I met King Diamond when he was on the "Abigail" tour... and it was funny as hell. He was playing in a club that had been a grocery store in a strip mall. Everyone was lined up outside waiting for the doors to open. I realized I needed cigarettes, so myself and my friend walked down the strip mall to get smokes at the "K-mart". On the way down we passed a coin operated laundry and we happened to look in...and sure as shit, there was KING DIAMOND doing his laundry! We walked in and he was cool as shit and we talked to him for close to 30 minutes. He asked us not to tell anyone he was inside so he didnt get mobbed while he washed his clothes. YEARS later...he was touring here on a Mercyful Fate reunion tour and he spotted me in the second row...said my name and asked how I'd been, and it was great to see me again. One of his roadies came over behind the crash barrier and pointed to me..and pointed to the side of the stage. I met the roadie over at the side of the stage and he handed me a pass and said King Diamond wanted to talk to me after the show. Well, I got to talk to him again...and he honestly just wanted to know how I had been since we talked in the laundry mat years earlier...lol. Now, that when you know the guy is cool as shit and cares about his fans!
Wow! Seems like such a genuine dude. That's really amazing if you don't mind I'm gonna screen shot this shit to save on my phone. That's one hell of a story bro.
@@tylerdees4169 Exactly. It's a story, and a fake one. You actually think KD does his own laundry, in a laundromat of the town he's playing that night? By himself? Lol!!!
Henry Allen he was always a Metallica fan. He even thanked them in most of his albums. Makes sense as to why Metallica did a song called "merciful fate" on their garage cd. The song was about four or five different covers from mercyful fate.
They've been friends forever. They've been close friends since 1984/ both King and Lars are from Denmark, and they met while Metallica was recording Ride the Lighting over there. James used to get freaked out by the lyrics from Nuns Have No Fun.
I had the pleasure of meeting King 4 yrs ago, I was starstruck!! King was my Dad's biggest Idol he was literally his most dedicated #1 fan. He had the Don't Break the Oath album from Mercyful Fate tattooed on his entire back, met King's/Fate's bands over 20x and had all of King's/Fate's memorabilia/records/posters/clothing everything u name it plus its all autographed from the original bandmates and King! My Dad was so obsessed, he even had an old coke can of King's with his cig butt in it from 95' when he hung out with him (he swiped it he loved King that much haha!) and its still in his closet to this day! But sadly, my dad committed suicide a year ago so now King Diamond will forever have a special place in my heart and life. Thank you for a great childhood memories Dad and thank you for the incredible music King Diamond!! 🤘🤘🤘❤
💯 the 👑 King dingmund 🖤 Varden 🌏 bedste og største 🤘 muskler i Danmark 🇩🇰 og hele verden med 🌏. Fantastisk cool og helt vildt fedt at den en dansk er vardens største og bedste i0 metal sange og musik ✊. Og King dingmund har også en af verdens bedste sange stemme 🖤👹🎩🤘🔊 og en stemme. Som bare gøre en forskel metal musik i 80s og i dag 2020 👏👏👏👏👏👏. Stort metal hilsen fra Danmark 🇩🇰🎩🌏🇺🇸🖤🤘💯
King Diamond will always be one of the most iconic Metal musicians in history. Always well spoken and a musical force that no one can match! I was lucky enough to speak to him in the late 90’s when a mutual friend put me on the phone for a surprise. He was very cool and it was a highlight of my life. Massive inspiration to me. Hail the King!
Met him on the Them tour in a hotel after the show. Me and my friends were in awe, he was totally cool, answered everyone's questions thoughtfully. Took a picture with him, it was one of the rare times he didnt have sunglasses on. Complete rock star on stage, totally down to Earth in person.
His onstage persona makes him look like a scary guy, but behind the face paint and the stage effects, he is one of the most down to earth people you’ll ever meet based on this interview. His voice is such an inspiration for metal singers to feel “comfortable” using a falsetto style.
I saw him on the House of God tour. he came out wearing socker shorts and a teeshirt before the show to greet the fans, shaking people's hands and autographing anything anyone had for him to autograph. he was a genuinely nice guy.
