Tag: New Releases

KING DIAMOND Has Entered The Studio

Talking with Knotfest.com, KING DIAMOND has confirmed not 1, but 2 studio releases. He confirmed one releases with his solo band KING DIAMOND, as well as one with MERCYFUL FATE.

KING DIAMOND realized a DVD/Blu-Ray “Song of the Dead Live”, which included two performances of “Melissa, one from Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting in June 2016 and the other from the Philly Fillmore in November 2015. This was released January of 2019, and was the last official release of the solo band.

“9”, MERCYFUL FATE’s last studio record was released in 1999, making this the first studio release from MERCYFUL FATE in the 21st Century. Tell us what you think, or tif you’re excited.

VOLBEAT announces Record Store Day Black Friday Release!

On Tuesday VOLBEAT announced the release of “Hokus Bonus”, a compilation vinyl of bonus tracks from prior studio albums. It will be limited to 3,000 copies and available from independent record stores on November 27th. The limited vinyl will have artwork featuring their longtime illustrator Karsten Sand and will be pressed on “Magician’s stone” color,

The 2-sided record will feature:

Side A:

1. Rebel Angel – 3:25* 

2. Angelfuck – 1:30

3. Ecotone – 3:47

4. Lola Montez (Harp Version) – 4:28 *

5. Evelyn (Early Michael Vox Version) – 3:29* 

6. Slaytan – 0:59‡

Side B:

1. For Evigt (feat. Johan Olsen) – 4:43*

2. Black Rose (Michael Vox Version) – 3:58‡

3. Under The Influence – 4:32‡

4. Immortal But Destructible – 4:35‡ 

5. Die To Live (Michael Vox Version) – 3:03‡ 

*Available for the first time on vinyl in North America

‡Available for the first time ever on vinyl