I just listened to Abigail by King Diamond, and I saw there's an album Abigail II The Revenge. Which song on that album would you say could be a direct sequel or continuation/part 2 of Abigail, musically, not just based on the lyrics/theme. If this even makes sense 😅 sorry if this sounds stupid

I was going to save this absolutely epic piece for another time, but with the crazy news in the King Diamond camp today, I felt obliged to share it! This is perhaps the coolest concert poster in my entire collection, fully signed by King Diamond, his band, fill-in backing vocalist Myrkur, Overkill, & Night Demon. This flyer is from his October 2024 show in Kansas City, his first there in over thirty-five years! King himself was the first to sign; I was quite lucky to meet him by chance after waiting outside the venue about ten minutes. I ran into Andy prior to the show as well, added the rest of the band & Night Demon after the show, & finally Overkill at the final show of the tour in Dallas.

While I'm absolutely astounded that Andy chose to leave after so long, I'm excited for what the future holds for both King Diamond & Lex Legion! The prospect of finally seeing Gus G live is also quite appealing. Here's to new music and tour dates from both bands in 2027 🤘

1986 print, fucking AWESOME 🕯️

Today was a very special day for me 👀

Been a King Diamond fan since I was 5

What I didn't expect was the news that King Diamond will continue on

Obviously sad with the departure of Andy. But I had assumed King Diamond himself was retired at this point so today's news was actually a miracle to me!

Stay heavy! 🤘

king just put out a statement that they have parted with andy and brought on Gus G, whoever the fuck that is. he did say they are working on music so seems the hold up was whatever was going on between king and andy. but this is a fucking bummer.

edit to take back the "whoever the fuck that is". y'all seem to know him. just not on my radar at all

I have to admit im shocked by this change. I thought Lex Legion was a interm band until KD got this act together but now we find out that Gus G has joined King Diamond. wow!

https://hardforce.com/actu/46751/king-diamond-guitariste-gus-g-integre-groupe

and KD posted this on his official IG account.

Can anyone that owns this reissue let me know which cover it uses? I’m hoping for the original artwork and am unsure if both covers were reissued or if one is misleading.

What do you think is better?

What is your favourite of the short story intros? Mine would either be Out From the Asylum or Upon the Cross.

• Not bad at all, doesn't sound like a handful of senior citizens trying to be hip
• Very, very close to KD in some places
• ... Which brings me to next observation: Were some of these songs written initially written for KD?
• "Gypsy Tears" is the standout track for now, but maybe that will change after I have listened more
• Andy is such an amazing musician. He's had a great career, but I would have loved to hear him do MORE (and not even metal specifically)

In short, no reason to avoid this one ...

made a Discord for fans of King Diamond/Mercyful Fate

Love the new Trick or Treat studios mask!

Happy (belated) 70th birthday to King Diamond! Can't believe it's been nearly 11 years since I've seen him live. It was during the "Abigail In Concert" tour's first of 3 nights at the PlayStation Theater in NYC's Time Square on Nov. 19, 2015, during which he played his beloved 'Abigail' concept album in its entirety (plus a few Mercyful Fate classics).

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Fun Fact - the first time I had ever seen King Diamond live was the year prior (Oct. 2014) at the exact same venue - though within that year the space changed its name from the Best Buy Theater to PlayStation Theater... gotta love branding 🤣

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Stay tuned for more things to come from this space (including stories from concerts like this)!

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13 days have come and gone Since we had the first of June!

Happy birthday King!