Just got to see this legend last week a day before Halloween the perfect time to watch a King Diamond show. After all these years he’s still giving us some of the best storytelling performances in metal. 🐐
I'm seeing him at the Fox theater on December 27. I missed out on him in 2019 and then the world went to hell. I paid $300 from my ticket. I've never valued a concert more in my life
I don't know about everyone else, but these Raw & Uncut segments are easily my favorite thing I've seen from BangerTV thus far. Great interviews with a lot of depth, really gives you a feeling for who these legendary musicians are as people. Please keep them coming!
back in the early eighties, his phone number was in the liner notes in the "Melissa" album... called him a couple times... was cool enough to talk to a couple goofy teenagers from Seattle, back then... always remembered that and made me a life long fan... well worth the beating I got when the parents got the phone bill...
I've listened to metal since I was in the 6th grade - 30+ years - and I own more than a thousand metal CDs. It's not easy to make a list of "The Best 10 Metal Albums EVER!!!!" or that kind of thing; there are so many great albums to choose from. It's hard to leave off certain albums. But, I can easily choose my favorite album of all time: Abigail. This guy made the single greatest album of all time - all genres be fucked. Abigail is just the best musical recording ever made, IMO.
it's art theater he's great. I followed him merciful fate when I was 16. I'm 48 now and still crank it up. I hate the devil thing im a Christian but not a judge. he can believe what he wants he's not bad.
Yeah 48 here too, bad ass times. You can't get much better than some of the Metal created in the 80s , it was like some kind of damn magic going on. I find it hard pressed to find anything since that I could say YEAH !! that's it , except for King Diamond , so far.
Louis Almaguer I went to a used music store that had around 1000,00 records used ones ,I asked the guy around my age to hear what was new and fresh and we both agreed 👇 nothing good out . I guess there is a super deluxe Abigail CD out with extra stuff , I just got the regular CD to replace my long gone cassette tape.
Saw King on the Puppet Master tour, and he was sick, not ONE PERSON cared, WE ALL worked with him... he took a few minutes when needed, to collect himself a couple of times, and each time he came back, and they rocked out like no other... such a universal and class act and we all appreciated it!!! Thank you King Diamond (man and the band)!!!
Being Danish myself, it's incredibly surreal to see a guy who looks like that speaking with - more or less - the same accent as my grandmother. Interesting guy.
In the 8th grade on a field trip to the North End in Boston a classmate had a boom box with the "Them" cassette playing. I was blown away and have been a fan since. I'm now 46 and the music of King Diamond is timeless.
I'm old school. I love his 'Them' album. I can sing the whole album note for note. King Diamond is an incredible everything. Singer, performer, person, etc......
Same here :D It is the ultimate Denglish accent and I was surprised to hear that - him spending so much time in the US. Lars Ulrich is more typical - getting used to speaking American, and it rubs off on his Danish. But it is good fun - clearly he is very down to earth. :)
I remember the first time I'd heard King Diamond song, my friend and I were tripping on LSD and he told me that King had sold his soul to the devil for his voice range. Now at 54 yrs old, I'm seeing that he's a very down to earth, normal rocker!
I met him once in ‘88 and he didn’t have his makeup on. Talked to him for a couple minutes before the ‘Them’ concert and thought he was a roadie for the band. Didn’t realize it was him until a couple years after. I wish I would have known I would have gotten his autograph. Super relaxed guy, not what most people would expect.
King Diamond's "Give Me Your Soul", Don Moen's "Thank You, Lord", and Wild Swan's "Bringing Home The Ashes" are the albums that got me through my postgraduate study while away from my wife and my first born.
"Brings His Coffin and soil from Denmark"! Brilliant, just like Count Dracula Himself! hahaha! Well, MERCYFUL FATE do have a great song called "return of the Vampire"! But seriously, a very good interview with King.
When they asked what type of a feeling do you get from Metal music that you don't from other music, I said to myself instantly before he answered "POWER' absolutely !
