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Mercyful Fate
- Country of origin:
- Denmark
- Location:
- Copenhagen, Hovedstaden
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1981
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Satanism (early), Evil, Horror, Occultism, Death
- Current label:
- Metal Blade Records
- Years active:
- 1981-1985, 1993-1999, 2008, 2011, 2019-present
Mercyful Fate was formed in Spring 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark on the ashes of the punk/metal band Brats by vocalist King Diamond (King Diamond, ex-Black Rose) and guitarist Hank Shermann. After going through some line-up changes (see the liner notes in Return of the Vampire for more info) the 'classic' line-up was born with the addition of guitarist Michael Denner (also formerly of Brats) and ...
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| Current | |
| Hank Shermann | Guitars (1981-1985, 1993-1999, 2008, 2011, 2019-present) |
| See also: ex-Brats, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Demonica, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Gutrix, ex-Lavina, ex-Rax Load, ex-Shermann Soldiers, ex-Zoser Mez, Hank Shermann, Shermann Tank, ex-Fate, ex-Volbeat (live), ex-Virus 7 | |
| King Diamond | Vocals (1981-1985, 1993-1999, 2008, 2011, 2019-present) |
| See also: King Diamond, ex-Black Rose, ex-Brats, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Brainstorm, ex-Roadrunner United | |
| Bjarne T. Holm | Drums (1994-1999, 2008, 2019-present) |
| See also: Denner's Inferno, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Gutrix, ex-Rax Load, ex-Shermann Soldiers, Kings of Rock, ex-Fate, ex-Zoser Mez, ex-Angu, ex-Art Cinema, ex-Deccoband, ex-Denner's Trickbag, ex-Mike Tramp's White Lion, ex-Trauma Center, ex-Virus 7, ex-Zauce | |
| Mike Wead | Guitars (1996-1999, 2019-present) |
| See also: Kamlath, King Diamond, Nattas, Bibleblack, ex-Memento Mori, ex-Warchild, ex-Hexenhaus, ex-Candlemass, ex-Maninnya Blade, ex-The Haunted (live), ex-Abstrakt Algebra, ex-Warning, ex-Firegod, ex-Hemisfear, ex-Kryptillusion | |
| Joey Vera | Bass (2019-present) |
| See also: Armored Saint, Fates Warning, Motor Sister, Joey Vera, John Arch, A Chinese Firedrill, ex-Arch / Matheos, ex-Seven Witches, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-OSI, ex-Engine, ex-Invasion, ex-Royal Decree, ex-Sapphire | |
| Past | |
| Timi "Grabber" Hansen | Bass (1981-1985, 1993-1994, 2008, 2011, 2019) |
| (R.I.P. 2019) See also: ex-Danger Zone, ex-Lavina, ex-King Diamond | |
| Ole Beich | Bass (1981) |
| (R.I.P. 1991) See also: ex-Guns N' Roses, ex-L.A. Guns | |
| "Old" Nick Smith | Drums (1981) |
| See also: ex-Danger Zone | |
| Ole Frausing | Drums (1981) |
| See also: ex-Missing Link, ex-Devil's Symphony | |
| Kim Ruzz | Drums (1981-1985) |
| See also: ex-Harlot, ex-Metalruzz, ex-Trash, ex-Wet | |
| Jan Musen | Drums (1981) |
| Benny Petersen | Guitars (1981-1982) |
| See also: ex-Jackal, ex-Encore, ex-Artillery, ex-Evil, ex-Pretty Maids, ex-Devil's Symphony, ex-Harlot, ex-Trash | |
| Carsten Van der Volsing | Guitars (1981) |
| See also: ex-Brats | |
| Michael Denner | Guitars (1981, 1982-1985, 1993-1996, 2008, 2011) |
| See also: Denner's Inferno, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Lavina, ex-Zoser Mez, Iron Space, Lucifer's Airship, Taylor's Universe, ex-King Diamond, ex-Brats, ex-Art Cinema, ex-Denner's Trickbag, ex-Virus 7 | |
| Snowy Shaw | Drums (1993-1994) |
| See also: Dark Embrace, Mad Architect, Snowy Shaw, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Illwill, ex-Notre Dame, ex-Cans, Snömannen & Hans Vänner, XXX, Maryann Cotton (live), ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Dream Evil, ex-King Diamond, ex-Nightrage (live), ex-Sabaton (live), ex-Scheepers (live), ex-Therion (live), ex-Memento Mori, ex-Colossus (live), ex-Firegod, ex-Kee Marcello's K2, ex-Loud 'n' Nasty, ex-Snowy Shaw and the Star-Spangled Banned, ex-Them Sluts! (live) | |
| Morten Nielsen | Drums (1993) |
