KING DIAMOND: Albums Ranked (From Worst to Best) - Rank 'Em All (Mercyful Fate)

[@monetti22]

GRANDMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

What was it like to be on That Ruthless Metal site?

[@brendanoneil3489]

@@RuthlessMetalYT it could have been worse with 'them' by my side..

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

@@brendanoneil3489 Them Pantera fans? ;)

[@av193]

@@RuthlessMetalYT I bet he is dying for the cup of tea :)

[@Janopooh]

Let me help you, out of the chair

[@josephbobbitt7759]

Abigail, Fatal Portrait, The Eye, Them, and Conspiracy are my favorite King Diamond albums. Andy La Roque is the most underrated guitarist in metal. His solos are awesome. All hail the King Of Horror!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, he is one of the greatest guitarists of all time! Cheers!

[@eon14873]

My favorite lead player for sure

[@ominoushymns]

Those are my favorite too including the puppet master

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Agreed. I would even throw in the Spider's Lullabye.

[@eon14873]

@@mark_beastpriest5539 some good songs but the sound production is terrible especially on the drums. No snare drum almost!

[@BlackieNuff]

There are no "worst" King Diamond albums. Only "least best".

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

True, Cheers!

[@wojtek1582]

Yep, I was surprised to see Graveyard as the last because I love that album and have there my personal favorite song of KD. Then came House of God which I was listening regularly for very long time and love too. But as the list progressed I realized that I would be surprised by any last place as actually I love them all :) KD never made a bad album and he was always KD, no crazy changes.

[@medd1990]

Exactly.

[@AJ--JA]

Sleepless Nights is the song that got me into King Diamond and then Mercyful Fate🤘🏽

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

great song!

[@BmsNcp]

same.. being a nocturnal person, i related to it. but i also liked the whole album

[@Charles-kx6ik]

Dangerou meeting got me into de King Diamond 's music

[@Charles-kx6ik]

@@RuthlessMetalYT then i hear come to the sabbath 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ok-bb7xu]

Abigail was simply the best concept metal album ever... "Them" was also excellent as is fatal portrait, don't break the oath. A massive span of greatness for the king.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes cheers

[@NWOTHMFullAlbums]

King Diamond/Mercyful Fate are my favorite bands ever. I thought I was the only one not to rate “Them” as high as most people do, but our top 5, no, top 6 to be more precise is exactly the same. Nice to see Fatal Portrait getting some love. It’s criminally underrated in my opinion.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, it's the most fate-ish album of theirs. Yeah it's pretty much my all time favourites as well.

[@germansalas6159]

FP is one of the best metal albums of all time mate.

[@daroblackheart383]

The first 5 KD albums are untouched. Perfect metal. Abigail is the greatest and one of my top 10 metal albums ever. Long live the King!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I agree, those are perfect! Cheers!

[@daroblackheart383]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Cheers!

[@jaythornhill]

I totally agree. And Abigail is indeed the jewel in the crown. Those 5 first albums, produced with Roberto Falcao (who, ironically, wasnt really a metal producer at all, aside from his work with KD) are simply perfect.

[@zionmartell42]

AGREE

[@gavinrabinowitz1255]

Without a doubt "Them" is my all time favorite , followed by Conspiracy , abigail , fatal portrait , the eye. After that you ranking is pretty much spot on .

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@aleisterbroley900]

Pretty much my own ranking, spot on!

[@christopherdaniel5919]

I've attended a lot of metal concerts in my 49 years, but I believe that King Diamond was the best show I'd ever seen. 🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

damn. :) 🤘

[@Northdracula]

All hail to the King Diamond 🤘🏼🔥

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘🏼🔥

[@PIZZAdayisback]

Hail to no musician. Not everyone likes extreme metal (or even metal)

[@victormedrano2316]

All music created by KD during the 80's is one of the greatest rows in heavy metal history \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes Sir! Cheers!

[@RottenDeadCarcass]

Best singer in all metal. Ever. No one comes close. Conspiracy is his apex - perfection from start to finish. Victimised is a masterpiece.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Early Geoff Tate? ;) Yes, Conspiracy is amazing!

[@phoenixzappa7366]

No chance

[@danielmathieson3237]

Sorry but Dio has that crown in my opinion 😊

[@MikeysMorgue]

James Hetfield is the man! Such power! And he plays badass riffs like Battery while singing!

