Mercyful Fate - Curse of the Pharaohs (live)

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KING IS AWESOME

[necrodrinker38]

anyone notice that when king talks on stage he ditches his accent?

[Passy666]

pure fucking metal!

[punk4561]

Fuck ! This Guys Are Too Awesome For Me !

[MrDodstink]

Mercyful Fate KEEPS THE BLACK FLAME BURNING!

[76sagi]

King Diamond is playing the hell out of that mic stand!

[LGVillarreal13]

All I'm going to say is that, Metallica was inspired by these guys and they paid homage to them in "Garage, Inc." If it wasn't for guys like King Diamond, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Motörhead, etc., there probably wouldn't be any Metallica. Also, I'm not labeling this as a popularity contest. Every artist I've mentioned is respectable and respected in their own right. All of the above artists mentioned kick ass. End of story.

[joshTrites]

but i do agree Albums like Load Reload and St Anger Suck Major Balls. But St Anger was an experimental album so that was their Fuck around Album, But you can't say that you wouldnt Bang you head to song from their first four albums especially Kill Em' All

[ToaJoe]

@joshTrites Lol, Kill em all wasn't even a Metallica album. You can't say something is your own album when you've only written three of the songs on it.

[cscraigomyeggo]

@ToaJoe Metallica wrote all of the songs on Kill 'em All except two bonust tracks. Do your research.

[joshTrites]

OK to everyone who's bashing on Metallica, Grow the Fuck up, Metallica got inspiration from bands like Venom and Mercyful fate. Metallica along with Slayer,Anthrax and Megadeth kicked off the thrash metal era. Mercyful Fate has done concerts with Metallica countless times over the years, that alone give people the right to talk about them on a Mercyful Fate page Douchfags, not to mention Metallica was allowed to make a melody out of their songs, which they performed it live with The King a lot

[laithlaith91]

Fuck Metallicrap, they dont deserve to b mentioned on a Mercyful Fate page, so go talk about them sumwhere else u fking noobs that dont know anything about real metal

[elbrownyyy]

stop talking about metallica in every damn video

you people should ripp of your dicks off and throw them away, since you never seem to use them

[bigbadbass3]

In what way is this black metal? You can't deny that Mercyful Fate kicks ass, but you can't call them black metal, just because King wears face paint.

[kronikthrash666]

@bigbadbass3 its considered 1st wave of black metal along with venom and bathory, because they inspired many of the 2nd and 3rd wave black metal bands, plus the occult/satanic themes and what not. king wore the the face paint before any black metal bands did, so they kinda adopted it too.

[bigbadbass3]

@kronikthrash666

I suppose that makes sense. I guess I just always think of bands like Mayhem and Burzum as being the first wave of actual "black" metal.

[NYDMBowser]

King Diamond and MF forever!!!

[lucifugorofocale1]

Why are all these little girls talking about the Grammy-winning queens of pop/rock? This is a video of a METAL band, yes, a fantastic METAL band. This is not rock or commercial shit for little girls: this is REAL METAL.

[WillSkinner704]

All of you that think metallica is so much better, FUCK YOU. 

[papaiche]

Kim Bendrix is the most great Vocal in the world.FUCK METALLICA

[c0ntra89]

AJFA is boring and too repetitive.

[blodstainer]

@c0ntra89 Agree

[Floskeknosk]

They totally kicked my fucking teeth in.

[EndLessPain95]

@Nutle159 Metallica is shit now . James vocals suck, and Lars just needs to quit.

[EndLessPain95]

Fuck Metallica they died 86'

[Nutle159]

@EndLessPain95 no fuck you

[skaterdouche4]

@EndLessPain95 bullshit! ..and justice for all was beast

[MetalHead2219]

@EndLessPain95 yeah right justice and black album rule, so shut the fuck up

[neoncat45]

@MetalHead2219  your forgeting puppets the black album is nothing compared to the 1st four albums

[buddahmaster]

awesome this guy rocks!

[James94Brady]

No seriously this guy cant sing I listened to the studio recoding off of melisa he sucks, metallica's version is better

[Horzagiar]

@James94Brady He sings better than James and he does better songs than metallica and megadeth put together. No Mercyful Fate, No metallica.

[powerslaver6]

@James94Brady man james hetfield sucks on every record he have made on metallica and i do not say anything shut the fuck up bitch both metallica and king diamond bands rules

[alstottfan97]

wow.....the dude cant sing. metallicas version is WAY better. this sounds like crap.

[MegaCoolguy666]

you are a fucking dumb ass.

you're comparing live to studio recording you douche.

if it wasn't for king/mercyful fate there would be no metallica.

[alstottfan97]

@MegaCoolguy666 I really dont care about live or studio or audio or any other kind of io's...I dont like the dudes singing.