So underated both king diamond &mercyful fate. The lyrics subject matter the stories the imagery and most importantly the music. So creative and original. Love King
Love It!!! Absolutely Love It!!! King is the Best!!! Been a King Diamond Fan since one of my Uncles Introduced me to his Music and I try to get to one of his concerts when he is in town as much or as often as I can, he's GREAT!!!!! Keep on ROCKIN KING!!!
Holy shit. I used to listen to his music with my friends 25 years ago. I feel so old! Thanks for the interview, I watched it all and it was really interesting. This guy seems super chill and really fun to hang out with.
Spend a lot of hours listening to his music, and i still do. His music took me places in my mind. Awesome, atmospheric, mind full...there is only one king for me and he is King Diamond!
In the 80s/90s many musicians sucked up to the American way. Like Lars Ulrich and Mike Tramp, many musicians distanced themselves from their native dialects, endeavoring to "be" American. I think King Diamond's strong Danish accent tells all about his personal integrity and straightforwardness. He's such a great guy!
I think it also depends on the environment and how long you have been in the US. I have a Danish accent much like Kim does, and it makes people cringe sometimes, but I stopped caring this much. I have never tried to sound like an American, because quite frankly I cannot even produce these sounds phonetically like Lars Ulrich can.
Well Lars immigrated to California during his early teens, which is a realistic time frame for someone to lose their native accent. The Young brothers and Bon Scott from AC/DC were immigrants to Australia from Scotland and they lost their accents and adopted the Australian accent. I fail to see how this is "selling out".
Wish this was much longer. So many questions I'd love to hear him answer. Please interview him again. An extended interview. Once he's gone there will never be another.
My absolute favorite heavy metal band, and favorite heavy metal front man. Got a chance to shake his hand once after a show, and I have seen every tour since 1986. I have nothing but respect for King. Extremely intelligent horror stories set to music. Some of the best musicians in the world backing him up. And what a voice. With most bands I could tell you my favorite album of theirs. Much more difficult with him. It's like, they're all good. Excellent interview. Good questions.
Wow great interview. Never saw him in plainclothes so relaxed. Also love the babies/ crying babies motif on the wall.. and the medieval crossbow! Great interview... amazing actually..
I saw Mercyful Fate in Atlanta in 2022 and it was my first concert. It was epic! Next Friday, I'm seeing King Diamond with his solo band and looking forward to it! Such a great vocalist and songwriter
I remember when I was in up at Strøget (the main shopping street in Copenhagen) and was just minding my own business in a store that had horror figures, movies etc and I asked this random dude if I could just get take a look at some figures where he stood. He turned around and said "of course" and my heart dropped, because it was King Diamond and I was so starstruck that I couldnt even speak for some minutes :O When I got back to speaking, we spoke about horror, about what was our favorite and what dragged us into horror and metal. It was such an amazing experience and the staff didn't even know who he was and I bought a Dracula figure and got him to sign it and I still have it to this day :D
I was into Mercyful Fate for a bit in the 80s, then my tastes changed as they do. But while I'm sure I've forgotten more bands than I remember, some line from Melissa or something will always periodically pop into my head. Fast forward a few decades and it's just life-affirming to discover that not only is King an incredibly awesome human being, but even 13 years after this was recorded he's still absolutely killing it with his band.
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I met King Diamond when he was on the "Abigail" tour... and it was funny as hell. He was playing in a club that had been a grocery store in a strip mall. Everyone was lined up outside waiting for the doors to open. I realized I needed cigarettes, so myself and my friend walked down the strip mall to get smokes at the "K-mart". On the way down we passed a coin operated laundry and we happened to look in...and sure as shit, there was KING DIAMOND doing his laundry! We walked in and he was cool as shit and we talked to him for close to 30 minutes. He asked us not to tell anyone he was inside so he didnt get mobbed while he washed his clothes. YEARS later...he was touring here on a Mercyful Fate reunion tour and he spotted me in the second row...said my name and asked how I'd been, and it was great to see me again. One of his roadies came over behind the crash barrier and pointed to me..and pointed to the side of the stage. I met the roadie over at the side of the stage and he handed me a pass and said King Diamond wanted to talk to me after the show. Well, I got to talk to him again...and he honestly just wanted to know how I had been since we talked in the laundry mat years earlier...lol. Now, that when you know the guy is cool as shit and cares about his fans!