[@itsme9679]

Hey hey hey stop being weird guys the best metal singer is clearly Cardi B easy

[@AleXMartinez-ot4fl]

My top 3 King Diamond albums are: 1- Them 2- Abigail 3- The Eye

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@PIZZAdayisback]

​@@RuthlessMetalYTweeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Yippee, wahooooooooooooooo! (You requested cheers)

[@deathmetalantichrist1115]

One of my favourite metal singers🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

säme here!

[@betomercyful1977]

AMAZING, VERY COOL, THANK YOU!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thank you!

[@betovisconti77]

Great! My list 01 Them 02 The Eye 03 Conspiracy 04 Abigail 05 Fatal 06 Abigail II 07 The puppet 08 House 09 The graveyard 10 Voodoo 11 The spiders 12 Give me your soul The first 05 are absolute classics. For me these are equal in quality. From 06th place it's also complicated, there's no bad album, sometimes I change the order of the list. King Diamond band, or solo, really started in "Them", Fatal and Abigail were half Mercyful Fate and half King Diamond musically. In my opinion :)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@MetalHeart8787]

I like Abigal better than the eye, But Them is one of my Favs

[@Avalk9724]

Mr. Ruthless, I agree! Abigail is KD's best. I love it. It is almost perfect album. Great story, impeccable vocals and those solos, my god! 10/10.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yes, a perfect album! Cheers!

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Not only is Abigail a perfect concept album, it has one of the best album covers I've ever seen.

[@keithheames992]

KD band changed my life. Great list sir

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Mine too! thanks!

[@crazyking1896]

I love King Diamond, such a underrated singer and band. Idk if I like it more than Mercyful Fate, probably not but both are great. 12. House of God 11. The Graveyard 10. The Spider's Lullaby 9. Give Me Your Soul Please 8. Abigail 2 7. The Puppet Master 6. Voodoo 5. Fatal Portrait 4. The Eye 3. Conspiracy 2. Abigail 1. Them

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Good stuff!

[@yrjanasalmela777]

For me "Them" is best album ever. Line-up is amazing, especially Mikkey Dee.

[@AndyD070568]

Even the worst King Diamond album is better than most. I got into him back in '87 when I heard The Family Ghost on the Friday Rock Show. Abigail and Them are the best for me. Not sure I could chose between them, maybe Abigail just shades it for Andy LaRoque's killer outro solo on The Black Horsemen.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yes, pretty close to perfect metal! :

[@hotlead554]

the solo of the outro is by michael denner, however Andy la roque is an exceptional guitarist, but I like denner's way of composing more, the exciting melodies that his solos have

[@MrPrzekojot]

Graveyard was the first King Diamond album I've listen to, and I absolutely love it! Heads on the wall is easily in my top 5 favourite songs of the King.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, Graveyard is still pretty cool even if I ranked it last.

[@krashkoursemetalshow]

Yea heads on the wall is a classic song in all of metal ~Krash

[@chrisstorms7511]

I was surprised to see The Graveyard ranked in last place as it is one of my fave KD albums, probably top 3.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

It's alright, it's a bit wonky though. Cheers!

[@chrisstorms7511]

Heads on a Wall, Digging Graves, Sleep tight Little Baby, and Black Hills Sanitarium are some my all-time fave songs, and not just KD songs but of all music.

[@germansalas6159]

The late 80s ones are obviously master works, but Fatal Portrait is one of ny favourite albums ever. Its. so close to my heart because I listened to it early on my metal journey by insistence of a good friend, that songs completely blew my mind, the vocals, the solos, the drums, I have yet to hear something as powerful as Dressed in White.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

remarkable stuff!

[@jamesaleman]

Those dual guitar riffs sell it

[@abboed.4076]

Every Christmas over the last (almost) 35 years I've been listening to 'No Presents for Christmas' at least 1 time (among a couple of other metal Christmas songs, mainly X-Mas Project, but I digress). A tradition I probably will be keeping alive till I die. 🎅😉

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

haha, I spin that song every christmas too, and the puppet master album. :) Cheers! 🎅

[@C64SX]

My poor X-mas Project vinyl has been through some rough times during the 35? years I've had it... Christmas is nothing without it :)

[@richboutin4044]

Twisted sister has some good Christmas tunes as well.

