King Diamond "HeadBangers Ball Interview" (Dynamo Festival 1993)

Kim Bendix Petersen is born in Denmark on June 14th 1956. He began his musical career in 1973 when he entered as a guitarist in a cover band called Brainstorm. He then left this band in 1978 to join another local band called Black Rose, but this time, as a vocalist. It's in this band that the character of King Diamond took shape. He first had the idea of wearing make-up after seeing the Alice Cooper show Welcome To My Nightmare way back in 1975.

In early 1993, Mercyful Fate was in studio recording a new album, their first studio album in 9 years. The band was still without a drummer, so a session drummer called Morten Nielsen played on this album. The band re-recorded the song Return Of The Vampire '93 with guest drummer Lars Ulrich from Metallica as a bonus track on the album. After the recording sessions, Snowy Shaw moved from King Diamond to be the new Mercyful Fate drummer. Then came out the album, In The Shadows. The band also made 2 promo videos, Egypt and The Bell Witch, as well as a promo single which contained the song Egypt only. The first show was in Copenhagen, in May 1993, with long-time friends Metallica. After the following tour ended, Timi left the band definitively. He left for the same reasons he left the King Diamond band 6 years before: to spend more time with his family. His substitute is King Diamond's bassist, Sharlee D'Angelo.

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[sinbysin666]

Metallica being more popular than King Diamond, is in the same vein, as Madonna being more popular than Metallica. Metallica sucks, Madonna sucks, and the King reigns.

[Herodotusification]

thank you for this

[guitarraelectrica]

Gooosh! He puts his make-up on and he leaves that MASSIVE mustache!

Wonder how THAT can be possible!

[fi5mvKsW3M]

Love King. Love Vanessa. Big thumbs up.

[guitarjesse1]

nice mullet! billie ray would die for that

[gavin8tor]

Respect... well done.