King Diamond

King Diamond (as Kim Bendix Petersen) was born on June 14, 1956 in Denmark. In 1980 he formed Mercyful Fate a black metal group that to a large extent pioneered the genre. He retired from Mercyful Fate in 1988 after King released his two solo albums.

see also: Mercyful Fate

Discography (originally released by King Diamond):

• No Presents for Christmas (1985)
• Fatal Portrait (1986)
• Abigail (1987)
• Them (1988)
• The Dark Sides (1988)
• Conspiracy (1989)
• The Eye (1990)
• In Concert 1987: Abigail (1991)
• A Dangerous Meeting (1992)
• The Spider's Lullabye (1995)
• The Graveyard (1996)
• Voodoo (1998)
• House of God (2000)
• Black Rose: 20 Years Ago-A Night of Rehearsals (2001)
• Abigail II: The Revenge (2002)
• The Puppet Master (2003)