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KING DIAMOND
(voc)

Born:

14.06.1956

(Kobenhaven, Denmark, as Kim Bendix Petersson)

KING DIAMOND (photo)

1975-78	Brainstorm (g)
10/78-80	Black Rose
1980	Braats
1980-12.4.85	Mercyful Fate
1985-cca 4/01	King Diamond
1991	Zoser Mez
1992-cca 3/97	Mercyful Fate
cca 2/23	Mercyful Fate

Line-Up (2001):

King Diamond - voc
Andy La Rocque - g
Mike Wead - g
Hal Patino - bg
Matt Thompson - ds

Former Members:

Floyd Konstatin (g, 1985); Andy La Rocque (g, 1985-89); Michael Denner (g, 1985-87); Michael Moon (g, 1987-88); Peter Blakk (g, 1988-12/90); Andy Leroux (g, 1990-?); Herb Simonsen (g, cca 11/94-cca 12/97); Glen Drover (g, 1998-1/01)

Timi G. Hansen (bg, 1985-88); Hal Patino (bg, 1988-91); Chris Estes (bg, cca 11/94-cca 12/97); David Harbour (bg, cca 5/00)

Micky Dee (ds, 1985-89); Chris Whitemeyer (ds, 1989); Snowy Show (ds, 1990-?); Darrin Anthony (ds, cca 11/94-1997); John Hebert (ds, cca 12/97-11/00)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Fatal Portrait produced by: King Diamond/Rune Höyer	2/1986	Roadrunner
2.	Abigail	7/1987	Roadrunner			123
3.	Them	15.06.1988	Roadrunner			89
4.	Dark Sides (mini LP)	11/1988	Roadrunner
5.	Conspiracy produced by: Chris Tsangarides	28.08.1989	Roadrunner			111
6.	The Eye	10/1990	Roadrunner			179
7.	In Concert 1987 / Abigail	1991	Roadrunner
8.	A Dangerous Meeting & Mercyful Fate	05.10.1992	Roadrunner
9.	Spider's Lullaby	25.05.1995	Massacre
10.	The Graveyard produced by: King Diamond/Andy La Rocque/Tim Kimsey	09.09.1996	Massacre
11.	Voodoo	23.02.1998	Massacre
12.	House Of God	29.05.2000	Massacre
13.	Nightmares Of The Nineties	2001
14.	Abigail Part 2: The Revenge	28.01.2002	Metal Blade
15.	Best of King Diamond	23.09.2003	Roadrunner
16.	The Puppet Master	21.10.2003	Metal Blade
17.	Deadly Lullabyes: Live	21.09.2004	Metal Blade
18.	Gimme Your Soul...Please	26.06.2007	Metal Blade
19.	No Presents for Christmas	20.11.2012	Roadrunner
20.	The Puppet Master	8/2013	Massacre
21.	In Concert	27.01.2015	Metal Blade
22.	Songs For The Dead - Live At The Fillmore In Philadelphia	1/2019	Metal Blade

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Pollock & Tony Moreno & Jurgen Friedrich	31.03.2009	Pirouet

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	No Presents For Christmas	1985
2.	Halloween EP	1986
3.	The Family Ghost	7/1987
4.	Phone Call EP	1988
5.	Sleepless Nights	1989

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appeared on the LP:

Don Dokken: Up From The Ashes (1990, Geffen)

Andy La Rocque:

produced by LP:

Sacramentum: The Coming Of Chaos (22.9.97, Century Media)
Taetre: The Art (2/98)
Sacramentum: Thy Black Destiny (25.1.99, Century Media)
Taetre: Out Of Emotional Disorder (4/99, Diehard)
Evergrey: Solitude - Dominance - Tragedy (10/99, Hall Of Sermon)
Novembre: Classica (24.1.00, Century Media)
Einherjer: Norwegian Native Art (13.3.00, Native North)
Morifade: Imaginarium (2/02, Hammerheart)
Melechesh: Sphynx (4/03, Osmose Productions)
Morifade: Domination (12/03, Karmageddon Media)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	32	14.09.1994	18		profile, discography
1995	14	21.07.1995	10	CD,MC Bang!	album review
1995	14	21.07.1995	45		profile
1995	16	01.09.1995	44
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	17	26.09.1996	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	10	13.03.1997	21		profile
1997	14	10.04.1997	13	Live	gig review
1997	35	09.10.1997	136	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
1998	10	12.03.1998	7	Infokus
1998	11	19.03.1998	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	14	09.04.1998	22
2000	11	01.06.2000	8	Infokus
2000	11	01.06.2000	177	... a léta běží	profile, discography
2000	12	15.06.2000	46	Forum kritikum	album review
2001	3	08.02.2001	10	Infokus
2001	8	19.04.2001	15	Live	gig review
2001	23	06.12.2001	10	Infokus
2002	2	24.01.2002	45	Forum kritikum	album review
2002	3	07.02.2002	20		interview, discography
2002	4	21.02.2002	49	Texty
2002	14	16.08.2002	9	Infokus
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	2		52	Melodie ze světa	profile
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	20	09.10.1992	13	Hard & Heavy
1994	24	06.12.1994	6	Pelmel - Natvrdo
1995	10	23.05.1995	27	Recenze	album review
1997	2		111	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1997	3		18	Pelmel
1997	5		98	Live	gig review
1998	4		103	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2000	8		105	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2001	5		94	Live	gig review
2003	12		75	Recenze	album review
Rock'88
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
	13		13		profile
	19		12	Recenze CD	album review
Spark
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2003	6		12	Actual	interview