King Diamond "Sleepless Nights" REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach / Opera Singer
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2021
- Who was ready for a falsetto screaming undertaker with a bone cross microphone? You guys were. You've been screaming yourselves for King Diamond, specifically "Sleepless Nights". I, on the other hand, was not. What a fascinating experience you set me up for, one that chilled me to my bones. Thank you!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to King Diamond for the very first time, performing "Sleepless Nights” Live at the Fillmore.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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Hey love ur vids and u analysis on the singing techs as a non singer im learning alot! Plz check out that link if u can its an awesome metal band called Manowar they have a lot of fantasy elements but their singer is amazing i would put him up there with Rob Halford...its a live version song called Master of the Wind ...Ty have an awesome day
Miss Voice. ..next time analize At the Graves...that is far more inhuman song ...you will be delighted ;-)
@@rickgrebenik9250 Nice song. I have just click to listen. But not better than King Diamond. King don't use only faceto he is doing much more as Elizabeth explained in video.
@@PakleniVuk that was full voice he used, not just falsetto, I don't hear anything king diamond can sing that tourniquet can't sing
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I've been defending King Diamond against idiots since the 80s. Your exquisite commentary validates all my efforts. You make an old man happy.
King's live performances get better with age. Amazing!
That makes two of us my friend!🤘
I'm carrying your torch man! Some of my friends don't get how amazing King is!
@@angry_mouse Got my first alum "Abigail" in Virgin Records in the eighties and never looked back.
You did good standing up for the king. Creds.
Therapist: _"So, what brings you here today?"_
Me: _"I cannot sleeeeeep at niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight..."_
Therapist: "that's what the day is for anyway."
Me: "Them".
LMFAO!!!
I usually hate these responses, but this was great.
I’m dying lmao
He switches voices between characters to detail the story. His albums are mostly whole stories.
I bought Abigail in a used cd bin based on album art alone and I never regretted it. It always has to be played beginning to end for the whole experience.
Верно! Всегда ими восхищаюсь!
@@PatrickOTreatI need to get the Graphic novel.
@@scrimpmster ... there's a fucking graphic novel?!
To me, the most impressive thing about King is that he trained himself over time to sing that high. He's an anomaly.
And had rough patches and be able to come back stronger than ever… even with heart issues
False! He stated many times it was natural for him and always went to falsetto.
He's admitted to working on the high falsetto numerous times. He may have naturally gone to higher notes but those really high ones he had to work on.
not over much time, I saw Mercyful Fate in about 1982 and he sand exactly this strongly. Maybe you mean even before then.
Charismatic Voice: How many voices do you have?
King Diamond: yes
I was going to comment something like this. When she said "It's like he has two voices",I thought to myself "two? he has about seven".
Falsetto clean.
Falsetto growl.
Mid range clean
Low growl.
@@andyventures6574 he also has (had) a mid-range that he used in Mercyful Fate.
Doesn't seem like he really uses it in his solo stuff though.
@@jeffreycherep8264 - he does, mostly in his later albums (from "The Spider's Lullabye" and forth). ;)
Andy LaRocque is a phenomenal guitarist!
I met him in Sweden and he is an amazing person also!
As is Mike Wead!
He is so under appreciated.
Agreed, and SO underappreciated.
He's been my favorite guitarist since I first heard him 33 years ago on fatal portrait.
Suggestion : Tea from the album welcome home.
Elizabeth interviewing King Diamond? That would be HEAVEN! Let's make it happen!
That would be fantastic! We actually interviewed Andy LaRocque on our latest episode and we played Sleepless Nights for the break song on the episode!
Yea..that would be fantastic.
What's most impressive about King is the fact that he's been active since 74, he was born in 56, this show is from 2015 so he's almost 60 years old here and he's as crisp as a cool morning breeze.
We just saw him tonight with Mercyful Fate and the guy sounds as good as ever.
@@brandon18054 I'm going to see then on Monday in Philly and I cannot wait!
Just saw Mercyful Fate in Maryland and wow. He still sounds fantastic.
Saw him in Boston a couple days ago, and he sounds better than ever.
