King Diamond (as Kim Bendix Petersen) was born on June 14, 1956 in Denmark. In 1980 he formed Mercyful Fate a black metal group that to a large extent pioneered the genre. In 1985 Mercyful Fate split and King went on a solo career.
see also: Mercyful Fate
Discography (originally released by King Diamond):
- No Presents for Christmas (1985)
- Fatal Portrait (1986)
- Abigail (1987)
- Them (1988)
- The Dark Sides (1988)
- Conspiracy (1989)
- The Eye (1990)
- In Concert 1987: Abigail (1991)
- A Dangerous Meeting (1992)
- The Spider's Lullabye (1995)
- The Graveyard (1996)
- Voodoo (1998)
- House of God (2000)
- Black Rose: 20 Years Ago-A Night of Rehearsals (2001)
- Abigail II: The Revenge (2002)
- The Puppet Master (2003)
