King Diamond - Abigail 🎃 (first time album reaction)

IT'S HALLOWEEN TIME! My first time listening to King Diamond's 1987 concept album Abigail! I'll see you soon for another video with more heavy metal, hard rock and prog metal reactions.
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🎸 TIMESTAMPS 🎸
00:00 (intro)
01:32 Funeral
02:28 Arrival
05:23 (thoughts i)
06:17 A Mansion In Darkness
08:28 The Family Ghost
10:50 The 7th Day of July 1777
13:11 (thoughts ii)
14:22 Omens
16:38 The Possession
18:33 (thoughts iii)
19:29 Abigail
22:16 Black Horsemen
25:52 (review)
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[@MrDantres]

This album is a masterpiece.

[@gumballthechewy]

This is an amazing album, but I think "Them" is better overall. It might be bias though, as "Them" was the first KD album I ever heard.

[@DominusLuna]

​@@gumballthechewyfor me it's Fatal Portrait. \m/

[@UberFlambe]

An absolute stone-cold classic metal album. Super melodic and spookily groovy, with superb drums throughout from Mikkey Dee. Fun reaction too. Cheers Kira.

[@curtisadkins4453]

This guy is 67 years old and sounds better than ever. I've met him several times, and his wife Livia, and did a Q&A session with him & Hank Shermann on the Mercyful Fate tour last year. Just a cool down to earth dude. He just released a new music video (Masquerade of Madness) and is going on tour again. Awesome reaction 🤘🤘and as the King would say, stay heavy.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

MERCYFUL FATE's: MELISSA, DON'T BREAK THE OATH (and to a mildly lesser extent: In The Shadows) are your (ANYONE'S) "go-to"s! 🤘🤘

[@Jonathan_Brose]

Pure Evil! Mercyful Fate's audition is a ritual.

[@KyleS.1987]

Glad you enjoyed the album overall! Can't blame you for not being 100% into King's vocals, 'cause they're definitely an acquired taste. If you want to keep following the story, it continues in their subsequent albums.

[@astro72]

Be sure to check out KD's next two albums "Them" (1988) and of course "Conspiracy" (1989), which continues the haunting horror story told on "Them". Also, 1990 "The Eye" is an awesome album (it actually just had its 33th anniversary just the day before). Abigail's story was actually continued with "Abigail II: The Revenge" -album in 2002

[@ghostofyourmom]

"Them" is fucking awesome. ALL killer. "Conspiracy" also great, but Them is straight up g.o.a.t

[@satanihelvetet]

I love when you throw your head in something completly new for you. This is not an easy one for metal beginners. Mercyful fate/King diamond has both straight simple heavy metal aswell as pretty progressive metal and sometimes a litle of thrash or power metal. Always the best of musicians in the band, performing this sometimes complex music with high perfection, even live at consert. No matter the musical quality, there is not all that can take the "Kings" very different vocal type.

[@norsecelt]

Here in Canada Halloween is a huge deal… and so is King Diamond.

[@punker-gamer-trucker-guy]

King Diamond and his main band Mercyful Fate rules. Thank you! 🎃

[@toddwilliams8128]

"A Mansion In The Darkness" is one of my top ten metal songs ever. Also, this album gets better with subsequent listens. Don't wait for next Halloween to revisit it. "Them" is another excellent concept album by the King.

[@MrDantres]

Absolutely!

[@Gary_M]

"Why would you do that? Why would you mummify it? People be so stupid in horror."🤣 I think you got thrown off a little by the dual timeline. Jonathan inherited the mansion and was stopped and warned by the horsemen that it was cursed but he went ahead anyway. This is in 1845. The ghost of his ancestor tells him the story of what happened in 1777 before the spirit of Abigail possesses his wife and history somewhat repeats itself.

[@lug23]

"Them" is another great concept album by this band and my favourite one, please check it out!

[@chrishare9858]

Thanks for reviewing.

[@BelialKing901]

1 of many MANY great concept albums by King Diamond. Keeping the theme of concept albums might I recommend Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime & WASP - The Crimson Idol.

[@jammanastic]

Musically I prefer Them, but story wise this is definitely the best King Diamond album nice pick Kira!