[@abboed.4076]

The Onkel Tom (Angelripper; Sodom) soloproject/Christmas album "Ich Glaub' Nicht an den Weihnachtsmann" has some cool songs too. 🤘😎

[@alexandrosmantas3453]

For some reason when it comes to the King we think and feel alike. I would only trade Conspiracy for Fatal Portrait but then again I'm not so sure. All in all, the first five albums of this band are truly masterpieces.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, they are all more or less perfect! Cheers!

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Fatal Portrait, in a way, is actually a Mercyful Fate album. The songs were already written, but King took them for his new band after MF broke up.

[@kyleisreal_tv]

They Eye and Them are for me like picking between children great list RuthlessMetal thank you so much for doing a video on my second favorite band \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@kyleisreal_tv]

@@RuthlessMetalYT

[@arturoalmazan5262]

was more into Mercyful Fate . however, King Diamond has had some classic metal albums. my Top 5 are 1 Them 2 Abigail 3 fatal portrait 4 a spider's lullaby 5 conspiracy the rest I haven't heard but he has had some great songs

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@eon14873]

You need to hear the eye

[@yianniszcovers]

Conspiracy is the best for me, metal perfection!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, it hurt to just put it in third place. It's sooo goood.

[@GooseRider808]

Nice ranking, I’m new to King Diamond after recently getting into Merciful fate and this is another band that has me thinking I’m been missing out for a long time.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, those two are certainly in the top 5 bands of all time if you ask me, especially both bands early stuff, it's beyond magical.

[@nmnate]

Abigail, conspiracy, them... so many epic classics. Appreciate the rankings.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

good stuff!

[@musungu79]

I am a huge fan of King and MF since my school days... thanks for these great videos!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you!

[@davidburns6284]

Abigail will always be my #1. Absolutely flawless and one of the best metal albums of all time. 1. Abigail 2. Them 3. Fatal Portrait 4. Conspiracy 5. The Eye 6. House of God 7. The Puppet Master 8. The Spider's Lullabye 9. Abigail II 10. Voodoo 11. The Graveyard 12. Give Me Your Soul...Please

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Definitely!

[@thalesvasconcellos2086]

Great work as always, man!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks boss! Cheers!

[@flashgordon8398]

It's time for tea. Weird coincidence, my Mother died, my Grandma was crazy from Alzheimer's & my dog's name was Missy. Started to smoke weed around then, haha! Great fucking album!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I hope you're OK. ;) Cheers! 🤘

[@mymom5213]

Damn King wrote the album about you lol

[@antondzajajurca7797]

This is the second time I completely agree with your list RT. Well done. Next! :D

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss! Cheers!

[@SHOUTband]

i would rank them pretty much same as you right now! great video!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you!

[@billvrabel1502]

Nice ranking. I just bought Abigail on vinyl, my favorite Halloween album ever!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

nice! Cheers!

[@Varg84]

I think House of God deserves a way higher ranking. Great concept and solid album.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, great album! Cheers!

[@salamwati9281]

Mister for the first time i agree with all top 4 rankings..i would put Spider's Lullaby as my #5. You are spot on for the first 5 albums all being exceptional. The Eye is under rated in my opinion.😎

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah, probably one of the 10 best albums of the 90s. Cheers!

[@zohminga1478]

No worse albums on king Diamond all are great one 🤘🤘💯

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

speaking some truths there!

[@killface69]

As always, "Respect King Diamond"

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@duilioalba4395]

Abigail is perfection!!! Best KD album without any doubt, and one of the best album in Metal!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

For sure! Cheers!

[@hvitekristesdod]

Abigail II is so underrated!! Everyone puts it near the bottom so it’s nice to see some appreciation for it 🤘🤘

[@hvitekristesdod]

12: The Graveyard 11: Give Me Your Soul... Please! 10. House of God 9. Voodoo 8. Abigail II 7. The Puppet Master 6. Them 5. Fatal Portrait 4. The Eye 3. The Spider’s Lullabye 2. Conspiracy 1. Abigail

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I dig it, all King Diamond records are good! Cheers!