For a moment there I though you were gonna say as a Moring Glory, which would not be wrong :)
It becomes even more impressive when you realize he's actually 65 years old.
Yes, that and the fact that he had triple bypass heart surgery and is still going strong. Not sure why no one is letting her know that, that be two of the first things I would think to mention, along with the fact that almost every one of his albums are conceptual.
Exactly why this live song was a bad choice. 80's or 90's would give a clearer picture on who he is.
@@adameves5970 Nah... going to have to strongly disagree w/ that, this was a perfect introduction.
And had to relearn to breathe, let alone sing, after triple bypass surgery 11 years ago
saw him live when he was in the US a few years ago and he still gets the job done lol
“It shows good vocal health.” Not bad for a 65-year old who’s been recording since the 70s, right? 😂
That's a point in this riddle.King Diamond rules forevermore.
King Diamond's voice is better than ever, I would say that he hasn't sounded this good since the first era of Mercyful Fate. I remember that even in "Abigail in Concert" album his voice didn't sound with this power and clarity.
In some interview I heard that after he had to have heart surgery, he also had to quit smoking, which undoubtedly affected his voice in an evident way.
Saw king diamond a couple years ago, still excellent performers live. A friend of mine who never saw them before was astonished at how good they sound live
He gave up smoking a few years back and said it made his voice feel stronger than ever.
@@iTxip Yup. Saw them at Red Rocks around 2015. Blew Slayer right off the stage. Not even a fair contest.
King Diamond is one of a few GREAT storytellers with his music.
yeah, I was seriously thinking about making a graphic novel like video with Voodoo. Alas….that’s a lot of tedious work. Maybe when I retire❤
He sure is! One of our all time favorite bands! We just had Andy LaRocque on our show!
Yes the ghost story albums love it!
King Diamond - Welcome Home
Yes you must break it down!
Definitely!
Absolutely!
Yes, yes yes!
"I don't always listen to King Diamond, but when I do...... !!GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!!!"
YES!, Where I live they have cookies called 'Grandma' cookies and every time im out somewhere and see them...GRANDMAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
LMFAOOO
WELCOME HOME!!!!!
We have a breakfast place near the beach called Grandma’s. I cannot go past it without singing “Grandmaaaaa”
😂😂😂
The fact that King himself approved of this video just goes to show how great it is!
Did he?
@@stevescourou8006 Yes, they shared it on King's official Instagram wall.
@@stevescourou8006 Yes, you can see the post on their IG account.
I saw Mercyful fate last night, King is still kicking ass.
Mexico?
Boston? I recorded the beginning of the show and posted it on YT.
That show was a masterpiece…. King Diamond is a living legend…. Thanks for the vid…
Agree
Agreed King and his band were amazing. A modern classic show
THE KING!!! FINALLY. HE IS INCREDIBLE
But that's just like your opinion man...
@@andreworvis5077 the only opinion that counts!!
He's amazing live!!
Midnight for Crimson Glory.
\м/
The reason for his voice shifts is that he's doing all the voices of the different characters in the songs story. He's a one man opera play hehe
Diamond is married to Livia Zita, a Hungarian-born singer who has made appearances as a backup vocalist on the albums The Puppet Master and Give Me Your Soul...Please, as well as during live performances. 1:26
@@jacqueslafey yes
Just one of the multitude of reasons I love him and his image is my avatar.
@@jacqueslafey they work reaaaaaallly well together, those two are my all time favourite king diamond albums
@@jacqueslafey man, what an appropriate name you have for a KD comment.
Love this...you can tell by her facial expressions and reactions that she was really impressed. Not just with King's voice, but the music as well. I will definitely show this to people who criticize King's vocals, and metal in general.
He's truly one of a kind, just like guitar virtuoso Andy LaRocque!
She always makes those faces 😂 She’s animated by Disney 😂
I happened upon his Conspiracy album in the 90s at a music store and bought it just off of album art alone. When I got home and played the CD I was blown away and have loved Kind Diamond ever since. The creativity and ability to convey a cohesive idea over the course of a whole album is just incredible. Doesnt hurt that the band is tight af and completely in the pocket 100% of the time. Absolute 🔥
The woman doing backing vocals is his wife. She's quite an accomplished singer herself.
