First Time Reaction To King Diamond Sleepless Nights

[@guywiththeface001]

I saw him back in 2014 at the House of Blues in Dallas, it was hands down the best show I've ever attended. The show theatrics and stage setup was on point, King sounded fantastic and the band were stellar. Really hope i can see them again after the Covid-19 pandemic blows over.

[@jima6545]

Just saw him in Philadelphia in the fall. Hes better live than in studio. 62 years old.

[@allyssacinquina3396]

Dude he's still got it! And he's 64 years old and has had triple bypass surgery 😹

[@afinecupofcoffee8476]

Was at the Dallas show it was amazing. I was really worried that he wouldn't be as strong but he was.

[@pete_lind]

Wonder why Kim Petersen never is on list of singers with widest vocal range ... Axel Rose does not get as high and does not even actually sing with his highest vocal .

[@wolfech1]

I wanted to go to that show, fucking work travel

[@gustirock]

I saw him with Mercyful Fate last summer in Barcelona Rock Fest. The guy nailed it 🤘🏻

[@metalstorm7506]

And as the clock strikes midnight I HEAR THEM DANCING AT THE GRAVES !!!

[@makere]

I highly recommend checking out full King Diamond albums in one sitting, a lot of them are concept albums, telling a single story. Abigail is a very good place to start and something that got me into King Diamond. Also King Diamond is over 63 years old, yet he still sounds as good as he did in the 70s/80s which is amazing.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

yes, thats what this felt like!

[@jima6545]

THIS! Abigail is my fave, but the new dual album looks extremely promising

[@megadev9099]

I LOVE King Diamond. And yes, Abigail is the place to start (and finish really, it's that good). I've been looking for a better album for more than thirty years and have yet to find one. There is not a single bad King Diamond (or Mercyful Fate) song that is bad, just some that are slightly less awesome. That said, he has lost a bit of his old range, or at least it's not as reliable as it was. He can still hit all the notes in the studio, but there is a woman that backs him up during live performances on some of the songs.

[@jima6545]

Hard to believe but he sounds even better live than in studio

[@mementomori1900]

@@megadev9099 it's his wife, and she's been doing backup live vocals for over 10 years now, she is not hitting the high notes tho instead of him, she's really just doing doubles on some songs where he recorded two voices at the same time, and did some harmonizations, the main shit is still all King.

[@pis1ca]

Thank you for doing this reaction! I saw them several times and they have the best concerts! Small venues so you don't feel lost in the crowd...His concerts were always so much fun! I can't get enough of him! He is the KING!

[@fikryhasan5225]

There's only one true king and that will be KING DIAMOND. His library of horror-themed albums are awesome. My personal favorite is ABIGAIL album, you definitely should check it out. Thanks for this awesome reaction. More King Diamond reactions will be greatly appreciated!!

[@СергейПавлов-ы2с]

Conspiracy is a brilliant album !

[@lordmmx1303]

i love House of God and Puppet Master albums.

[@RobSinox]

The Eye ...always been my fav..

[@carlospaolo5027]

Abigail HQ upcoming www.amazon.com/dp/1940878918/

[@7split10]

I’ve seen so many reaction videos to this performance. This is far and away the best one. He didn’t stop the song at all. The review after the song was spot on and honest. Much appreciated.

[@bruzer75]

Thanks for reacting to that song! I do love this band. Fun facts about him. Those bones he has on his mic are real human femur bones. He also had a real human skull he used on stage that he named Melissa. It was stolen back from him back in the 80's. And, he is one of the few actual Satanists in metal, if you subscribe to such a thing. Again, thanks for doing my request. You should kick back one night and watch the whole concert video over a few beers. The stage show he has is amazing.

[@rodster2018]

He's always had great twin guitarists

[@boblathim7424]

I saw them Live at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago when they did the Abigail Album from start to finish! It was the greatest Show on Earth. Just a Feast for the senses!

[@robertjackson4714]

Drinking green Venom. Love it lol. Also, King Diamond is legitimately one if the best falsetto ever. He trains opera singers how to safely do it. Also his work as a voice actor is awesome.

[@boblathim7424]

Saw them Live at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago performing their Album "Abigail" from start to finish and they did other Songs as well,including this one! Seeing them was at the top of My Bucket List and I was not disappointed!! This Singer and Band are considered to be Elite Legends in the Metal community and deservedly so! I just Love them!

[@jefferson6925]

Andy la Rocque and Pete Blakk are Amazing!!! Great Song 🎸

[@twowheeledchaos4902]

Pete Blakk played on the original recording, left the band long ago. Mike Wead is the guitarist in the video with original member, Andy Larocque. Either way, King always recruits great musicians for his band. So glad Andy has stayed on for the entire existence of the band!

