Dangerous Meeting

King Diamond, Mercyful Fate

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1992)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B000000H77
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,961 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A DANGEROUS MEETING is an excellent compilation., October 23, 1998

By A Customer

Well, I am a sort of newcomer to King Diamond's music, so I picked this one up to check out some of his earlier work. I was completely and utterly blown away, as King is an excellent metal composer when he gets to it, unlike some others I can mention (James Hetfield, for one). The record has two parts: 7 Mercyful Fate songs and 9 King Diamond. Many consider this to be thrash; however, I hear more of a proto prog-metal sound in this, sort of like early Fates Warning (actually, this sounds very much like Fates Warning, so if you like them, check it out). This is for the Mercyful Fate songs, of which the standouts are the oddly and uncannily beautiful "A Dangerous Meeting" (it's the chorus)and "Come to the Sabbath" (medievally flavored). The King Diamond work is heavier, but more orchestrated, as there is some haunting keyboard work and a more epical feel to tracks like "The Candle" and "Eye of the Witch." "Arrival" starts with a riff similar to Fates Warning's "Exodus," for those who like/love AWAKEN THE GUARDIAN. "Sleepless Nights" and the goofily heavy "No Presents For Christmas" are also standouts. The trick to the material is to forget about the Satanic, stupid lyrics of the Mercyful Fate stuff and just listen to it, and pay close attention to the rock opera stylings of the King solo lyrics. Oh yeah, you can probably scare trick-or-treaters with it, too. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT KING DIAMOND / MERCYFUL FATE ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!, February 25, 2005

By	Andrew Armstrong (Mechanicsburg PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This IS a great album if you are a Mercyful Fate / King Diamond fan and can't decide which one their albums to listen to!( they are all FANTASTIC!!). This is also a TERRIFIC place to start if you NEW to either band and Cannot decide where to start,This album is a great introduction to 2 AMAZING bands!!!Some GREAT highlights of this album include: Tracks: #3 "EVIL" and #5 "DANGEROUS MEETING" (both done by King Diamond with Mercyful Fate) also tracks: #10 "HALLOWEEN" and #14 "WELCOME HOME" ( both from King Diamond's Solo material).Both Bands are INCREDIBLE!! and I really don't think you will be dissapointed with this purchase. Really the ONLY negative thing I can personally think of is as some other reviewers had earlier stated: No "SATANS FALL" ( which is a TERRIFIC Mercyful Fate song!!) and would have really went well on this album. I really enjoy this album from start to finish and I think YOU will too!! LONG LIVE THE KING!!!and LONG LIVE METAL!!!(PS:) The overall production on this album is ALSO really GOOD!! and Don't forget to check out Meryful Fate and King Diamond's other great albums!! ( THEY ALL ARE TERRIFIC!!).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, August 21, 1998

By	[e-mail] (New Mexico, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

If you like Mercyful Fate and King Diamond, this one is for you...It's like a "Best of Album" for both bands (7 MF songs and 9 King Diamond), and it is bad-ass. Killer tracks on here are:

1. Doomed By the Living Dead (MF) 2. Corpse Without a Soul (MF) 3. Come to the Sabbath 4. Halloween 5. The Eye of the Witch