| See also: ex-Force Majeure, ex-Shermann Soldiers, ex-Zoser Mez, ex-Apocalypse, ex-Crime Academy, ex-Furious Trauma, ex-Red Warszawa | |
| Sharlee D'Angelo | Bass (1994-1999) |
| See also: Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, The Night Flight Orchestra, Witchery, ex-Illwill, Black Earth, ex-King Diamond, ex-Dismember (live), ex-Facelift, ex-Sinergy, ex-Firegod | |
| Hank Shermann | Guitars (1981-1985, 1993-1999, 2008, 2011, 2019-present) |
| See also: ex-Brats, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Demonica, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Gutrix, ex-Lavina, ex-Rax Load, ex-Shermann Soldiers, ex-Zoser Mez, Hank Shermann, Shermann Tank, ex-Fate, ex-Volbeat (live), ex-Virus 7 | |
| King Diamond | Vocals (1981-1985, 1993-1999, 2008, 2011, 2019-present) |
| See also: King Diamond, ex-Black Rose, ex-Brats, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Brainstorm, ex-Roadrunner United | |
| Bjarne T. Holm | Drums (1994-1999, 2008, 2019-present) |
| See also: Denner's Inferno, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Gutrix, ex-Rax Load, ex-Shermann Soldiers, Kings of Rock, ex-Fate, ex-Zoser Mez, ex-Angu, ex-Art Cinema, ex-Deccoband, ex-Denner's Trickbag, ex-Mike Tramp's White Lion, ex-Trauma Center, ex-Virus 7, ex-Zauce | |
| Mike Wead | Guitars (1996-1999, 2019-present) |
| See also: Kamlath, King Diamond, Nattas, Bibleblack, ex-Memento Mori, ex-Warchild, ex-Hexenhaus, ex-Candlemass, ex-Maninnya Blade, ex-The Haunted (live), ex-Abstrakt Algebra, ex-Warning, ex-Firegod, ex-Hemisfear, ex-Kryptillusion | |
| Joey Vera | Bass (2019-present) |
| See also: Armored Saint, Fates Warning, Motor Sister, Joey Vera, John Arch, A Chinese Firedrill, ex-Arch / Matheos, ex-Seven Witches, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-OSI, ex-Engine, ex-Invasion, ex-Royal Decree, ex-Sapphire | |
| Timi "Grabber" Hansen | Bass (1981-1985, 1993-1994, 2008, 2011, 2019) |
| (R.I.P. 2019) See also: ex-Danger Zone, ex-Lavina, ex-King Diamond | |
| Ole Beich | Bass (1981) |
| (R.I.P. 1991) See also: ex-Guns N' Roses, ex-L.A. Guns | |
| "Old" Nick Smith | Drums (1981) |
| See also: ex-Danger Zone | |
| Ole Frausing | Drums (1981) |
| See also: ex-Missing Link, ex-Devil's Symphony | |
| Kim Ruzz | Drums (1981-1985) |
| See also: ex-Harlot, ex-Metalruzz, ex-Trash, ex-Wet | |
| Jan Musen | Drums (1981) |
| Benny Petersen | Guitars (1981-1982) |
| See also: ex-Jackal, ex-Encore, ex-Artillery, ex-Evil, ex-Pretty Maids, ex-Devil's Symphony, ex-Harlot, ex-Trash | |
| Carsten Van der Volsing | Guitars (1981) |
| See also: ex-Brats | |
| Michael Denner | Guitars (1981, 1982-1985, 1993-1996, 2008, 2011) |
| See also: Denner's Inferno, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Lavina, ex-Zoser Mez, Iron Space, Lucifer's Airship, Taylor's Universe, ex-King Diamond, ex-Brats, ex-Art Cinema, ex-Denner's Trickbag, ex-Virus 7 | |
| Snowy Shaw | Drums (1993-1994) |
| See also: Dark Embrace, Mad Architect, Snowy Shaw, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Illwill, ex-Notre Dame, ex-Cans, Snömannen & Hans Vänner, XXX, Maryann Cotton (live), ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Dream Evil, ex-King Diamond, ex-Nightrage (live), ex-Sabaton (live), ex-Scheepers (live), ex-Therion (live), ex-Memento Mori, ex-Colossus (live), ex-Firegod, ex-Kee Marcello's K2, ex-Loud 'n' Nasty, ex-Snowy Shaw and the Star-Spangled Banned, ex-Them Sluts! (live) | |
| Morten Nielsen | Drums (1993) |
| See also: ex-Force Majeure, ex-Shermann Soldiers, ex-Zoser Mez, ex-Apocalypse, ex-Crime Academy, ex-Furious Trauma, ex-Red Warszawa | |
| Sharlee D'Angelo | Bass (1994-1999) |
| See also: Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, The Night Flight Orchestra, Witchery, ex-Illwill, Black Earth, ex-King Diamond, ex-Dismember (live), ex-Facelift, ex-Sinergy, ex-Firegod | |
| Added by: nothingman | Modified by: TvvrAskesis |
| Added on: 2002-07-18 04:26:04 | Last modified on: 2021-01-21 09:38:23 |