For the first time in roughly 26 years, we’re closer than ever to a new Mercyful Fate album. There’s been talk about something new coming from King Diamond and his crew for a while now, but a recent ...

In the early '80s, the Danish band Mercyful Fate pioneered a wild, theatrical, occult-heavy strain of heavy metal that proved hugely influential on all sorts of subgenres; thrash and black metal would ...

Last night (June 2), Mercyful Fate played their first show since 1999, marking the official live reunion of the iconic Danish band fronted by King Diamond. They hit the stage as special guests of ...

Mercyful Fate kicked off their first U.S. tour in 20 years at the end of October. It’s a trek that was years in the making due to pandemic-related delays, and timed after what was, at the time, the ...