So glad so you are covering the King!
I just wish I could hear her in the mix
So her name is His Wife?
Livia Zita
@@jarmopaakkonen2045 full name Histella Wifenstein
@@sinbysin666 yeah, I know😆
To really get the King Diamond experience you have to really listen to ABAGAIL from start to finish as well as the THEM ALBUM to see his vocals are based on all the characters in throughout his little stories each ALBUM has to offer!!!! I am definitely HAPPY to see you checking out the King!!!! STAY HEAVY ELIZABETH!!!!! \m/
100% Abigail, Them, and Conspiracy is one of my all time favorites. Also The Eye is a really interesting storyline. Basically anything from the King is amazing!
That's the song I meant to say..
Not Melissa.. that's the name of the album right
@@albertgein3082 ABAGAIL!!!! \m/
Abigail probably is his best album
@@felipeojedabarra8755 While I love all of his albums, I am currently enjoying 'House of God' the most. 'Abigail' is my second-longest running favorite... but only because I got the 'Conspiracy' album about a year before I got 'Abigail' lol.
The little lip bite and head bang at 17:41 is the best part of this video. She just gave into it and it was awesome.
She’s becoming more metal 🤘🤘
Metal is flowing through her veins now.
King Diamond’s stage performances are like opera. My all time favorite metal singer! So nice of you analyzing his performance and singing!
Elizabeth: "It's unusual for a person to start a song out in falsetto...."
Kind Diamond fans: *crickets*
@A C Yeah, I think a big part of her appeal is how genuinely clueless she is to the greats of metal and how we get to live vicariously to hearing them for the first time again through her.
Its more unusual see a singer like him singing for so long, and always shock us
@@willisingo she is amazing in her ability to listen to and appreciate metal
😅😅...
Yeah. She's so Cute!!
I’m 55 i years old and still remember hearing Don’t Break The Oath like it was yesterday. So innovative and different at the time.
That album is a must have for any metalhead. I had to get a used copy from Russia. It's out of print
Bro. Im 53. We had the best music in our teens. I miss this so much.
Lol I’m 35 and I remember being 18 years old buying the rereleased version of Melissa and I to this day listen to it every Halloween. It’s perfect
I actually saw that tour in San Antonio Texas with Exciter.
Yeah I remember listening to Don't Break the Oath for the first time, what a masterpiece of an album
Elizabeth! You should review King Diamond - Arrival - Live at Graspop, as King Diamond's wife, Livia Zita, is featured prominently in the video singing backup vocals. Then you should SET UP AN INTERVIEW WITH HER! It would be so interesting to learn about how they compliment each other in their live performances!
Excellent idea!
Absolutely 🍿 that would be a great interview with two very classy ladies
I don't even sing, but I could watch you discover new music all day. I love how passionate you are about music, it's really cool to see.
Same
She is just SO CUTE when she is surprised!
you wanna say shes cuter then Remy Lacroix
It's all staged with her pretending to be surprised
Were all simping for her
Truth; I want to marry her after watching for 5 minutes
Not only is King a unique and incredible singer, he also plays the meanest and the most evil air guitar in heavy metal history!
I saw King at the Trocadero in Philly on the Voodoo tour. We were right in front of the amps. You could actually hear King playing air guitar on his mic stand. He isn't just playing air guitar. He's playing the shit out of those bones.
no no no
Air guitar. The purest art form in art history!
This comment right here! HELL YES!
So damn true😂
As many times as I have listened to this guy, his vocal ability always blows my mind. Truely one of the best voices in metal. I love seeing the whimsy on your face as you discover the amazing King Diamond
I started to listen to King Diamond 1982 we recognized his unique voice to and love it still, you will make a unique journey be listen more to him,
King Diamond is still one of the best vocalists in metal. His albums are legendary even with Mercyful Fate. Metallica covered some of their stuff
He's gonna do some new work with MF soon.
