King Diamond

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Kim Bendix Petersen (born 14 June 1956) is a Danish musician better known as King Diamond on stage.

He is known for his extensive vocal range, particularly his use of falsetto.

He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond.

Personal life

Diamond is married to Livia Zita, a Hungarian-born singer who has appeared on the albums The Puppet Master and Give Me Your Soul...Please, as well as live performances. She is also his company partner and is currently helping to compile old footage for two forthcoming DVD releases of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate live performances. She also assisted him in creating remastered copies of the King Diamond albums Lullabye, The Graveyard, Voodoo, and House of God.

They became parents to a son who was born in March 2017.

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Career

Jeanette Blum (Jean Blue) on vocals and bass, Michael Frohn (Mike West) on guitar, and Jes Jacobsen (Jesse James) on drums formed King Diamond's first heavy rock band (1974–76). Diamond left Brainstorm and began performing with Black Rose, a Danish hard rock band. He began working with horror-themed theatrics and creating a malevolent quasi-Satanic stage persona. He left Black Rose and joined the punk-metal band Brats, where he met Hank Shermann. Michael Denner (also formerly a member of Brats) was quickly asked to assist him with his own initiative, Danger Zone. Timi Hansen was a member of Timi Hansen, and the musicians would join Diamond in 1980 to become Mercyful Fate.

Diamond splits with Mercyful Fate following Mercyful Fate's 1984 release of Don't Break the Oath and the subsequent tour (which saw them play in the United States for the first time). He encouraged two of his bandmates (Hansen and Denner) to pursue a solo career under his own name.

Mercyful Fate reunited in 1992 (while Diamond also pursued his solo career) and has released five more studio albums. In 1999, Diamond and Hank Shermann performed the song "Evil" with Metallica live. Diamond's famous makeover was also on display during this appearance.

In 2000, Diamond decided to put Mercyful Fate on hold and move forward with his solo career. Despite the fact that the band is still dormant, it is also under Metal Blade Records' control. In recent interviews, Diamond has announced that Mercyful Fate will record and tour again when the time is perfect, stating, "It's certainly not finished."

Mercyful Fate's reunion and accompanying European tour on August 1, 2019.

King Diamond signed a contract with Usurper to perform backup vocals on the song "Necronemesis" in exchange for them altering their recording schedule to accommodate Abigail II: The Revenge's release. Diamond contributed vocals to "Sweet Dreams," the final track on Dave Grohl's heavy metal band project Probot's album. Diamond appeared on the Roadrunner United – The All-Star Sessions album in late 2005, contributing vocals for his song "In the Fire," which featured many Roadrunner Records artists (past and present) working together to produce individual songs. In late 2005, Diamond appeared on the Cradle of Filth's "Devil Woman" album.

Diamond reunited with Mikkey Dee (Motörhead drummer) at a sold-out performance at Kren in Gothenburg, Sweden, in April 2006. In 2001, he referred to Dee as "one of the best drummers of all time," and that has bothered us since he left.

Diamond's album Give Me Your Soul was released... Please note that the date is June 26, 2007. The band received a Grammy Award for their song "Never Ending Hill" on the "Best Metal Performance" category, according to the group.

Due to a herniated disk, causing severe back pain, he was forced to cancel a United States tour, putting him in constant pain. He attributes the difficulty to the long hours spent on the album.

Diamond performed on Friday, Texas, alongside Metallica's Metallica, a medley of Mercyful Fate songs that had not previously appeared on Metallica's Garage Inc.'s Garage Inc. album. Vinnie Paul, Scott Ian, Max Cavalera, and Nick Bowcott appeared in a Pantera cover "A New Level."

Diamond was revealed to be a playable character for the rhythm game Guitar Hero: Metallica in 2009, performing with Mercyful Fate's "Evil." To unlock the character, the player must finish the song on any instrument and any difficulty.

Diamond was admitted to the hospital on November 29, 2010, where doctors discovered multiple blockages in his arteries as a result of his heavy smoking habits. He had multiple heart attacks and needed triple-bypass surgery, according to the doctors. The surgery was successful, and on December 11, 2010 it was announced that he was recovering at home. All his musical plans were put on hold.

Diamond and Metallica performed together on December 7th in San Francisco on December 7th to celebrate Metallica's 30th anniversary.

Diamond appeared at the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2012.

Diamond appeared on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show on Saturday, August 8, 2012, along with Mark Tremonti, discussing his illness and other information about forthcoming events.

On the track "Room 24," he appeared on Volbeat's 2013 album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, providing guest vocals. Diamond appeared at the Open Air Bloodstock Festival, the United Kingdom, in August 2013.

Slayer was chosen to headline the 2015 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. The HELLEAH, King Diamond, Thy Art Murder, Jungle Rot, Sworn In, Shattered Sun, Feed Her To The Sharks, Code Orange, and Kissing Candice were among the bands on the Rockstar Tour.

Diamond appeared in four episodes of the Warner Bros. adult-oriented cartoon Metalocalypse as the Blues Devil, Ronald von Moldenberg, a fast food manager, and one of the Klokateers in 2006.

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Awards

• 2008 – Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the track "Never Ending Hill"