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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
King Diamond - The Graveyard, October 8, 2001
This was my first non 80's album of King Diamond and I was amazed just how good it was. It has a real cool story to it and it is by far some of King's most darkest work ever. Andy La Rocque does another amazing job on guitars. If you listen to when "Black Hill Sanitarium" kicks in you can here the Halloween theme to those Michael Myers horror movies being played. I thought that was very cool. My favorite song on the album is definetly "Heads On The Wall". Like I said this is definetly King's most darkest album. I still like his 80's stuff like "Them" and "Abigail" better than this but for an album released in 1996 I was shocked how awesome it still was. It definetly marks #3 on my top 3 favorite King Diamond albums. It is worth it for any King Diamond fan.... LUCY FOREVER
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
King's Black Sheep, August 17, 2004
A great injustice is being done to King Diamond's The Graveyard: Many folks say that this is a bad album, King's worst even. This probably scares away curious would-be buyers. Well, I'm here to tell you not to get a tarnished preceonceived notion of this cd. Normally I state things as opinion(coz that's what they are), but this I'll state as fact coz it is: The Graveyard is the best album King Diamond put out in the 90s. The songs do not "run together", there are too "songs that stand out". You trying to tell me that Digging Graves doesn't stand out?? The music is the best it has been in years(and for some years after as well). The story is a different approach as well. After doing Hammer Film-esque gothic horrors, King tries for an all out psychological suspense type thriller this time. It's a good approach, coz this is one of the most unique and interesting stories King Diamond has ever given us. King even gives a "Don't try this at home" kind of message in the liner notes. Well, I should hope not for crying out loud! But whether you try it at home or not, don't get a jaded opinion of the Graveyard before you hear it-you'll be cheating yourself if you do. Get it and hear it and you'll see what I mean. Then you'll also wish the naysayers well.....In Hell!!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great, but takes several listenings to appreciate, May 2, 2003
This is a fairly rough album, and the whole is by far better than the sum of its parts. None of the songs stands particularly well on its own, so you have to listen to the whole thing to truly enjoy it. The flow of the story, as well as the song structure, is typical King. The story is horribly dark and disturbing, and I stayed away because I originally thought it was a tribute to child abuse. Reading an interview with King changed my mind: it's really about a man who is falsely accused of child abuse, and his suffering then revenge. This is King's standard theme. If you read the lyrics, make sure to read ALL of them, as the story has a few twists. Once I got past the lyrics, and listened several times (which I always have to do with King albums), this album grew on me and is probably my third favorite. Don't buy this as your first King album, as Them plus Conspiracy or Abigail plus Abigail 2 are better. If you're a King fan, buy it and enjoy.
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