i personally prefer mercyful fate over any of king diamonds solo material.not that his solo stuff is bad,far from it,i just feel that the fate stuff is “darker” and a bit heavier.i am also not a huge fan of the “concept” album,which most of king’s albums are…
anyway,the cd in question is incredible.very catchy,heavy everything you would expect from mercyful fate.in order of preference,i feel that this album is just behind the first two classics and IN THE SHADOWS.this album is full of inspired songwriting and playing.well worth your TIME(sorry for the pun…)