Wow! Seems like such a genuine dude. That's really amazing if you don't mind I'm gonna screen shot this shit to save on my phone. That's one hell of a story bro.
@@tylerdees4169 its true dedication when the king actually remembered someone from all them years back like that.
What a story man. Thats awesome. I believe that shit. What a night that was I bet
@@soundcreeps5371 dude I can't argue with that. Imagine being able to tell that shit to your kids and grandkids. I'm still kinda shocked.
@@tylerdees4169 Exactly. It's a story, and a fake one. You actually think KD does his own laundry, in a laundromat of the town he's playing that night? By himself? Lol!!!
King Diamond in sweat pants, a backwards hat, sunglasses and a Metallica shirt. Now I've seen everything.
Henry Allen he was always a Metallica fan. He even thanked them in most of his albums. Makes sense as to why Metallica did a song called "merciful fate" on their garage cd. The song was about four or five different covers from mercyful fate.
No, you missed the babies heads carved on the fireplace.
They've been friends forever. They've been close friends since 1984/ both King and Lars are from Denmark, and they met while Metallica was recording Ride the Lighting over there. James used to get freaked out by the lyrics from Nuns Have No Fun.
but you haven't seen evil bikers in Hello Kitty bikes.
Henry Allen he's a grandfather too lol
He used to think Frankenstein's monster was under his bed. Now the monster thinks kings under his bed
Lmao
The legend King said it perfectly. Metal is uplifting and powerful!
My favorite part and most identifiable quote from the interview.
Absolutely
I had the pleasure of meeting King 4 yrs ago, I was starstruck!! King was my Dad's biggest Idol he was literally his most dedicated #1 fan. He had the Don't Break the Oath album from Mercyful Fate tattooed on his entire back, met King's/Fate's bands over 20x and had all of King's/Fate's memorabilia/records/posters/clothing everything u name it plus its all autographed from the original bandmates and King! My Dad was so obsessed, he even had an old coke can of King's with his cig butt in it from 95' when he hung out with him (he swiped it he loved King that much haha!) and its still in his closet to this day! But sadly, my dad committed suicide a year ago so now King Diamond will forever have a special place in my heart and life. Thank you for a great childhood memories Dad and thank you for the incredible music King Diamond!! 🤘🤘🤘❤
I'm sorry to hear that. May he rest in peace. My condolences.
I'm really sorry. One of my sons completed suicide in 2011. Your Dad really sounded amazing and had great taste in music!! Much Love and Respect!!l
Thanks for sharing dude
💯 the 👑 King dingmund 🖤
Varden 🌏 bedste og største 🤘 muskler i Danmark 🇩🇰 og hele verden med 🌏. Fantastisk cool og helt vildt fedt at den en dansk er vardens største og bedste i0 metal sange og musik ✊. Og King dingmund har også en af verdens bedste sange stemme 🖤👹🎩🤘🔊 og en stemme. Som bare gøre en forskel metal musik i 80s og i dag 2020 👏👏👏👏👏👏.
Stort metal hilsen fra Danmark 🇩🇰🎩🌏🇺🇸🖤🤘💯
So sorry about your dad, best wishes going forward
he seems like a really chill dude in person. i've been on a king diamond binge recently
Darrell´s solo on the ´Voodoo` song stretches asses.
Same haha!
3 years later I'm on one now, just to refresh my memory - still freekin killer
He IS.
Same
King Diamond will always be one of the most iconic Metal musicians in history. Always well spoken and a musical force that no one can match! I was lucky enough to speak to him in the late 90’s when a mutual friend put me on the phone for a surprise. He was very cool and it was a highlight of my life. Massive inspiration to me. Hail the King!
He's the nicest and most humble person I've ever met. I always enjoy watching his interviews.
Oh my... he's a really nice guy.
Nice guy... even more than I knew.