[@donmcglothlin841]

All of King Diamond’s albums are great for Halloween. Fatal Portrait is a ghost story once it gets lined up. There’s literally a song called Halloween on it. You just experienced Abigail. Them and Conspiracy are a part 1 and 2 of an epic ghost story and I highly recommend both. The Eye revolves around the French Inquisition and actually involves historical figures and events set in a fictional story. The Spider’s Lullabye needs no introduction as a Halloween story. The Graveyard is thematically probably the least Halloween album as it centers around child molestation and what should be done to those involved. Voodoo, yep that one’s epic. House of God is my favorite of all the albums, has werewolves and tons of other lore wrapped up in a love story, sort of. Abigail 2 follows up Abigail (decently, like nearly every sequel it doesn’t come close to the original.). The Puppet Master is a great one that ends with a Christmas song. And Give Me Your Soul, Please is my least favorite album BUT is still damn good.

[@thunderspike1892]

Michael Denner and Andy LaRoque aka Anders Allhage on guitars. Denner left after the recording and was replaced by Mike Moon aka Michael Myllynen (1987) for the tour and later Pete Blakk aka Peter Jacobsson who recorded Them, Conspiracy and The Eye. Timi Hansen on bass RIP and drummer Mikkey Dee aka Micael Delaoglou

[@PlacidDragon]

oh dear.. this is going to be an either love or hate reaction. The King's vocals is quite unique :) Hope you'll like it, i absolutely love it myself!

[@ChrisPBacon710]

i used to listen to this album with my buddy when we were 14/15 late at night staring at the moon and smoking joints together... we would belt out all the high pitched parts together! what an amazing album... mercyful fate is great stuff too :)

[@klausbak8211]

Just love this album to death😂He is so creative writing these concept albums. Have a listen to his other band Mercyful Fate….love your reaction.❤😊

[@alexvoyd1132]

The drummer on this album is Mikkey Dee,who is more known for his days with Motorhead!Im sure you have reacted to that before!

[@shaitanlavey]

Love this album. I was 17 when it came out. Met Kim Petersen (King) multiple times over the years as well, he's a very cool person. Just fyi - King Diamond's first solo album, Fatal Portrait, is his first "concept album". All of his solo albums are. Even his earlier Mercyful Fate albums followed basic storytelling formula, although they aren't considered "concept albums".

[@devynbarat7777]

A lot of people overlook it because the story is only about half the album. It was my first KD album and is still my favorite.

[@shaitanlavey]

@@devynbarat7777 Verifiably, the songs in the story (original pressing) are The Candle The Jonah The Portrait Dressed in White Haunted However, since the lyrics in Haunted are about Molly and her dolls, that puts Lurking in the Dark on the list as unverified but totally relatable to the story. Add to that the fact that Voices from the Past is an instrumental leading into Haunted, which makes it yet another unverified but relatable addition to the story. And so that leaves only Halloween and Charon. Halloween was an attempt at making a marketable "single". It was released with The Candle and The Lake as the b-side. The "bonus tracks" No Presents for Christmas and The Lake weren't added until later pressings of Fatal Portrait. Charon is the only real oddball track.

[@jamesaleman]

Long time KD and Mercyful fate fan. Found him in '88 been listening since high school. Thank you for your reaction.

[@metallewd3472]

Melissa and Don't Break the Oath are the two greatest HM albums of all time change my fkn mind.

[@metalstorm7506]

One single Mercyful Fate song, “The oath” frightened me more than this album in its entirety. Mercyful Fate are even more raw and brutal with exploring and manifesting darkness. That’s Kim Petersen’s band before he started his solo project King Diamond - named after his stage pseudonym King Diamond. Very talented song and story writer. With the exception of two albums, every King Diamond is a concept horror story. I guess you’ll like them as well, if you like Abigail, it’s one of the best heavy metal albums ever

[@Claes_Isacson]

Thx for sharing! I’d recommend the first album ”Fatal Portrait” by King Diamond if you want more of this.

[@iDEATH]

It took me a bit when I was younger to get into King Diamond, but I'm glad I did eventually. This album is a classic for sure. If you are liking the concept albums, you've got to check out "Operation: Mindcrime" by Queensryche (released 1988). It's not the heaviest of metal, but even when I was a thrash lovin' teen it cut through my prejudices because it's just that good. I also have to mention the duology of "Apex" and "Abyss" by Canadian power metal band Unleash the Archers, despite that they are much more recent and I know you're not really doing that. They are too good not to mention! If you like concept albums, those are outstanding, the band is amazing, with crazy musicianship and their singer, Britney Slayes (really Hayes, but people were calling her "Slayes" because she's that good and it stuck) is one of the best voices in metal right now (though we are really flush with incredible vocalists these days, so "best" is a decent size list!).

