The Puppet Master [ENHANCED]

King Diamond

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2003)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B0000DG06H
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,693 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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About the Artist
An underground icon and purveyor of all things dark and mysterious, KING DIAMOND and his cohorts continue to terrorize humanity with their latest and most extreme album to date, The Puppet Master. This gruesome tale set to take place in 18th century Budapest, Hungary involving a puppet show and many fascinating characters. One cold night in December the main character known as Unfortunate Man goes down to see a Christmas puppet show and after the show he is standing outside and sees a young woman. He is strangely drawn to this young woman, Victoria, almost as if one of the puppet's ghosts is sitting on his shoulder whispering in his ear to go and kiss the girl. The two get along immediately due to their fascination with the puppet show and end up going out. About a year later everything is going very good until one night Victoria heads down to the puppet show by herself and never returns. The Unfortunate Man goes down to the puppet show to investigate and sees the Puppet Master's wife leaving with a wheel barrel and follows her only to see her murder a homeless man and put his body in the cart. From here the story twists and turns as it takes you through the horrific tale of the Unfortunate Man, Victoria, The Puppet Master, his wife, the puppets and the events leading to the climactic end of the story.

As King describes it this album is going to make the hairs stand up on the back of listeners neck. "The rules of censorship are being thrown out the window...this is going to be the rawest story/album we have ever done." King was also quick to point out that "if you are into horror; you're definitely going to get it with this album!" The Puppet Master is sure to be considered one of King's goriest and most extreme stories yet!

The Puppet Master will also contain a bonus DVD of King Diamond telling the story of The Puppet Master. This is the first time King Diamond has done anything like this and is sure to be a huge success with all his devoted fans. The band also approached their band pictures a little different this time around making all the members look like tormented puppets. It will definitely be different and twisted! As King says, "This is some of the best material to date. You're really gonna love this stuff!!!" Be sure to catch King Diamond live on tour supporting The Puppet Master in October/November 2003. It will not be a show to miss!

Product Description
Horror Metal

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, powerful and moving..., November 5, 2004

By	Russroom (Summit, NJ) - See all my reviews

Of King's last 3 albums this one is the best. It nails the perfect blend of power and emotion. Abigail II was very good, and House of God was good but not very catchy. This album is great. Some of the other reviews mention Magic as being a standout track, and I think it is the song that could be the closest to what would be a mainstream hit. The rest are still excellent. There's some pretty gorey stuff going on here.
I've been with King since Abigail and consider this to be one of his best albums.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Echoes Back To Abigail Days. 5 Stars., January 14, 2005

By	SpacegrassMan (Insane Land of Words & Music) - See all my reviews

I never thought a release by the King here would ever make me put next to Fatal Portrait and Abigail (1st Abigail). But, in terms of craziest, best told story throught the music, this one is unblelieveable. The bonus DVD you get of King telling the story is great because you really see the way his demented mind sees it. Excellent!. All in all, the best release since the old days. Not to ripp on the ones in the middle. Any new fans of King Diamond should defintely check out, House of God, The Graveyard, Conspiracy, Them, really all King Diamond is like sex ... even if it's bad it's still good. 5 stars!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "THE PUPPET MASTER", November 1, 2003

By	Tony G. (Nanuet, New York United States) - See all my reviews

King Diamond returns to form with 2003's "The Puppet Master". After a pointless return to Abigail and company in 2002(don't get me wrong, the 1987 original is a Metal masterpiece), the King starts fresh with this tale of Unfortunate Man and the horror that lurks within a local puppet theater. I won't go into the plot since you've got to be a King Diamond fan to be on this page anyway and not off looking at the 8,000 reviews of some Sting album. And if you're a King fan, you probably already have this album. So to the fans I say, isn't this one addicting? Doesn't every track stick with you long after the album is over? Doesn't it feel like you're IN Budapest watching these sick events? I listen to this album start to finish and never skip any tracks. It really flows very well. To the naysayers: Sure there are times where the story could be a bit clearer (I had to watch the DVD that came along with the CD to realize why King's eyes received eternal life), sure King's voice isn't what it used to be back in the days of '80s Mercyful Fate (it's probably due to the HUGE cigarette addiction I hear he has) and sure it isn't quite as raw and aggresive as some other albums (like the fantastic "Voodoo"). BUT the musicianship is superb, the tunes are catchy and memorable, King appears to be having a blast and the addition of a female vocalist is to be applauded (she adds alot to every track she's on). And so there you have it, King Diamond's "The Puppet Master". Buy it and wash away the bitter aftertaste of "Abigail 2: The Revenge".