'm insane
  you know my only pleasure
  is to hear you cry
  i'd love to hear you cry
  i'd love to see you die
  and i'll be the first
  to watch your funeral
  and i'll be the last to leave
  i'd love to hear you cry
  and when you're down beyond the ground
  i'll dig up your body again
  and make love to shame
  oh lady cry, and say goodbye
  oh lady cry, and say goodbye
  you've gotta say goodbye
  'cause i will eat your mind
  
  (bkz: metallica) (bkz: garage inc)
• king diamond'ın brats adlı punk grubunda tanıştığı hank shermann ve michael denner ile kurduğu, 1982 yılında nuns have no fun adı verilen ep'yi, 1983'de melissa albümünü ve 1984 yılında don't break the oath albümünü çıkardıktan sonra müziksel sebeplerden ve grubun imajı yüzünden dağılan, 1993'de in the shadows albümü ile tekrar birleşen efsanevi gruptur. günümüzdeki bir çok metal grubunu etkilemiştir.
  
  ayrıca metallica'nın garage inc. adlı albümündeki mercyful fate medley'i ile zamanında konserlerde alt grubu olarak çıktıkları bu büyük gruba bir teşekkür olarak görebiliriz.
• çok ilginç bir kapak yaratığına sahip grup.pekçok dövmeye de esin kaynağı olmuştur.
• (bkz: insanity)
• deceased , acheron , eternal autumn gibi grupların, mercyful fate parçalarını yorumladığı curse of the demon adında bir de tribute albüm vardır...
• (bkz: merzifonlu fatih)^****
• (bkz: andy larocque)
• (bkz: dont break the oath)
• 9 albumunden sonra sesi solugu cikmayan gruptur.buradan da anlasildigi gibi king bu gurubu bitirmistir