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mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%82_%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF" title="کینق دایموند – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کینق دایموند" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF_%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF" title="کینگ دایموند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کینگ دایموند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%82%B9_%EB%8B%A4%EC%9D%B4%EC%95%84%EB%AA%AC%EB%93%9C" title="킹 다이아몬드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="킹 다이아몬드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3_%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Кинг Дајамонд – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Кинг Дајамонд" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Diamond" title="King Diamond – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="King Diamond" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF" title="كينج دايموند – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كينج دايموند" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian 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#202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Kim Bendix Petersen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1956-06-14</span>) </span>14 June 1956<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 68)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Hvidovre" title="Hvidovre">Hvidovre</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Denmark</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_Diamond_(band)" title="King Diamond (band)">King Diamond</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mercyful_Fate" title="Mercyful Fate">Mercyful Fate</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kingdiamondcoven.com">kingdiamondcoven<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Kim Bendix Petersen</b> (born 14 June 1956),<sup id="cite_ref-bio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> better known by his stage name <b>King Diamond</b>, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging <a href="/wiki/Countertenor" title="Countertenor">countertenor</a> singing voice, in particular his far-reaching <a href="/wiki/Falsetto" title="Falsetto">falsetto</a> screams. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist for both <a href="/wiki/Mercyful_Fate" title="Mercyful Fate">Mercyful Fate</a> and the eponymous <a href="/wiki/King_Diamond_(band)" title="King Diamond (band)">King Diamond</a>. He also plays keyboards and guitars on studio recordings but uses live shows to focus solely on his vocal performance. Diamond is renowned for his dark lyrical content and his story concepts. He is also known for his distinctive <a href="/wiki/Shock_rock" title="Shock rock">shock</a> stage persona (in particular his black and white facepaint). He has been an influence for other rock and metal artists, including <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer">Slayer</a><sup id="cite_ref-Metal_Hammer_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metal_Hammer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Cradle_of_Filth" title="Cradle of Filth">Cradle of Filth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_days">Early days</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early days"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>King Diamond's first <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy rock</a> band was called Brainstorm (1974–76), with Jeanette Blum (Jean Blue) on vocals and bass, Michael Frohn (Mike West) on guitar and Jes Jacobsen (Jesse James) on drums. Diamond left Brainstorm and began singing with local Danish <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> band Black Rose. He began experimenting with <a href="/wiki/Horror_fiction" title="Horror fiction">horror</a>-themed theatrics and shaping a malevolent quasi-<a href="/wiki/Satanism" title="Satanism">Satanic</a> stage persona. He left Black Rose and joined the <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a>-<a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">metal</a> band Brats, where he met <a href="/wiki/Hank_Shermann" title="Hank Shermann">Hank Shermann</a>. The two were soon asked to help Michael Denner (also formerly a member of Brats) with his own project, Danger Zone. This band included <a href="/wiki/Timi_Hansen" title="Timi Hansen">Timi Hansen</a>, and the musicians would join with Diamond in 1980 to become <a href="/wiki/Mercyful_Fate" title="Mercyful Fate">Mercyful Fate</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mercyful_Fate">Mercyful Fate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Mercyful Fate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mercyful_Fate" title="Mercyful Fate">Mercyful Fate</a></div> <p>Following Mercyful Fate's 1984 release of <i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Break_the_Oath" title="Don't Break the Oath">Don't Break the Oath</a></i> and the subsequent tour (which saw them play in the U.S. for the first time), Diamond split ways with Mercyful Fate. With him, he took two of his bandmates (Hansen and Denner) to pursue a solo career under his own name. </p><p>Mercyful Fate reunited in 1992 (while Diamond simultaneously continued his solo career) and recorded five more studio albums. In 1999, Diamond and Hank Shermann performed the song "Evil" live with <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>. This performance also featured Diamond without his famous makeup. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:King_Diamond_live_1999.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/King_Diamond_live_1999.jpg/220px-King_Diamond_live_1999.