OMFG, Mercyful fate covering Judas priest SPECIALLY THE RIPPER ( such an amazing song) I never tought this could happen but ohwell, We all know King diamond is influenced by Judas priest :) Amazing cover.
Without a doubt, Hank said that Priest were one of their biggest influences and it's really easy to notice that. Tbh early Mercyful Fate sounds like Judas Priest from the '70s on steroids. There are photos of King, Michael and Hank in Judas Priest t-shirts. Two greatest metal bands ever.
He can't even hit the notes Rob Halford hit. He has to go into falsetto. I'm a singer and I continue the song a lot better than champ. Sorry but all you people saying them diamonds can cover Rob Halford? Hell no
@@andrewmorton7364 I think you never saw king diamond sing live, today x today Halford eats it raw. also king diamond has 18 voice registers, it is unique. I think he could even do a much better version of the ripper.
Increiblemente este cover está mejor que la versión original! Y me impresiona cómo suena tan a Mercyful Fate un tema que no es de ellos. Cómo logran que suene tan a ellos. Parece que fuera una canción propia. Los giros que hacen las guitarras tan típicos de Mercyful Fate y el fondo de Shermann con palancazos y esos efectos tan de él. Único.
A Mansion in Darkness. It would be cool to hear Bruce Dickinson sing MF/King Diamond songs too! Raphael Mendes (on YT) sounds EXACTLY like Bruce and has done some Ozzy and Dio songs in Bruce's voice! You should check him out.
@@elculiaodelosjudaspriest por supuesto, la voz de Mike Patton es una de mis favoritas, pero esos gritos como de soprano le salen demasiado bien a King Diamond....tuve la suerte de escuchar Melissa en vivo y quedé alucinando, Patton grita desde el fondo de su alma, pero no le sale tan soprano. Saludos de Chile 🤘
@@rocklover5628 Es que King y Halford son los tremendos dioses. Fuaaa qué honor haber poderlo visto amigo, es una de las experiencias más increíbles que marcarán tu vida, mi sueño es poder verlo algun día, para cuando venga de nuevo, ya que yo igual soy de Chile compatriota, saludos xD
K.K. & Glenn should've had King Diamond subbing for Halford, instead of Owens. (Can ya even imagine how kick ass Painkiller or Green Manalishi would've sounded..?) Or alternatively, Halford & Co. should cover Angel of Light or Melissa... wouldn't that be something..?
It would have sounded awful, you don't want to hear KD try Painkiller. Studio magic is making this cover sound fuller than it would be live, it's pure falsetto, Rob and Tim don't rely solely on that.
I and a lot of others would like to hear that... fuck you and your opinion. I actually saw The King live before and his voice was dead on as he was on his albums so once again fuck you.
You obviously haven't seen King Diamond perform live. He does rely on falsetto for the fifth/sixth octave notes, but his falsetto sounds extremely strong live, which is more than can be said for Halford's high notes these days (listen to a Painkiller performance from the 2000s onwards, he has to hunch himself over just to get close to the notes he used to hit, and he sounds terrible when he sings it. King Diamond would have sang it better, even with falsetto.) Also, Tim Owens and and Rob Halford have tenor voices, King Diamond is a baritone. They have different voices, sure, but King can actually go much lower than either Tim or Rob without using fry, while Tim and Rob can sing higher than him without going into falsetto (but, let's be clear here, Tim doesn't use falsetto for high notes, Rob Halford does use falsetto for high notes, just not all the time), so it's a bit silly to compare their vocal ranges since they have virtually the same range. It also seems silly to condemn a baritone like King Diamond for using falsetto to reach high notes when his falsetto notes are extremely deliberate, on key/pitch, and much stronger than the high notes many singers hit without falsetto (including Rob and Tim). I'm not saying that King is the greatest singer in the world, just that he gets a lot of unwarranted hate from people just because of his famous falsetto vocal technique. Also, he doesn't rely on falsetto all the time for high notes. Check out Give Me Your Soul where he hits a 5th octave note (C5, I think) without using falsetto.
Pffft! Iced Earth?! Really?! Those guys are a joke. It's only fitting this priest song be covered by ROYALTY putos. Long live the king! I love this cover.
Night of the Stomrider, Burnt Offerings and Something Wicked are 90's heavy metal good stuf. Albums like those where much better than the numetal shit came later. They deserve more respect than calling them a joke
Take some vocal lessons before making that remark. King Diamond has 0 resonance at all with is singing, it's all 100% pure falsetto, a lot of his fans don't understand the gigantic difference between guys like Rob and Tim versus Kind Diamond.
