Agreed. Some "Christians" believe once saved, they're better than everyone else. It's supposed to be about spreading joy and peace, when many times they spread lies, gossip and rumours.
Support for King and his cool under fire attitude. Something to admire for sure. It' s only natural that he would have to defend himself like this, and he did it so well. He's earned the right to be fully who he is with no apologies and no excuses!
What gets me is the blatant double standard. For example, people look at heavy metal music with dark themes as taboo like it's so bad to listen to. Yet when it comes to people watching MOVIES with dark themes, people don't say a word. Why is one looked upon as bad and the other isn't? So dumb.
Back I the 1980's too much time was spent on TV trying to condemn all of the heavy metal bands and singers. But regardless of whether or not the music is Satanic, it is incredibly awesome and King Diamond is a musical genius and totally rules. He brings many people joy and his music is awesome..
They totally dont get the purpose of his music, it isnt about the cult its about the horror. Like a horror story being told at a campfire in the woods only with good ass metal.Even if it does its still fucking awesome music. Im glad king D told them off.
@@drftsnvk are u Holier than thou? lol "You obviously haven't a clue." Snarky mf'r..I know which story he was talking about,Abraham brought to sacrifice Isaac,and that's about as close to a Satanic story as one can get.
I don't care if he worships a chunk of gouda cheese. the guys a genius! Fatal Portrait is my drug of choice. wish his albums could be made into a series of movies. such an overlooked talent.
I'm glad you think so. I love his albums too. I'm actually doing a series of telling the stories from the albums. Last week, I finished Fatal Portrait. I'm working on Abigail now. Would you check it out and let me know what you think?
@@wakingribbons: Being a huge King Diamond fan from Australia, I would certainly be interested in reading what you have done thus far. What website are your writings to be found on?
@@porczgabi2263 Absolutely! Just click on my icon, and it will lead you to my page. Admittedly, I have not yet contined the series past Abigail. However, I still fully intend to do so.
He responded to those questions articulately and without any insults, he's great even when he's NOT on stage ! With the way he spoke, even in Danish, he's probably no different from most people with kids of their own nowadays.
If you look well, then you may notice he says that there's no reason to feel sympathy for people he's never *seen* before. If he'd go to a hospital and see sick children (or adults) then he'll see them and because he's a human being, he *will* feel sympathy. He'll feel sympathy because he's a fellow human being, not because it is written in some 'holy' book - or because it is a sacred law.
Actually not at all the most underrated, come on! King Diamond is a mega act in the not so mainstream music industry just like Metallica is in the radiofriendly one.
The ONLY thing I don’t get is how King can say not to care about people you’ve never met, yet he’s a rock star....with millions of fans he’ll never meet....that’s a bit of a kick in the balls if you like his music.
Interesting discussion. As far as I'm concerned, I don't agree with a lot of King Diamond's views but his albums, videos and shows are just harmless entertainment. I think that it's up to people to draw the line as to what is good and what is bad and take complete responsibility for their own actions and live by common sense. There are also important and personal issues that need to be delt with as well.
I find it interresting that when growing up, parents condemned rock music which was only entertainment, while they put their faith in politicians who screw up our lives for real.
It's entertainment. Actors can make movies where they play the part of a racist, or a murderer, but no one ever questions their art. Keep doing your thing King... we love it
although i dont agree with not caring about people you don't know, i mostly have to say he's right. we are made to feel guilty for the silliest things while we glorify some really awful people who don't deserve any respect.
I absolutely agree you shouldn't care about people that you'll never meet or aren't friends with. To many people out there in need for help you can't possibly take that responsibility unto you and keep your sanity.
this is pretty excellent. it shows the actual pros of a religion that is universally looked down on. the talk show host and the priest should have noticed how calm and collect king diamond and the kids were. they never interrupted or made fun of the other two, while the priest and host constantly berated them. just cuz king puts on his persona at shows and believes in something different doesn't mean its wrong.
