Hubby and I are actually going to see him here in ohio on Nov 24th, my 2nd time...so excited! I just freaken love yall's videos. I've said it before, just the best thing at the end of a long day to vibe out to, and to escape all the crap in the world. Just great music and wonderful personalities. Sistah, you look gorgeous as always my dear.
Andy Laroque played with Death in the album individuals thoughts patterns. The intro song of this video reaction trapped in the corner is part of such album
Oh man.... I actually recieved a photo from my friend in High School of myself in one of my classes with my King Diamond shirt on. I, too, hung out with 99% metalheads. I graduated in 93. I fell in love the first time I heard King Diamond in 88 and that was the 'Them' album. Halflife Sista is so funny here. She's like "ok" when Wolf is explaining the whole "Grandma in the Asylum" thing. Like making no judgments about the psycho family who now live with the spirits from the Asylum grandma just got home from! I think her reaction was pretty awesome! Goodnight my loves! You guys rock. Wish you were my neighbors.
King cast himself as the boy, retaining his own name. Missy (the little sister), I would wager was named after Melissa, the name of the prop skull that was stolen from King years before (and the inspiration for the 1983 album and title track of the same name, Mercyful Fate's first official album after the EP).
A very strong childhood memory is when my older brother sat me down and; to the best of his ability, in his school-english (I live in Denmark) translated the album, reading from the lyric sheet. To this day, I love the effort my brother put into sharing it with me. I was like ten or eleven at the time. He is about 3 years older.
Loved King since Fatal Portrait with Mercyful Fate... saw him live ... this brings back so many memories. Thanks to you two... and the Patreon request of course.
I have been a huge King fan since early eighties, but Everytime I hear this song now I can't help but think of the drive thru scene in Clerks 2 with Randall and Jay! 😂. Also, have said religiously for years that Andy Laroque is one of the most criminally underrated guitarist ever!! Right behind Dave Murray of Maiden!!
looking for his new records....yeah...KING DIAMOND IS ROYAL....Been a fan back from 1983....Don't break the oath was my first intro.I was a instance fan.
All hail the King🤘🤘 I've been a fan since he was in the band Black Rose. Seen Mercyful Fate in 1984 and have seen King 3 times, 4th time will be this November.
King Diamond always has the most kickass guitar productions! For Helloween, you should react to King Diamond's Abigail in its entirety - That NEEDS to be listened to as a whole ;)
Thank's Sistah and Wolf! Pleasure to hear some King Diamond! Thank God, Metal have saved me from some BS music! This is great song! Lot's of ❤ for You Two!
One of my favorite reactions from you two! Love King Diamond! Great song & great album. Hoping to see more KD reactions. Love the Voodoo album. Hint hint... lol. Keep up the great work, you two!
My introduction to kd was melissa.... Guitars are always amazing in both mercyfull fate and kd.. denner/sherman/larocque. but man listen to the drums... mickey dee is a monster
I currently have my Mercyful Fate and King Diamond CDs in my truck. Been working thru the MF discs first. Already on '9'. But I read thru the liner notes on the first 5 KD albums and what they amount to is that Fatal Portraits is a conceptual, but divergent album from the MF stuff, but a stand alone album. It established the difference between MF and KD solo stuff. But then the next 4 albums: Them, Abigail, Conspiracies, and The Eye, were all one big story about his Grandma.
Sistah, you and Wolf should check out "Battle Angels" by Sanctuary or "Respect The Wind" by Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Sanctuary is one of the bands Warrell Dane was a part of besides Nevermore.
This song is hell for us poor bass players. The manual capo needed way down at the end of the neck is brutal on the wrists... But god damn is it just incredible sounding. And yes, Andy LaRoque and Pete Blakk are freaking guitar GODS!
How ironic! I was introduced to this band, when my mom was actually in an asylum. I met this metal dude there (also visiting a family member), who lend me some of his CDs, under which "THEM". Instantly fell in love with it and still playing it on a regular basis.