Hi, vocally trained here, if you don't think Falsetto doesn't carry resonance (especially King Diamond's voice in particular compared to other falsetto singers) then you really do not know what you are talking about. He is singing within his pharyngeal voice which is actually connected to the head. He is in fact pushing his falsetto notes into his HEAD register making it a "reinforced falsetto", which is much stronger than "normal" falsetto singers like say, Justin Timberlake. King has just as much power as a singer who is singing chest connected to head, maybe you just have different ears than I do. If King's vocals are weak, then I guess Barry Gibbs vocals were pretty weak too since they use the same EXACT technique. In fact Barry Gibb's high "screams" and KD's almost sound identical.
I personally think this version is way better it’s done so clean. Judy’s priests version is just not as clean and precise as this one. Come on now disturbed does some seriously great remakes. If ur going to remake a song it’s to me gotta be better than the original. Johnny cash his version of hurt is amazing. This guy Leo something check out his remakes from frog leap studios listen to toxic by a brittney Spears song. It’s great. He does a few songs that are really good. But toxic is the best. Goodbye from Las Vegas Nevada.
I love King Diamond and Merciful Fate... but I think they butchered a great song. What's especially disappointing about this is that it was King's vocal performance that ruined it. A half-assed effort. Iced Earth's cover was MUCH better.
I have to agree. I read through the comments and most people are just calling it amazing. Some even calling it better than the original. Its not the worst thing I've ever heard but it's far from a great cover. King Diamond misses the mark here quite a lot. I love both bands but won't be listening to this track again.
Probably the only band I'd approve to cover this song.
Paul era Maiden.
@@hmpz36911 Bruce doesn´t have voice enough to sign this piece of art
Iced earth did a pretty good job on it too I thought. But the only person who I think can ever come close to Halfords falsetto is the king here 😉
Y maiden
I couldn't agree more. Cheers!
I'm 65 years old and I've listened to the king for half my life
I DEMAND of a live version of this with both Halford and King Diamond singing on it!
For shure
The ultimate duet, King Diamond & Rob Halford...I'd love to hear it!!
\\m//
Amen, Brother!
Halford seems to not hit those ultra high notes much more. But they would c CRUSH that hymn!
Add " Ripper Owens" to the List!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Yes!!!!!!
I like how King kept all his "King-isms" for the end and stayed true to the song for most of the vocals.
The King is greatness!!!! And covering a song that is perfect from the beginning. That last scream is amazing!!!!!
I think it's pretty darn good.! Great track from Priest. An King shines here.!! All hail the KING.!!
I wish I could listen this for the first time again.
Love it
OMFG, Mercyful fate covering Judas priest SPECIALLY THE RIPPER ( such an amazing song) I never tought this could happen but ohwell, We all know King diamond is influenced by Judas priest :) Amazing cover.
I like this song because of this tribute
It sounds like it could have been on Melissa. You can tell Fate was inspired by Priest.
Without a doubt, Hank said that Priest were one of their biggest influences and it's really easy to notice that. Tbh early Mercyful Fate sounds like Judas Priest from the '70s on steroids. There are photos of King, Michael and Hank in Judas Priest t-shirts.
Two greatest metal bands ever.
You can definitely hear Into The Coven on this.
Definitely Maiden a bit too but not as much as Priest
@@jakubmarszaek5918 yes
@@jakubmarszaek5918 I'm a fan of both bands, but Black Sabbath is the greatest heavy metal band of all time. That's not even debatable.
Thank you for uploading this awesome cover! 👑💎
Great cover, and also mercyful fate combo guitars are probably the only ones that could be compared to Glenn/kk, especially in denner/shermann version
Denner / Shermann are probably my favorite duo. They can give me chills sometimes. Especially on the Don't Break the Oath album. Damn.
Burning the Cross!
All hail the king!! \m/ fucking awesome cover!!
Cool Priest cover.
xoxo The Clarences
I wish he did songs like this where you hear is normal voice more he usually goes high every 10 seconds which is nice but I like both voices
Same
King Halford...Rob Diamond
Essa música do Judas é uma das melhores
A ninguna otra banda le hubiera sentado mejor está canción que a Mercyful Fate... increíble...
Awesome cover!!!
Love fate love priest love diamond love halford love this song great cover
Just heard this on liquid radio...was like yeah...bad ass cover...
I respect Judas Priest, but I love this cover more than original.
Log live King! Best metaller from Denmark!