[@hvitekristesdod]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Gave Puppet Master another listen and subsequently moved it up :)

[@hvitekristesdod]

I’m also moving Spider’s Lullabye up because it gets better every time I hear it

[@duesvult8844]

Great Video. Hail to the King!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

🤘

[@themadmattster9647]

I love the Graveyard.. Digging Graves is awesome

[@danielsan3681]

Thank you for talking about KD. I've never been familiar with him/them. 🙂

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

You've missed one of the best bands that ever walked this earth then. ;)

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

For me Them and Conspiracy are a double album. They were released so close together that I consider those one project. Yes it is my favorite and the greatest story King ever wrote in my opinion. In my top 5 albums of all time. Since King Diamond is my favorite singer I know the entire discography. But I cannot rank how great each one of them is. I love House of God know that. When I was younger I had virtually all king diamond albums on cassette or CD. I would make recordings for friends even strangers because I wanted as many folks as possible to know about the King.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah pretty much, they are quite similar. Cheers!

[@MetalHeart8787]

more like a Them part 2. keep in kind during those days Bands released albums alot. his first 4 are his Best, But the later stuff is hit & miss. Like Puppet master & House of God for his later releases

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Both should be released as one single horror movie produced by Blumhouse.

[@MetalHeart8787]

@@mark_beastpriest5539 Yeah thats what ive always thought, well since 2003, ill be sure to mention that when i do my KD video

[@Zamuro31]

I like very much your videos. 🤘⚡

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thank you! 🤘

[@Zamuro31]

I'm danish and for us the danish metalheads feel proud of Kim diamond and merciful fate. Actually my wife was raised in King diamond old neighbourhood ⚡🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

@@Zamuro31 Cool, I've been to denmark but I don't know where he was born and raised.

[@Zamuro31]

@@RuthlessMetalYT he is from Hvidovre. 9ne suburbs outside from Copenhagen

[@steelerfreak1977]

This is where we differ my man. But that’s fine. My favorite KD album is, in fact, The Graveyard. In fact, I have said for years that this album is perhaps the most underrated album in heavy metal history. There are so many stellar riffs on this album and the story is the creepiest for me. I think King Diamond, the man, is possibly the greatest musical genius in heavy metal history. That’s a big claim I know but he quite literally has never made a bad album with either Mercyful Fate or King Diamond and he also writes a good amount of the music and all of the lyrics. Simply amazing when you think about it. Cheers!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I still think it's a solid album but it can't comepte with his best. Cheers! 🤘

[@jakesmith6369]

As far as metal geniuses go ... King Diamond is up there with Chuck Schuldiner from Death and Steve Harris from Iron Maiden ... Maybe Tommi Iomi too.

[@klauswigsmith]

Great ranking! As a fan of King Diamond since the very beginning, any ranking that doesn't have Fatal Portrait and Abigail in the top two positions is simply wrong.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

conspiracy is pretty close in my opinion. ;)

[@aleisterbroley900]

Really surprised to see so many comments rating "Them" above "Abigail". For once I agree with a large number of people... Feels strange! XD Another quality video, keep em coming! \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Abigail is superior to Them in my opinion. Even if Them is great, Abigail is one of the best albums of all time. :)

[@matumotos.8778]

my ranking: 1.fatal portrait 2.them 3.the eye 4.abigail 5.the spiders lullabye 6.Others are roughly the same rank The first album I bought was fatal portrait. It was very shocking

[@mercyfuldiamond1982]

HAIL KING

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

nice name there!

[@be7oviscon7i]

Mikkey Dee helped make a difference, Dee greatly increases quality!

[@Beaumont67]

AWSOME RANKINGS PERFECT ORDER !!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks!

[@prosatanic82]

King Diamond is good but still prefer Mercyful Fate (IF we have to compare for some reason 😋

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Peak MF is perhaps slightly better. But there are perhaps a bigger quantity of great albums and songs from King Diamond.

[@Chekanchik]

However, it's really hard to decide which one is better. 'Don't Break The Oath' and 'Abigail' are some of my favs in metal generally.

[@dingdong6069]

Completely agree with your Top Three. They are indeed the best output under King's own name. I think you got the rest pretty much nailed too.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@Gookrak]

Conspiracy! And the songs you mentioned!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

good stuff! 🤟

[@damianhealy300]

Abigail is his finest moment for sure. It's a flawless album

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

For sure!

[@fredrik_rojas]

I would have bumped Conspiracy up to second place. Never really ventured past 1990 with King Diamond so got a good list of where to start now so thanks!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah check out the puppet master! amazing record! Cheers!

