Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate are a heavy metal band from Denmark. The band was formed in Copenhagen in 1980.

Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate Frontman King Diamond
Background information
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Heavy metal, black metal[1][2]
Years active	1981–1985, 1992–1999 (hiatus)
Labels	Combat, Roadrunner, Metal Blade, Rave On
Members	King Diamond Hank Shermann Sharlee D'Angelo Bjarne T. Holm Mike Wead
Past member(s)	Michael Denner Timi Hansen Kim Ruzz Snowy Shaw
Website	www.covenworldwide.org

Members

Current members

• King Diamond - vocals, keyboard (1981–1985, 1992–present)
• Hank Shermann - guitar (1981–1985, 1992–present)
• Mike Wead - guitar (1996–present)
• Bjarne T. Holm - drums (1994–present)
• Sharlee D'Angelo - bass (1993–present)

Former members

• Michael Denner - guitar (1981, 1982–1985, 1992–1996)
• Timi Hansen - bass (1981–1985, 1992–1993)
• Kim Ruzz - drums (1981–1985)
• Tommie "Snowy Shaw" Helgesson - drums (1993–1994)

Session members

• Lars Ulrich - drums (1993)
• Old Nick - drums (1981)
• Morten Nielson - drums (1993)

Discography

Studio albums

• Melissa (1983)
• Don't Break the Oath (1984)
• In the Shadows (1993)
• Time (1994)
• Into the Unknown (1996)
• Dead Again (1998)
• 9 (1999)

Compilation albums

• The Beginning (1987)
• Return of the Vampire (1992)
• A Dangerous Meeting (1992)
• The Best of Mercyful Fate (2003)

Extended plays

• The Mercyful Fate EP (1982)
• The Bell Witch (1994)