King is an extremely nice guy in person, a true gentleman
Met him on the Them tour in a hotel after the show. Me and my friends were in awe, he was totally cool, answered everyone's questions thoughtfully. Took a picture with him, it was one of the rare times he didnt have sunglasses on. Complete rock star on stage, totally down to Earth in person.
He even did Skype sessions with his fans some years ago.
I thought he was fkg rude.....he couldve taken cameras to the attick and visit GRANDMA !!!
His onstage persona makes him look like a scary guy, but behind the face paint and the stage effects, he is one of the most down to earth people you’ll ever meet based on this interview.
His voice is such an inspiration for metal singers to feel “comfortable” using a falsetto style.
He’s right.. after having a family breakup with my in laws his music has helped me cope with all of it.. it has got me through a very difficult time ❤
I saw him on the House of God tour. he came out wearing socker shorts and a teeshirt before the show to greet the fans, shaking people's hands and autographing anything anyone had for him to autograph. he was a genuinely nice guy.
Yeah he seems like such a cool guy. Unlike when this guy interviewed Abbath.
brad Callahan house of god is my fave king album. Incredibly underrated album! Super dark 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I saw that tour. One of the best shows I ever saw.
I like the story on House of god better than all other records. I wish all of their records were produced to that level too
I'm sure Metallica is humbled by this legend wearing their shirt.
Metallica were Big Mercyful fate fans, Lars even did play Drums on their 93 album on One song.
Im More of a fan of his solo stuff.
Wouldn't be surprised if it was Metallica who actually sent him this shirt.
Just got to see this legend last week a day before Halloween the perfect time to watch a King Diamond show. After all these years he’s still giving us some of the best storytelling performances in metal. 🐐
I'm seeing him at the Fox theater on December 27. I missed out on him in 2019 and then the world went to hell. I paid $300 from my ticket. I've never valued a concert more in my life
Such a unique voice, instantly recognizable - that falsetto
I don't know about everyone else, but these Raw & Uncut segments are easily my favorite thing I've seen from BangerTV thus far. Great interviews with a lot of depth, really gives you a feeling for who these legendary musicians are as people. Please keep them coming!
back in the early eighties, his phone number was in the liner notes in the "Melissa" album... called him a couple times... was cool enough to talk to a couple goofy teenagers from Seattle, back then... always remembered that and made me a life long fan... well worth the beating I got when the parents got the phone bill...
are you kidding me thats fucking amazing
layne staley 🤨
I've listened to metal since I was in the 6th grade - 30+ years - and I own more than a thousand metal CDs. It's not easy to make a list of "The Best 10 Metal Albums EVER!!!!" or that kind of thing; there are so many great albums to choose from. It's hard to leave off certain albums. But, I can easily choose my favorite album of all time: Abigail. This guy made the single greatest album of all time - all genres be fucked. Abigail is just the best musical recording ever made, IMO.
I really couldn't agree more.
Abigail was one of my favorites as well , there is a Deluxe CD of this album. I just own the CD and no longer have the cassette.
Same
Stranded on an island, only have 5 albums, Them would be one of 5.
Fuckin Spine Chilling good!
@@scout805 amazing album, probably my favorite KD
My number 1 favorite vocalist, performer and human being of all time. My main inspiration to apply in my daily life the philosophy that I follow.
very danish accent love King Diamond also everything his ever done
Every dane sound like this its like the european jamaica
@Dr. Snuff for vildi .lol
King er konge
@Dr. Snuff jeg elsker dig
Lars King what other danish legends do we have lol
I love King Diamond. He truly is a master of the metal world. "It gives me a power" - yes!
king Dimond if he isn't in the metal hall of fame he should be!
Is there a Heavy Metal hall of Fame?
Long live the King.
@@scout805 I think there is
Highly underrated singer.
Apprently not. He seems to be doing pretty well for himself Haha.
Are you fucking joking?🤣🤣🤣 He is King Diamond MercyFul Fate's singer! He is like Dio of the satanic heavy metal!
Oh common. Anyone can scream like a little girl
@@vagrant0693 try sing like him for 15 seconds.
@@gabriels3188 you mean for 1 second
Sam, what DID you expect? he would answer the door in full stage make-up and costume?!
