Artist: king diamond

Man, the King is fucking back! Ever since announcing that he was going to play some Summer shows after recovering nicely from his triple-bypass heart surgery, we were elated at the prospect of His Majesty playing more shows. Now, thanks to a tip from MetalSucks, we see the King made an out-of-costume appearance at the ...

Following triple bypass open heart surgery in 2010, King Diamond understandably had to take a break from doing what he was born to do - that is, being one of the best vocalists in the history of metal. But to the delight of fans everywhere (including this one!), last week The King announced his imminent [...]

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King Diamond has confirmed that the band will be performing their first shows this Summer. King himself has posted on update that can be found below… "Hail to all of you. FINALLY. We can now officially announce King Diamond's return to the stage. We will be headlining the Rock Stage at Sweden Rock Festival on [...]

I'm pretty sure this doesn't matter to most of you, but for those few that know who King Diamond is, the King is back. After releasing his last studio album Give Me Your Soul... Please , King Diamond had to cancel his North American tour due to severe back issues. That was 2007 and he's been rarely heard from since with additional health issues including a triple-bypass surgery. Until now. King announced today that he will headlining the Sweden Rock Festival and performing at Hellfest during the 2012 summer. Hopefully more dates will [...]

Last week, Rob told us that King Diamond was getting ready to hit the road as he had signed a deal with two major booking agencies. Earlier this week, King Diamond himself announced that he will be playing two European shows this summer. The ever elusive King Diamond underwent triple-bypass surgery on his heart back ...

So remember last week, when King Diamond announced that he'd hired some new booking agents, and we were like, "Oh, that must mean he's gonna tour again soon?" Well, hey, guess what? That's EXACTLY what it meant! The King has announced two European festival dates - June 9 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden, [...]

When we reported last year that King Diamond had to undergo triple bypass heart surgery, things were not looking good for the King. And we were bummed, because nobody puts on a show like King F'N Diamond. Now my buddies in MetalSucks are reporting that we can expect His Majesty on the road sooner, rather ...

Well, here's some exciting news. When we last heard from King Diamond more than a year ago, he had just undergone triple bypass open heart surgery, and therefore understandably had to take "a break from music and the music business altogether until further notice." Well, presumably he's doing much better now and is getting ready to [...]

Before there were blogs there were these things called magazines, and the only metal magazine we still get excited about reading every month is Decibel. Here's managing editor Andrew Bonazelli… Hey everyone. Hope you had a stellar break sharing Trans Siberian Orchestra dubstep mixes/thoughtless $25 Amazon gift cards with your loved ones. If the cover of the [...]

Taking a break for bit, see y'all in 2012.

Ready for some holiday metal? Holy Grail will be offering up just that with a limited holiday themed 73 coming soon on Prosthetic Records . The single features two classic metal covers, "No Presents For Christmas" by King Diamond on the A-side, and "Kill The King" by Rainbow on the flip, and will be pressed on red and green vinyl. Limited to just 500 copies (250 red & 250 green), you can pre-order now for the unholy price of $6.66 here ! Check out the original version [...]

I frequent Tumblr every once in a while for the usual dose of cute cat antics and half-naked men. Occasionally, a hot metal (female) babe pops up on my feed. This in and of itself is not so surprising, since I actually follow Metal Babes. I have a delightful friend who is often posted there. [...]

Banner Designed by Cysquatch Welcome to "Question of the Week," a (not really at all) weekly debate amongst the MetalSucks staff regarding a recent hot button issue. We haven't done one one of these all summer, but we came up with a fun one for this week: IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND [...]

News Auspicious Records has announced the release of multiple recordings from early-'90s progressive power metal band AUTUMN SILENCE, three of which feature KING DIAMOND/SHAOLIN DEATH SQUAD drummer Matt Thompson.

News Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES were joined by special guests Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND), Jesper Jarold on violin and Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY; vocals on "World Of Lies") during their appearance at the Metaltown festival, which was held June 17-18, 2011 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

News Swedish extreme metallers SHINING are in talks with Andy La Rocque (pictured below) about recording their eighth album at the KING DIAMOND guitarist's Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden in January-February 2012.

These days you gotta have a gimmick. And Ghost , a new band from Sweden, has a lot of them. They wear robes, pope hats and face paint (even the drummer when they play live). Their lyrics are Satanic but sound like they picked up most of their occult knowledge from King Diamond interviews. There are rumors that under the costumes there are well known musicians from other metal bands. They've also received negative attention because there's already a long-running Japanese band with the same band name. All of this has resulted in strong opinions in the [...]

News Guitarist/producer Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) is currently composing songs for BLACK, his new collaborative project with vocalist Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH) and bassist Magnus Rosén (HAMMERFALL).

I admit it. I'm getting a little old. I keep my hair short, the volume down and I've secretly started listening to music where people sing. I especially don't go to fests anymore. Why? I don't like standing in one place for 8 hours. Wears on the knees. But come May 26, I'm gonna dust ...