Yes it has been a blemish on some of the world's would-be greatest; we should be obsessed with the unknown, it is natural, and rebelious or dark themed art like King D's is trully free, to explore all emotions objectively: "Heaven is where interesting people are missing" - Nietzsche It's no suprise KD is a thoughtful and well mannered person, unlike those crazed zealots shouting out threats of damnation to anyone who scares them by being different.
When King says he "loves those near and dear" it means those close to is who he LOVES. How could you expect him to LOVE all of the fans? You may "love" your best friend, but do you really "love" EVERYONE you know? What about those you DO NOT know? Don't try to place something like that on him. He CARES for his fans, and is APPRECIATIVE of their support. He cannot "love" each and every one of them.
Yeah, that was definitely civilized. But King (at the time) shouldn't have spoken out of turn about Cain & Abel if he didn't really know who it was in the bible. Besides, it was a test, & Abraham didn't actually sacrifice Isaac. Either way, great interview, thanks for sharing.
I am just saying what King himself said in interviews and in the live chats how Mercyful Fate is about religion, spiritual stuff, the occult and myths and not Satanism. He said that the King Diamond albums are where he was able to get out his Satanic beliefs on many levels in different ways via the characters and the story's and that the KD albums are 100 percent based on his Satanic Philosophy and then mixed in with horror/occultism as well
This whole conversation is basically the King telling the ppl questioning him,"I don't harm anyone or anything," and them saying,"But you're a Satanist," as if that is just cause to believe that someone is "evil"....If such Christians would actually seek to learn more about other religions as well as their own,then they would not have these fears.
He did not say that. The tale says the angel of death did that, which was just smoke coming out of water with no oxygen anyway. Watch Exodus Decoded on that.
So I think both of them (king & priest) they´re taking literally most of things they´re pure simbolic, as they could do it better reading between the lines.
The video they showed was from a concept album, a fictional story King wrote. It's not in any way linked to Satanism; it's just a horror story...the same kind of stuff everyone watches at Halloween time every year.
The Mercyful Fate albums were Satanic, back when he practiced LeVeyan Satanism and dabbled in the occult. The King Diamond albums are just horror stories in my eyes, but since some people consider any and all horror as Satanic, I suppose you can make the argument that they are Satanic in nature as well. But King Diamond himself is no longer a Satanist, just an Atheist. He no longer believes in any form of religion due to the fact that none of them can be proven. At any rate, I think they are overreacting in this video, and they are using the song out of context....one from the Conspiracy album isn't exactly the best to try and prove he's a Satanist, which he probably still was at the time. If they really wanted to use something Satanic of his, they should have picked a Mercyful Fate song lol.
Paul Leach King does carry over some of the concepts from Mercyful Fate into King Diamond. For instance "they" are demons. But King Diamond is more concept albums made up of horror/ghost stories put to music....damn fine music, too! Whereas Mercyful Fate is more satanic. The background scenes in Sleepless Nights are from City of the Dead/Horror Hotel and Black Sunday. I have been listening to these two bands since 1988, they're amongst my favorite metal bands of all time.
@@michellelambert8729 What I was saying is that Mercyful Fate is "Satan worship" as opposed to King Diamond which is just horror. Just because a story talks about demons that doesn't make it Satanic or Satan worship. The Bible and Christians talk about demons all the time.
@FutileExistence I myself am a Catholic, but i do not blindly follow God because others do. Ive researched and studied my religion for years. But i personally believe that to ask questions about anything is not wrong, you have a right.
About human sacrifices on the bible. In ancient cultures, human sacrifices were so usual to worship gods like Baal and so on, but the real meaning about Abraham & Isaac story is Yahve dislike sacrifices of flesh and blood. As you can see through the story, Yahve sends his angel to stop Abraham as he rises his knife to sacrifice his only son. It´s just a way to explain that God doesn´t want such a kind of sacrifices as pagans used to do.
About the kids being "weirdly dressed," that's only because this was during the 80's, every teenager had really over-the-top clothing back then. Don't ask me why, I was born in '91.