+Corpus Callosum Haha. We're just joking.
+Corpus Callosum fucking cracking up thinking about that
+leon bushnell lol
+Corpus Callosum Maybe a "it's Britney Bitch" shirt on.
+leon bushnell Screaming... Wellllllllcomeeeeee Hooommmeeeee!
The falsetto at the end: "I scared the hell out of my cats now, I'm sure." You're the best, King! Meow!
My one cat next to me legit did pop his head up. I could tell he was a cat guy.
What a great musician, his music changed my life.
Awesome that the Rush R30 leaning up against the wall ... Can you imagine King watching that Dvd
Just came down here to point that out! Would love to see what's in this dude's collection.
Down to earth, passionate. This is being a good musician.
He seems like a really cool dude. I love King Diamond. Great music, great vocals and I love the storylines.
First interview I've ever seen with him, and that's the thickest Danish accent I've ever heard. Hilarious.
Hahahah holy shit same reaction, he's literally one step away from "kamelåså"
it's art theater he's great. I followed him merciful fate when I was 16. I'm 48 now and still crank it up. I hate the devil thing im a Christian but not a judge. he can believe what he wants he's not bad.
Say I remember the King and have some of his music now , I'm 45 years old but a big fan of his from way back .
Yeah 48 here too, bad ass times. You can't get much better than some of the Metal created in the 80s , it was like some kind of damn magic going on. I find it hard pressed to find anything since that I could say YEAH !! that's it , except for King Diamond , so far.
Louis Almaguer I went to a used music store that had around 1000,00 records used ones ,I asked the guy around my age to hear what was new and fresh and we both agreed 👇 nothing good out . I guess there is a super deluxe Abigail CD out with extra stuff , I just got the regular CD to replace my long gone cassette tape.
44 here and still love the king!
Tim Gavord I had a nightlight you plug in to the wall and it had a face of King diamond
This guy is so cool. I love him, and his music. We need to live like that
I've been listening to King Diamond for over 20 years maybe almost 30 years. This is the first time I've heard him speak. This was a great interview.
He seems like such a cool, down-to-earth guy to talk to.
Your a great judge of character!
I dig chicks that Love Metal!
Cheers 🍺
@@scout805 🙄
how fucking awesome is he! first interview ive seen and ive come away gobsmacked that his personality is as his vocals are. kick ass!
Saw King on the Puppet Master tour, and he was sick, not ONE PERSON cared, WE ALL worked with him... he took a few minutes when needed, to collect himself a couple of times, and each time he came back, and they rocked out like no other... such a universal and class act and we all appreciated it!!! Thank you King Diamond (man and the band)!!!
I fucking love king, there is literally no song in his and Mercyful fate's discography I haven't listened to.
Psybit White couldn't find myself finishing the reunion stuff. It's still great but it only makes me want to listen to the kim Ruzz era :/
amazing! always wondered what King was like as a person.
And he likes cats too.
+Brendan O' Neil he has done songs dedicated to his pets
Brendan O' Neil
Yes!
The cat comment at the end gave me a BIG warm smile!
🥰🐾
Awesome interview! King Diamond is definitely one of the greatest icons of true heavy metal!
The pictures of his cat in living room
Being Danish myself, it's incredibly surreal to see a guy who looks like that speaking with - more or less - the same accent as my grandmother. Interesting guy.
Danish accent is cool.
In the 8th grade on a field trip to the North End in Boston a classmate had a boom box with the "Them" cassette playing. I was blown away and have been a fan since. I'm now 46 and the music of King Diamond is timeless.
He was watching the R30 DVD of Rush ha ha, that's great!
3:53
I love that idea of only having candle light.
I'm old school. I love his 'Them' album. I can sing the whole album note for note. King Diamond is an incredible everything. Singer, performer, person, etc......
This should have been a longer interview. This was pretty cool!
Long live the King! 👑
His accent here is extremely strong. When he sings he doesn't have any 😄
That was AWESOME DUDE!!!! I'm eleven and am a HUGE fan of king diamond. Awesome interview!!!!
why the fuck is that your profile picture
He seems like a cool guy to hang out with.