[brickmastertube]

@alstottfan97

Just listen to it again. You'll get it eventually.

[KrayzieBoneThug4Lyfe]

@MegaCoolguy666 Erm... Actually Metallica were established before King was.. and King used to play "Opera Metal" or some form of Black Metal, meanwhile Metallica used to play Thrash and now plays Heavy metal.

[Gabow666]

are you fuckin deaf?

[alstottfan97]

@Gabow666 I am now after hearing that banshee scream.

[stratles2]

How can you not like the singing?... Fucking amazing!!

[mercyfaten]

think they fuckin rock..my fav

[lordsaddler3]

greaat fuckn song+video...so the stealth existed before Chuck made it famous

[BlessureK]

I've only recently really gotten into Mercyful Fate, I knew about them for a long time, but only just started to really listen more. And I'm pretty much addicted to Melissa. That album is fucking pure win. King's vocals are so fucking awesome

[mmichaelm012]

i see that michael denner is playing the stealth with the reversed neck with only the r on it i have never see one that didnt say bc rich i want it

[damianemorocker]

excelent clasicc song this track remember me the movie of "the mummy"

[TCapper1]

this was october of 93. i have this concert on video. i cant remember the exact date but remember that they toured with flotsam and jetsam, anacrusis and cathedral. saw this brief tour in Philly

[deerhunter45628]

I saw them with Anacrusis and other band (not F&J) the same year...great show

[paul44miles]

a classic from mercyful fate. this song is incredibely heavy. great song.

[youfreaker]

mercyful fate isnt that bad. its quite good. but king diamond sucks. his voice ruins the whole song.

[youfreaker]

lol it's my opinion i think that king diamond's voice ruins the song because he sing way to high

[mmichaelm012]

its evil and its rob halford influnced i mean early judas priest

[AtheismIsWiked]

his high singing is beautiful. It's why I like this band

[youfreaker]

lol i hate that high singing. it's why i dont like his band :P

[mindseyeopened100]

not really.. hes a great song writer, great influence, but he can never hit his high notes live, he can never reproduce his studio sound. All of Candlemass' singers are wayyy better... halford is better, dio is better, etc. and outside of metal theres tons of better singers. he's got a ridiculous range, and when he's on he's great, but hes inconsistent and tends to sound like a cat being strangled

[kinghetzer]

I saw Motrohead,Mercyful Fate,and Exciter in Paccasic NJ at the Capitol Thearter in 1984.

Great Show

[55bored]

why does everyone hate on king? just enjoy the music \m/

†

[SSGazem]

HAIL THE KING BABY!!!

WHOOOOOOO!!!!!

[samanthanjosh]

this is fucking thrash bitch

[alberthurt1]

heeeeell yeah KD is amazing

[shaitan9]

If I went to Hell and had to listen to this guy for eternity , I would convert.

[powerpromotionsjax]

This is what made metal what it is! You are entitled to your opinion, but please dont disrespect the originals.

[Hitokiriitachi999]

what are you smoking?

[BlackSabbath0198]

poser.

[samanthanjosh]

this version is way better than metallica.

[xHeadbanger1000x]

go fuck kirk you fagtallica fag. its stupid pricks like you that make me hate metallica, king diamond wipes his ass with metallicas faces

[Jaytoee]

It makes me laugh that you think your pathetic little life is important because you listen to "good music", music is all about oppinion.

One of my oppinions is that you eat cock :)

[patobrien10]

chill out man, no need to be homophobic

[rescuer86]

First: Metallica does not play this. They play a medley of Mercyful Fate songs, and this is in the medley.

Second: This is Mercyful Fate's song. The sound is different, geared towards King DIamond's higher voice.

Third: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

[saiAhikaru]

ty man!

[louiscfc93]

that riff is satan

[ChamucoChilango]

james hetfield fucks this song up

All Hail KING DIAMOND!

[jamiegriffithsisGAY]

its part of metallics song mercyful fate tho, so it is in a way, but not this version

[littlegumby24]

This song is fun to play on guitar hero mettalica

[YuudyeShinkozu]

Oh my god this song is epic live! Truly an amazing band. I just wish England wasn't full of chavs and I could start a band and play this kind of stuff :(

[RobZoso]

long live metal

[baderhhh]

wooooooow

[Emanuelsson93]

metallica did this song better to be honest with you guys

[evilmaniac999]

no, they didn't!

[freemusicblogg]

Yes, they did...agree!

[bahlaal]

bullshit

[krillin358]

dude, u do realize that you cant do "better" than the original. u may like it more but it cant be better

[Flames262574]

metallicas was good but king diamonds is better

[takeospikeslive]

lol you christ hugging reject of life

slit your throat

[megatyler29]

Fuck yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dont agree that they suck but YOU SUCK

[megatyler29]

BITCH

[chocosparx]

mercyful fate rule. your naive mouth sucks the misleading existence of religions cock!

