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6 июн 2022 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Debuts Brand New Song At First Concert In 23 Years |
30 май 2022 : |
KING DIAMOND Says MERCYFUL FATE Will Play New Nine-Minute Song On Upcoming Tour: 'It's Quite A Monster' |
21 апр 2022 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Announces Spring/Summer 2022 European + U.S. Tour Dates |
11 янв 2021 : |
KING DIAMOND: MERCYFUL FATE-Era ReAction Figure Available From Super7 |
9 янв 2021 : |
MERCYFUL FATE-Era KING DIAMOND Figure Coming From Super7 |
20 окт 2020 : |
KING DIAMOND Is Hard At Work On New Albums From MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND |
28 июн 2020 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Release New Visualizer For Melissa Album Classic "Evil" |
20 июн 2020 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Release New Visualizer For "Curse Of The Pharaohs" |
7 июн 2020 : |
MERCYFUL FATE – “A Corpse Without A Soul” Visualizer Streaming |
21 май 2020 : |
MERCYFUL FATE - The Beginning, Return Of The Vampire Reissues Available In June |
8 май 2020 : |
MERCYFUL FATE - Don't Break The Oath, Melissa, Mercyful Fate Reissues Due In June |
3 май 2020 : |
HANK SHERMANN Has Written 'Six Or Seven' New Songs For MERCYFUL FATE's Next Album |
29 апр 2020 : |
KING DIAMOND Guitarist ANDY LA ROCQUE Pays Tribute To TIMI HANSEN: 'He Was A Great Guy And A Great Bass Player' |
16 апр 2020 : |
MICHAEL DENNER Reveals “No Presents For Christmas” And “Charon” Were Originally Meant For A Third MERCYFUL FATE Album |
4 дек 2019 : |
KING DIAMOND Pays Tribute To TIMI HANSEN At Atlanta Concert: 'It Is Super F**king Sad That He's Gone' |
7 ноя 2019 : |
MIKKEY DEE Pays Tribute To TIMI HANSEN: 'I'm So Sad That My Brother In Arms Passed Away' |
5 ноя 2019 : |
METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Was 'Incredibly Saddened' To Hear News Of TIMI HANSEN's Passing |
5 ноя 2019 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Bassist TIMI HANSEN Dies After Battle With Cancer |
24 сен 2019 : |
MICHAEL DENNER Has Had No Contact With KING DIAMOND And HANK SHERMANN: 'There's Nothing Really To Talk About' |
18 сен 2019 : |
MICHAEL DENNER Says He Was Not Approached To Take Part In MERCYFUL FATE Reunion |
20 мар 2019 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist HANK SHERMANN Releases 'The Bloody Theme' Solo Single |
14 дек 2018 : |
MERCYFUL FATE - Picture Disc LP Reissue Of 9 Album Streaming In Full |
8 ноя 2018 : |
MERCYFUL FATE - Picture Disc LP Reissues Of 9, Dead Again, Into The Unknown Albums Due In December |
30 янв 2017 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Honored At Denmark's STEPPEULVEN Awards |
17 сен 2016 : |
MERCYFUL FATE’s Into The Unknown, Dead Again, 9 Albums To See Vinyl Reissue |
3 дек 2015 : |
Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN: 'Satan's Tomb' Video |
30 ноя 2015 : |
KING DIAMOND On Possibility Of MERCYFUL FATE Touring - “I Wouldn’t Be Able To Say No, Because There’s Always A Chance” |
29 сен 2015 : |
HANK SHERMANN 'Would Love To' Make 'A Final, Cool Album' With MERCYFUL FATE |
27 сен 2015 : |
Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN: 'Satan's Tomb' Title Track Streaming |
19 авг 2015 : |
Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN: 'Satan's Tomb' EP Artwork, Trailer |
9 апр 2015 : |
Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN To Release 'Satan's Tomb' EP |
3 фев 2015 : |
Former MERCYFUL FATE Members HANK SHERMANN, MICHAEL DENNER Tap SNOWY SHAW For Debut Album |
2 ноя 2014 : |
MERCYFUL FATE's HANK SHERMANN And MICHAEL DENNER Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Don't Break The Oath': Part Two |
15 окт 2014 : |
MERCYFUL FATE's HANK SHERMANN And MICHAEL DENNER Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Don't Break The Oath': Part One |
8 сен 2014 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN Join Forces In New Project |
31 окт 2013 : |
Video: MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Melissa' Album |
28 окт 2013 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists Reunite To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Melissa' Album |
18 фев 2013 : |
MERCYFUL FATE's HANK SHERMANN Releases 'What Happened In 2012?' Video |
20 дек 2011 : |
MERCYFUL FATE\'s Manager Offers Recap Of Band\'s Performance At METALLICA\'s Anniversary Event |
14 мар 2009 : |
Upcoming MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND DVDs Detailed |
7 янв 2009 : |
MERCYFUL FATE: New Studio Album On The Way? |
4 июн 2007 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Collaboration ZOSER MESS To Be Re-Released |
24 ноя 2006 : |
Original MERCYFUL FATE Lineup Makes First Public Appearance In 22 Years |
22 мар 2006 : |
MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist To Record Solo Album |
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16 апр 2020
MICHAEL DENNER Reveals “No Presents For Christmas” And “Charon” Were Originally Meant For A Third MERCYFUL FATE Album
Throughout the conversation, the Danish musician recalls a plethora of trivia from his past, history that helped propel Mercyful Fate into cult status. For example, Michael discusses his almost telepathic relationship with fellow guitarist Hank Shermann; he compares their respective styles as well as backgrounds as musicians. Also, he talks about the Mercyful Fate split – how he was asked by both Hank and King to join their new bands, as well as why his choice fell on King Diamond and what conditions were offered. Michael mentions that the songs “No Presents For Christmas” and “Charon” were originally written for the third Mercyful Fate album.
Furthermore, it’s revealed that when King Diamond entered the studio to record “Fatal Portrait”, they discovered that guitarist Floyd Konstantin wasn't good enough. So, at 3 AM in the morning, Michael called a friend of Mikkey Dee's in Gothenburg: Andy LaRocque. Andy flew to Copenhagen a few hours later and then had an in-studio audition for King Diamond. The “Dressed In White” solo as heard on the album is the very one he played as his audition.
Denner also opens up about his childhood, during which he was traumatised by his parent’s obsession with spiritism and the occult. When he first got to know King, who was getting heavily into sinister metaphysics at the time, it was through discussing these experiences they really bonded.
“My parents were hippies and also experimented with various strange medicaments and similar shit, stuff that gave them visions. They started getting interested in the occult and so on, and even tried calling down spirits. When I was still a child, my parents gave me a pendulum – they would then place a photo of someone upside-down on the table, so I couldn't see who it was. 'Hang the pendulum over the photo. If it swings this way it's a man, and the other way means woman.' And every time they made me try, it swung in the right direction. There was clearly something from the outside coming in to take control of the pendulum, and it scared the shit out of me. We had a fireplace with this massive iron door; one evening during these sessions it just slammed shut, like, SHOOF! Also, my mother raised a ghost down by the lake nearby our house. I was scared shitless, the most frightened child in all of Copenhagen. My childhood was horrible, you know, really horrible."
Read the full interview here.
(Photo by: John Mortensson)
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