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/King_Diamond_live_1999.jpg/330px-King_Diamond_live_1999.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/King_Diamond_live_1999.jpg/440px-King_Diamond_live_1999.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="1588" /></a><figcaption>King Diamond in 1999</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2000, Diamond decided to put Mercyful Fate on hold and continue on with his solo career. </p><p>On 1 August 2019 Mercyful Fate announced a reunion and an accompanying European tour.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2022, Mercyful Fate debuted a new song, "The Jackal of Salzburg". In August 2022, King Diamond confirmed that the band was actively working on a new album.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="King_Diamond">King Diamond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: King Diamond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/King_Diamond_(band)" title="King Diamond (band)">King Diamond (band)</a></div> <p>In 2001, King Diamond worked out a deal with the band Usurper to sing backup vocals on the song "Necronemesis" in exchange for them shifting their recording schedule around to accommodate the recording of <i><a href="/wiki/Abigail_II:_The_Revenge" title="Abigail II: The Revenge">Abigail II: The Revenge</a></i>. In 2004, Diamond contributed vocals to "Sweet Dreams", the final track on the album of <a href="/wiki/Dave_Grohl" title="Dave Grohl">Dave Grohl</a>'s heavy metal side project <a href="/wiki/Probot" title="Probot">Probot</a>. In late 2005, Diamond appeared on the <i><a href="/wiki/Roadrunner_United" title="Roadrunner United">Roadrunner United</a> – The All-Star Sessions</i> album, contributing vocals for his song "In the Fire", which featured multiple Roadrunner Records musicians (past and present) working together to create individual songs. Diamond also guested on the <a href="/wiki/Cradle_of_Filth" title="Cradle of Filth">Cradle of Filth</a> song "Devil Woman" in late 2005. </p><p>In April 2006, Diamond reunited with <a href="/wiki/Mikkey_Dee" title="Mikkey Dee">Mikkey Dee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead" title="Motörhead">Motörhead</a> drummer) at a sold-out gig at Kåren in <a href="/wiki/Gothenburg,_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Gothenburg, Sweden">Gothenburg, Sweden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001 he referred to Dee as "one of the best drummers of all time and that's something that has bothered us since he left."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Diamond released his album <i><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_Your_Soul..._Please" class="mw-redirect" title="Give Me Your Soul... Please">Give Me Your Soul... Please</a></i>, on 26 June 2007. The band received a <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the track "Never Ending Hill".<sup id="cite_ref-Blabbermouth.net_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth.net-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was forced to cancel a United States tour due to a herniated disk, causing severe back pain, which puts him in intense pain almost all of the time.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attributes the problem to the long stressful hours spent working on the album. </p><p>Diamond made an appearance at <a href="/wiki/Ozzfest" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest</a> on 9 August 2008 at Frisco, Texas alongside <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, performing a medley of Mercyful Fate songs previously released on Metallica's <i><a href="/wiki/Garage_Inc." title="Garage Inc.">Garage Inc.</a></i> album. He also performed a cover of the <a href="/wiki/Pantera" title="Pantera">Pantera</a> song "A New Level" with <a href="/wiki/Vinnie_Paul" title="Vinnie Paul">Vinnie Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Ian" title="Scott Ian">Scott Ian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Max_Cavalera" title="Max Cavalera">Max Cavalera</a>, and Nick Bowcott. </p><p>In 2009, Diamond was revealed to be a playable character for the <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_game" title="Rhythm game">rhythm game</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Metallica" title="Guitar Hero: Metallica">Guitar Hero: Metallica</a></i>, appearing with Mercyful Fate's song "Evil". The player must complete the song on any instrument and any difficulty to unlock the character. </p><p>On 29 November 2010, Diamond was taken to the hospital, where doctors discovered several blockages in his arteries due to his heavy smoking habit. They determined that he had had several heart attacks and that he needed <a href="/wiki/Coronary_artery_bypass_surgery" title="Coronary artery bypass surgery">triple-bypass surgery</a>, during which time he was medically dead for five hours.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surgery was performed successfully and on 11 December 2010 it was announced that he was at home recovering.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All his musical projects were placed on hold.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 December 2011, Diamond appeared on stage with Metallica at the Fillmore in San Francisco to celebrate Metallica's 30th anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2012, Diamond performed his comeback concert at <a href="/wiki/Sweden_Rock_Festival" title="Sweden Rock Festival">Sweden Rock Festival</a>. </p><p>On Saturday 8 September 2012, Diamond appeared along with <a href="/wiki/Mark_Tremonti" title="Mark Tremonti">Mark Tremonti</a> on VH1 Classic's <i><a href="/wiki/That_Metal_Show" title="That Metal Show">That Metal Show</a></i> discussing his surgery and various details about upcoming events. </p><p>He appeared on <a href="/wiki/Volbeat" title="Volbeat">Volbeat</a>'s 2013 album, <i><a href="/wiki/Outlaw_Gentlemen_%26_Shady_Ladies" title="Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies">Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies</a></i>, providing guest vocals on the track "Room 24".