Mercyful Fate not too long ago parted ways with bassist Joey Vera, who initially joined the band shortly after their reunion in 2019. Now Mercyful Fate has introduced their new bassist Becky Baldwin, who followers already know from her fill-in exhibits with Mercyful Fate in 2022. Baldwin additionally states that she’ll be the one taking part in on the brand new Mercyful Fate album outdoors her new dwell duties.
“It’s a nice honor to now be a everlasting member of Mercyful Fate”, mentioned Baldwin. “I can not wait to hitch the recording of the brand new Album. Once I joined as a stand-in on the 2022 U.S. Tour, the acceptance and encouragement from the followers was distinctive. An enormous because of the band, group and followers for the nice and cozy welcome. See you in Chile and Brazil this coming April.”
Now we’ll simply anticipate that new Mercyful Fate report. 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 quite a bit 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 alone for King Diamond. For King Diamond, it is an album that is gonna be referred to as The Institute, which is a component certainly one of two; there will be two full albums that might 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 have now the entrance cowl for the brand new Mercy too. It’s totally appropriate, very proper for Mercyful Fate. It’s totally 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— much more King Diamond, I’d say — all vocals are gonna be lead vocals once more, like they have been within the outdated days for me.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 fitting or the left aspect or no matter; they might nonetheless go in and choose up elements of the lyrics to progress the story and so forth. So it is gonna be something goes with the vocals, for certain — again to the outdated model. And for Mercy too; it is gonna be very old school. Hank is writing very very similar to the outdated days. And it is good to really feel that we will seize that once more.
“In order that’s the 2 albums which can be being labored on, that might be achieved by the point we exit on tour once more, I am certain.”
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