[@evilervcowart6234]

I've honestly never clicked on a KZbin video so quickly! I have been a huge fan of King Diamond since I was 13 way back in 1988; a friend traded me King Diamond's "Them" album, and the rest is history. The progressive technicality of the band, meshed with King's lyrics and vocal mastery, weave intricate tapestries of musical delight. Most of their offerings are concept albums; you really must listen to them in their entirety to fully appreciate the vision of the composers. Even if you don't react to anything off these releases I highly advise you to check out the albums Abigail, "Them", Conspiracy (which Sleepless Nights appears on and is the continuation/conclusion of the story told on "Them"), and The Eye. If you enjoyed this, you won't be disappointed. Most of King Diamond's tunes have multiple guitar solos (as they have 2 guitarists), and we all know how much you love shredding leads lol Stay heavy and long live the King \m/

[@adilsonrockjunior]

KING DIAMOND RULES! STAY HEAVY!!!!

[@samcastilleja4346]

Seen King Diamond a few times and took pictures with him without the makeup...he lives in Texas about 2 hrs away from my city just a nice nice guy!

[@tobimobiv1]

Obviously he's a nice guy. He's Danish :)

[@darrellsisco9571]

He started out as the band merciful fate

[@ANationalAcrobat]

Or more precisely MF was his first real metal band. Before that he had played and / or singed in bands Brainstorm, Black Rose and Brats.

[@johnhuddleston8647]

@@ANationalAcrobat Yeah!! But with The Brats, they we're more of a funk band as opposed to a metal band. Back then, I didn't listen to funk!! In fact, I still don't.

[@williamsavage]

Saw them live in Chicago a few years ago - ALL HAIL THE KING!

[@nickkontich6515]

Every king diamond album is a horror story. You have to read the lyrics while listening is the only way all in a row. When I was younger I would light some candles crank up the volume and read the lyrics. At the end I couldn't sleep at all being freaked out. My favorite album is Them,The eye,Abigail, and fatal portrait.

[@kevinhazelbaker8765]

Seen them several times and its amazing. King Diamond- The Arrival live at Grasspop.

[@schelin1447]

King Diamond is the KING! Abigail - a whole album reaction would be nice! :)

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

im totally down

[@schelin1447]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT Awesome, looking forward to it! :) Do a little reading about the album before you start, it's a concept album and you'll understand it better. I don't think anyone has done a full album reaction to Abigail (which is a masterpiece in my opinion).

[@FancyPrimate]

Such a cool album!

[@ANationalAcrobat]

@Schelin Enoma have done many full album KD reactions by my request, including ”Abigail”. Unfortunately their reactions to ”Them” and ”Conspiracry” are no longer online.

[@mix6809]

loved the reaction tnx. king diamond is an amazing guy/band, he has made some flawless albums in his day. with merdyful fate: melissa, don't break the oath with King Diamond: abigail, them, conspiracy. and he sounds better live now in his 60s than ever before...

[@hellcome69]

I've seen him twice here in Finland. He's absolutely amazing. The first time he even had flu and between songs he kept apologising the he has a harsh throat and can't perform to the perfection. Even then he sounded crystal clear while singing. Truly one of the best singers there are and his vocal range.. my god. He's so humble and dedicated to his art that you just want to hug him. Truly, truly a marvel in human kind and especially in the musician category. Not a drop of piss in his head.

[@StarsDie88]

His voice is definitely an acquired taste haha. My first time watching a live video of them and holy hell does he nail it.

[@kingdiamondfans6589]

The best band in the world.

[@donnajocatlady3839]

It makes my heart happy to see people appreciate the musical genius of King Diamond. Andy LaRoque is in the top 10 guitarists of all time, imho.

[@mementomori1900]

Absolutely true, to this day best live show I've been to (Next to Helloween/Gamma Ray double headline tour), Puppet Master tour in Belgrade. They had the whole stage set up as a graveyard with a huge gothic style gate in front separating them from the crowd, they kept changing costumes for each songs, had a girl playing different characters, his wife did backup singing, played almost entire Abigail album, then did Puppet Master set and then the best off in the end, it was in-fucking-sane.

[@brianpanther1967]

Best live performance band ever!

[@sonnymoran03]

Bravo to both, the band and the reaction. The reaction: Genuine, dynamic and informative presented with professional and thoughtful insight. The band: It's fukin King Diamond!!! Long live the King!

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Stay tuned. I’ll be doing more King Diamond for halloween

[@sonnymoran03]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT Thanks for the response and the notice of more royalty to come in the spirit of Halloween. Long live your program and long live the King!

