King Diamond, THEM, Album Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- A reaction to the excellent sound of King Diamond.
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dude i want to thank you for reacting to king diamonds concept albums in there entirety, very ballsy lol, i loved it.keep it up man \m/
This was the first King Diamond album I ever listened to. The year was 1988, I was 13 and attending middle school in a tiny especially religious one-horse town in the mountains of northeastern Alabama (there were 4 churches within spitting distance of my alma mater, no joke lol). I was newly initiated into the heavy metal lifestyle and had been eagerly devouring music like nobody's business. A buddy of mine was interested in a tape I had, and he offered up the album that would change my life in trade. I had never heard of the band before, but my curiosity was definitely piqued. The deal was made, and I spent the rest of the school day reading the lyrics to King & Company's 3rd release "Them". The story was one that a horror film aficionado such as myself could easily entertain; some people don't particularly enjoy the ideal of concept albums, but I absolutely love having each track further the progression towards a single crescendo. When I finally got home that afternoon, I immediately headed to my bedroom and got settled in for an audio adventure into the unknown...and I've never looked back. That was 33 years ago...I still love metal music, and I still adore the legend that is King Diamond. Keep rockin', brother, and stay heavy! Long live the King! By the way, "Them" has a permanent place of honor on any playlists I create...and I always listen to it in its' entirety 🤘
Edit:
You absolutely must do a reaction for Conspiracy, which is the follow up album and finale to "Them". Released in 1989, it details the continuation to the story and picks up right where "Them" leaves us.
i was 6 years old and it was also my first album i heard in my life
Yes on Conspiracy-even though The Eye is criminally underrated. A Visit from the Dead gives me goosebumps to this day.
Them tho- with Pete, Andy and Mikki is just magic.
Conspiracy is the continuation of the story told on Them. So now for you is mandatory to do that 😎
Thanx for reacting to KING
You're absolutely right about Hollywood not having an original thought in their heads....and Mikey Dee has had one hell of a career, being the drummer for King Diamond, Motorhead, and now the Scorpions, that's a dream come true
Thanks for having the guts to check out king, everyone else is scared, your Abigail review was excellent, thanks again, happy holidays to you my friend.
Thanks! You too!
At the risk of revealing spoilers...
In this story, King casts himself in the "protagonist" role, as a 9-yr-old boy (there's that "9" theme again) - also named King - living with his mother and younger sister Missy in their grandmother's old house known as "Amon".
Years earlier, the grandmother was institutionalized following the bizarre murder of her husband, whom she claimed and babbled incessantly as having been slain by "Them". When she is finally released from the asylum, she returns home to "Amon", where King, Missy, and Mother are waiting....
And this is where the album begins.
It is revealed that "They" do exist, and grandma has some kind of unnatural relationship with "Them", which includes a brew of bloody tea to invoke a euphoric state of mind. The "singing" by "Them" adds to this feeling.
King accidentally discovers this late one night, and Grandmother welcomes him into the secrets of "Amon", "Them", and the tea.
Mother eventually falls prey to these bizarre rituals and is slowly dying, but King, under the mind-altering influence of the tea and "Them" and Grandmother, is indifferent, but little Missy takes a stand by smashing the enchanted teapot (also called "Amon"?), greatly angering Grandmother and "Them". This proves fatal for little Missy.
It's not until King manages to get out of the house and escape the spell that he realizes, in part by the black smoke billowing form the chimney, what happened to Missy and the danger he and his mother are in. But he collects himself, and returns to the house with a plan to save his mother and get vengeance on Grandmother for what his did to his beloved sister.
He is somewhat successful...
He returns to the house, and pretends to still be under the spell and nothing is amiss. Once Grandmother is convinced, King waits for the opportunity to make a move, which comes in the form of Grandmother's request to take a midnight stroll outside and bathe in the moonlight. Once outside, away from the power and protection of "Them", King is pushing the old woman in her wheelchair, and chooses his moment, by seizing Grandmother's cane and beating her to death with it. He then flees into the forest, his brain spinning from the voices of "Them". He passes out.
When he comes to the next morning, the house is surrounded by police as an ambulance takes his mother away to the hospital, and grandmother to the morgue. The events are investigated and King is interrogated by police... and Dr Landau...
Like his Grandmother before, King tries to explain what really happened, including the incredible parts about "Them" and the bloody brew. naturally, he is deemed by landau as having lost his mind, and of King goes to spend the next 9 years in the same asylum Grandmother did.
When he is finally released, he returns to the old house (prompted by the "Phone Call" from Grandmother, who tells him "plenty of people"- Grandpa, Missy, and Them - are all there, and would love to see him again)...
(Note : the Phone Call takes place at a time during the end of Twilight Symphony, after King gets released from the asylum, but before he returns to the house - I find it out of proper sequence to place it before or after Coming Home, so I use it as an album opener for the Conspiracy album, sort of a brief "recap" on how the previous album left off.)
That's the way I understood the tale... I may have some details wrong, but I find the lyrics rather unclear and cryptic in some places, and I may miss certain nuances or other subtle hints.
But that's the gist.
Until Conspiracy... ;-)
Love your channel! So as others have pointed out the album Conspiracy is the second part of this tale. And King Diamond does all the vocals. And he is the vocalist for Merciful Fate…. This was a concept album like Abigail…. But you have to check out Conspiracy to get to the end of this story. Again…. Truly enjoy your channel. Check out Conspiracy…. I am going to rewatch the Abigail review right now. Cheers brother!!!!
