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Êîãäà â 1985 ãîäó ïîïóëÿðíûé ìåòàëëè÷åñêèé ïðîåêò "Mercyful Fate" ðàñïàëñÿ íà äâå ÷àñòè, âîêàëèñò Êèíã Äàéìîíä (Êèì Áåíäèêñ Ïåòåðñåí, ð. 14 èþíÿ 1956, Êîïåíãàãåí, Äàíèÿ), Ìàéêë Äåííåð (ãèòàðà) è Òèìè Õàíñåí (áàñ) ðåøèëè ïðîäîëæèòü èãðàòü ñâîé ñàòàíèíñêèé õýâè-ìåòàë, â òî âðåìÿ êàê äðóãèå ìóçûêàíòû ïîäàëèñü â ìýéíñòðèì. Åùå â ïåðâîé ãðóïïå Äàéìîíä ïðèîáðåë äåìîíè÷åñêèé èìèäæ, ïîçàèìñòâîâàííûé èì ó Ýëèñà Êóïåðà.  íîâûé ïðîåêò "King Diamond" êðîìå Êèíãà, Ìàéêëà è Òèìè âîøëè ýêñ-ó÷àñòíèêè "Geisha" ãèòàðèñò Ôëîéä Êîíñòàíòèí è óäàðíèê Ìèêêè Äè. Îäíàêî Ôëîéä âñêîðå ñâàëèë â òåíü, à âìåñòî íåãî ïîÿâèëñÿ Ýíäè Ëà Ðîê èç "Ef band". Ñïóñòÿ ìåñÿö âûøåë ïåðâûé ñèíãë ãðóïïû "No presents for Christmas", à â àïðåëå 1986-ãî íà ïðèëàâêàõ ïîÿâèëñÿ èõ äåáþòíûé àëüáîì "Fatal portrait". Ñòèëü êîìàíäû íà íåì íåìíîãî îòîøåë îò ñàòàíèçìà â ñòîðîíó ôàíòàñòè÷åñêèõ òåì, ÷òî ïðèâëåêëî ê íåé íîâûõ ïîêëîííèêîâ.

 1987 ãîäó "King Diamond" âûïóñòèëè âòîðîé àëüáîì "Abigail", ñ÷èòàþùèéñÿ íàèáîëåå ñèëüíûì â äèñêîãðàôèè ãðóïïû.  íåì áûëè ïðåêðàñíî ñêîìáèíèðîâàíû âñÿ ìîùü "Mercyful fate", ìàñòåðñòâî ìóçûêàíòîâ è òåêñòû Äàéìîíäà.

"Abigail" ñîäåðæàë âñå àòðèáóòû ãîòè÷åñêîé ìèñòåðèè â äóõå Ýäãàðà Ïî: ñòàðîå ïîìåñòüå, äóõè, ïðîðî÷åñòâà è ò.ä.  îêòÿáðå 1987 ãîäà Êèíã âûïóñòèë ñáîðíèê ðàííèõ âåùåé "Mercyful fate". Ïîñëå ýòî èç ãðóïïû ñâàëèë Ìàéêë Äåííåð, ñìåíåííûé ñíà÷àëà Ìàéêëîì Ìóíîì èç "Madison", à çàòåì Ïèòîì Áëýêîì. Âñëåä çà íèì óøåë Òèìè Õàíñåí, ó êîòîðîãî ðîäèëñÿ ñûí. Íîâûì áàñèñòîì ñòàë àìåðèêàíåö Õýë Ïàòèíî.  ýòîì ñîñòàâå "King Diamond" âûïóñòèëè íàèáîëåå ñëîæíûé â òåìàòè÷åñêîì îòíîøåíèè àëüáîì "Them", ïîëó÷èâøèé îãëóøèòåëüíûé óñïåõ è ïîïàâøèé â Òîï 100 "Billboard". Ïîñëå òîãî, êàê èç-çà ðàáîòû Äàéìîíäà íàä ñàóíäòðåêîì ê ôèëüìó "Bugs" áûëî ïðåðâàíî åâðîïåéñêîå òóðíå, èç ãðóïïû óøåë Ìèêêè Äè. Íà÷àëàñü ñìåíà óäàðíèêîâ, îêîí÷èâøàÿñÿ ëèøü ñ ïðèõîäîì Ñíîóè Øîó.