[@kiamkuczynski6786]

I love KING reactions

[@noxfinity]

Mercyful Fate is much better to get into King Diamond at first, their first two albums are very influential classics and will add more context. Please don't give up on King Diamond, check out Melissa and Don't Break the Oath. (plus Metallica's Mercyful Fate medley is probably the best thing Metallica did during the mid-90's)

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

Welcome to the insanely wonderful morbid musicality that is King diamond. She still tours after having bypass surgery and other health problems but he's in his middle 60 now and sounds better than ever. I know people say that a lot about older artist but seriously he is held up very much in the fucking unreal way that guys like Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford have. His voice is immaculate. And the great thing about this rabbit hole is there is a metric shit ton of King at Diamond albums to choose from I would highly recommend the two album concept that was the follow-up to Abigail entitled "them" followed up by "conspiracy" he casts himself as a child in that storyline and it's really Macabre and wonderful. Enjoy

[@dalejohnson2047]

The crazy thing is he does all the voices live

[@Jonathan_Brose]

Andy LaRocque is one of the greatest guitarists to emerge in the 80's. He is a true beast creating unbelievable riffs and solos.

[@tomkruze1304]

The King Diamond album Them has one of the best scary stories ever, it's like a cheesy 80's movie but it's a really great 80's metal album with amazing guitar parts and vocal melody. GRANDMAAAAAA!!!! Also, Mercyful Fate is another amazing King Diamond band, a little more rock oriented

[@BenjimonSussyBaka]

YEEEESSSS!! Thank you for doing this one! I suggested this in one of the comments over a year ago! Glad you did this masterpiece of an album!

[@bradpalicki6861]

Most people either love or hate Kings vocals. The Black Horsemen still sends chills up my spine and is only of my favorite songs live from any band.

[@duffelbag1127]

You should check out the album “Fatal Portrait,” King Diamond’s solo debut. Living in the shadow of “Abigail,” it’s an amazing and underrated debut album!

[@timbrown6629]

King Diamond has always had the best musicians. You should check out "The Eye".

[@kirbyhans5261]

Kim Peterson (King Diamond) is a contra tenor, most of them end up in opera , we are lucky he blessed us with his voice.

[@Shiva-_-]

We need to keep going the Iron Maiden’s album reaction! 😁😁

[@the_lichemaster]

King Diamond are great. Haven't listened to them in ages so will have to unearth a few playlists.

[@bradpalicki6861]

Most people don’t care King because of his vocals but he uses his different registers to tell his stories.

[@jeffedwards9180]

Man , this takes me back. I saw King Diamond back when this album came out, the opening band was this new band named Megadeth. They had just dropped their 1st album "Killing is my Business". I had never seen King Diamond live before, so when they started their set and he came out from the smoke and started singing, my mind was blown! He has a killer band behind him. 🤘

[@constpegasus]

Love your enthusiasm.

[@Blakk_Wolf7]

You've got the story twisted. Read the backstory! Count De LaFey was the owner of the Mansion, his wife cheated on him [yet again] and rather than raise somebody else's child as his heir, he killed her by pushing her down 'the slippery stairs'. Years later his descendant Johnathon inherited his estate, in which was warned by The Horsemen to not enter three house because of the Spirits that still inhabit the place. And because he didn't need their warning, he AND Miriam BOTH lost their lives. Lastly, every member of this legendary band is elite and 2nd to none King Diamond- vocals ANDY LaRoque (pronounced La Rock)- Lead & Rhythm Guitars Michael Denner-Lead/Rhythm Guitars Timi Hansen-Bass Mikki Dee-Drums

[@alvarovega2487]

Abigail 2 the revenge is the sequel album you need to listen to. All of king diamond's albums are masterpieces. Particularly the 2 part album "Them" and the sequel "conspiracy".

[@Blakk_Wolf7]

Miriam is officially possessed and taken over by the spirit of Abigail during the 3rd song "A Mansion In Darkness" by 'the shadow on the wall'

[@PedroHenrique-tq4oi]

Please react to part 2 of this album

[@marciagaete]

You should advice spoiler alert in your video! 😂 I enjoyed every second of your reaction... is like you are reading and living the emotions of a great book.

[@tobyhubler9902]

The Best Metal Vocalist. Any genre of Metal....always has been from Mercyful Fate to today....

[@OGxCSH]

Woo hoo Kira....King Diamond is PHENOMENAL 🤘🤘🤘. Cheers from California

[@Jonathan_Brose]

Listening to a King Diamond album is like reading a book or watching a movie. However, King plays all the characters hehehe.