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2013 Diamond performed at Open Air Bloodstock Festival, UK. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer">Slayer</a> was chosen to headline the 2015 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. The bands <a href="/wiki/HELLYEAH" class="mw-redirect" title="HELLYEAH">HELLYEAH</a>, King Diamond, <a href="/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(band)" title="The Devil Wears Prada (band)">The Devil Wears Prada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thy_Art_Is_Murder" title="Thy Art Is Murder">Thy Art Is Murder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jungle_Rot" title="Jungle Rot">Jungle Rot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sister_Sin" title="Sister Sin">Sister Sin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sworn_In_(band)" title="Sworn In (band)">Sworn In</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shattered_Sun" title="Shattered Sun">Shattered Sun</a>, Feed Her To The Sharks, <a href="/wiki/Code_Orange_(band)" title="Code Orange (band)">Code Orange</a> and Kissing Candice also participated in the Rockstar Tour. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_media">Other media</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Diamond was a special celebrity guest star in four episodes of the <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> adult-oriented cartoon <i><a href="/wiki/Metalocalypse" title="Metalocalypse">Metalocalypse</a></i> as the Blues Devil, Ronald von Moldenberg, a fast food manager, and one of the Klokateers in 2006 on <a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stage_presence">Stage presence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Stage presence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On stage, Diamond uses a microphone stand consisting of a <a href="/wiki/Femur" title="Femur">femur</a> bone and a <a href="/wiki/Tibia" title="Tibia">tibia</a> bone in the shape of a <a href="/wiki/Cross" title="Cross">cross</a>. He previously used a <a href="/wiki/Human_skull" class="mw-redirect" title="Human skull">human skull</a>, called Melissa, on stage. In the mid-1980s Melissa was stolen after a performance in the Netherlands. </p><p>Diamond has changed the design of his make-up often over the years. With <i><a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_(King_Diamond_album)" title="Conspiracy (King Diamond album)">Conspiracy</a></i>, he wore a mesh of black and white line war paint, with some red "blood" made to look like a wound coming out of his forehead. With his album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Puppet_Master_(album)" title="The Puppet Master (album)">The Puppet Master</a></i>, he used very little white and mainly had black crosses and inverted crosses going up and down his face. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Influences">Influences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Diamond cites <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Brown_(musician)" title="Arthur Brown (musician)">Arthur Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Byron" title="David Byron">David Byron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alice_Cooper" title="Alice Cooper">Alice Cooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Gillan" title="Ian Gillan">Ian Gillan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Plant" title="Robert Plant">Robert Plant</a> as his primary influences.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Diamond's biography on his official website, the first two albums he bought were <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Fireball_(album)" title="Fireball (album)">Fireball</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Master_of_Reality" title="Master of Reality">Master of Reality</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Diamond follows <a href="/wiki/LaVeyan_Satanism" title="LaVeyan Satanism">LaVeyan Satanism</a>, which he does not see as a <a href="/wiki/Religion" title="Religion">religion</a>, but a <a href="/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">philosophy</a> by which he lived even before reading <a href="/wiki/Occult" title="Occult">occultist</a> <a href="/wiki/Anton_LaVey" title="Anton LaVey">Anton LaVey</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Satanic_Bible" title="The Satanic Bible">The Satanic Bible</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-rhi1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhi1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jenkins_Moynihan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Jenkins Moynihan">Michael Moynihan</a> calls him "one of the only performers of the '80s Satanic Metal who was more than just a <a href="/wiki/Poseur" title="Poseur">poseur</a> using a devilish image for <a href="/wiki/Shock_value" title="Shock value">shock value</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-loc15f_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-loc15f-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Diamond has expressed concern that religion has led so many people to kill and destroy each other. He stated that he cannot comprehend why religion has caused so much death and destruction when it is logically impossible to prove the presence or absence of any <a href="/wiki/Deity" title="Deity">deity</a>. He states that he has reached a point in his life where he has completely given up believing in anything religious.