[@AntonioDeJesus]

I haven't listened to this song for a long time now, damn those guitar solos are killer! Hail the King!

[@dr.fruityboots4706]

he is amazing live!!!

[@donmcglothlin841]

I saw them in 2005 and they put on one HELL of a live show

[@jarkkokyntaja4073]

Saw King Diamond on their Abigail Tour 2016, it was nothing but amazing ! Considering, that the Abigail album was released 1986 and King performed it flawlessly some 30 years later... What a band and performer ! Anything by them is a right choice !

[@timgridley1299]

king diamond - the invisible guests. or just about anything off of the album Them.

[@bruzer75]

That is the LP that actually got me turned on to King Diamond.

[@timgridley1299]

Definitely my favorite King Diamond album.

[@jamesferguson5277]

Saw the King 6 times dating back to Abigail tour in the 80s and he only gets better with age saw him on this tour last and it was amazing. Hail to the King

[@k-popplayinklown5473]

King! The best horror rock of all time. Avatar heavily influenced by Kings. . his albums are conceptual and have many characters . His different voices represent different characters

[@vspikeog1000]

I saw king diamond in a tiny club in providence RI...called "the livingroom"....way back in like 87 or 88...the show kicked ass...was right after the them album came out....was cool seeing king in such a small.venue....maybe like 500 people were there

[@drummerw17]

Abigail album 1987 was the detonator in his great musical career of this great teacher. On the other hand in Mercyful Fate Melissa album 1983. It was another detonator that captured many fans. Since they had the most precise musical ideology and vision.

[@silverstone3228]

Abigail from the same concert U ll love it , the crowd went nuts Greetings from Egypt

[@paulodeecastro]

I had this same impression listening to king diamonde in 1998 . Primeira vez que ouvi king diamond. 👏👏👏😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@borisketou3177]

A Legend now, time has passed since Mercyful Fate... Good times...

[@davidjudah9424]

A saw diamond live with in fort Lauderdale in a small club maybe of about 500 seats and it was absolutely amazing he had all four guitar players from merciful Fate and Phil demo with King diamond all together so he can perform merciful Fate and King diamond he only did it one time on tour and that was the year it was very special and I got to meet him and I told him that we absolutely love his music and he shook my hand and said thank you class act class act class act

[@williamjamesayers7719]

Iron Maiden and King Diamond are great storytellers with their songs and their live shows.

[@chrismartino3519]

Maiden more historic . Fate more mystic.

[@skullair52]

All the comments are correct, King also had open heart surgery not long before this🤘 also smoked his last cigarette before the surgery!

[@billwicketvogel1787]

You are just hitting it out of the park lately ,Savatage , King .damn sure awesome

[@tasos0140]

Creates Concept albums and he plays multiple roles that's why so many vocal shifts. He is amazing

[@jtmenniti1]

I was at that tour. Amazing! Listen to the “them” followed by “conspiracy” albums in their entirety. Amazing.

[@barrydee2857]

Saw them live last year in Orlando. It was absolutely amazing. Next king Diamond song to try: omens

[@DLaVey]

King Diamond - The Storm !!!

[@terrymaljak4816]

Great Job on Your Reaction! As Always! Very Enjoyable!

[@TheNotoriousSAJ75]

His mic stand is made of real human leg bones. Facts!

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Yikes

[@josecadena8577]

Seen them three times. I once traveled all day through, shuttle, greyhound and then cab through several cities in one day just to catch a performance

[@josejoglar1792]

More king !!!!

[@GHOSTVAPOR]

Awesome ! Like You Say , the emotion and theatric in his voice are due , to yes the concept but specialy to the way they Build albums and Horror Topic they always used . ( The album is like a Book from the 1st song to the last , and The King Tell the story ) the Tone of his Voice are in a Way Characters or alter ego . Glad you Enjoy

[@chaospoet]

Watching this makes me want to be at a King Diamond show. I saw him around last Halloween and he slaughtered it. Dude hit notes that could shatter glass while being evil incarnate! One of the best shows you'll ever see!