[joehohenester]

Mercyful Fate could have turned into a big metal act - without the shitty voice of King Diamond...

[lonestarmetal]

i love kings voice, but thats for shure. ive they had a more mainstream vocal style, they couldve broken through. idk if thats a good thing or a bad thing but it is what it is

[ionicbreeze]

anyone else think that the intro sounds veeery similar to iron maiden's 2 minutes to midnight? I honestly never noticed until i listened to maiden just before listening to this awesome classic.

[chirvy10]

Oh my god, now that you mention it i can hear it! Not 100%, but somewhat similar.

[natg900]

Don't you mean that 2 Minutes to Midnight sounds like Curse of the Pharaohs?

2MtM wasn't released until '84 on Powerslave. CotP was released in'83 on Melissa... a truly incredible album!!

[danblaze83]

dont even waste your time responding to this newbie, probably thinks slipknot invented metal. fucking idiot thought maiden was before king

[natg900]

eeeehhhh hard to say man. King started singing in Black Rose which didn't start til 79. I'll say that Maiden started first but they went through too many people before they became great... whereas MF was just purely awesome to begin with!! \m/

[PennyDreadful1]

But Iron Maiden's Debut is awesome.

It had songs like Remember Tomorrow,Phantom of the opera and Strange world among others.

[gm8t]

how about venom - welcome to hell 1981!!

[natg900]

Hmmm... had a listen and I'll agree there are similarities BUT I think if you look at modern music, everyone's stealing from everyone.

So lets just appreciate the GOOD Music and leave it at that :)

[krakabash]

King Diamond's voice is awesome.

Hilariously so.

[kensaiD5291]

I completely agree, I mean Metallica's medley of Mercyful Fate songs on Garage Inc. was great and, in my opinion, Hetfield's voice is much more suited than Diamond's. Having said that, Melissa is still a great album as a whole and Mercyful fate deserve their respect.

[lonestarmetal]

dude, but the falsetto makes songs like Satan's fall

[kensaiD5291]

Satan's Fall is a great song, regardless of what kind of voice performs it. It's great on Melissa and it's great in the medley when Hetfield does it.

[1WHITEKNUCKLERIDE]

YOU FUCKIN' IDIOT.. Matallica was lucky that HE agreed to join them on stage. Go back to your radio top 40 metal and stay away from real metal music. DO SOME HISTORY.

[baderhhh]

king destroy the mercyful fate music

[vivalaranter]

Anyone who doesn't know Mercyful Fate were considered black metal is extremely ignorant.

[evilmaniac999]

that's right! it's early thrash and speed metal!

[vivalaranter]

I wonder if any of these people have ever read any interviews from the 80s, or have any idea how different shit was then? I mean, I was born in '92, but I've done my research here. Mercyful Fate were considered black metal for a LONG time.

[morticianman24]

KING DIAMOND!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dimeguitarsrock]

Its amazing that people say fate is Blackmetal. It has nothing resembling modern day blackmetal and its also, it also in a league of its own.

Mercyful fate are in a league of their own.

The fathers of Blackmetal are Venom.

its almost too bad, such a shame that their copiers just decided to grunt.

Chronos has the best voice period in what you could call black metal.

He sounds like he just swallowed a bag of gravel, but at the same time hes very understandable like the old jameshet

[Venommetal91]

I agree. Venom is my favorite band and Cronos one of the most influential frontmen of all time. HAIL VENOM"S LEGIONS!

[evilmaniac999]

duuuh.... Venom gave the name and were the first to use exagerrated satanic imagery... But they were all tongue in cheek... Want some real fathers of black metal?See Bathory... and of course Mercyful Fate!

[1234lololol1234]

mercyful fate aren't black metal... o.O

[vintervark]

back in the day they were concidered fathers of black metal not for their music but for their image and lyrics ... live venom ... which everybody know that is not very " black meta " however is one of the principle influences.... thats why dark funeral plays a king diamong cover to make a tribute to the KING!!!

[evilmaniac999]

Venom started as a NWOBHM... and this musical current influenced Mercyful Fate... Can't you hear the riff similarities of these two bands?

[twilightdimension]

I hear more early iron maiden in them than anything

[pedro12345678910]

fuck you, MF are black metal, not modern black metal, which sucks btw, just noise

[Aqualeader5]

never knew that king diamond/mercyful fate was black metal

[pedro12345678910]

thats cuz when u think of black u think burzum and other noise acts, this is music

[triumphelf]

King Diamond,Inquisition,Arckanum..­..

[jwaynecon0008]

Hail to the King. Mercyful fate rules. Fuck yeah.

[manguarden]

a,men of faith, lol

[alphaZ82]

Mercyful Fate man, hell f*ckin yea

[serialslasher]

fuckin right! hail mercyful fate!

