Other than hearing 'In the Shadows', the only Mercyful Fate material to my ears was Bewitched's version of "Evil." It was a terrific cover and figured there was so much more to discover within the world of early King Diamond/Mercyful Fate. The night of this show was ice-cold but quickly changed upon entering the Metro.
Ended up finding out King was sick the day of this show and remarkably it had no effect on his performance whatsoever. Each falsetto lick was dead on. It's a shame I did not know any songs or even realize the classic lineup including Michael Denner, Hank Shermann, & Timi Hansen until a few years later. "Evil", "A Dangerous Meeting", "Black Funeral", and "Come To The Sabbath" were among the classics of the set list.
The day after this show I bought Melissa, Return of the Vampire, and Don't Break the Oath which will never leave my collection.
No comments:
Post a Comment