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REVIEW: King Diamond and Black Rose - 20 Years Ago - A Night Of Rehearsal Metal Blade Records, 2001
7.5/10
King Diamond and Black Rose - 20 Years Ago - A Night Of Rehearsal - cover art Black Rose was the now legendary Danish band where King Diamond started his career before entering the blasphemous Mercyful Fate. Being one of the most influencial musicians in the metal history King Diamond has gathered a huge horde of faithful fans who will buy this album right away without even listening to it. They will however not be disappointed because this is a very nice piece of metal history considering that it was done way back in 1980 (the year I was born by the way...). The album was recorded during a rehearsal session under a bar in the Copenhagen area but despite this the sound quality is actually pretty good. Musically it´s not as heavy as Mercyful Fate but Black Rose was a very talented band and they really show off their skills with some very technical and somewhat aggressive music. King Diamond didn´t use his real name even back then and he had just started developing his falsetto vocals that are used at a few spots on this recording. If you´re Danish, a loyal King Diamond supporter or just a fan of the first heavy metal wave then this is for you. The last track is a cover of a Golden Earring song but the rest of them are the band´s own creations.

written by Vincent Eldefors

Tracklist

/> 1. Locked Up In The Snow
2. Holy Mountain Lights
3. Crazy
Tonight
4. Virgin
5. Kill For Fun
6. The End
7.
Road Life
8. Soil Overture
9. Doctor Cranium
10.
Disgrace
11. I Need Blood
12. Radar Love

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Playing time: 63.40

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