Those of you who have taken Old Testament Studies will also recall that the word Satan is more of a descriptor of a function (rather than name of a particular angel) which literally means "adversary" (the function of the Satan was to challenge God).
King's point about how so many live by Satanist (LaVeyan) commandments is very good. and as for the point about the witch-hunts and crusades, I've never met a catholic who can give me a satisfactory explanation for why that was not "evil". (No disrespect intended for any catholics, I just find the topic of discussion interesting) King Diamond - fantastic musician
Well, I think there´s some wrong points of view. First of all, 'turning the other cheek' isn´t in that way literally. It´s about a message of NO VIOLENCE, just a symbol of this belief.
like u for instance, u purposely wore that short skirt bc u knew I was gonna sit in front of u right...and as soon as this segment ends we will be bangin in the green room-KD
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As a catholic, I grew up listening to King Diamond's music, and its AWESOME.
I’m a christian and king diamond’s one of my favorite bands and he’s honestly more normal than half the christians out there
Same here 👍
Agreed. Some "Christians" believe once saved, they're better than everyone else. It's supposed to be about spreading joy and peace, when many times they spread lies, gossip and rumours.
Agree, it is stories like the movies and excellent music. 👌
That's so hypocritical.Thats like saying your serve "god" and listen to music that is against "god".Your a phony,flake.
Support for King and his cool under fire attitude. Something to admire for sure. It' s only natural that he would have to defend himself like this, and he did it so well. He's earned the right to be fully who he is with no apologies and no excuses!
Gangsta rap is the worst of the jew produced music that destroys society
@@eetchit6034 haha! Right on
What gets me is the blatant double standard. For example, people look at heavy metal music with dark themes as taboo like it's so bad to listen to. Yet when it comes to people watching MOVIES with dark themes, people don't say a word. Why is one looked upon as bad and the other isn't? So dumb.
King Diamond is so highly intelligent! Amazing replies and explanations. His rigorous spirit and intelligence are simply exquisite.
Back I the 1980's too much time was spent on TV trying to condemn all of the heavy metal bands and singers. But regardless of whether or not the music is Satanic, it is incredibly awesome and King Diamond is a musical genius and totally rules. He brings many people joy and his music is awesome..
The king said everything, long live the king
1:59, In that moment those jerks knew that King Diamond just fucked them up.
They totally dont get the purpose of his music, it isnt about the cult its about the horror. Like a horror story being told at a campfire in the woods only with good ass metal.Even if it does its still fucking awesome music. Im glad king D told them off.
King is about satanism which is great that he means it unlike all the fakes in metal
PRHILL9696 true true
+PRHILL9696 you are in literally every single king diamond/mercyful fate video
Into The Coven I think you are right
PRHILL9696 Lol, were all king fans hear. Wouldnt be very surprising tbh. XD
i like how as soon as king mentions a bad part of the bible they immediately change subject
Because he so horribly misquotes it. You obviously haven't a clue.
@@drftsnvk I don't recall him directly quoting it in this video.
@@drftsnvk are u Holier than thou? lol "You obviously haven't a clue." Snarky mf'r..I know which story he was talking about,Abraham brought to sacrifice Isaac,and that's about as close to a Satanic story as one can get.
@@drftsnvk Cane and Abel is Cane murdering his brother and it was not a sacrifice for God.
@@Cagedontheinside Yes that was Abraham being told to sacrifice his son Isaac but God stopped him because it was just a test of his loyalty.
I don't care if he worships a chunk of gouda cheese. the guys a genius! Fatal Portrait is my drug of choice. wish his albums could be made into a series of movies. such an overlooked talent.
I'm glad you think so. I love his albums too. I'm actually doing a series of telling the stories from the albums. Last week, I finished Fatal Portrait. I'm working on Abigail now. Would you check it out and let me know what you think?
@@wakingribbons: Being a huge King Diamond fan from Australia, I would certainly be interested in reading what you have done thus far. What website are your writings to be found on?