Them + Conspiracy + Anime = masterpiece nightmare come true
So happy to find this. I first heard this when I was maybe 15 or so... around 1988 as well. Big thumbs up to you!
Hey Wayne king does all the voices and vocals great album he is a legend
I love how the story has a huge psychological component and is not just ghosts and grannies.
Thanks. I always took it as a ghost and granny story but now can't help but think that maybe it was all in King's head. Will have to listen through Conspiracy with different ears now.
@@BigJsYTvideos Like the whole dilemma in Mother's getting Weaker. I always felt there was a palpable struggle in the King character as wanting to do the right thing but being pulled by his brainwashing and addiction to THEM.
@@relativeparadox9567 Well, I went a bit further thinking that maybe "THEY" exist only in King's head and that he uses "THEM" as an excuse for his own actions. Like the knife and the axe just floating in the air, and King conviniantly unconcious as Missy meets her maker. So I thought it's all Kings insanity and going through Conspiracy it feels even more likely.
That doesn't completely pan out though if Grandma kept babbling about "THEM" in the asylum. Hmm..
Would be nice to know what happened before and how exactly did Grandpa lose his head..
@@BigJsYTvideos Love it!
Guess I'm due for a thorough re-listen.
Oh my!!! Yes my brother!!!!! I’ll be spending the next 1:07 with you!!!! Cannot wait! So excited! You need more exposure!!!!!!
King Diamond is a single vocalists that does all the voices, some characters even have their own distinct voice. The is a sequel album called Conspiracy. That continues the adventure of King, Mother, missy, Dr. Landau and Them.
the album Them has some of the most underrated dual guitar work on it. they're so overlooked.
Fatastic, the one next in line is amazing.
Nobody sings a good ghost story like King Diamond! 🤘😈
King Diamond = ALL vocals. :-)
A good cup of tea... A nice counter point would be a concept album about the ultimate cup of coffee.. cue ziltoid the omniscient by Devin Townsend.. it's great.
You have to check out part 2 Conspiracy Then you should check out King Diamond first solo album Fatal Portrait. IF you like concept albums Queenstyche Operation Mindcrime or Savatage Streets
Great reaction and commentary as usual! This album was my introduction to King Diamond in 1988. It scared the crap out of me, but the music was so intoxicating....so it always remained a guilty pleasure of mine as I grew older. King is one helluva story-teller and he plays all the characters with his singular voice (he sings all the character dialogue and narrates the story). I like to think of King Diamond as the "Steven King of metal" and have wondered why movies haven't been produced based on this music. I'm sure it's all about creative control....and King probably wouldn't have much of it if Hollywood is involved. 🤔 Will you do Conspiracy next? It's the second part of this story. Anyway, we'll done!👏
STB BEYOND you are a good dude man, I like you. Yes his voice is only one voice.
Saw King perform live in Dallas in 1998, this album. He does all vocals Great stage show and musicality is excellent as well.
Abigail was my introduction. The year was 1990, I was 16 & a sophomore in high school & for my 17th birthday one of my presents the Them album. My favorite 2 outta them all have to be Abigail & Them. Musically? Storylines? Yeah definitely
You find out what happens to the mother in the sequel, Conspiracy. I don't want to give it away. You'll just have to listen to the album and find out for yourself.
Now I''ll look forward to you getting a chance to hear the follow-up: Conspiracy
Haha I used to be in a Band named ROTTEN GRAMMA and we would open our shows with the album intro . it was perfect
Hi! Cool reaction! IMO, Them is great, but my favorite album of KD is The Eye, check it out! And my favorite conceptual album is Queensrÿche's Operation : Mindcrime. Cheers! :)
Andy's last name is LaRocque pronounced LaRock. I used say LaRocque too, for years, that is, until I caught an interview where the interviewer asked how to say his last name. He said, "it's La Rock". I'm going w/that 'cause I mean, the guy should know how to pronounce his own name, right?
Wow! I will check out the others.
Great ups.
I havent heard all King Diamond/Mercyfull Fate but this is the best album I have listend too. The rock scene is just to big to explore just a few bands completely.
I think those lyrics for the title track are off... they might make more sense what is shown, but I always heard it as :
"When you hear our song calling you, you must return".
He had a female background voice but yeah he sings from demonicly dark to vvery high pitch.
It's all him, except the woman on Out From The Asylum.
grandma is dead she is a ghost returning home
That was a great reaction plis try to do therion theli álbum or just do in the desert of seth to see what The álbum just do
man , pls react tame impala lonerism album
The Invisible Guests is THE track on this album!
The main reason no films or series have been created based on King's albums is cos King is wise enough to want to have complete creative control - you know if Hollywood got their hooks in it, they'd screw it all up to fit their own stupid "visions". Especially in this day and age with all the "woke" culture poisoning everything. Sadly, King was and still is too busy to devote the time and effort needed to flesh out a complete script or screenplay, much less have it materialize into an actual movie or extended video.
Though I did harbor some hope that he might have begun brainstorming a screenplay while he recovered from his heart surgery, since he might have finally had some down time to do so.
The most and best we can hope for and have right now is a graphic novel adaptation of his album Abigail... I hope it is followed up with Abigail II for a complete set. Then, if possible, Both Them and Conspiracy combined in its own graphic novel as well. In lieu of films, I'd happily accept graphic novels.
defaintly lol they will butcher such great concept albums that it will be a crime to even allow Hollywood near it without king full creative control