[@lediabolique5822]

I bought this as a 20 y-o back in 1987 and it remains one of my all-time favourites. Definitely still a go-to album when I need a mental boost.

[@Jonathan_Brose]

Streaming companies should produce films or series with King Diamond's stories. He is one of the best horror writers of our era. Much better than anything like it, like Late Night With The Devil.

[@tossedburrito9028]

This music definitely keeps you on your toes and I think that's what people like about it.

[@steve-ocreep7434]

King Diamond is forever in my top 3

[@Jonathan_Brose]

"Give Me Your Soul, Please" would be a great slasher movie.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

The greatest album of all time.

[@TheNotoriousSAJ75]

We got you hooked!

[@paulvivrett7029]

Best drums and guitar ever.

[@sandervanwijlick954]

Seen him live in on his Abigail tour back then. One of my best concerts ever!

[@EmrahUncu]

You should definetely listen to "Them" and "The Eye" by King Diamond.

[@joemighty1463]

Masterpiece. You need to hear Melissa from Mercyful Fate, King Diamond's another band.

[@bmxfreeride]

I named my first born daughter Abigail after this album.

[@rickthestiks9240]

the best halloween song is from that band, and its called (halloween) !!!🤘🎃🤘

[@user-sv5hv3wt6q]

This is my favorit king Daimon álbum thad fkg awesom

[@sumonjamal1653]

King Diamond originally rose to fame in the early 80's as the vocalist of controversial Danish metallers Mercyful Fate ... They had themes of horror, ghosts and satanism ... and they became popular by 1984. However, a creative conflict disbanded Mercyful Fate in 1985. Rather than continue Mercyful Fate's musical path, King Diamond decided to launch a solo band w/ a new direction... In 1986, King Diamond's solo band consisted of 3 ex-members of Mercyful Fate (himself, guitarist Michael Denner, and bassist Timi Hansen) w/ new guitarist Andy LaRocque and drummer Mikkey Dee (who would later join Motorhead... and now Scorpions). The 1st Kind Diamond album was 'Fatal Portrait' in 1986 - it had a story depicted in a few songs... With 'Abigail' in 1987, King Diamond decided to write an entire horror story depicted through the whole record. The concept of the story was 'revenge of the unborn'... In 1777, Count La'Fay discovers his wife's pregnancy was conceived from an extramarital affair... He murders his wife and the baby is stillborn. He had picked the name 'Abigail' for the baby girl... and when she was stillborn, he believed she was a cursed child... He asked the Black Horsemen to perform a gruesome ritual on the dead fetus to keep her from returning from the undead. In the 1800's, a new heir Jonathan La'Fey and his new wife Miriam are moving into Count La'Fey's old mansion, and are greeted by the Black Horsemen who warn them away... but Jonathan refuses to heed their warning... Once settled in the mansion, Jonathan gets a visit from Count La'Fey's ghost who warns him that 'Abigail' is attempting to return after revealing the events of 1777 ... Things go bad really fast and Miriam discovers she is pregnant and more haunting things occur as she progresses... At one point, Miriam is possessed and it is no longer his wife talking to Jonathan, but Abigail... Jonathan is horrified but unsure what to do. Miriam breaks free from Abigail briefly and begs Jonathan to kill her... But unlike his predecessor Count La'Fey, Jonathan is unable to kill his wife. Abigail uses that hesitation to do what Count La'Fey did to his wife - she pushes him off the stairs and breaks his back... The Black Horsemen arrive at the mansion to discover Miriam is dead and there is a baby girl feeding on her corpse... The album ends w/ them taking the baby away to prepare for another gruesome ritual. There is a sequel album 'Abigail II: The Revenge'... We discover that Jonathan La'Fey did not die, but was paralyzed from the waist down and left in a wheelchair, pining for his late wife Miriam.

[@mattmarkowitz8894]

The wife killing and mummification part is count de la fey telling Johnathan what he did in 1777. He recommends that Johnathan kill Merriam so Abigail doesn't get reborn though her. At the end he's about to but she catches him off guard...I saw you got a bit mixed up with the characters. Hope this helps 😊

[@TheNotoriousSAJ75]

If you want to hear a great King Diamond starter song try Gypsy. You will definitely appreciate his vocals!

[@karimhicks8376]

Also, check out MERCIFUL FATE!!! A MUST, IF YOU LIKE KING DIAMOND ❤

[@westonvirginia6458]

All hail the King!

