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A heavy metal history of stage make-up: Why costume is the ultimate marketing tool
By Emma Cownley last updated
From Alice Cooper to Gorgoroth and Gwar, here’s how makeup and costume have been successfully used to create iconic characters, build brands, and carve out entire genres

The 20 Greatest Roadrunner Records Albums Ever
By Stephen Hill last updated
From Slipknot to King Diamond, we rate the 20 finest records released by metal's biggest label, Roadrunner Records

Metallica in the style of King Diamond is the stuff your nightmares are made of
By Liz Scarlett last updated
Denis Pauna is back at it again, and this time he's mastering the sound of King Diamond

The 10 most OTT rock and metal stage sets ever
By Chris Chantler last updated
Unleash the fire-breathing dragons and alien power station towers! These are the greatest stage sets ever

King Diamond is "honoured" to have inspired Metallica
By Stephen Hill published
Mercyful Fate icon King Diamond talks ghosts, famous fans and being sued by Gene Simmons

Praise Satan! King Diamond has never heard of Post Malone
By Metal Hammer last updated
“Post Malone got a picture with me – I had no idea who he was,” says King Diamond of backstage encounter with rapper

King Diamond says Ghost didn't rip off Mercyful Fate, so you can all shut up now
By Metal Hammer published
“I never felt that they were copying us,” says King Diamond of Mercyful Fate’s influence on Ghost, comparing them to Blue Oyster Cult instead

10 genuinely scary albums guaranteed to put the dread into Halloween
By Dom Lawson, Jonathan Selzer published
From King Diamond to Miles Davis: the 10 most bloodcurdling records to scare away the trick or treaters
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