[@BlackieNuff]

"This band reminds me so much of Avatar" Fun fact : Savatage was almost known as Avatar (as they called themselves on their demos), but on the eve of their debut album's release, it is discovered another band exists with that name, and they were told, "change your name or get sued", lol. So, after an intense all-night session of brainstorming a new name, they decided to add the "S" at the beginning and change the "r" at the end to "ge"... "That sounds like something, right?" they hopefully asked each other, lol. If I were there I would have said HELL YES it does! It sounds like a mash-up of the words "savage" and "sabotage" - now THAT is metal! :-P I guess that's why their first album (and EP released shortly after containing the songs that were left off the album "cos it ran too long" for vinyl) was just a boring Beckett font, and not yet the incredible "zing-zagging-S" style we know today - they barely had time to come up wit ha new name, let alone a logo design, hah. I shared this little story cos I just finished watching all your Savatage reactions so the `Tage is still on my brain. :-P

[@GilaMonster971]

First time I heard King Diamond was right after the ‘Abigail’ album came out. I bought the tape based totally off the cover sleeve. My best friend and I laughed at how ridiculous we thought it sounded. But after the 2-3 listen through we really began to like it. Still one of my favorite bands to this day.

[@LOLcifer_]

I have seen this band live and it was at a multi-genre festival in Austin a handful of years ago. Strangely enough, KD had some last minute stage issues so they put him on the main hip-hop/pop stage instead of the "metal" stage so directly before his performance, Nas performed. (which was awesome, I love Illmatic and hip hop in general) Due to the unforeseen stage issues though, there were a LOT of confused hip hop heads in the audience!! Fucking 10/10 show and hilarious and multi-faceted (and somewhat confused) audience! Great reaction, subbed.

[@ANationalAcrobat]

You should definitely do a full album reaction to King’s music. With the exception of two (Fatal Portrait and The Spider’s Lullabye), all of them are full concept (horror) albums. You really can’t go wrong with the first five albums Fatal Portrait, Abigail, Them, Conspiracy and The Eye. I’d suggest you to try his other band Mercyful Fate as well.

[@dsammut8831]

Enjoyed that didn't you! I enjoyed you! - From a long-time King Diamond fan. Salute.

[@darrellsisco9571]

You should start from the beginning like melissa

[@donalfitzpatrick7324]

Thanks "dork "knight!was the first king diamond album I ever heard paid a fiver for it on cassette just because of the scary guy in make up on the cover as a kid took me awhile to appreciate the vocals I'll admit it the guitars man..... I've since got into his other stuff over the years including the awesome merciful fate material and now have the utmost respect for his vocals

[@mubeenmohyi7151]

King Diamond is a Metal Singer from Denmark! He is also the lead singer of Merciful Fate. Black Metal bands are heavily influenced by King Diamond and Merciful Fate. Black Metal bands wouldn’t be wearing Corpse Paint if it wasn’t for King Diamond!

[@klausbak5182]

He used to be called Screaming Kim in Hvidovre Denmark, where he is from😂😂😂 he is great at storytelling - check out Mercyful Fate too. Them is a great track, but check out his thematic albums.great reactions btw - greetings from Denmark...

[@EvilForgemaster]

T you know something? This is amazing. My 3 top metal bands are Megadeth, King Diamond and Symphony X. And you loved all of them. I can't describe you how delighted I am that you didn't ridicule King's vocals and you appreciated their uniqueness. Do a favor to a huge fan of your channel, and please react to his most famous song "Abigail" or a less known one "The Possession" (the beginning riff will get you crazy).

[@marbanivet]

Yeah that's crazy he didn't criticize his vocals,.. when did they listen to symphony x

[@EvilForgemaster]

@@marbanivet It was 2 months ago, but the Symphony X video was restricted to only US viewers. I used a VPN chrome extension to be able to watch it. I think I searched for it a month ago but it wasn't there anymore. He might deleted it. Not sure.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Dude! King diamond is fucking awesome! And I miss symphony x I gotta get back to them.

[@EvilForgemaster]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT Seriously dude, if you react again to Symphony X and also get into Kind Diamond I'm gonna lose my shit totally. This can't get any better, I swear! Please consider reacting to at least one of the King Diamond songs I suggested, and if you want, also react to Of Sins and Shadows from Symphony X. Shit, I'm ecstatic right now!!!

[@CharlieMonroe73]

he is trained in opera ... he's the coolest! \m/ stay heavy

[@uoabigaillevey]

King Diamond is one of my favorite metal artists. Even my profile pic is based on his appearance. My screen name is based, also, on the character 'Abigail LeFay' from the album 'Abigail.' At the time I made this name it was for a game called 'Ultima Online' and back then I did not have access to the lyrics sheet for the songs on the album so I mis-heard the name as 'LeVey' and wound up using that name instead. Either way.. it's all based off of King Diamond's works lol.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

I remember ultima online

[@uoabigaillevey]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT There are so many songs you probably have lined up already to react to. I will suggest another King Diamond song for when you get around to them again. Kinda hard to choose but one of the more recent popular songs is 'Blood to Walk' off of the 'Puppetmaster' album. It's more of a radio-friendly type song. If you are looking for soemthing darker, the song 'Lucy Forever' from the 'The Graveyard' album. Either way I am glad ya enjoyed the song. Been a fan of his since I first heard him in the band 'Mercyful Fate' on the album 'Melissa' which I bought back in 1988 while stationed at Lackland AFB for tech school.

