For the first time in roughly 26 years, we’re closer than ever to a new Mercyful Fate album. There’s been talk about something new coming from King Diamond and his crew for a while now, but a recent ...

In the early '80s, the Danish band Mercyful Fate pioneered a wild, theatrical, occult-heavy strain of heavy metal that proved hugely influential on all sorts of subgenres; thrash and black metal would ...

Mercyful Fate's reunion announcement in 2019 promised a handful of festival headliners and some brand new songs written in the style of Melissa and Don't Break the Oath. Guitarist Hank Shermann ...

The reunited Mercyful Fate, which performed last month in Las Vegas, will embark on its first North American tour in two decades this fall. The group, which will be supported by thrashers Kreator and ...