@@WolfKain It was really good. Got there a bit late since I had to work, so we missed the opener, Idle hands. However the second act, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, were very good. Kinda like Cream and Sabbath on a lot of weed and downers. Stoner metal, I suppose. But the Kings show was awesome. A 3 tiered stage set representing the haunted mansion, the asylum, Grandma's Attic. The setlist was The Candle, Behind These Walls, Arrival, A Mansion In Darkness, Voodoo, Halloween, Masquerade Of Madness, Welcome Home, The Invisible Guests, Sleepless Nights, The Lake, and the encore was Burn and Black Horsemen which was dedicated to Timi Hansen. My only complaint (that's too strong a word) is I'd like to have heard a couple Mercyful Fate tunes. Overall, a great night and a great week, having seen Slayer, Primus, Ministry and Phil Anselmo and the Illegals doing Pantera tunes that previous Tuesday.
Nos anos 80 quando comprei esse disco passei para o K7 e levei para escola.. a reação da galera era como dessa moça.. um orgasmo com essa formação Clássica ,,,Pete Blakk guitarra Hal Patino baixo e o lendario Mikkey Dee bateria
Great reaction to a great song, tnx. This album is one big guitar fest, and probably Mikkey Dee's finest moment. And yes this album is very progressive, other songs more so...
Hi guys, how are you? Where is your reactions to the Dutch show"best zangers"? I'm loving the show, and Floor is in it,and the other singers are so wonderful too, you will not regret 🤘👍
I love that you did this reaction. I got into Kind Diamond in my late teens and never looked back. The highest voice in metal with the best musicians in metal.
Pete Blakk in King Diamond is from Sweden. From my hometown Jönköping and he was a member of the suburbian gang "Thin Lizzy". When that gang entered the city at weekend nights with their Thin Lizzy-jeans-vests, you watched your back! (But if you were a punkrocker as I was, it was not that frightening . We supported each other in some ways). He played in a band called Trazer (before that: "Snålblåst") in my hometown. Interresting to watch your channel. You have a metal perspective. I¨m older. When Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and so on showed up I lost my interest. I can although like a few songs. My favourite bands in heavy rock is Deep Purple, Led Zeppein, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbornes first two albums.
Quotes from famous musician and High ranking Church of Satan member and very close friend to Anton LaVey - King Diamond "Satanism is about the Powers of the Unknown. I have had hundreds of strange supernatural experiences with the occult, the other side, the beyond, whatever you want to call it that proves there is a spiritual world that can cross over into our world. Satanism is a life philosophy so within it you can have your own religion, any religion you want. Or take from various religions or your own whatever makes you happy. I have my own beliefs and Religiously Satan on a spiritual level stands for the Powers of Darkness, the Powers of the Unknown which are always all around us at all times. This is the best way to talk about these Spirits and Powers. Not a god or a devil as both of them are christian god's and that has nothing to do with Satanism. Of course there are different types of satanism. And I never wear gold as that is not healthy for you! Must need something bad and use that during ritual then you might be able to get help from these powers I believe are all around us. But that is only if they like you. I do not believe in the two christians beings god or the Devil, I believe in the Powers of the Unknown, Powers of Darkness, The Powers of the Occult what ever name you want to use. . I have done Satanic Rituals and have seen and heard spirits. Some people like to call "Them" God or the Devil or whatever, but I do not believe there is all one good and one all bad power. I believe there are many, many different Spirits and Powers that exist and that they are not good or evil, like humans they have both inside of them and I always treat them with the highest amount of respect and feel that respect returned by Them. It is massive mutual respect. Not Power, but Powers, Big difference. I believe we are one and the same me and these Unknown Forces. You really have to respect them for the incredible power they have. I believe they come to those who they feel can handle it and who will be faithful believers." In the song "Welcome Princess of Hell" you hear me singing to these spirits and powers and they sing back to me. They came to me to let me know they are here for me on my journey and that they are behind me and that they wish me good luck so I see them as my protectors almost like guardian angels. We all live several lives so that our powers/souls can grow in order to reach a higher plane and join with something greater. Our powers live in a human shell several times that will enable us to go on to a new life form a higher plane of being or join one day with a larger greater force. But 99 percent of the population live by the Satanic Philosophy whether they know it or not. As Anton LaVey even told me that Satanism is simply a life philosophy and NOT a religion. Satanism is basically Humanism. Satanism is based on logic and things that are proven which is why it could never be a religion as religion is based on things that cannot be proven. And that’s why I say that these powers of darkness are always welcome in my home. It’s as if the powers of the unknown came and said ‘Hey, we will stay with you and help you.’ That’s what I feel.” Personally I do not use electrical lighting at home and on my Satanic Altar or in the studio when I record vocals, only black candles as electrical lighting drives away the spirits and I love having them near me. People who see Satanism from the Christian view point are not treating these powers with respect and that is very dangerous. I once actually summoned a spirit in order to prove they are real to a girl who doubted and Satan came. My wife will not look in our mirror in fear something will come out. In Satanism you are your own God. LaVey felt and I agree that we are all individuals born with different needs and views and so he felt everyone should make up their own mind about what to believe in spiritually if anything at all which is why he left a huge void in the Satanic Bible when it came to spirituality or any kind of religious beliefs and so within the Satanic Philosophy a person can still be a Christian if that fulfills their spiritual needs. Satan also means the Opposite, Inverted, Reversed which is why we wear the Satanic crosses and pentagrams. Satan means the opposite of religion. Satanism is living out your feelings and instincts without feeling it is a sin, enjoy yourself while you are here now while you can and have your own individual beliefs. One thing I consider almost mandatory though is believing there are powers around us. And you can use these powers to help yourself or those you care about. Or throw these powers at people in a negative way. I am not religious at all but you can say I am spiritual due to my experiences and beliefs. The Satanic bible is not really a bible because a bible is for religion so it should be called a book of philosophy instead. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. When people see the word ‘Satan’ they see only negative. Satan is not only bad, to me. It represents both sides of everything. I don’t believe in the Christian devil. “Christianity has both God and the devil. I believe there is neither of these two. I believe in the powers of the unknown, which I have experienced many times. I know that rituals work. I don’t do them often because you can easily misuse them. They will get back at you if you don’t respect them. Rituals can channel the forces that surround us all the time but I respect the powers and will not abuse them in any way. The Satanic Bible is 70 percent Philosophy and 30 percent magic. Satan is the power of the universe. Satan to me is the Powers of Darkness, not a man with horns. Some people think Satanism is what the Christian church portrays it to be. If you are as bad and as evil as you can be and you think that’s Satanism then you have become part of the Christian religion. That is Christian Satanism which is not what I am about at all.
This song is great on its own BUT this album is meant to be listened to in its entirety. There’s no other way to listen to THEM. It’s a complete story, and best horror concept album ever made!!
Got to meet Andy and Glen Drover. Bith cool dudes, but Andy was just so hunble and appreciative of praise. He didnt come off as an arrogant prick like many do. And...he can jam!!
The harmonies at 6:26 to 6:35 are my favorite part! "Missy and Mother are dying to meet you!" Actually it's probably my favorite moment on the whole album
Hii, did you guys know Floor is on a Dutch singing show? No? Well, it goes like this.. She is there with 6 other Dutch singers (the best of the Netherlands, as the programme is called) and every week there is one singer in the spotlight and they sing the songs of that person. We are in week 3 right now, so Floor has sung three times already! Once in German, once in Dutch and once in Spanish.. Curious? Here are the links to the three performances.. would be cool to see your reactions.. ;) 1. Vilja lied ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lcLG5X1i2QM.html 2. Mama ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sj1ibZrjQTs.html 3. Qué Se Siente ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DfYeLUoqw0E.html
No other CD is like THEM. It was even recorded differently. I'm not sure exactly how King did it, but just the way it was recorded made this CD "creepier" than everything else: Fatal Portrait, Abigail, The Eye ( original release, not the remaster). I bought this original CD right after it's release in West Germany, I was Immediately hooked, which I thought was impossible after Fatal Portrait ( with the two bonus tracks "The Lake" and "Halloween"). THEM is as close to a "metal opera" in the classical sense as he got over the entire collection. ( my opinion). To me , I could hear the classical influence in all the instruments and King's voice together on THEM. I will also say, that I never saw the video to this song until many years later. I had my own "video" in my own mind of the story King was telling. The video seemed to come off to much like "we are having fun making this "creepy" horror video". Maybe I am/was taking this CD more seriously than most people, but I guess I'm a product of my own making by only hearing this awesome work in audio only for so many years without even seeing any visual representations of KD. Even the concert live performances don't convey the total "horror" that I would have thought that King wanted to convey. Great reaction, yall.