Mercyful Fate on Tuesday announced they had decided to part ways with bassist Joey Vera, who had been performing in the reunited heavy metal band for the last five years. Saying the decision was ...

In the early '80s, the Danish band Mercyful Fate pioneered a wild, theatrical, occult-heavy strain of heavy metal that proved hugely influential on all sorts of subgenres; thrash and black metal would ...

King Diamond officially released “Masquerade of Madness” in 2019 after playing it live on tour throughout the year; it’s the first single from his anticipated new album The Institute, which our ...

The reunited Mercyful Fate, which performed last month in Las Vegas, will embark on its first North American tour in two decades this fall. The group, which will be supported by thrashers Kreator and ...