Agree 👍❤️🔥
FACTS 🎯 💯
Good Lord! Merciful Fate? You just dragged some memories from their tombs in my mind. Haven't heard that name since I was young and beautiful. We shall all rise again and again, however. 🖤🕷🦇
Especially with Mercyful Fate
One of the greatest, if not THE greatest, story tellers in music history.
what other metal band can say a movie was made around a song they they did... The Bell witch...or was it Abigail... that was made into the movie with Donald Sutherland... I think was an American Haunting
@Tom Karasu yup, I knew the legend and knew he did the song... Still would have made movie just a bit better if would have used the song in end credits at the least.
Agreed
Dani Filth right next behind him!
So far this is the most explanatory with a lot of "on point" analysis of the vocal execution from King Diamond I have ever seen from vocal coaches, I didn't hate the pauses at all! Good work!!
Dear Madame, big thank's for this vidéo! King Diamond is THE king of heavy metal. All concerts of King is a piece of theatre. King is not alone is her head lol. But i love this guys since 30 Years now. All of the King Diamond and Mercyful Fate (same singer) album are a master piece of heavy metal. Long Live to the King. One more time thank's a lot for your vidéo. His real name is Kim Bendix Peterson.
She's totally starting to get into the Heavy Metal rabbit hole...
@@zed9955 Check out Savatage Sirens and Mountain King albums. Hoping she does a Savatage video eventually.
@Tan Jenner Most likely.
@@zed9955 try Unlucky Morpheus
Starting? Only starting? You must have missed a lot of video's...
@Dz ntz Or... she could check out LOVEBITES!
King Diamond is the master of horror metal. Every album tells a story and the imagery he creates through his vocals are genius.
And always sounds as studio recording
It's not "horror" to me. He just sounds great to us
Iet's the other way around, horror metal is based on King Diamond.
It's very hard for some people to get behind King Diamond because it seems like its all over the place for most people.. but if you understand that 96% of his albums are portrayed as stories and he uses all his ranges to enact to the characters then people would have a much better understanding and appreciation for his talent. And yes, Andy LaRoche (sorry if spelled wrong) is one of the best classical guitarist in the metal industry. If you did enjoy listening to him, I would HIGHLY recommend listening to the entire "Them" Album.
King is god tier! Timeless metal!
When his voice went real deep, it's because "THEY" were talking. There is a story being told.
i love how he can jump back and forth while they are arguing during this concert. such a great singer. many people love Dio, i like klaus meine, but King Diamond is an exceptional singer bar none.
them!!
@@adrianwagner336 great album
“Rocking out with elegance “ is by far the coolest way to describe King Diamond. What makes it even way cooler is that it came from a musically educated professional opera singer. That blew me away… Cheers!
"rocking out" is a thing that fratboys and valley girls do/say. Metal people/bands do not "rock out".
Adam Eves lol, ok junior
@@adameves5970 who cares.
Elizabeth, please analyze Melissa from his mercyful fate days or something off the Abigail album like the Possession, Abigail, or Black Horsemen. They each illustrate very well King's ability to use his voice for characterizing and dramatization.
Welcome to King Diamond. First time I heard him/his band I knew that I was listening to something very special. That was 30+ years ago. I was completely blown away. I was hooked!
His differentr voices are often different characters in the story.
King was 60 years old when doing this concert. That just makes his voice even more impressive
Filled with echo to support his carries... so there's that
@@joer2723 What a masterpeace example of assholeness! Good luck, Sir!
Awww... those are facts, sorry... have you been waiting to use that?
Good Luck to you sir 🙋♂️
@@joer2723 rockin out with elegance..
You are not.....
Tollallllalallllaa. Just sayn
Ok
I'm so glad the algorithm brought me here. I love King Diamond with my entire being, and I'm glad to hear this complex breakdown of his vocals. It's very easy to understand and I'm learning a lot, while getting to hear music I love. 💙
King Diamond puts on a phenomenal stage show. I saw him on his Fatal Portrait tour in Long Beach California in 1986.
The moshpit turned into a riot and they cancelled the show after 45 minutes of his set.
One of 3 opening acts was Exodus.
I was tripping on LSD. (No more of that foolishness, my mind expanded enough).
