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Sleigher
Members of Dream Theater, Haken and more cover Slayer for Christmas

By Jerry Ewing Published

Sleigher, featuring members of Dream Theater, Haken, Protest The Hero prog up another Slayer song for Christmas

Bands & Artists
King Diamond and James Hetfield
King Diamond's revealed what he spent his Metallica royalties on, and it was a pretty baller move

By Merlin Alderslade Published

King Diamond earned some royalties from Metallica's ace Garage Inc. Mercyful Fate medley - and he spent them in style

Bands & Artists
Hip-hop artists using metal samples
The 10 best metal samples in hip-hop

By James Smurthwaite Last updated

Forget Aerosmith and Run DMC – from Public Enemy to Lil Peep, here are 10 artists who have fused metal and hip hop

Interviews
Denis Pauna
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

Bands & Artists
The bands that kept heavy metal alive
10 albums that have kept traditional heavy metal alive

By Rich Hobson Last updated

The 10 albums that have helped keep traditional heavy metal alive after the genre's 80s heyday

Albums
King Diamond
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

Interviews
Type O Negative - Black No. 1 Halloween image
The 10 bloodiest, most brilliant songs about vampires

By Chris Chantler Published

Ten deep cuts and and immortal entreaties to make your blood pulse over Halloween

Bands & Artists
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Every King Diamond and Mercyful Fate album ranked from worst to best

By Dom Lawson Last updated

Grandmaaaaaaa! We rank King Diamond and Mercyful Fate’s albums from worst to Beelzebubian best

Albums
Corpsegrinder Mercyful Fate
Why I ❤️ Mercyful Fate’s Don’t Break The Oath, by Cannibal Corpse’s George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher

By George ‘Corpsegrinder’ FIsher Published

Cannibal Corpse’s George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher bows down at the feet of Mercyful Fate’s occult metal classic Don’t Break The Oath

Albums
A photograph of King Diamond on stage in San Antonio in 2015
The Top 10 best King Diamond and Mercyful Fate songs

By Paul Elliott Last updated

Supernatural screamer King Diamond he has some great songs – here are 10 of the best

Tracks & Singles
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