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Diamond is married to <a href="/wiki/Livia_Zita" title="Livia Zita">Livia Zita</a>, a Hungarian-born singer who has made appearances as a backup vocalist on the albums <i><a href="/wiki/The_Puppet_Master_(album)" title="The Puppet Master (album)">The Puppet Master</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_Your_Soul...Please" title="Give Me Your Soul...Please">Give Me Your Soul...Please</a></i>, as well as during live performances. She is also his business partner, and is currently<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (September 2020)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> working with him to compile old footage for two planned DVD releases of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate live performances. She also helped him make remastered editions of the King Diamond albums <i><a href="/wiki/The_Spider%27s_Lullabye" title="The Spider's Lullabye">The Spider's Lullabye</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Graveyard_(album)" title="The Graveyard (album)">The Graveyard</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Voodoo_(King_Diamond_album)" title="Voodoo (King Diamond album)">Voodoo</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/House_of_God_(album)" title="House of God (album)">House of God</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, they became parents to a son, Byron,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> born in March.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Metallica released an 11-minute medley of five Mercyful Fate songs on their 1998 <i><a href="/wiki/Garage_Inc." title="Garage Inc.">Garage Inc.</a></i> cover album. King Diamond has provided guest vocals for live performances of the medley at Metallica's concerts on three occasions: at the 1999 <a href="/wiki/Gods_of_Metal" title="Gods of Metal">Gods of Metal</a> festival in <a href="/wiki/Milan" title="Milan">Milan</a>, Italy (with Hank Shermann on guitar);<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Ozzfest" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>, Texas;<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at a 2011 Metallica fan club gig in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, California (with Hank Shermann on guitar, Michael Denner on guitar and Timi Hansen on bass).<sup id="cite_ref-GWorld_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWorld-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>King Diamond has appeared on the covers of many rock and metal magazines, and has influenced many artists, including Metallica's <a href="/wiki/Lars_Ulrich" title="Lars Ulrich">Lars Ulrich</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cradle_of_Filth" title="Cradle of Filth">Cradle of Filth</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cage_(band)" title="Cage (band)">Cage</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Andy_DiGelsomina" title="Andy DiGelsomina">Andy DiGelsomina</a> of the Wagnerian opera metal project <a href="/wiki/Lyraka" title="Lyraka">Lyraka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>American heavy metal band Cage devoted to him the song "King Diamond" on the album <i><a href="/wiki/Hell_Destroyer" title="Hell Destroyer">Hell Destroyer</a></i> in 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/King_Diamond_discography" title="King Diamond discography">King Diamond discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mercyful_Fate_discography" title="Mercyful Fate discography">Mercyful Fate discography</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fatal_Portrait" title="Fatal Portrait">Fatal Portrait</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abigail_(album)" title="Abigail (album)">Abigail</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Them_(King_Diamond_album)" title="Them (King Diamond album)">Them</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_(King_Diamond_album)" title="Conspiracy (King Diamond album)">Conspiracy</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Eye_(King_Diamond_album)" title="The Eye (King Diamond album)">The Eye</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Spider%27s_Lullabye" title="The Spider's Lullabye">The Spider's Lullaby</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Graveyard_(album)" title="The Graveyard (album)">The Graveyard</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voodoo_(King_Diamond_album)" title="Voodoo (King Diamond album)">Voodoo</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_God_(album)" title="House of God (album)">House of God</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abigail_II:_The_Revenge" title="Abigail II: The Revenge">Abigail II: The Revenge</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Puppet_Master_(album)" title="The Puppet Master (album)">The Puppet Master</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_Your_Soul...Please" title="Give Me Your Soul...Please">Give me your Soul...Please</a> (2007)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Diamond&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2008 – <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy nomination</a> in the "<a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Metal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance">Best Metal Performance</a>" category for the track "Never Ending 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style="width:1%">High Priest</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anton_LaVey" title="Anton LaVey">Anton LaVey</a> (1966–1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_H._Gilmore" title="Peter H. 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