[Yngblaz]

I like how homos are arguing in the comments on this video. Hail Mercyful Fate, Hail King Daimond, and quit your bitchin faggots.

[dagoor]

that is one fucking big fat epic memorable riff in the beginning. never to be produced again~!

[zkijy]

Hellion's old stuff is killer

[axmax24]

i think king diamond used to date the singer of hellion

[chasingtony]

That must have been a long time ago because King Diamond is married.

[LEGIONOFPENETRALIA]

Ya. King ripped off a riff from Ann Boylen. Fuck Off.

[yeyeteygcbvcserzZEQ]

of course Jesus was Jewish , "Christian" means you believe in Jesus Christ...you can only be Christian after Jesus(who talks about ignorance? this is simply logical)

[metallicaunit]

Wasn't Jesus Jewish?

[lotrmaster2000]

yes he was

[ImYourClit]

fu*king awsome!! \m/

[thrashened]

They are Heavy/Black Metal. Influences from Venom.

[rickhorror]

MF and Venom are two completely different bands i think MF would of been whether or not venom existed or not

[lgc32090]

you still have to admit the whole black metal thing was popularized by venom

[spiderman5z]

venom are fucking awesome black metal is a classic album and bathory is kickass too

[Blackthrash88]

YES!!! FUK YES!!!!!

[Lasterious]

does he believe in satan?

[Switchfifty]

i don't know... if you don't believe in god...then you can't believe in Satan... so hmm not sure haha

[ultimatemegadeath]

true. relgious beliefs aside, to have one and not the other doesnt work, the universe is a positive /negative based system. never one without the other.

[Switchfifty]

Well its not just that, it's that the story of satan is born from the Christian religion, it's the manifestation of evil all that is contrary to God. If you don't believe in God, then you can't believe in Satan, just doens't make sense lol

[rickhorror]

you can believe in the idealism "satanism" provides? ideology? you know... being the opposite of a christian scumbag... you know open minded and free

[NaturesGlory]

Hey, what about that Metallica cover of this? That was pretty damned awesome! I think Hetfield sung it better, and they edited the solos better.

However, credit to the creators, such an awesome song!!!!!!

Wanna know somethin interesting? I believe in God.

[Frankingsteins]

Metallica covering Marcyful Fate? I can't imagine anything less exciting.

[NaturesGlory]

Dude check out Garage Inc. It's so awesome. Its a slightly cleaned up version, and its well put together. Hetfield sings it awesome.

The best part is it isn't just this song, its a medley of Mercyful fate hits all awesomely put together.

[goatboy679]

iv heard it its shit.they butcher motorhead thin lizzy and diamondhead aswell.wat you need is to develope ure musical pallat.king diamond can growl with the best of em but iv not heard any1 that can hit a falsetto like him

[goatboy679]

hetfield cant sing for shit your a retard and nobody gives a shit who u believe in.go blow a cardinal

[NaturesGlory]

Well you're a dumbass, because Metallica has sold a shit load more than Mercyful Fate and King Diamond have.

Wtf is you're fuckin issue? I wasn't sayin shit bout you, fucken fool.

[goatboy679]

natures glory your a retard just bcos you sell lots of records dosent make you good look at madonna.most people will like somthing if theyre told its good

[Switchfifty]

... so angry

[vilerancor]

Eh. I agree, the Metallica cover was good (though it wasn't just this, it was a medley), but I gotta go with Mercyful Fate over Metallica any day of the week. Probably because I grew up listening to these guys before I had even heard of Metallica, so I might be biased.

[NaturesGlory]

I applaud you (no sarcasm) for being the first on Youtube to disagree without swearing your head off. One rarely finds that. Lol.

[vilerancor]

hehehe. Why swear? I don't need to cuss to get my point across. Generally when people swear to get their point across it's because they're not even sure what their point was in the first place ;)

[NaturesGlory]

Lol, yeah thats true.

[ultimatemegadeath]

I would have to disagree. I don't think you're biased. while alot of people like metallica, or anyone else that have covered songs(mainly the GNR spaghetti incident,axl states it's best to discover the originals)there is always the person liking the covers/tributes compared to the originals and vice versa. long/short: I grew up with megadeth/metallica they along w/other bands have really helped me expand my musical taste BECAUSE i listened to the originals.

[0bodova]

Mercyful Fate RULE!!

Curse of the Pharaohs is fucking awesome.

Fuck your bible and your god...

[NaturesGlory]

How old are you, like 11? Lol.

[growling66]

LONG LIVE THE KING

[cublop]

you kids are brain washed

HELL BELLS VIDEO look out

our THey sold they soul for rock n roll

see this videos and think

SATAN AND HELL ARE REAL

GOD, JESUS, MARY AND ETERNAL LIFE TOO