Satanic? King Diamond, Mercyful Fate music

Christian The Metal Mystic, 10/31/22; Seth Auberon, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

"But the other half is just too old. It's for the trash can," King Diamond goes on to say.

The Satanic Philosophy of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate

(The Metal Mystic) Oct. 31, 2022. Welcome to the debut episode of The Metal Mystic, which analyzes the occult philosophy of some favorite metal artists from an Orthodox Christian perspective.

Mercyful Fate: The Early Years (metal documentary) 1981-1985

(Ruthless Metal) May 2, 2021. The Danish heavy metal icons Mercyful Fate formed in Copenhagen in 1981 after the dissolution of the early punk band Brats. And during a short span of four years, they changed the world's perception of metal. They released one EP (Mercyful Fate) and two full-length LP's (Melissa and Don't Break the Oath). They were fronted by the charismatic King Diamond who laid his falsetto vocals over the riffs of the dynamic duo of Hank Shermann and Michael Denner, while bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Kim Ruzz kept the beat. Let's take a deep dive into the early career of one of the greatest metal bands of all time.

This European guy, all modern and rational, makes a lot of sense to me: Hedonism, yeah!

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Like LaVey, I'm a hedonist on stage w/my cross.

Today being Halloween, let's take a look at the Satanic philosophy of one of metal's most influential and enduring figures, the master of the metal macabre Danish King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen) -- both with his original band, the legendary Mercyful Fate, as well as his subsequent self-titled solo band.

King has always been an outspoken proponent of Anton LaVey and the American hedonists known as the "Church of Satan." As one soon finds out, King Diamond holds his own unique spiritual beliefs.

• Hedonism: There's nothing higher than sensual pleasure

The Christian God is evil if He were real.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky quote in The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, Chapter 3.