@@porczgabi2263 Absolutely! Just click on my icon, and it will lead you to my page. Admittedly, I have not yet contined the series past Abigail. However, I still fully intend to do so.
@@wakingribbons : I shall have a listen to it over the weekend and get back to you on here thereafter. Enjoy the rest of your week. ☺
WakingRibbons: I have listened to your rendition of Abigail and have posted a comment on your page.
Look forward to more from you.☺
Always admired King Diamond, and still do.
He responded to those questions articulately and without any insults, he's great even when he's NOT on stage ! With the way he spoke, even in Danish, he's probably no different from most people with kids of their own nowadays.
Wow King Diamond is incredibly intelligent and well spoken. Seems like he has a good moral compass and pretty good guy.
His albums are horror stories. Lots of ghosts, witches, and that kind of stuff. They have a cast of characters on the album. Harmless metal fun.
and i love he puts his satanic beliefs in them. he is the real deal and I respect that
These Witchhunts will never end. Hail King Diamond!
Thanks for the translation, nice work and great video.
If you look well, then you may notice he says that there's no reason to feel sympathy for people he's never *seen* before. If he'd go to a hospital and see sick children (or adults) then he'll see them and because he's a human being, he *will* feel sympathy. He'll feel sympathy because he's a fellow human being, not because it is written in some 'holy' book - or because it is a sacred law.
Hail Kind Diamond, you music, your art, your performance is outstanding and as inspiring as life itself, thank you KD thank you for doing what you do!
King Diamond is so awesome!
Cool the only interveiw piece I havent caught. King Diamond/Mercyful Fate most underrated bands ever.
Actually not at all the most underrated, come on! King Diamond is a mega act in the not so mainstream music industry just like Metallica is in the radiofriendly one.
ya I wouldnt call king underrated.I just saw him at a sold out show and any tru metal head knows and acknowledges his bands greatness.They are legends
""""Don't assume young people are small creatures, without a brai!""""
Those sheeple just got "Totally Owned" by King!!
Keep It Heavy, King! ;)
1:30 - Bravo!
The ONLY thing I don’t get is how King can say not to care about people you’ve never met, yet he’s a rock star....with millions of fans he’ll never meet....that’s a bit of a kick in the balls if you like his music.
Interesting discussion. As far as I'm concerned, I don't agree with a lot of King Diamond's views but his albums, videos and shows are just harmless entertainment. I think that it's up to people to draw the line as to what is good and what is bad and take complete responsibility for their own actions and live by common sense. There are also important and personal issues that need to be delt with as well.
Articulate and handsome, I knew I liked this guy...
I am christian anglican from Borneo..i loved King diamond since 1980s..For me it doesn't matter.
I wish there were more people like King.We also need more King interviews/but this rules!
I find it interresting that when growing up, parents condemned rock music which was only entertainment, while they put their faith in politicians who screw up our lives for real.
Sad but really true
@Phredreeke Yea, i have read it. The only publication of Anton's that didn't ramble on page after page.
well i'm surprised that priest is so calm and not judgmental
1:23 Nothing at all bitch. I have been listening to the king for a last 16 years. I'm still fine
for last 32 years!..king is my king!!!...i know all songs lirycs on each albums!!!!..really!!!...and my voice is like him,thats cool;)
Is that ass yours?
imagined if you could sit down and talk to king diamond get to know him and his beliefs that are true to him how interesting it would be
The King is a perfect gentleman.
Sleepless Nights, from the Conspiracy album.
@PRHILL9696 You seriously think that i am afraid of King? What kind of fantasy world do you live in?
It's entertainment. Actors can make movies where they play the part of a racist, or a murderer, but no one ever questions their art. Keep doing your thing King... we love it
thanks for this video
@69drummerdan examples please :P
although i dont agree with not caring about people you don't know, i mostly have to say he's right. we are made to feel guilty for the silliest things while we glorify some really awful people who don't deserve any respect.