My friends and I drove 666 miles in 11 hours (seriously) to get there and the car broke down when we got there. We blew through Vegas at about 120 mph about midnight.
The only concert I've seen that even approached his theatrical greatness was Alice Cooper 2 years later.
Good times.
Elizabeth Zharoff reacting to the voice of King Diamond. Another dream come true. By when Eric Adams?
Listen to her making a Halford's comparison is just a testament to how her already broad musical horizon has broaden even more. Delightful.
You're getting some good advice on which singers to cover. You validate everything I've ever thought or tried to articulate to people about the correlation between metal and classical/related styles of music. The content you put out is very healthy for the metal community. You're a metal hero, Elizabeth! As always, your extensive technical analysis is greatly appreciated!
King Diamond is a genius. The lyrics, the arraignment, the music, every thing. A genius with a great groupe of musicians.
"The Black Horsemen" of the "Abigail" album is my favorite song of all time. A beyond beautiful ending to an absolute masterpiece of an album. It never fails to give me chills.
It shows also a huge range of KD, when he hits 1st octave notes and immediately sings his very high falsetto.
The live performance of this song from the same performance is astonishing. Mike Wead absolutely kills the ending solo.
@@OldManTenno I wish there was a high quality recording of one of his Los Angeles performances. They were fantastic performances as well! Can't wait to see King live again.
I like Vodoo even more.... But your right about Abigail that entire album is the best story of all his albums
It does give the chills. Starting with the beginning guitar all the way to the end. That beginning guitar is my phone ringtone
mercyful fate- melissa , king's band way back in the 80's, this song still hunts me almost 40 years later.
Into The Coven
Devil Eyes
Is this Satan's Fall? No, it's Satan's Call!!!!!
Melissa is a masterpiece
This was such a good breakdown and reaction. Ive absolutely loved King since I first heard the song Arrival casually playing in the background once.. and I was literally stopped in my tracks and walked back and just sat down and listened to the entire song sitting down awestruck Lol. KD doesn't strike everyone like it did me obviously, But it also DOES for a LOT. And immediately after hearing Arrival, I became entrenched with the band and Mercyful Fate, And have never let up. Fortunately have seen KD live twice so far. Everything about the bands from bass, to drums, to guitars, to Kings vocals, to the stories, Just on and on.. Perfect band for my likes and taste personally.
I literally just watched this concert last week. It’s awesome to see her break him down like that. His range and the speed that he switches his voice has always been incredible!
Anyone that appreciates king diamond gets my vote!
Not to distract from the King himself, but that drumset sounds absolutely perfect in my ears.
Drummer is a BEAST
Was this during or after Mikkey Dee was drummer?
@@austinboucher5286 i believe it’s after. Mikkey left a while ago don’t remember if he came back. But king usually keeps amazing people in his band
@@austinboucher5286 That's Matt Thompson. He has been in the band since Abigail 2, in 2002. He's a monster of a drummer. Mikkey Dee was the drummer for the first 3 albums. Then he played drums on Conspiracy (the album that this song is from) but agreed to only play in the studio, not the tour. Matt does a great job of playing Mikkey's parts which are of course awesome, and does great with his own drum parts.
Thank you for appreciating his voice and musical style! At first I didn't want to hear a vocal coach cut him apart, but you are the second one I saw with an open mind:) A couple days before Halloween in 93 I saw them play at a very, very small venue in the states. Tickets sold out immediately and it was almost like a private performance. A great show as well!
King Diamond is a legend. Ive been a fan since DONT BREAK THE OATH!!!!!
I remember the first King Diamond song my dad played for me. “The Spider’s Lullabye”…he was trying to scare me but I loved it lol.
I used it to scare my little brother once 😭😭
The spiders lullabye album was my introduction to King at 13-14. I immediately fell in love with the aesthetics, particularly the harpsichord/cembalo intros. Criminally underrated.
Meet Kim few times know Herb Simonson who was guitarist. King lives outside Dallas still I think.
I first heard Don't Break the Path at 15 in the 1984. Scared us all to death but we loved it.
I was honestly amazed by how good king sounded live after his heart surgery, What a legend.
