Vocal Coach Reacts! King Diamond! Halloween! Live!

[@stevend474]

King Diamond first released the Fatal Portrait album in 1986.... when I was eight years old. At 67 years old he still has his full vocal range even after having his chest cracked open to have an open heart triple bypass. Andy LaRocque is the "old looking" guitarist has always been one of my favorites. The other band members have come and gone over the decades but King and Andy have been there the whole time. LONG LIVE THE KING!

[@Xirque666]

I think my favorite guitarist mix was Andy and Pete Black...😀

[@timhutchinson8485]

King’s wife, Livia Zita, is the female backing/harmony vocalist you see occasionally in the video.

[@horzagiar88]

If you want to hear Livia's voice live then choose the same concert and the song "Possession".

[@alex.username]

@@horzagiar88 Yes! At the end of the song he starts late and you can hear her sing. She sounds very much like him!

[@alex.username]

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[@JosephAscencao]

this is called talent real talent we don't usually live long.

[@metalmenteloco]

Hey SAM To appreciate the King Diamond range you should react to Sleepless Nights

[@randywissler9923]

The version from this same show!!!

[@rickthestiks9240]

no ones sing like him, the best halloween song,,, sick riff,,,🤘🎃🤘

[@timhutchinson8485]

The band has been around since the mid 80s. KD was in his mid 50s at the time this was recorded, about 10 years ago.

[@andywindjack44]

Actually kim has been singing since the mid 70's started out with a underground band called black rose

[@timhutchinson8485]

@@andywindjack44 true

[@djs-9942]

​@@andywindjack44BLACK ROSE still Rocks to the Day - HOLY MOUNTAIN LIGHTS 🏔️ LOVE that song 🤟👅 ‼️🤟

[@jima6545]

I saw KD in 2019 in Philly. Hard to believe but he sounds even better live. Before his solo projects he sang for Merciful Fate. Still does occasionally. I think he turns 68 this year. And yeah, this isn't by far the best showcase of his talent, but it is fun

[@bryanmack5410]

You doing King’s voice is simply delightful.

[@SolidSativa1]

Nah not really 😂

[@CB-ep8mf]

I don't know if reactors actually read this, but here it goes.The backup singer goes by the name Livia Zita Lokay. She is King Diamonds wife. They do a beautiful duet in a song called "So Sad" off The Puppermaster album.

[@SSTVocalCoach]

Seen! Thanks for the info!

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

it is my favourite duet of all times, found that album when i was i think 13 or 14 and been a fan ever since.

[@lukecharest676]

Since the 80's.. check out mercyful fate.. also his band

[@Xirque666]

Kim has have been singing in his 2 bands, "King Diamond" snd Merciful Faith sinse they early 80's. Merciful Faith is 1st gen Black Metal and King Diamond is more Gothic Doom metal. The biggest difference between the bands though is that King Diamond is a Concept Band, andcevery Album is a Concept album/story, often having albums that are continuations of the same story as well.

[@s.f.morris7331]

I love seeing someone hearing King for the first time. been listening to him since 1985. im sure you know by now he was also in Mercyful Fate. check out the song "A Visit from the Dead" think its on the album Conspiracy. great example of his range in that song

[@michaelbean105]

King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, all his albums are incredible! Ghost stories, historical religious zealotry, black magic, he touches on the dark nature of the human experience in a metal opera presentation. If you're really interested in random mind blowers, check out Fates Warning, Awaken the Guardian... They're a massively underrated old-school metal band that did some incredible work. 🤟😎

[@randywissler9923]

One thing to remember, he wad right about 59 years old for this. Hes 68 now, still tours extensively and sounds every bit as good today!!!🤘🤘

[@horzagiar88]

If you want to hear the lady singer (Livia Zita). Then choose the song "Possession" from the same concert.

[@JasonGrimes-z6l]

You should react to the other band King was in, Mercyful Fate and their song Melissa. No irony there eh?

[@hhhmotorsports9550]

King’s Dad was a opera singer. Yes they are from 1980’s

[@kiamkuczynski6786]

I love KING reactions

[@Ravensoul93]

Ah, I haven't listened to KD in a while now 😮 thank you so much, it was a really fun reaction 😊😊

[@lukecharest676]

The bone cross is real bones.. or at least they used to be .. he also used to perform with a real skull

[@gnostic268]

I was thinking they really sound like bands who were usually on the 1980s-early 90s MTV Headbanger's Ball but I love Halloween so I enjoyed this 🎃👻

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

King Diamond and Mercifull Fate inspired many of the bands you are referring to... So it is them who sound like him and not the other way around. Even metallica has cited him as an inspiration of theirs!

[@GilaMonster971]

That’s because they were around back then and this sing is from that era.

[@s.f.morris7331]

theres a band who recently lost their singer. She was called the female version of King Diamond. my band was fortunate enough to have opened for them twice. her name is Jill Janus and the band is called Huntress song id recommend is "Eight of Swords" she will blow your mind.

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

My first time seeing your reactions, and you have a really wonderful relaxed manner about you that is informative, your pauses are appropriate when you are feeling something it is pertinent to the placement in the song. And clearly you know your way around vocal stylings and technique. It's always great to see someone be exposed to the king for the first time, he is at 70 years old now, still out there and still making amazing independent music.

[@everlasting.hat3444]

In the song "So Sad" by King Diamond you can hear his wife's voice very clearly in some parts.

[@mitranoc]

Great video! Hearing you mimicking his voice was fantastic. As a prior singer in a metal band, I really appreciate what you do. IMO King Diamond was one of the greatest metal singers of time. I'm going to see him live on October 26th, 2024 in St Petersburg, FL. As some others have said, listen to some of his studio recordings like "Fatal Portrait" or "Abigail". Also his Mercyful Fate days recording "Melissa". His wife has been singing backup to King since 2003. Livia is a voiceover actress and rock singer. She is quite talented as well.