I absolutely agree you shouldn't care about people that you'll never meet or aren't friends with. To many people out there in need for help you can't possibly take that responsibility unto you and keep your sanity.
I've been listening to king diamond about 10 years, I'm fine. Christianity sucks make us war.
Now its isis thats making us war. XD
Star Fuck Isis and islam too.
Amen
Star are u religious person? XD
No i was just agreeing with you. XD
Who are you saying is right? King or the Priest?
I like how this is a rational, panel discussion. In the US, chairs would be thrown and expletive deletives would be hurled every five seconds.
AWESOME.🤘🏻
why did she do that?
pumista64 - her name is Isabella.
he is very smart
Alguien porfavor lo subtítule en español 🤦🙏
King really owned here. Great stuff.
Ironic that this is right before The Eye was released and look at the color of the floor haha
King, is the man
king is one very very very VERY smart man
Hee hee, I remember this from my childhood. Even as a kid, I knew the christian dude was way off.
Me too. This video popped up again today, and the first comment I see is my own from 12 years ago haha
@FutileExistence you are 100% correct with that statement.
this is pretty excellent. it shows the actual pros of a religion that is universally looked down on. the talk show host and the priest should have noticed how calm and collect king diamond and the kids were. they never interrupted or made fun of the other two, while the priest and host constantly berated them. just cuz king puts on his persona at shows and believes in something different doesn't mean its wrong.
I'm the Sixty-Ninth subscriber; what prize do I get? Thanks for the video and translation.
You did it King!
Those kids are so damn lucky!
Yes it has been a blemish on some of the world's would-be greatest; we should be obsessed with the unknown, it is natural, and rebelious or dark themed art like King D's is trully free, to explore all emotions objectively: "Heaven is where interesting people are missing" - Nietzsche
It's no suprise KD is a thoughtful and well mannered person, unlike those crazed zealots shouting out threats of damnation to anyone who scares them by being different.
long live the king /../,
Great! THANK YOU!!!
Idiots..Im Christian.AND I LOVE KING DIAMOND AND HIS STORY!!!
the man!
Yes King did it! He always does, Hail King!
When King says he "loves those near and dear" it means those close to is who he LOVES. How could you expect him to LOVE all of the fans?
You may "love" your best friend, but do you really "love" EVERYONE you know? What about those you DO NOT know? Don't try to place something like that on him.
He CARES for his fans, and is APPRECIATIVE of their support. He cannot "love" each and every one of them.
I am a Christian and love Mercyful Fate and King Diamond , first of all l think for myself, and Satan in his music is just part of a story
Exactly.
Anyway, that was funny how quick that lady changed subject after King said "didn't Cain or Abel have to sacrifice his son to God?"
wow, how the hell did you come to that conclusion from what he said?
Yeah, that was definitely civilized. But King (at the time) shouldn't have spoken out of turn about Cain & Abel if he didn't really know who it was in the bible. Besides, it was a test, & Abraham didn't actually sacrifice Isaac. Either way, great interview, thanks for sharing.
I am just saying what King himself said in interviews and in the live chats how Mercyful Fate is about religion, spiritual stuff, the occult and myths and not Satanism. He said that the King Diamond albums are where he was able to get out his Satanic beliefs on many levels in different ways via the characters and the story's and that the KD albums are 100 percent based on his Satanic Philosophy and then mixed in with horror/occultism as well
The last words of King were the best i think.
This whole conversation is basically the King telling the ppl questioning him,"I don't harm anyone or anything," and them saying,"But you're a Satanist," as if that is just cause to believe that someone is "evil"....If such Christians would actually seek to learn more about other religions as well as their own,then they would not have these fears.
I agree
King is too smart too inteligent in this interview i no see much men with brain working wow!
@69drummerdan This was KING in his youth, now he is a skeptic and an atheist.
doblenla al español y subanla por favor
He did not say that. The tale says the angel of death did that, which was just smoke coming out of water with no oxygen anyway. Watch Exodus Decoded on that.