King Diamond hold special place in my heart. Thank you King for your creations. Took me thru hard times.
Im danish, and i laugh so much at his accent! 🤣
Same here :D It is the ultimate Denglish accent and I was surprised to hear that - him spending so much time in the US. Lars Ulrich is more typical - getting used to speaking American, and it rubs off on his Danish.
But it is good fun - clearly he is very down to earth. :)
It's a lot like Dutch.
Some say Sam Dunn never left King's house... alive!
Jsh Cllns Abigail ate him alive
Humphrey Augustus come. On. Grow. Up This. Is. Show. Biz
Other say his fate was not merciful.
All we know is, he's called The King!
I remember the first time I'd heard King Diamond song, my friend and I were tripping on LSD and he told me that King had sold his soul to the devil for his voice range. Now at 54 yrs old, I'm seeing that he's a very down to earth, normal rocker!
I met him once in ‘88 and he didn’t have his makeup on. Talked to him for a couple minutes before the ‘Them’ concert and thought he was a roadie for the band. Didn’t realize it was him until a couple years after. I wish I would have known I would have gotten his autograph. Super relaxed guy, not what most people would expect.
King Diamond's "Give Me Your Soul", Don Moen's "Thank You, Lord", and Wild Swan's "Bringing Home The Ashes" are the albums that got me through my postgraduate study while away from my wife and my first born.
The sweetest guy
He’s a truly beautiful Man .He looks amazing without makeup .
Such a chill dude. I love both Mercyful Fate and the King Diamond band. Long live King! 🤘
"Brings His Coffin and soil from Denmark"! Brilliant, just like Count Dracula Himself! hahaha! Well, MERCYFUL FATE do have a great song called "return of the Vampire"!
But seriously, a very good interview with King.
I adore you King Diamond! What a pleasure to interview him and hear his thoughts 🖤
When they asked what type of a feeling do you get from Metal music that you don't from other music, I said to myself instantly before he answered "POWER' absolutely !
Louis Almaguer For sure its like a raw power that comes from the void
Louis Almaguer he should have paused for like 3 minutes..taken a sip of bottles water and said in the most ominous way "Satan."
So underated both king diamond &mercyful fate. The lyrics subject matter the stories the imagery and most importantly the music. So creative and original. Love King
Rush fan King has a copy of the R30 dvd out on display!
+Torgo1969 There is a picture floating around of King with Geddy and Alex.
+isolationdisorder Yeah, it appears in one of King's youtube interview vids. King and his Queen are meeting and greeting with Dirk and Lerxst!
+Torgo1969 King enjoys some high vocals.
Living legend. The Philly show that made it onto Metal Blade DVD. Great show. Amazing sound and visuals. Cheers
Love It!!! Absolutely Love It!!! King is the Best!!! Been a King Diamond Fan since one of my Uncles Introduced me to his Music and I try to get to one of his concerts when he is in town as much or as often as I can, he's GREAT!!!!! Keep on ROCKIN KING!!!
I will never get used to seeing or hearing KD's speaking voice or without makeup
Abigail tour starts tomorrow night, can't wait!
Holy shit. I used to listen to his music with my friends 25 years ago. I feel so old! Thanks for the interview, I watched it all and it was really interesting. This guy seems super chill and really fun to hang out with.
he is just so cool, so genuine, wow, and the modesty!
Spend a lot of hours listening to his music, and i still do. His music took me places in my mind. Awesome, atmospheric, mind full...there is only one king for me and he is King Diamond!
In the 80s/90s many musicians sucked up to the American way. Like Lars Ulrich and Mike Tramp, many musicians distanced themselves from their native dialects, endeavoring to "be" American. I think King Diamond's strong Danish accent tells all about his personal integrity and straightforwardness. He's such a great guy!
I think it also depends on the environment and how long you have been in the US. I have a Danish accent much like Kim does, and it makes people cringe sometimes, but I stopped caring this much. I have never tried to sound like an American, because quite frankly I cannot even produce these sounds phonetically like Lars Ulrich can.
