Isbjørn

Welp, I haven't posted very much here lately, so I decided I'd celebrate the start of summer vacation by making one fine, tasty entry about a band I'm beginning to dig. But before you read any further, take a look at the picture above. Look at that guy. Gaze deep into his eyes. Man, he's so badass he wore corpsepaint before people even wore corpsepaint, and he's so evil he radiates darkness.

The last couple of weeks, Don't Break the Oath has been my most-played album (alright, it might also be Orange Rhyming Dictionary by Jets to Brazil), simply because it's perfect. Hands down. The best part, the one that separates it from other metal albums, is King Diamond's distinct vocal performance. He sounds like castrated demon and that's hella bitchin'.

Oh, and the song “Melissa” makes me a little weepy-eyed...


So far I've only heard the two first Mercyful Fate albums, Don't Break the Oath and Melissa. But I'm going to rectify that right now, and the album I'm choosing to listen to is...


Album: In the Shadows
Year: 1993
Chronological position: Third album
Genre: Heavy metal

...which, since it was released nine years after their previous album, probably sounds a lot different from the Mercyful Fate I'm used to.

After listening:

You know what? It didn't sound all that different, really. King Diamond's vocals sounded the same, they were still playing that good ol' heavy metal, the instruments were still played skillfully, and you know, the style was about the same. But it passed over me a bit. It was lacking in that evil atmosphere and superb songwriting that makes me dig the preceding albums so much, and I actually felt a little bored while listening to it. Metal's not supposed to make you feel bored.

3/5

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