Shortly before the release and following tour, Michael Denner left the band. The second album Abigail was the first full concept album. King Diamond would also play some Mercyful Fate songs on gigs. The band debuted with single No Presents For Christmas, followed by debut album Fatal Portrait. The original second guitarist Floyd Constantin was soon replaced by Andy LaRocque. King formed the band along with two former Mercyful Fate members, guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen and was joined by new drummer Mikkey Dee. His extremely high falsetto vocal style is notable. Only Fatal Portrait and The Spider’s Lullaby deviate here, in that only four of the songs form a story while the other songs are independent. Apart from two albums, each of the albums contained a story told throughout the songs some stories span more than one album. The Satanic focus was replaced by a focus on horror stories. The style has lost most of its proto-black metal style and become a heavy metal band. He was joined by most members of the then defunct Mercyful Fate. King Diamond is the band that King Diamond (Kim Petersen) formed after the split up of Mercyful Fate - following the departure of Hank Shermann. At The Graves (alternate mix) 7:20 *Bonus*ġ2. Bye, Bye Missy (rehearsal) 4:48 *Bonus*ġ1. The Invisible Guests (rehearsal) 5:19 *Bonus*ġ4.
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