Mercyful Fate

In the early 1980's, there was a buzz going around the metal scene about this Satanic Danish band called Mercyful Fate and their singer, King Diamond. When I was visiting London in '83, a friend over there suggested we check them out at this tiny club in Hammersmith; a few years before, we'd gone to see Marillion play there. Since they say that the devil has all the best music, I was up for that, hence the photos on this page. King Diamond is still going strong, as is some version of Mercyful Fate, though I don't know which original members remain. 

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Clarendon Rooms, Hammersmith, London, 03/19/83

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