It was early in 1983 when I flew to Copenhagen to discover who King Diamond really was. The King – real name Kim Bendix Petersen – was fronting one of the hottest young underground metal bands on the ...

Heavy metal has its fair share of characters but King Diamond stands out even amongst the most colorful and remarkable musicians. As the iconic frontman of Mercyful Fate and the namesake for the band ...

February 1984. It’s a freezing night in Copenhagen, Denmark. Under heavy snow, the streets are silent. In a rooftop apartment, something weird is going down. King Diamond is an avowed Satanist. His ...

Danish metal legend King Diamond and his eponymous backing band are chugging along on their North American tour that kicked off in the middle of last month. With Overkill and Night Demon in tow as ...

King Diamond was the latest guest on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio show, giving fans an update on both of his bands - Mercyful Fate and King Diamond. It's been a big year for the musician, with ...

Will 2022 be the year of King Diamond? The musician appeared on Eddie Trunk's Trunk Nation show where he revealed that both of his bands - Mercyful Fate and his self-titled King Diamond - could have ...

The first time King Diamond performed on American soil was in 1984 while fronting Mercyful Fate; their first stop was in Portland, Oregon. Whether you know that fascinating trivia tidbit or not, if ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Danish metal rocker King Diamond has returned with his first song in 12 years. You can listen to the track, “Masquerade of Madness,” below. “Masquerade of Madness” first caught fans’ ears earlier this ...

"I think they're doing a great job with what they do, but I don't think it's fair to them either to compare them to us." "I think they're doing a great job with what they do, but I don't think it's ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...