[@fredrik_rojas]

@@RuthlessMetalYT listening to it this very moment. It does not disappoint.

[@wastelander1015]

Ah the King, love the man! I really dig House of God, i know it's one of the underdogs in KD's discography, but i dig the story and most songs are catchy as hell. The Puppet Master is nothing short of a masterpiece. Here's my rank: 1. Abigail 10/10 2. Them 9/10 3. The Puppet Master 9/10 4. House of God 8/10 5. Fatal Portrait 8/10 6. Conspiracy 8/10 7. The Eye 8/10 8. Abigail II: The Revenge 8/10 9. The Spider's Lullaby 7/10 10. Voodoo 6/10 11. Give me Your Soul... Please 6/10 12. The Graveyard 6/10

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@sebastianjosephmarkjones9332]

I remember, a friend of mine had a copy of the Graveyard on tape, I was 17 at the time, and I thought "Wow this is guy is amazing " and from then on I slowly collected all his albums up until the very last one, and I'm looking forward to his new album.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Same here, I hope they get it out soon. Cheers!

[@sebastianjosephmarkjones9332]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Do you know when it will come out? I read later on this year. Or will it be next year?

[@eon14873]

My top 5 is abigail, conspiracy, the eye, them and fatal portrait. I'm abit meh about the other albums. I had a strange experience listening to the spiders lullaby. I took a load of magic mushrooms and was seeing all kinds of demons in my parents fireplace ha ha. I believe snowy Shaw was injured that's why there's no real drums on the eye. Special shoutout to the bonus track Shrine from the abigail sessions. Maybe their heaviest ever track. Great video now get yourself a cup of tea

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

good stuff! Cheers!

[@Jorcorand]

Andy LaRocque is one of the most technical and melodic metal guitarrist...and a little underrated

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yes, he is one of the greatest to ever do it.

[@toro5280]

I had heard from a friend. So I when to the music store, a stand, really. They had "Conspiracy" and "The eye" and I bought them both. Immediately became hooked. I bought what I could find, Mercyful fate too. "Time" was my first Mercyful fate album and I loved it. Then The "Spider's lullaby" came out and I loved it, then "The graveyard". "The graveyard" is my favorite album from King Diamond. I can't believe it gets so much hate.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

The Graveyard is a cool album. :) Cheers!

[@joshuabennett3059]

1- Abigail 2- Them 3- Conspiracy 4- Fatal Portrait 5- The Eye 6- Voodoo 7-The Spider's Lullaby 8- Abigail II 9- The Puppet Master 10- House of God 11- Give Me Your Soul Please 12- The Graveyard I never heard Give or even owned it, as it come out during my lean years. I had lost my first CD collection, and was very slowly replacing it.

[@kimjuuljensen]

Saw the King in Copenhagen 2019. His voice is still as strong as in the early Mercyful Fate years 🤘🤘🤘 ALL HAIL THE KING 🤘👑🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I'm jealous. Cheers!

[@kimjuuljensen]

@@RuthlessMetalYT. Next year he's playing at Sweden Rock with Mercyful Fate. And I will be there 🤘👑🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

@@kimjuuljensen yeah, I would love to be there too but I doubt I will.

[@kimjuuljensen]

@@RuthlessMetalYT. There's still tickets available. Please. Get one🤘👑😁👑🤘

[@Headbanger9000]

I saw King Diamond 4 times since 2014 when he made his first come back tour to the States, every show was amazing. His voice slayed every show \m/

[@anthonycirelli6152]

All the 80s albums are dope but Spiders Lullaby and Puppet Master are really good to me too. Spiders Lullaby just needed a fuller sound

[@ItsMrScott]

Great listing. My top 5 are Conspiracy, Abigail, The Puppet Master, Them and The Eye. Now can someone get King to finally release The Institute?

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

it's time!

[@v1sionary100]

Spot on Abigail is immense! Bought it on day of release!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Awesome, Cheers!

