The Official Royal Carnage KING DIAMOND Thread

[skeptik]

First of all, zero votes for Conspiracy just re-emphasizes how underrated that magnificent album is, especially where House of God got 3 votes lol. Likewise, Abigail is overrated (but excellent nonetheless).



From that list, The Eye is by far the best. All those albums aren't exactly his best work, but The Eye at least is the most consistent. After Abigail, Them, Conspiracy, and Puppet Master, I would probably rank The Eye next.

Graveyard is his worst most probably. Spider's Lullabye has some really good tracks, and the rest is not so exciting. Voodoo is a forgettable affair. House of God should be good, even just for featuring Mike Wead, but it's not really that all that good.

Deadly Lullabyes Live is useless (as are most live albums). It's basically 60% Abigail, which is odd considering he was promoting Puppet Master at the time. I just wish it was a bit more varied....

So how bad is The Graveyard? What exactly don't you like about it?

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

Abigail and Them are masterpieces but Im REALLY and i mean REALLY partial to Voodoo. I dont know why but I love that album.

 

[Six-winged Seraph]

I think I might change my vote to \m/ Conspiracy \m/

 

[JayKeeley]

So how bad is The Graveyard? What exactly don't you like about it?

Sorry that it took 8 months to respond to this.

Anyway, the songs aren't all that great.

 

[Russell]

I interviewed him a couple of months back about the new album - I'll scan it sometime in the near future and put it on here. It was pretty funny, I ended up talking on the phone to his wife

 

[skeptik]

Sorry that it took 8 months to respond to this.

Anyway, the songs aren't all that great.

Thanks.

Since that post I've only managed to acquire House Of God.

 

[J.]

where should one start with KD/MF?

give me the best 4 or 5

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Abigail
Don't Break The Oath!
Melissa
Them


Don't get The Graveyard. It's dumb. So is House of God. 9 is okay.

 

[MFJ]

where should one start with KD/MF?

give me the best 4 or 5

its kmfdm btw

 

[NAD]

After 17 solid months of intense King Diamond study, I'm thinking about voting for The Eye in this thread.

However, maybe I should wait a few more years just to confirm that Abigail is not my genuine preference.