The Press Release:
Heavy metal icons MERCYFUL FATE today announce their first North American headlining tour in over two decades! The journey will commence on October 25th in Dallas, Texas and weave its way through fourteen cities, closing on November 16th in Atlanta, Georgia. The tour follows the band’s stunning headlining performance at this year’s edition of Psycho Las Vegas.
Vocalist King Diamond comments, “These will be the first MERCYFUL FATE concerts in North American theaters in over twenty years. Memories of a lifetime. Your special chance to see MERCYFUL FATE with the full European festival production, but up close and personal. You cannot miss this… I hereby respectfully invite you to Come To The Sabbath by which you may free your soul and feast with us in the dark of Night. Witches and Demons, you may come as you are! Satanic Regards – King Diamond 666.”
Support for MERCYFUL FATE will be provided by Kreator and labelmates, Midnight. Various presales are available throughout the week:
Citi Presale: Tuesday, September 6th @ 11:00am ET | Password: Citi BINs
Mercyful Fate Fan Club Presale: Tuesday, September 6th @ 12:00pm ET | Password: EVIL
Ticketmaster Presale: Wednesday, September 7th @ 10:00am ET | Password: MELISSA
Live Nation Presale: Wednesday, September 7th @ 10:00am local time | Password: VENUE
Blabbermouth Presale: Wednesday, September 7th @ 10:00am local time | Password: SABBATH
Knotfest.com Presale: Wednesday, September 7th @ 10:00am local time | Password: OATH
All presales end Thursday, September 8th at 10:00pm local time. General onsale date is Friday, September 9th at 10:00am local time at mercyfulfatecoven.com. These shows will sell out! Don’t miss it!
Additionally, multiple limited VIP packages will be available which will include Meet & Greets, photo opps, private Q&As, exclusive merch, and more starting Wednesday, September 7th at mercyfulfatecoven.com. Secure yours today.
The Tour Dates:
10/25/2022: Dallas, TX – The Factory
10/27/2022: Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
10/29/2022: Inglewood, CA – Youtube Theater
10/30/2022: Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
11/01/2022: Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
11/03/2022: Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
11/04/2022: Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
11/05/2022: Detroit, MI – Masonic
11/08/2022: Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
11/10/2022: Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theater
11/11/2022: Laval, QC – Place Bell
11/13/2022: Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall At Fenway
11/14/2022: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
11/16/2022: Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
MERCYFUL FATE is currently working on a new album and recently gave fans a taste of the new material when they debuted a song called “The Jackal Of Salzburg” in Germany this past June as well as at Psycho Las Vegas. The band’s current lineup is King Diamond on vocals, Hank Shermann and Mike Wead on guitars, Bjarne T. Holm on drums and Joey Vera on bass.
MERCYFUL FATE was formed in early 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. They were later joined by guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen, and soon thereafter drummer Kim Ruzz would join to complete the band lineup. The band recorded two demos in 1981 and later signed with Rave On Records in Holland for the recording of their successful self-titled EP, released in November of 1982. The Mercyful Fate EP was soon in heavy rotation around core metal radio stations, launching a new breed of heavy metal with their unique sound.
The band joined Roadrunner Records in 1983 and their debut full-length, Melissa, was recorded and released that same year. The following year, MERCYFUL FATE returned to the studio to record their now legendary Don’t Break The Oath full-length, released in September of 1984.
MERCYFUL FATE embarked upon a two month US tour in support of the record, which took them across the States several times sharing the stage with the likes of Motörhead and Exciter. The shows had created a brush fire within the metal community. The band reaped recognition globally, closing the year with a five-date tour in Germany with Motörhead, Girlschool, Helix, and Talon.
MERCYFUL FATE’s first concert of 1985 was in their hometown of Copenhagen at an old movie theater with a large capacity. The show sold out and their stage show exhibited a new level of distinction. The night was a huge victory and a new highlight for the band.
By April of 1985 however, MERCYFUL FATE decided to part ways for each to pursue new challenges. The King Diamond band was born and reaped critical acclaim the following years with five studio albums on Roadrunner Records. King Diamond has since signed with Metal Blade Records and is going stronger than ever before.
In the Summer of 1992, MERCYFUL FATE decided to reunite and penned a new deal with Brian Slagel and his label, Metal Blade Records. In The Shadows was released in 1993 and was an instant triumph furthered by a sold out US tour.
MERCYFUL FATE has gone on to release another five studio albums and have toured Europe, the US, and South America multiple times. The highlight of 1999 was their critically acclaimed album 9 which was followed by a European tour with Metallica, where King Diamond and Hank Shermann joined the band onstage several times for the medley “Mercyful Fate” which Metallica had recorded on their Garage Inc. double tribute album the year prior. Tours in the US and in South America followed, marking the band’s last live performances for over a decade. MERCYFUL FATE then went on hiatus, but made a brief appearance when members joined Metallica onstage in 2011 for their 30th anniversary show in San Francisco, California.
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: There are tour announcements and then there are TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS and this one my friends is nothing short of fantastic. Now I’m not going to lie to you and say that I’ve been a lifelong fan of the band because at my first go round way back in the ancient times, I was a tad scared of the output they were delivering but as time marched on and I began hanging with a lot more Metalheads and even became a drummer in a very busy local band I grew to appreciate the sound and just loved the showmanship of the legendary King Diamond. Sure the subject matter is not for the deeply religious but overall this is some truly powerful and resounding Metal that I can guarantee will make for a solid tour. I never witnessed Mercyful Fate in concert way back but I have seen their direct support Kreator on numerous occasions. Midnight is still a band that I’ve been quite curious about but haven’t caught yet and should I manage to get myself into the room to do the reporting stuff or otherwise, you can be rest assured that I will be there bright and early to catch every single performer. I don’t like missing any of the bands and have kept this model my mindset for a number of years. I think I even was like this before I started the website but who remembers LOL. Okay so wrapping up I wonder what you folks out there think about this news? Are you lifers for the sound of Fate and have seen them in ye olden times or are you among the new devoted and cannot wait until the arrival? Chime in down below in the comments section and I will see you next time. As I always say, please keep safe out there.
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