Mercyful Fate and bassist Joey Vera have parted methods. Vera joined Mercyful Fate upon their 2019 reunion instead of the late and nice Timi “Grabber” Hansen, and has been part of the band till current day. No phrase on who’s changing Vera, although the band did tour with bassist Becky Baldwin in 2022.
“Mercyful Fate and Joey Vera have mutually determined to separate methods,” wrote Mercyful Fate. “‘Our friendship and respect for one another will at all times stay the identical, and all of us sincerely want one another the absolut finest for the longer term,’ says King Diamond.”
It is also not clear if Vera has already recorded his elements for the brand new Mercyful Fate, or if that is nonetheless an ongoing course of. Final we heard was from Diamond himself in June 2023, who had the following to say about that report and his personal solo stuff.
“There’s lots within the works proper now. I am writing with Hank [Shermann, guitar] for Mercyful Fate and writing with Andy [La Rocque, guitar] for King Diamond and writing by myself for King Diamond. For King Diamond, it is an album that is gonna be referred to as The Institute, which is an element one among two; there will be two full albums that will likely be finishing that full story. Because the title says, it is gonna be some creepy, bizarre stuff. And for Mercy, I even have the title, however I am not giving it out to anyone in the intervening time. We’ve the entrance cowl for the brand new Mercy too. It’s extremely appropriate, very proper for Mercyful Fate. It’s extremely again to fundamentals.
“In my opinion with each Mercy and King Diamond — much more King Diamond, I’d say — all vocals are gonna be lead vocals once more, like they have been within the outdated days for me. It did not matter if it was a choir singing on the precise or the left aspect or no matter; they might nonetheless go in and decide up elements of the lyrics to progress the story and so forth. So it is gonna be something goes with the vocals, for positive — again to the outdated type. And for Mercy too; it is gonna be very old school. Hank is writing very very like the outdated days. And it is good to really feel that we are able to seize that once more.
“In order that’s the 2 albums which are being labored on, that will likely be completed by the point we exit on tour once more, I am positive.”
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