Wow. Okay cover but better than priest??? You need to get your ears checked my friend. Hahaha
He can't even hit the notes Rob Halford hit. He has to go into falsetto. I'm a singer and I continue the song a lot better than champ. Sorry but all you people saying them diamonds can cover Rob Halford? Hell no
@@andrewmorton7364 Then gtfoh keep crying jeez let us enjoy the fucking song
@@andrewmorton7364 ☝️☝️
@@andrewmorton7364 I think you never saw king diamond sing live, today x today Halford eats it raw. also king diamond has 18 voice registers, it is unique. I think he could even do a much better version of the ripper.
Increiblemente este cover está mejor que la versión original! Y me impresiona cómo suena tan a Mercyful Fate un tema que no es de ellos. Cómo logran que suene tan a ellos. Parece que fuera una canción propia. Los giros que hacen las guitarras tan típicos de Mercyful Fate y el fondo de Shermann con palancazos y esos efectos tan de él. Único.
Excellent cover
judas priest - abigail (king diamond cover) how awesome can sound that
That was sick. Perfect song for them. They could have written it themselves
Agreed!!
Real KING 🤘
Early Maiden has Priest influence, as well.
Excellent
AGENT STEEL also did a great version , of that classic tune on their mad locust rising ep !!!
I will always like the OG more, but this is an amazing cover done by an amazing band!
Band is kickin
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from japan
isso é no minimo maravilhosamente maravilhoso! Mercyful Priest! \../
brilliant!
I wish this was on Spotify 😭
thanks to share
🔥🔥🔥2020 caralho.
GRANDE KING
Actually like this better than the original
it would be cool for Judas Priest to cover a Mercyful Fate song. which one would you pick? Curse of the Pharaohs would be my choice.
A Mansion in Darkness. It would be cool to hear Bruce Dickinson sing MF/King Diamond songs too! Raphael Mendes (on YT) sounds EXACTLY like Bruce and has done some Ozzy and Dio songs in Bruce's voice! You should check him out.
awesome chit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheers from mexico : )
zajebisty cover
Mid 70s to mid 80s is peak Heavy Metal. Bands like Priest and Fate are proof.
both versions are cool, it's metal
🤘🏻🤘🏻Mercyful Fate kicks motherfucking ass.
Hearing Fate do this cover reminds me of the influence Preist had on them.
All hail the King
Be very Afraid..Nice done with surgical precision..
🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
@BlackjackEddie Thanks ! I was waiting for someone to say that -.-
Fucking Tremendous!!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
King needs to cover Maiden!
2019
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When you don't want to admit the cover is superior.
If you use drugs, the version is Better
Essa porra mesmo, foda pra caralho!
Please tell me from wich mercyful fate álbum is this cover from?
Into the Unknown - Bonus Track on the Japanese Version.
It’s also on an album that is entirely of Judas Priest covers by different bands: Helloween, Saxon, Gamma Ray and more
Waoo people, what version is the best?? For some reason this is a cover. Nothing is better than the original track.
Iced Earth's version, Barlow killed it
solo king diamond podría ser competencia para Rob Halford
Y Mike Patton? Xd
@@elculiaodelosjudaspriest por supuesto, la voz de Mike Patton es una de mis favoritas, pero esos gritos como de soprano le salen demasiado bien a King Diamond....tuve la suerte de escuchar Melissa en vivo y quedé alucinando, Patton grita desde el fondo de su alma, pero no le sale tan soprano. Saludos de Chile 🤘
@@rocklover5628 Es que King y Halford son los tremendos dioses.
Fuaaa qué honor haber poderlo visto amigo, es una de las experiencias más increíbles que marcarán tu vida, mi sueño es poder verlo algun día, para cuando venga de nuevo, ya que yo igual soy de Chile compatriota, saludos xD
@BlackjackEddie So am I ...
...I like the way ya think!!
awesome jack ! \m/ ^ ^
Gosto muito de Mercyful Fate; mas sinceramente ( na minha opinião) a versão que o Iced Earth fez da mesma música ficou bem melhor...........
K.K. & Glenn should've had King Diamond subbing for Halford, instead of Owens. (Can ya even imagine how kick ass Painkiller or Green Manalishi would've sounded..?)
Or alternatively, Halford & Co. should cover Angel of Light or Melissa... wouldn't that be something..?
It would have sounded awful, you don't want to hear KD try Painkiller.
Studio magic is making this cover sound fuller than it would be live, it's pure falsetto, Rob and Tim don't rely solely on that.
I and a lot of others would like to hear that... fuck you and your opinion. I actually saw The King live before and his voice was dead on as he was on his albums so once again fuck you.