Been watching your videos a lot as I’ve just discovered them this week. I was thinking I’d love to see your reaction to this exact same song, and artist, and here it is! Such a very cool channel! 🤘
King Diamond is such an underrated singer but a metal legend, not many ppl give him credit for his talent and music.
“Under rated” by whom???
I think “under rated” is over used term by people that don’t recognize how many people actually have been following someone’s career.
@@GilaMonster971I think they mean underrated in terms of his popularity. Much less talented artists out there have such a bigger fan base, meanwhile someone much more talented such as King Diamond is a lot more obscure in comparison.
@@helloimclaudioyou mean outside the metal world. In our world he is highly respected and very well known. One of the pioneers together with Alice Cooper. You know Alice?
@@dohoeijmans2432 I’m speaking of the world of music in general, you know generally speaking ? I’ve never heard of this Alice character you speak of, do tell.
She actually did it.
Diamond Bangers Assemble! The King is finally here! YASSSSSS! I can expire happy now.
Blessed with a multitude of voices, timbres, dynamics, shadings, The Insane Dane is Horror Metal personified. He may draw from Alice Cooper, but his heart is Uriah Heep's David Byron (who he named his son after).
I draw so much vocal inspiration from this man, it's not funny. Reinforced head voice? A defining leader. "Pretty" head voice (like here and also on "A Visit From the Dead" off of Conspiracy )? You got it. Rough baritone vocal? Check. Growls? Oh yeah. Gurgles, shrieks, bellows, caterwauls? All concert long. Adore, adore, adore. He's been singing these for decades, he was 59 years old here, surviving a triple bypass operation and a herniated disc before that. They are so ingrained in his brain, vocal tract and muscle memory, he could probably sing them with laryngitis.
Let's not forget the band; they smoke on the entirety of Songs From the Dead's video, whose production and mixing is basically unparalleled in the King Diamond canon. You can hear everything with clarity, even King's wife Livia, who has accompanied as background layering since, man, '03?
In the mid-to-late 80s, King was on fire, creating classics with Mercyful Fate and then his own band, one after another. If you play the entirety of this concert, you will end with the entirety of the Abigail album, played as close to perfection as possible. King is meticulous with his writing, arrangements and production, true state-of-the-art gothic metal, and Abigail stands as one of the three best offerings metal ever produced, any performer, any year, any sub-genre, along with Entombed's Left Hand Path, and whatever you think is best.
My faves? Black Horsemen, The Family Ghost, A Mansion In Darkness, Arrival, Melissa (Mercyful Fate), A Visit From the Dead. If this appeals to you, check out albums Abigail, Conspiracy, Them, Fatal Portrait, The Eye, The Puppet Master.
Awesome summation of a one of a kind artist sir. All I can say is on Friday . . . COME COME TO THE SABBATH!!
@@oglschmitt METAL. MUST. BE!!!
@@alanclarke8117 🤘🤘😈
I hope some day someone make horror films and musicals of his horror stories. The Puppet Master, Give Me Your Soul...Please, etc. is very great and interesting stories.
@@ACorpseWithoutSoul One of the best tributes to his collective works is that most of them are concept albums, with two sequels that approach how great the originals were (and with Conspiracy, I say surpass the original (Them). That's REALLY hard to do)
One of my favorite is King Diamond's "The Accusation Chair" from the Them album. he does everything with his voice in that one song
I'll say what has no doubt been suggested many times: "Abigail" , "Welcome Home" , and one for me "Dressed in White."
I love how she was shocked at King's high notes... when he hasn't even warmed up yet.
Last year, Elizabeth listening to NW for the first time "I'm not really a metal head, I just love good music". A year later, rocking out to King Diamond! Love it!
Seen him the same year in Pittsburgh.
Sounded so good, I Can’t express how good he sounds live!! It blew me away!! Been a long time fan and never thought he could possibly sound just like his albums. I was so wrong!!
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻👍🏻
“Tea”, off of the Them album is amazing.
Totally Agree.!! One of my favorites and almost making my cry.😳😳😂🤷♂️
You should interview Kim on your show. He lives in Texas these days and is a super nice guy.