[@MoveitorLoseit2]

Good choices. I agree with most of your list. I also didn't care for the Graveyard album. I also think "the Eye" is very underrated. My top 2 are also Fatal Portrait & Abigail

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

🤘🤘

[@GnrMTE]

My list: 1. Abigail II: The Revenge 2. Abigail 3. Conspiracy 4. The Puppet Master 5. Voodoo 6. The Graveyard 7. Give Me Your Soul...Please 8. The Spiders Lullabye 9. The Eye 10. House Of God 11. Them 12. Fatal Portrait It may seem strange to someone that I regard the sequel for Abigail so high but for me that was the first King Diamond album that I have ever heard and got me into his work. But it is a really hard task to rank masterpiece after masterpiece. In my opinion he never released a weak record even those that are on the lower side of my preferences are absolutely great. Cheers from Hungary :)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@tupacamaruiv5804]

Nice to see you nailed the top 5. I’d put the Eye at 5 but I couldn’t argue against 4. Between the first 4 close your eyes and pick one. Abigail has one of the best horror tales ever IMO. So descriptive, naturally flowing story, great musicianship. Mikkey Dee stands out on this album. His drumming seems to not only compliment the music. It tells the story in rhythmic fashion. My favorite is FP. I was fortunate to be turned on to Mercyful Fate as a preteen. King Diamond was a bigger part of my life than my father. I heard No presents on college radio and they mentioned FP and it’s release date. On the Tuesday when FP came out I was at the record store when it opened. I immediately asked about FP. No one knew what the hell I was talking about. Then a dude who was sorting a box of product pulled out the cassette. The only copy they had. With the sticker included. Musically I love the 123123123123 rhythm pattern on the guitar. Michael Denner may have played it on the album but that is King’s guitar style. Mikkey awesome as always. The only guy or woman to literally be forced into the Rock HOF with Motörhead. Timi love and miss him. FP may not be as focused as the next 4 but it is very special to me. I have to disagree on the Graveyard. By no means is it a great album. For me, his best song post Eye is Heads on the Wall. Obviously an homage to Alice. When that songs kicks in it’s balls out. I love it. Soul, Abigail 2, for me it’s flip a coin for last. I enjoy your rankings and your reasoning behind those decisions. Out of all these channels that rank metal I believe you are the person who has consistently made good arguments that support your opinion without being self righteous regardless whether I agree or not. Thank you!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

good stuff, thanks!

[@BostonG]

I love King diamond. I had tickets to see him in Dallas, but wound up cancelling due to his throat issues. Then I found out he actually lives in TX and about a mile from me, I was shocked.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah he has been living in Texas for a long time. Cheers!

[@danielcamiloromeromontano4856]

hell yeah king diamond rules

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@hunterrose9757]

I love early Mercyful Fate but can't stand King Diamond most of the time. Seen him a couple times live and the only time I get something of a pulse is when he palys Evil, A Dangerous Meeting and/or Come to the Sabbath.

[@Vermonol]

King Diamonds run of early albums is as good as some of metals greats, Maiden, Priest, Sabbath, Metallica. Incredible band and as renown as they are, they should be bigger.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Definitely or even better!

[@justsomedude5727]

Definitely havent listened to the later ones much but Them Abigail Fatal Portrait Conspiracy The eye The puppet master Voodoo The spiders lullabye House of god Give me your soul pls Abigail II electric boogaloo The graveyard

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

They are all worth investigating, high quality the whole way through even the graveyard has it's moments. :)

[@justsomedude5727]

@@RuthlessMetalYT oh for sure, saw him live a couple years ago and im really looking forward to the new album whenever it actually comes out

[@BmsNcp]

fatal portrait & the eye, i listened to heaps on cassette, & Conspiracy on vinyl, they were my first king diamond in my collection.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@None_More_Metal]

I forgot how big the King Diamond discography actually is. There's a few albums in there I just realized I've never even heard. Must remedy that immediately. All hail the King!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Do it now!

[@serpentinecerberusofficial4698]

YES!! HELL YES!! :D

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@MikeysMorgue]

Abigail! No contest! 🤘🏻

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@buffalodebill7986]

I found out this weirdo of a musician quite semi-randomly.. Just a few days after the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia (which occurred on my 13th birthday in November 1989), "Sleepless Nights" aired on some Austrian radio during a break in an ongoing political discussion regarding the stuff going on in my homeland. Quite a symbolic & somewhat haunting pick by the guys at that radio, I have to say, as during those first days of the revolution, nothing about its outcome was really clear.. There was a constant fear of another "friendly help", like the one we got in late August of '68 - troops of half a million in strength from multiple 'friendly' countries of Warsaw Pact (led by Soviet Fucking Union, of course) invaded us and killed more than 100 of our citizens. Quite some help, wouldn't you say? Oh, and thumbs up for this list - I think it comes down to the "reshuffle the first 5 slots and most probably you get your own top-albums list" recurring theme again 😃

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

haha, good music in the break there. that wouldnt happen today. haha Cheers!