[@tristemp01]

Abigail 2 continues the story

[@lw3918]

The first time i heard King Diamond he scared the crap out of me.

[@dariojara2735]

The first song is the final of the story... 7 Day of july of 1777 is a come back to the past to told the story of ancestor of Jonathan and the fisrt apearing of Abigail! excellent album!

[@jarhenkatenn2183]

Beautiful reaction to the album, and I believe you are curious to see the follow-up to Abigail II: The Revenge, where the story continues.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Abigail 2 is not very good, especially narratively.

[@jarhenkatenn2183]

@@FuckKZbinAndGoogle Yes, you are right, Abigail II is not a good album in the dimension of KD (after The Eye album, everything is in a strange sterile sound and production with a very pathetic and epigonal cliché and the same procedures of building compositions, etc.) but still a very above average metal album in atmosphere and uniqueness of its genre.

[@tigger3565]

try a video or 2 from king diamond if you like. one band you may not know is call Helloween. They are A good band.

[@donmcglothlin841]

7th Day of July 1777 tells the tale of the old Count de la Fey killing his cheating wife and the baby within her by pushing her down the stairs. Then he (the ghost of the old Count) tells Jonathan to do the same to Miriam to keep Abigail from being born.

[@SyrianAtheist]

Amazing album, my advice is to check out Graveyard and Master of puppets albums truly amazing story and music.

[@snuffcore9686]

Oh no... 😂 I never could take this band seriously. The whole group just has a spinal tap feel too it, to put it nicely.

[@haterade9031]

The King will grow on you...I hated it the first time, now one of my all time favorites, the next one in the series is "Them" and my personal fav.

[@_Xstatic_]

Fun reaction you seemed entertained. If you listen to another king diamond you should try the puppet master. It is not as good as some of his other albums but It has a great horror story and atmosphere to it he sings a lot more normal and low voice which you might enjoy more.

[@andrewdavis9980]

Nevermore-Dreaming Neon Black

[@romandiamond2165]

Next album Abigail II: The Revenge

[@smoothmove7566]

Reminds me of Dimmu Borgir. the sacrilegious scorn

[@alexwickham5434]

You should also listen to Abigail 2 the revenge

[@JohnnyZBeatZ]

👍

[@jadegecko]

Okay did I just miss it, or have you never reacted to the Deftones?

[@lurkiandanti367]

The skipping is because of ??

[@suarezmartinsuazo3599]

Ando buscando una banda de rock lastimosamente no me se el nombre del título de la banda ni el nombre del disco pero la portada de parece a una de Helloween es casi parecida porque es sobre en el espacio una mano agarrando una esfera alguien sabe de la banda ? 😭

[@filosofiaparatodos884]

You are so sweet. I like your reactions.

[@raineramelung7380]

Hi. Kira..! Try to watch :"Die toten Hosen, mehr davon, live, Hals und Beinbruch" (and See what the singer did crazy💀😲)... *d. t. H. are a succesful Punk band from Germany, since 1981.. ,,hier kommt Alex,, is a song about the Stanley Kubrick movie,, clockwork Orange,, Greedings from Germany

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Andy LaRocque is the lead guitarist and his performance on here is absolutely masterful.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

It's (original Mercyful [sic] Fate partner/guitarist): Michael Denner AND Andy LaRocque. Denner's playing & writing is quite important, here...

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

@@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra Sure, but you can generally tell Andy's playing by his distinct tone/style.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

@@FuckKZbinAndGoogle I will agree with that. 👍

[@Zlgz1]

are u going to react to and justice for all by metallica? its their best album imo

[@grazynafrey7545]

Jonathan didn't die...not yet.

[@josejoglar1792]

You get used to the voice but read the lyrics please!!! And then you will fall in love with the KING!!

[@Rocktraffic]

💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

[@kingvictorx5383]

Te recomiendo que escuches el disco them y conspiracy

[@satanihelvetet]

I think it's time for you to explore a new genre of metal (for you); Symphonic metal. Two big bands into this genre is Nightwish (from Finland) and Therion (from Sweden). I think it would be best to start with Therion, the pioneers of the genre. If you're doing a full album, 'Vovin' or 'Sirius B' would be a good start for knowing their music.

[@megagerald777]

Melissa and dont break the oath are two of his best albums, well worth a listen

[@gudlaugurrobertsson7623]

if you are looking for legendary albums... you are missing. AIr. moon safari. Zero seven. Simple things. Dj shadow. entroducing.

[@fhermeneses7999]

You hair ITS a black color????... 😍😍😍😍😍