Yes! This would be an amazing idea!
That would be fantastic!
OHHHH HELL YESSSS WE NEED IT
Female metalhead here…
My reaction video suggestion is “A Dangerous Meeting” from the album Don’t Break the Oath by his band Mercyful Fate.
Love your channel! Thanks for the articulate appreciation of metal! 🤘🏼😎
I'm from the mountains. We did bluegrass, country rock, and Clapton. A friend of mine gave me Don't Break the Oath..Merciful Fate. I'm telling you, I loved it! The complex precision and story telling is extraordinary opera. Abigail...great song!
King Diamond & Mercyful Fate are the masters of the concept album. Having listened to him since my childhood in the 80's, I haven't found anything which truly compares. Listening to King Diamond is an experience.
I remember in 1989, at 15 years old, I remember hearing Conspiracy for the first time from my cousin. I was hooked and then got all his stuff and His albums from Mercyful Fate. I'm the only one from my childhood that was into KD and MF and now that I'm almost 50 .....I'm still the only one around me that's into him. lol.
@@douglascolby2908 Right on, brother. I too was 15 in '89. I had one friend, (the best one, obviously), who was also into KD.
Cheers.
Love how she's analyzing his vocals. Love how she's enjoying it. Love how she's shocked. Because king diamond got crazy insane vocals. This confirms that king diamond knows his shit. He can sing. Love how she's also checking out how they play. I never seen this live performance before. I was listening to king diamond's twilight symphony & then I was going to listen to sleepless nights because that is what I've been going through these past couple of weeks. I haven't been sleeping. So I thought I'd listen to king diamond full blast in my car. & this video pops out. When I read the title I immediately had to click on it. I was like hmmm interesting. A voice coach/opera singer analyzing king diamond's sleepless nights? Live?! Yes mam! I'll be checking out that live performance as well after I finish watching this clip.
Seeing the king live is such a great experience. I have seen him in 1996 and since then I try to make every tour
@@evoljoe lucky you. I never seen him play live. I'm gonna be honest,I found out about king diamond & mercyful fate from a friend. Back in 2015. Who to me,literally is a encyclopedia of metal bands!!/metal music. & I immediately loved how diamond sings. & how the band plays as well. Thanks Jonathan!
I was 16 in 1996 my brother took me. I met king and since then have been a fan. This last tour was insane. I believe I have live videos on my channel
@@evoljoe I'm not the biggest fan of King Diamond, but your loyalty/dedication to his music brings me joy.
The fastest reminder I've ever set :) Don't worry if the lyrics are a bit difficult to make sense of. It's like trying to follow a story if you begin at chapter 2 of the sequel.
You did a great deal of unpacking this vocalist on this song. His work is epic and could be a college course on its own.
You will love his whole collection every song guarantee it!!!
This will be fun to watch! The King is one of metals true legends and an unique singer. Would love if Elizabeth made an reaction video to Messiah Marcolin singing Samarithian with Candlemass.
MESSIAH 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Yes. Yes.
Or... Messiah with snowy Shaw and therion kali yuga Budapest 07.
Oh hell yeah, Candlemass and Therion!!!!!!
Same here, Messiah Marcolin is a true legend aswell.
Bingo. Bewitched!!!!!!
Hail to the King!!!!
Another epic Song to listen, " Black Horsemen", there are all his voices ...........
i still remember the first time listening to "Abigail" album.....if you read the Lyrics when you hear this, it will take you in another world....absolutly perfect
amazing song
Saw King Diamond live, they really put on a good show.
I enjoyed watching you discover King Diamond and breaking down his level of talent.So many people would hear the falsetto and not give the song a chance!
Elizabeth and The King! Finally! I've been a KD fan for almost 30 years now. Can't wait to see this. 🇩🇰
I have been a fan since "Them" came out in 88 🤘
@@krea_knaegten it was the Them album that got me hooked too. But a couple of years after it got released. Them is still my favourite KD album. Længe leve kongen🤘.