Stay Heavy and please do a future video for Queensryche. What is your opinion on bands like: Metal Church, Reverend and Meliah Rage?

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I have ranked Metal Church so check it out. ;) Reverend and Meliah Rage are cool too. + a Queensryche video is planned but it might be a few weeks or months away. Cheers!

[@Gregbaltzer]

Glad you placed Puppet master so high. That was the best album he did after Spider's Lulliby. I like The Spider's Lullaby a little bit more because it was a nice break from the total concept album thing. I wish King had done the Spider's Lullaby and Fatal Portrait thing a little more. The problem with some of the concept albums is that not enough of the tracks are strong enough to stand on their own and are only good in the context of the entire album.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, Puppet Master might just be the album that I've listened the most to, because I listened to it every day when it came out. on repeat. haha Cheers!

[@Gregbaltzer]

@@RuthlessMetalYT I actually saw one King Diamond ranking where they placed the Puppet Master last and I was like "WTF!" lol

[@jamestorres9464]

So fucking cool

[@Mark.13.]

My absolutely fav album from King Diamond is Fatal Portrait(also top 10 best metal albums ever made). 2: Conspiracy 3: Them/The Eye 4: Graveyard/Abigail 5: Spider's Lullabye 6: Voodoo 7: House of God 8: Abigail 2 The Revenge 9: The Puppet master 10: Give Me Your Soul...

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@tonipolkki4728]

12. Give me your soul, please 11. Abigail 2 10. Graveyard 9. House of god 8. Voodoo 7. Spider's lullaby 6. Puppet master 5. THEM 4. Fatal portrait 3. Conspiracy 2. The eye 1. Abigail

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@shawncarson4109]

Abigail 2, Abigail and Fatal Portrait probably my favs in that order.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@WilfulDelict42]

First I must get the other King Diamond albums that I have not heard yet, but the ones I have in my iPhone which I will listen to in my car from time to time I just can’t put down. I probably have a few more years in my age to know which of them I would rank to my own preference and then if you agree with me, it’s really up to you, and maybe I shall do the same for Mercyful Fate as well, okay? Thanks for your efforts which I appreciate so far! All the best!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

check 'em out, it's pretty much the best stuff you'll ever hear.

[@FutebolNaMente]

Very hard discography to rank, many awesome releases! Next... more overlooked Metal! (AKA, the best Heavy Metal related videos in KZbin)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

🤘🤘

[@cryptickingdom]

KIng Diamond "Them" changed the course of my life!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Pauli belongs to them!

[@domenicodominuschioppa5655]

I've my own tattoo design for my favorite album covers, next is Conspiracy!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@yeoldeknight3285]

The cover art on Abigail is awesome.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Det håller jag med om!

[@richboutin4044]

My top 5: 1-Them 2-Fatal Portrait 3-Conspiracy 4-the eye 5-Abigail

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@IronDuke_xX]

Your ranking is almost the same as mine. I would put Conspiracy above Fatal Portrait though. Conspiracy is my favorite KD album, but I agree objectively that Abigail is the best.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@caljerm]

Your top 5 is solid. Them definitely is in the right spot at #5. For me Conspiracy, The Eye, and Fatal Portrait are interchangeable at 2-4, depending on the day and Abigail is absolutely #1

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Pretty much, but I hold Abigail as an absolute.

[@dantelombardi]

🤘Awesome power list🤘with #1 masterpiece🤘King DiamonD King of Heavy Metal🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss, Cheers! 🤘

[@dantelombardi]

@@RuthlessMetalYT 🤘🤘Metal is Frever🤘🤘

[@kenedie4646]

I love mercyful fate and King Diamond solo. Every song, every album.

[@jjrusy7438]

i love the whole story in the graveyard and the music is killer. i listen to that more than any other KD albums, so it's all opinions isnt it

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, The Graveyard is still better than most other metal albums of the 90s.

[@saintmichael666]

I'm like you, I dig KING. But there are some I can live without. I'll just say Fatal Portrait was a favorite because of the time.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!