Well Lars immigrated to California during his early teens, which is a realistic time frame for someone to lose their native accent. The Young brothers and Bon Scott from AC/DC were immigrants to Australia from Scotland and they lost their accents and adopted the Australian accent. I fail to see how this is "selling out".
One thing I've always liked about Metal is that a lot of these guys are so down to earth, no ego.
It's great to see that King has a hifi set up and a bunch of CDs instead of a fucking iPhone.
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That’s his generation, same as mine.
I'm 14 I have cds
@Mildly Amusing Person What an asshole.
King Diamond is a class act, he is so fun to listen to all the stories are great Long Live The King
Great ! cant wait for new King album.
Wish this was much longer. So many questions I'd love to hear him answer. Please interview him again. An extended interview. Once he's gone there will never be another.
I love his house, would love to see more of it
This is Awesome! I love King Diamond! Especially in his normal daily life. I love it and much respect! A+++ Great Story!
My absolute favorite heavy metal band, and favorite heavy metal front man. Got a chance to shake his hand once after a show, and I have seen every tour since 1986. I have nothing but respect for King. Extremely intelligent horror stories set to music. Some of the best musicians in the world backing him up. And what a voice. With most bands I could tell you my favorite album of theirs. Much more difficult with him. It's like, they're all good. Excellent interview. Good questions.
Very cool, great interviewer, I’ve seen a few videos here and he always comes up with awesome questions
Wow great interview. Never saw him in plainclothes so relaxed.
Also love the babies/ crying babies motif on the wall.. and the medieval crossbow!
Great interview... amazing actually..
I saw Mercyful Fate in Atlanta in 2022 and it was my first concert. It was epic! Next Friday, I'm seeing King Diamond with his solo band and looking forward to it! Such a great vocalist and songwriter
This was the scariest guy in the mid 80’s.. He gave me nightmares...
Awesome aint it! Me Too!
Fifa 2020 I dunno what's weirder, your random-ass FIFA 2020 screen name or your random-ass stock footage avatar, lol.
You're not alone
King Diamond is such a super cool guy! Love watching interviews with him.
I met him today at BestBuy. I work at the front as AP and he came in
I love King Diamond.He rocks and seems like a funny,chilled guy.
Seems like a great guy. Loved him since the day I first heard "The Oath" OMG!!!
wow, wonderful interview, thanks so much for upload this. I really hope you can share the complete Fenriz interview later too
As good as the first two Mercyful Fate albums are. In The Shadows may be my favorite
I remember when I was in up at Strøget (the main shopping street in Copenhagen) and was just minding my own business in a store that had horror figures, movies etc and I asked this random dude if I could just get take a look at some figures where he stood.
He turned around and said "of course" and my heart dropped, because it was King Diamond and I was so starstruck that I couldnt even speak for some minutes :O When I got back to speaking, we spoke about horror, about what was our favorite and what dragged us into horror and metal. It was such an amazing experience and the staff didn't even know who he was and I bought a Dracula figure and got him to sign it and I still have it to this day :D
I scared the hell out of my cats. Hahahaha! He's a gem for sure.
My favorite king interview. I wish it was longer, he sounds like the most down to eath guy.
Good interview, however, it was too short for me. There's a lot of questions to be done to the mighty King Diamond.
And knowing this guy he probably travels across the planet to do this interview, there had to be more than tis 5 min interview.........?????????????
i dont listen to metal but love these interviews. You do a very good job with them.
awesome singer and looks like a very good person! Hails to King DIamond!
Great interview. I only wish it was longer.
Awesome. Long Live King Diamond. Thank you, Sam.
I was into Mercyful Fate for a bit in the 80s, then my tastes changed as they do. But while I'm sure I've forgotten more bands than I remember, some line from Melissa or something will always periodically pop into my head. Fast forward a few decades and it's just life-affirming to discover that not only is King an incredibly awesome human being, but even 13 years after this was recorded he's still absolutely killing it with his band.
Its easily to hear he is from Copenhagen :-D
André Larsen oh really??
Great interview. Very eloquent