[@kiamkuczynski6786]

amazing reaction love it

[@williamoconnell9447]

Bout time lol thanks

[@k-popplayinklown5473]

Classic king!

[@davidgardner8707]

Nevermore Narcosynshisis 🥁🤘👍

[@zoranpavlovic9540]

KD connects the ppl of the world. Fan since Mercyful Fate times. TBH, I never understood why someone would consider him evil, if I wanted to calm down and to escape from assholes I switch to King...and I feel reborn like that I went to Church, same feeling 😁🤘

[@Bushanie24]

hope your back is gettin better dude the musicianship of this group is top notch and the singer is well, bad ass solid investment, download their greatest hits along with his original bands greatest hits, merciful fate

[@TheOzzman6666]

this is another style of heavy metal music

[@Jonathan1081]

Haha i can’t believe you did King! Just so you know King and Metallica are close and King is one of the big early influences for Tallica when he was with Mercyful Fate. They did a Mercyful Fate medley on Metallica’s Garage INC album. Just imagine James hitting the high notes when you hear it lol.

[@aleamexico]

I like your reaction brother I subscribe to your channel greetings from mexico

[@lassemann1677]

hell, I was raised with this..US got Metallica, Europe got KING DIAMOND

[@williamoconnell9447]

Anything from don't break the oath

[@666agalloch]

I have seen king diamond multiple times and he is always on point! . I Just saw him last year on November with idle hands! Another band for you to check out their record mana is so good. But yes most of his albums are concept albums so it will be amazing if you could do a full album reaction. Specially abigail or them!!! Highly recommend them! And if you ever have time. Check out vektor for a full adventure into some technical thrash. Would be cool to see if you could do a full album reaction on their last album terminal redux which is also a concept album!. Si-fi you'll love it!.

[@dcase20]

Guys in his 60s and lives in Dallas now. The guy is a legend. You should check out something from his early years in Mercyful Fate.

[@vinteren4734]

King is the fkn King .

[@joeyuzwa891]

You gotta do Black Horsemen, the crown jewel of his masterpiece, Abigail

[@antoniocarlin5026]

Hail King ¡ and Hail Satán¡¡¡

[@SviatoslavKaverin]

Check the early stuff: "Black Funeral" or "Into the Coven" by Mercyful Fate.

[@javiersosa1329]

And he's almost 65

[@jacobkubacki2719]

You gotta listen to his complete albums. Each one tells a complete story from beginning to end. Abigail would be my suggestion to start with. Them and it’s sequel, Conspiracy(where sleepless nights comes from) are boss as well! Enjoy!

[@bradpalicki6861]

Invisible Guests or The Black Horsemen are two great songs.

[@angelone1839]

If Berry Gibb sung Metal.

[@japanwethinj7160]

Ya hit the head on the nail great reaction try some merciful fate his old band curse of the pharos is a good one to start with and can ya try Manowar totally different music but great vocals bass n guitar probably up their as one of the lost band in America but huge overseas

[@robertjackson4714]

Savatage "When the Crowds are Gone" and "Her Ghost in the Fog"-Cradle of Filth.

[@stromghouls]

the only thing i miss in king diamond is mikkey dee drumming. nobody will ever top him.

[@Metal_Archaeologist]

Drinking Shasta? Hope I'm wrong.... Kim Pederson (King Diamond) I think can hit 8 octaves. Check out Burn from The Eye (My Favorite tune)... Anything Mercyful Fate (King Diamond sings for them too). Peace!

[@Headbanger9000]

5 octaves exactly which is insane. 8 is like impossible haha

[@bobweiram6321]

King Diamond and Phil Bailey should do a duet.

[@CorpsePaintAgnos]

yeaahhhhhhhh!!!

[@rickycoleman8841]

Abigail or them you have to listen to the whole LP .to get the whole vibe

[@jasonstuart1616]

Please do "Them" and " Abigal"

[@davidjudah9424]

You could top this track with any song of Abigail or them album

[@basanistes359]

Go to his show. You won't ever forget it.

[@Tearstoth]

You should react to his two concept albums Abigal/Abigail II. It's a story, so you cant separate the songs, you'll need the full albums, or at least the first one.

[@darrellwood3913]

King Diamond-Black Horsemen