You obviously haven't seen King Diamond perform live. He does rely on falsetto for the fifth/sixth octave notes, but his falsetto sounds extremely strong live, which is more than can be said for Halford's high notes these days (listen to a Painkiller performance from the 2000s onwards, he has to hunch himself over just to get close to the notes he used to hit, and he sounds terrible when he sings it. King Diamond would have sang it better, even with falsetto.)
Also, Tim Owens and and Rob Halford have tenor voices, King Diamond is a baritone. They have different voices, sure, but King can actually go much lower than either Tim or Rob without using fry, while Tim and Rob can sing higher than him without going into falsetto (but, let's be clear here, Tim doesn't use falsetto for high notes, Rob Halford does use falsetto for high notes, just not all the time), so it's a bit silly to compare their vocal ranges since they have virtually the same range. It also seems silly to condemn a baritone like King Diamond for using falsetto to reach high notes when his falsetto notes are extremely deliberate, on key/pitch, and much stronger than the high notes many singers hit without falsetto (including Rob and Tim).
I'm not saying that King is the greatest singer in the world, just that he gets a lot of unwarranted hate from people just because of his famous falsetto vocal technique.
Also, he doesn't rely on falsetto all the time for high notes. Check out Give Me Your Soul where he hits a 5th octave note (C5, I think) without using falsetto.
hahha, you're a joke...
@@PowerRobMusic
Falseto sound from the King ..its mostly seems perfect to hear ...
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There is no such thing as enough volume for this song.. Slow riffs are sometimes the heavier riffs..
Pffft! Iced Earth?! Really?! Those guys are a joke. It's only fitting this priest song be covered by ROYALTY putos. Long live the king! I love this cover.
Night of the Stomrider, Burnt Offerings and Something Wicked are 90's heavy metal good stuf. Albums like those where much better than the numetal shit came later. They deserve more respect than calling them a joke
King Diamond, the only man capable of replacing Rob Halford. Not saying it should be done, but its nearly perfect. Much better than Tim Ripper Owens.
+Daniel Abrams what? I thought ripper owens did a good job at this cover too
+Daniel Abrams So unfair. Halford of course has no substitute. But Owens did a stellar job with these numbers.
Take some vocal lessons before making that remark.
King Diamond has 0 resonance at all with is singing, it's all 100% pure falsetto, a lot of his fans don't understand the gigantic difference between guys like Rob and Tim versus Kind Diamond.
Hi, vocally trained here, if you don't think Falsetto doesn't carry resonance (especially King Diamond's voice in particular compared to other falsetto singers) then you really do not know what you are talking about. He is singing within his pharyngeal voice which is actually connected to the head. He is in fact pushing his falsetto notes into his HEAD register making it a "reinforced falsetto", which is much stronger than "normal" falsetto singers like say, Justin Timberlake. King has just as much power as a singer who is singing chest connected to head, maybe you just have different ears than I do. If King's vocals are weak, then I guess Barry Gibbs vocals were pretty weak too since they use the same EXACT technique. In fact Barry Gibb's high "screams" and KD's almost sound identical.
Owens would've been fine if Glenn and KK didn't insist on tuning down to attempt to sound heavier
king fucking rules, the mercyful fate cover is so much better than the original
@1983Wrathchild Mercyful's Ripper is fantastic, but Death's Painkiller is probably one of the best metal covers of all time!!!!
I'll take this
Japan version...
I prefer the Iced Earth version.
A great cover, but still prefer the original.
No. This is a helloeva lot better, imo :P
I personally think this version is way better it’s done so clean. Judy’s priests version is just not as clean and precise as this one. Come on now disturbed does some seriously great remakes. If ur going to remake a song it’s to me gotta be better than the original. Johnny cash his version of hurt is amazing. This guy Leo something check out his remakes from frog leap studios listen to toxic by a brittney Spears song. It’s great. He does a few songs that are really good. But toxic is the best. Goodbye from Las Vegas Nevada.
Judy
FUCK
\m/
iced earth's version is loads better
Better than Priest! |m|
I love King Diamond and Merciful Fate... but I think they butchered a great song.
What's especially disappointing about this is that it was King's vocal performance that ruined it.
A half-assed effort.
Iced Earth's cover was MUCH better.
I have to agree. I read through the comments and most people are just calling it amazing. Some even calling it better than the original. Its not the worst thing I've ever heard but it's far from a great cover. King Diamond misses the mark here quite a lot. I love both bands but won't be listening to this track again.
This is lame.
Excellent