King Diamond

[ldj]

New single, album has been delayed a few years now, be interesting if it comes out next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofg7-vpyoVw

[Sworntothecans]

It's pretty good, there's a bit of Goblin/Morricone Giallo scores to it.

[Mithrandir]

Pretty disappointing after all this time. The guitar sounds like a digital guitar pro tab track, no life in it at all.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Can't say I totally disagree with you on that, reminds me of the sound Sneap gave Hell. Strange though, cos it's not Sneap but rather Arthur Rizk who most recently did... Absolute Elsewhere!

Not a bad track though.

[ldj]

Yeah production isn't great, especially in the intro sounds a bit off. I read Rizk mixed it alongside King/La Roque, they should just let him do the whole thing himself.

[Mithrandir]

Can't say I totally disagree with you on that, reminds me of the sound Sneap gave Hell. Strange though, cos it's not Sneap but rather Arthur Rizk who most recently did... Absolute Elsewhere!

Not a bad track though.

Don't get me started on the Hell albums! But that's one for the pet peeves thread   

[Polaris]

Musically the song seems fine to me, but the guitars sounds a bit dry and front-loaded, and are oddly spaced. 

[Carnage]

The drums are really flat sounding too, like a demo or some of those lockdown recordings.

[Trev]

Decent enough song, but the production is pretty flat alright

[ldj]

Here's an interesting one, the 1988 'Them' lineup of King Diamond have formed a new band...without the King! Strange move since Laroque is still in KD but the tune is better than expected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QhmkfLI1bA&list=RD8QhmkfLI1bA&;

[Eoin McLove]

The music is decent but the vocals bring absolutely not darkness to it, which is really what you'd want from this line up. A bit more evil!

Who's the old codger in the vid? Wait. I should be more specific:  the old boy who rambles in and grabs one of the guitarists by the shoulder, then smiles at the camera and walks off again...

[Floss]

Enjoyed that - good tune and yer man has some voice as he'd be expected to. I was wondering who the ould lad (i.e. the ould lad not in the band) was too, gas.    Full album is out in May according to Andy, looking forward to that!

King clearly works at a snails pace so good on them for doing something in the meantime....

[Trev]

Yeah must be so frustrating sitting around waiting for King to get off his hole and do something

For someone that was churning out KD and MF albums through the 80s and 90s he really hasn't been fucked with anything bar the odd tour for the last 20 years

[Necro Red]

Seen King live last year and he was fantastic. Very theatrical as you'd expect