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Længe leve Kong Kim 🤘😁
1987 for me. Met a drummer in Killeen, Texas when I was stationed at Fort Hood. Dude had a full Tama Artstar 24" double set that had oil filled heads. It had so much volume. Anyway he was the dude that introduced me to the King. So glad I got to see at The Moore Theater here in Seattle, Washington back in 2014.
King is one of a kind, never will a vocalist/frontman ever compare.
You absolutely should do “Black Horsemen” from the same concert.
Absolutely rapturous song by King.
Thanks for properly analyzing the singer that got me to spend my whole life in bands as a singer. I am blessed to have his exact range, also even at 50...I was singing his albums as a teenager and am finally doing an album in his vocal style and to the best of my abilities also playing all the instruments of the music. 6 song are done of my first King Diamond-like concept solo album :D
It took me thirty years to understand the brilliance of King Diamond and I’m glad you understand what he’s doing. I finally can say after all these years I love the kings music and I’m glad you enjoyed it also.
I love when you talk about muscles and stuff. I don't understand a single bit of it, but your joy about these things is so infectious :D
Loved The King since 1982. Gigged with him a couple times, and saw him live a few more. Ever since he left Mercyful Fate & went solo, most all of his LPs are tales written like novels, most of which are inspired by Edgar Allen Poe. And he acts out the tales on stage. A sight to behold. HIs studio works are even more amazing. His voice is like an instrument, overdubbing notes like 4 times in harmony. I never expected one thing: In person he's so damn short.
I got to meet King after a show in Baltimore once (I think it was @ "Conspiracy"), and thought the same thing about his height (especially since I'm 6'5"!). 😄 But the thing that has stuck with me most all these years later is how COOL he was: just the nicest, most chill, humble guy, like we were doing HIM a favour by talking to him! It made me even more of a fan than I already was.
I've noticed most singers that are short have very powerful vocals
@@brycebivens3173 - indeed ... and Dio was short, too.
(he was also from upstate NY [Cortland], only a couple hours from me).
Loved this guy since Mercyful Fate first trod the boards!Kim Bendix Petersen a living legend at 65!!
This song still blows me away. Years and years into KD, holds up real good.
Black Horsemen, as so many others have said, would make for a great review. An absolute masterpiece, musically and vocally. And you MUST learn the story of Abigail!
I was about to post about that. King is a fantastic vocalist but most importantly, a great writer. The tales tied to the albums are fantastic, especially Abigail and Them/Conspiracy (with honorable mention to The Puppet Master; that bonus disc with King telling the tale in a creepy setting is so great).
@@sorv5790 absolutely! The King sure knows how to tell a story! They would make great movies.
Yep! I picked "Behind these Walls", "The Arrival" and "Black Horsemen" as songs to choose from. If I had to pick only one, it would be "Black Horsemen", although I find "Behind these Walls" to be one of his most emotive performances ever. He uses his normal, full voice a lot there too, and it sounds great.
@@Neonmirrorblack all great choices!
If I am not mistaken, I believe he has written a book about ABAGAIL coming soon?
Its fun to watch her try to explain what she clearly doesn't understand.
Your sincere fascination in this very complex musical composition makes you irresistibly adoreable.
Do one for Savatage, I personally recommend "The Price You Pay" and "24 Hours Ago". Jon Oliva has a unique voice.
24 hours ago!!! Yes please
I would also add Hall Of The Mountain king
I think "Gutter Ballet" or "When The Crowds are Gone" would be more representative of Jon's voice.
Also, just putting this out there: Criss Oliva is the most underrated guitarist ever.
@@SomethingWickedLives Chriss Oliva was one of the greatest metal guitarists of all time. Very skilled and completely unique.
I would go for "Sirens" or "Hall Of The Mountain King".
“Welcome Home” from the album “Them” is one of my all time favorites.
First video I saw with King and then I was hooked. First album I got was Conspiracy so I love sleepless nights.
We're going to repaint the front door soon...
You can't do just one song. You have to do an album. I choose "Them". The story telling is awesome and their albums link together
Them is my favorite work of King's.
Them is a great album! What is your favorite song on it?
The Invisible Guests is one of my all time faves. Them is awesome.
Grandmaaaaaaaaah!