King Diamond: Songs For The Dead Live (2 DVD & CD)

$35.99

There is only one King Diamond, and for more than thirty years the great Dane has been dropping classic albums and putting on shows fans remember for the rest of their lives. Perhaps the only downside to having such a formidable catalogue is that there are just too many great songs to fit into a single set. However, you would be hard-pressed to find a fan who wouldn’t want to hear 1987’s seminal Abigail in its entirety, and Songs For The Dead Live captures this, twice, and in very different locales. Boasting eighteen songs per set, each of the two shows – Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting in June 2016 and Philadelphia’s Fillmore in November 2015 – feature a brace of classic King Diamond and Mercyful Fate tracks including “Welcome Home,” “Halloween,” and “Eye Of The Witch” before launching into Abigail. The performances of the all-star lineup of musicians, comprising of guitarists Andy LaRocque and Mike Wead, bassist Pontus Egberg and drummer Matt Thompson, are absolutely ferocious, hammering home every single moment.

Captured on film by director Denise Korycki for Wild Wind Studios, she worked closely with King on every aspect of filming, and throughout the viewer finds themselves front and center as the shows unfold. This includes some inventive camera placement, such as riding in on the back of the wheelchair as it is wheeled out to “Out From The Asylum” at the start of the show, or looking up from the coffin at the commencement of Abigail opener “Funeral”, which adds an extra dimension to proceedings. Naturally, the theatricality that has become synonymous with King Diamond is there in full force, making for an even more immersive experience. The gothic stage set and the participation of actors playing out certain scenes tying into the songs definitely increases the drama and the sense of complete disconnect from the trappings of reality, ensuring that the shows remain riveting from start to finish.

While the setlists are virtually identical, the drastic difference in the two venues make for distinctly different atmospheres. The sweeping, epic scale of Graspop and the virtual sea of baying metalheads makes for a particularly thrilling spectacle, King holding them all in the palm of his hand. The Fillmore show is immediately more intimate, and rather than a mixed bag of metal lovers drunk on a weekend of the heavy stuff, the audience is comprised entirely of the King Diamond devout, screaming back every word, their love for their hero bleeding from every frame. Songs For The Dead Live gives those who missed out on seeing these shows in the flesh a chance to vividly experience them, offering so much deeper an experience than your run of the mill live DVD.

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DVD Tracklisting

  1. Out From The Asylum
  2. Welcome Home
  3. Sleepless Nights
  4. Eye Of The Witch
  5. Halloween
  6. Melissa
  7. Come To The Sabbath
  8. Them
  9. Funeral
  10. Arrival
  11. A Mansion In Darkness
  12. The Family Ghost
  13. The 7Th Day Of July 1777
  14. Omens
  15. The Possession
  16. Abigail
  17. Black Horsemen
  18. Insanity
  19. Out From The Asylum
  20. Welcome Home
  21. Sleepless Nights
  22. Halloween
  23. Eye Of The Witch
  24. Melissa
  25. Come To The Sabbath
  26. Them
  27. Funeral
  28. Arrival
  29. A Mansion In Darkness
  30. The Family Ghost
  31. The 7Th Day Of July 1777
  32. Omens
  33. The Possession
  34. Abigail
  35. Black Horsemen
  36. Insanity
  37. Out From The Asylum
  38. Welcome Home
  39. Sleepless Nights
  40. Eye Of The Witch
  41. Halloween
  42. Melissa
  43. Come To The Sabbath
  44. Them
  45. Funeral
  46. Arrival
  47. A Mansion In Darkness
  48. The Family Ghost
  49. The 7Th Day Of July 1777
  50. Omens
  51. The Possession
  52. Abigail
  53. Black Horsemen
  54. Insanity