Îäíàêî, Äè ïðèñóòñòâîâàë íà ñåññèÿõ àëüáîìà "Conspiracy". Íåñìîòðÿ íà ñîâåðøåííîå ìóçûêàëüíîå èñïîëíåíèå, ðåçóëüòàòû ïðîäàæè ýòîãî äèñêà îêàçàëèñü áîëåå ÷åì ñêðîìíûìè.  íåêîòîðîé ìåðå ýòî îáúÿñíÿëîñü îáëîæêîé àëüáîìà, íà êîòîðîì êðàñîâàëàñü ðàçóêðàøåííàÿ ãîëîâà Êèíãà Äàéìîíäà.

 1990 ãîäó âûøåë "The eye", íà êîòîðîì àâòîðàìè êîìïîçèöèé ÿâëÿëñÿ íå òîëüêî êàê îáû÷íî Êèíã, à è îñòàëüíûå ó÷àñòíèêè êîëëåêòèâà. Îäíàêî, ó "King Diamond" íàñòóïèë êðèçèñ æàíðà, è àëüáîì ïîòåðïåë êîììåð÷åñêóþ íåóäà÷ó.  1993 ãîäó Êèíã âîññòàíàâëèâàåò ñâÿçè ñî ñâîèì áûâøèì êîëëåãîé Õýíêîì Øåðìàíîì, è îíè ðåøàþò âîçðîäèòü "Mercyful fate" ïðàêòè÷åñêè â ïðåæíåì ñîñòàâå (êðîìå "ñòàðè÷êîâ" â ãðóïïå èãðàë Ñíîóè Øîó). Íåñìîòðÿ íà ýòî, Äàéìîíä íå çàáðîñèë ñâîé âòîðîé ïðîåêò, è ïðîäîëæèë ðàáîòó â îáåèõ êîìàíäàõ, êîòîðûå çà ïîñëåäíèå ãîäû âûïóñòèëè íåñêîëüêî êà÷åñòâåííûõ àëüáîìîâ. Íà çàïèñè äèñêà 1995 ãîäà â "King Diamond" ïîÿâèëèñü íîâûå ìóçûêàíòû: Êðèñ Ýñòåñ (áàñ) è Äàððèí Ýíòîíè (óäàðíûå).

Ñïóñòÿ äâà ãîäà ïîñëå âûõîäà äèñêà 1998 ãîäà "Voodoo", ñ êàê âñåãäà çàõâàòûâàþùèì ìèñòè÷åñêèì ñþæåòîì, íà ïðèëàâêàõ ìàãàçèíîâ ïîÿâèëñÿ êîíöåïòóàëüíûé àëüáîì ãðóïïû "House of God", ïîãðóæàþùèé ñëóøàòåëÿ â ðàçìûøëåíèÿ î áûòèå.

 

Ñîñòàâ

  • King Diamond - âîêàë, êëàâèøíûå
  • Herb Simonsen - ëèäåð-ãèòàðà
  • Hal Patino - áàñ
  • Chris Estes - áàñ, êëàâèøíûå
  • Sno Damn Anthony - óäàðíûå
  • Andy La Rocque - ëèäåð-ãèòàðà
  • Roberto Falcao - êëàâèøíûå

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ

  • Fatal Portrait - 1986
  • Abigail - 1987
  • Them - 1988
  • The Dark Sides - 1988
  • Conspiracy - 1989
  • The Eye - 1990
  • A Dangerous Meeting - 1992
  • The Spider's Lullabye - 1995
  • The Graveyard - 1996
  • Voodoo - 1998
  • House Of God - 2000
  • 20 Years Ago: A Night Of Rehearsals - 2001
  • The Puppet Master - 2003

 

 

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