So I think both of them (king & priest) they´re taking literally most of things they´re pure simbolic, as they could do it better reading between the lines.
King Diamond is a cool guy!!!!
The video they showed was from a concept album, a fictional story King wrote. It's not in any way linked to Satanism; it's just a horror story...the same kind of stuff everyone watches at Halloween time every year.
All of his albums are steeped in his Satanic Beliefs and practices
The Mercyful Fate albums were Satanic, back when he practiced LeVeyan Satanism and dabbled in the occult. The King Diamond albums are just horror stories in my eyes, but since some people consider any and all horror as Satanic, I suppose you can make the argument that they are Satanic in nature as well. But King Diamond himself is no longer a Satanist, just an Atheist. He no longer believes in any form of religion due to the fact that none of them can be proven. At any rate, I think they are overreacting in this video, and they are using the song out of context....one from the Conspiracy album isn't exactly the best to try and prove he's a Satanist, which he probably still was at the time. If they really wanted to use something Satanic of his, they should have picked a Mercyful Fate song lol.
Paul Leach King does carry over some of the concepts from Mercyful Fate into King Diamond. For instance "they" are demons. But King Diamond is more concept albums made up of horror/ghost stories put to music....damn fine music, too! Whereas Mercyful Fate is more satanic. The background scenes in Sleepless Nights are from City of the Dead/Horror Hotel and Black Sunday. I have been listening to these two bands since 1988, they're amongst my favorite metal bands of all time.
Paul Leach I agree they could have really dragged out the skeleton with Don't Break The Oath, LoL
@@michellelambert8729 What I was saying is that Mercyful Fate is "Satan worship" as opposed to King Diamond which is just horror. Just because a story talks about demons that doesn't make it Satanic or Satan worship. The Bible and Christians talk about demons all the time.
@FutileExistence I myself am a Catholic, but i do not blindly follow God because others do. Ive researched and studied my religion for years. But i personally believe that to ask questions about anything is not wrong, you have a right.
Well he is King Diamond, nobody can change that fact
Yay King Diamond got the last word
About human sacrifices on the bible. In ancient cultures, human sacrifices were so usual to worship gods like Baal and so on, but the real meaning about Abraham & Isaac story is Yahve dislike sacrifices of flesh and blood. As you can see through the story, Yahve sends his angel to stop Abraham as he rises his knife to sacrifice his only son. It´s just a way to explain that God doesn´t want such a kind of sacrifices as pagans used to do.
???
About the kids being "weirdly dressed," that's only because this was during the 80's, every teenager had really over-the-top clothing back then. Don't ask me why, I was born in '91.
"Even you!" ahahahaha!!!
King looks so pissed at the end, she kinda cut him off.
Those of you who have taken Old Testament Studies will also recall that the word Satan is more of a descriptor of a function (rather than name of a particular angel) which literally means "adversary" (the function of the Satan was to challenge God).
Apparently the priest is a member of this sect, Areopagos
That was a good debate. In America, people would be throwing chairs. (I am in America, I can attest)
If it is what it is, does this mean then that Satanism also stands in opposition to Buddhism?
King's point about how so many live by Satanist (LaVeyan) commandments is very good. and as for the point about the witch-hunts and crusades, I've never met a catholic who can give me a satisfactory explanation for why that was not "evil". (No disrespect intended for any catholics, I just find the topic of discussion interesting) King Diamond - fantastic musician
Well, I think there´s some wrong points of view. First of all, 'turning the other cheek' isn´t in that way literally. It´s about a message of NO VIOLENCE, just a symbol of this belief.
like u for instance, u purposely wore that short skirt bc u knew I was gonna sit in front of u right...and as soon as this segment ends we will be bangin in the green room-KD
@DMan66666666666 German?!?! This was DANISH.
when i heard there was a priest on the 1st video i thought war was coming
I have no idea about any of this lol..i just like his music im not satanic. thx for putting in subtitles!
yep good old mercifull fate...when some one rips your heart out dio, mercifull fate is my medication :)