[@charliepearson1678]

If you liked Kings performance on this one . check out another cut from this same concert called : sleepless nights . king shows a much wider range of his vocal ability's in that song .

[@karimhicks8376]

My brother from another mother; THIS Live video, KING is in his 60s. He is one of the very very few that belongs along side of the METAL GOD, Ronnie James Dio!!!

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

The king of Heavy Metal Dio and the Dark King of Black/horror Metal King Diamond!

[@tekkadagger]

What a fun video. I like that you not only analize and explain the voice performance but also give some example. Cool. You have my like and my suscribe. Greetings from El Salvador. 😊

[@relativeparadox9567]

The backup singer is King's wife, Livia Zita. I have seen King live at least three times with her and have yet to actually hear her.

[@smoothmove7566]

I was listening to King diamond back in the 80's if that's any indication as to how old they are.

[@CharlieMonroe73]

dude is amazing live

[@CarlosMartins-nq5wu]

Hello. Just see Teresa Salgueiro with the song Alegria. Mind-blowing. Love your work.

[@eduardothadeu4696]

King Diamond, the best.

[@deanjones2164]

Livia was not always there but Kim put her in there because she also an operatic singer !!

[@CrazyhorseDK]

Kim is allso a very cool dude

[@brandonhernandez5720]

I watched a video you made a couple years ago analyzing Lisa Gerrard singing sanvean and I loved it. I would LOVE to hear you analyze and listen to sacrifice with Pieter Bourke!

[@syox01]

Hello again, I'm from Portugal and this is the 5th time I'm going to ask for your reaction to Noidz-strange way of life, I guarantee you've never heard anything like it. And I will come here every day and leave this request until it is answered 🙂

[@SSTVocalCoach]

Just seeing this, drop me a link :)

[@syox01]

@@SSTVocalCoach kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJy6pmeCgKp3pJosi=0GmL9Brnn0NhP_hA From Portugal 😁

[@ariartsy9220]

Hi Sam !! I was wondering if you could someday react to more Kaizer's Orchestra? I haven't seen many people do that, and I think they have even better vocal performances beyond Kontroll På Kontinentet, my favorite would probably be Maestro, Bøn Frå Helvete, or Bris

[@jackburgess8579]

It is a real shame that you stopped reacting to Diana Ankudinova. The reactions you made to her performances of Rechenka, when she was 14, and of Wicked Game and Human, when she was 15 are extremely interesting and insightful with respect both to her vocal technique and to the aesthetic effect of her use of it. How fascinating it would be to hear your thoughts on her subsequently cultivated and elite trained "mature" voice - at the ripe old age of 18(!) - as manifest e.g. in her utterly extraordinary masterpiece "Can't Help Falling in Love," as performed in the first episode of the 2021 TV contest "ShowMaskGoOn" for professional singers. The video of the performance is on her channel. Do please react to it! 🙂

[@renatadelduque9064]

I found your analysis interesting, and I didn't know King Diamond, very cool. Do you know a Brazilian singer, Gabriel Henrique, who makes insane whistles in his latest cover - Earth Song/Michael Jackson? He has a KZbin channel, I would like to see your reaction to this singer, I think you will like it!

[@MichaelDeTorrice]

King (vocalist) himself is 67

[@DarthJAYder21]

Do Sleep Token's song Take me back to Eden, his voice is ethereal and there is so much emotion and it is one journey of a song

[@maryjohn3807]

Forestella has released several new songs. They are excellent.

[@jimmyt8047]

68 .,This doesnt even touch all his skills , Mercyful fate albums then King D albums starting wth Fatal Portrat then Abigal and up.. Shes his wife and doesnt match his voice just little harmonies on the low

[@cristyonia1043]

Kindly please react to SB 19 ILAW live at Rappler and I Want You in ASAP live. I like how you reacting, dissecting every character of voice. Thank you.

[@TheGansterkat]

You should react to Sleeplees nights then! My fav KD I'd say!

[@VinceBlack98]

His mother was a banshee. Dunno about his dad.

[@MichaelDeTorrice]

The girl is his wife

[@hayfever6958]

I really enjoyed ur video! pls watch soranji by Mrs. GREEN APPLE live version!!

[@135tyiuhjj]

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[@행복배달인쑥쌤]

Wow

[@135tyiuhjj]

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[@andywindjack44]

Not bad for a guy who used to smoke 3 pack of cigarettes a day

[@MrDemonseed666]

That lady is his wife

[@ericjeffersonwang]

Melissa by mercyful faith

[@Сергейнемид]

Please listen liric video of new song by Diana Ankudinova,, the day you... "

[@CharlieMonroe73]

that is his wife ;)

[@karollorek6344]

You are so handsome and sweet bear :*

[@anaumi939]

👍👍

[@MrNoneskull]

Subscribed at the "choked chicken" line.. lol

[@PedroHenrique-tq4oi]

Reacts to king diamond the possession live in filmore and invisible guest live in 96 please✌🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@GilaMonster971]

Got to admit this song is my least favorite King has done. I always skip this one when I listen to the CD 🤣

[@stevensst-gelais1657]

its very anoying to stop the song every 15 seconds...and its seems that you dont have vocal skills yousrself..and you are a vocal coach??...WOW

[@JosephAscencao]

don't breakout down your not that smart.

[@SSTVocalCoach]

Don’t *break it* down, *you’re* not that smart. Just making sure that you can form a proper sentence when insulting someone’s intelligence 😘

[@MrDemonseed666]

King is in his 70s