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King Diamond
« on: July 03, 2011, 12:49:05 AM »
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VWho here listens to King? What's  your favorite album/story? I've been a long time fan. Mine is probably Abigail. Charon is probably my favorite song tho.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=EFIuoRyC7Cc


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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2011, 08:59:27 AM »
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I've never liked his music too much, even though I know he is an important figure in heavy metal. I just can't stand his vocals. Even though I usually love high vocals, like Rob Halford's or Brian Johnson's, Diamond's manner of singing is going too far, it's just too screeching and annoying IMO.
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2011, 08:18:16 PM »
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Oh please..

I bought Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath even before getting my NES.
The last album I remember hearing was Conspiracy. I thought it had fairly OK tunes though.

None of my friends liked him
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2011, 08:31:51 PM »
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I liked metal back when it wasn't all screaming ear-rape.

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...Wait, what?

Nah, I'm kidding. I listen to groups like In Flames, Atreyu and Trivium (and their rock-ish branch Roadrunner United). They're all pretty fierce screaming groups.

This guy, though? Well, look at the last word + last hyphenated word in the top line. I didn't like this one at all.
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2011, 11:52:03 PM »
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The only song I have of his is Mercyful Fate's A Dangerous Meeting. Not too bad. I never really got into him any further than that, though.
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2011, 01:58:56 AM »
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While I enjoy Judas Priest and other high-flying operatic metal bands, I could never really get into King Diamond all that much. That said, this song and video is in equal parts both awesome(guitarwork and songwriting) and hilarious(content and video). GRAAAAAANDMAAAA!

King Diamond - Welcome Home
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2011, 02:27:51 AM »
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I like high-pitched vocals but his voice annoys me.

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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2011, 01:34:44 PM »
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This should be served with a surgeon general warning: Will melt your face off.
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2011, 12:13:56 AM »
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Haha, nice one Slayer :))

Cool opinions people. King def. is an aquired taste. I find myself having binges every few months. I love how imaginitive and bold his stories are. If you have the patience, read along as you listen to Abigail, or Them and others. Pretty twisted ghost/undead stories, asnt he singing style fits the moments or what's happening in the chapter of the given story. One album is about the medieval witch trials and the priests raping the nuns, pretty heavy stuff, and not done in a glamourizing way or anything, from The Eye:

King Diamond- Burn
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2011, 04:52:22 AM »
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Quote from: Claimh Solais on July 03, 2011, 08:31:51 PM
I liked metal back when it wasn't all screaming ear-rape.

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...Wait, what?

Nah, I'm kidding. I listen to groups like In Flames, Atreyu and Trivium (and their rock-ish branch Roadrunner United). They're all pretty fierce screaming groups.

This guy, though? Well, look at the last word + last hyphenated word in the top line. I didn't like this one at all.

Err, I think you've got things a bit confused. Though I can't say with In Flames, Atreyu and Trivium definitely rape the ears. Diamond, however (well, of the Mercyful Fate stuff I've heard), is awesome.

But seriously... Knocking King Diamond but admitting a love for Atreyu and Trivium... I cannot express how baffled I am. That's like saying The Stooges are awful but Green Day totally kicks ass—and that's really not a far-off comparison.
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2011, 05:04:45 AM »
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Quote from: Abnormal Freak on July 05, 2011, 04:52:22 AM
But seriously... Knocking King Diamond but admitting a love for Atreyu and Trivium... I cannot express how baffled I am. That's like saying The Stooges are awful but Green Day totally kicks ass—and that's really not a far-off comparison.

Uh... Yeah. That's a pretty far-off comparison.

I compared King Diamond with Atreyu and Trivium. You compared the Stooges with Green Day. (Are we thinking of the same stooges?)

Atreyu's screamer doesn't use a high screaming voice, nor a stupidly low one (like the generic metal bands). Trivium, while their scream can get annoying, their choruses rock, and sound awesome.

King Diamond on the other hand...
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2011, 05:34:15 AM »
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Quote from: Claimh Solais on July 05, 2011, 05:04:45 AM
nor a stupidly low one (like the generic metal bands)

Wait. So are you saying all death metal is generic? :p
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2011, 05:36:26 AM »
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Quote from: Abnormal Freak on July 05, 2011, 05:34:15 AM
Wait. So are you saying all death metal is generic? :p

Well...

Wait. How many different types of metal are there? Jeez.
Metal
Death Metal
Speed Metal
Gothic Metal
Go on...
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2011, 06:20:36 AM »
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power metal
thrash metal
industrial metal
doom metal
neoclassical metal
melodic metal
symphonic metal
classical metal
power symphonic metal

I can't remember anything else right now......
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Re: King Diamond
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2011, 09:59:12 AM »
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I'm not really into metal, but I just read through the lyrics to Abigail.  Pretty inventive stuff.  I wish more bands did this, but so many "albums" are just collections of unrelated songs.  You gotta respect an artist that can put a concept album together.  (Unless it's Green Day.  No need to respect them.)

I remember hearing about King Diamond when I was a kid.  Didn't he sing from an altar built of skulls in his concerts, or something like that?
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