MERCYFUL FATE returned to the reside degree remaining evening (Monday, April 22) on the Movistar Area in Santiago, Chile after nearly a 12 months and a 1/2
The King Diamond fronted band pulled out some classics in addition to the brand new music “The Jackal Of Salzburg” throughout their set which used to be met with adoration by means of the ones in attendance. You’ll get the band’s complete setlist in addition to watch fan-filmed video of one of the vital efficiency underneath.
MERCYFUL FATE April 22, 2024 setlist in Santiago, Chile:
01. The Oath
02. A Corpse With out Soul
03. The Jackal Of Salzburg
04. Curse Of The Pharaohs
05. A Bad Assembly
06. Doomed Via The Residing Lifeless
07. Melissa
08. Black Funeral
09. Evil
10. Come To The Sabbath
Encore:
11. Devil’s Fall
12. To One Some distance Away
Just lately talking with El Planeta Del Rock, iconic steel frontman King Diamond mentioned the approaching recording and traveling plans for each KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE. He mentioned: “We weren’t meant to play any displays this 12 months. We’re very busy. Each MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND are writing new subject matter. KING DIAMOND could also be getting ready manufacturing for the approaching new album’s unencumber and excursion.
“The primary excursion, optimistically, will occur — they’re making plans it presently — within the U.S. on the finish of the 12 months with the new album. That’ll be the primary album of 2 in that tale. And MERCYFUL FATE are writing as smartly and recording. KING DIAMOND‘s album shall be out first. It’s the place we ended when COVID got here. The report label advised us, Steel Blade Information, we’re proceeding from the similar position the place we stopped.
“And that used to be gonna be the following KING DIAMOND album, and that’s what’s gonna occur subsequent. When it’s performed and we’ve toured that new KING DIAMOND album, MERCYFUL FATE can have a brand new album in a position to be launched. After which we can get out and excursion that with the up to date display manufacturing and the entirety. And when that’s performed, the following KING DIAMOND shall be completed and in a position to head out. And I even know what the manufacturing of the KING DIAMOND degree goes to seem like this time, but additionally subsequent excursion. So there’s numerous issues which can be being deliberate.”
The mythical singer additionally spoke concerning the new MERCYFUL FATE subject matter, together with the music “The Jackal Of Salzburg”, which used to be carried out reside for the primary time throughout the band’s spring/summer season 2022 excursion.
“At this time ‘The Jackal Of Salzburg’ is nearly completed,” King mentioned. “I’m doing vocals nowadays. Once I’m completed, [new bassist] Becky [Baldwin] will do bass yet one more time. She’s performed one bass, however we would like her to be the remaining to report. That’s the article that we wish to do for MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND, is to provide the bass participant the danger of truly doing particular stuff, like outdated URIAH HEEP, for example. And we did it ourselves with Timi Hansen, when he used to be enjoying for each KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE.
“The bass participant may apply the guitar occasionally, occasionally [the bass player will] apply vocals or choirs, backing vocals or no matter. I imply, [there’s] freedom to do additional cool stuff, so long as all of it suits in combination. However that you’ll’t do till the vocals are on as smartly. So [Becky] will do yet one more spherical of actual refined bass. And that would be the last item. However I’m running on recording the vocals presently for ‘The Jackal Of Salzburg’.
“And there shall be yet one more music that we’re running on now. I do know Becky has additionally performed the primary bass for that. Hank [Shermann, MERCYFUL FATE guitarist] has performed all guitars for that. It’s some other music. It is named ‘Sacrifice’. It’s about 4 mins lengthy.
“The only I discussed prior to is ‘The Jackal Of Salzburg’. It’s 9 mins lengthy. That’s the primary one we in truth performed reside occasionally now. However we are hoping we will be able to get it completed, blended and launched prior to we come right down to South The usa [in April], so as to listen the model with all the vocals, all the guitars, all of the stuff {that a} MERCYFUL FATE music would most often have had within the outdated days. So, it makes it other to listen to it once more reside [once] you [have] heard the studio model. In order that’s what we’re running very onerous on presently. And, like I mentioned, ‘Sacrifice’ is identical.
“It’ll be given to [MERCYFUL FATE guitarist] Mike Wead subsequent, I believe, to position guitars on it. After which I can additionally get started running on… I’ve numerous lyric concepts for that already, ‘Sacrifice’. And I’ve labored with Hank to start with on arranging it the fitting approach for vocals, so it will have to be lovely in a position for vocals now. And there’s a 3rd music I’m no longer gonna discuss however that we’re running on as smartly. After which I’ve a few songs by myself for MERCYFUL FATE. I’ve the name monitor for the following album and a few different stuff.”
King additionally talked concerning the growth of the songwriting classes for KING DIAMOND‘s long-awaited new album. Titled “The Institute”, KING DIAMOND‘s first studio LP in 17 years is tentatively due in overdue 2024 by means of Steel Blade. It’ll be made to be had as a two-LP horror thought tale, with the second one section arriving at a later date.
“I’m running on 4 of my songs and the intro and some other smaller two-and-a-half-minute factor,” King mentioned. “And two of them have already been labored on for association, and there’s a 3rd person who’s principally performed; we simply wish to perform a little blending of it. We’re a ways, we’re very a ways with numerous these things, I will be able to let you know that. But it surely’s additionally —we don’t discuss it always. We do our stuff after which we come after which we’re in a position. Now we have plans for a very long time now, I will be able to let you know.”
In line with King, each MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND will degree impressive reside displays when they go back to the street.
“You’re gonna see the overall [MERCYFUL FATE] manufacturing after we come down and play [in Santiago, Chile] at the twenty second [of April],” he mentioned. “The entire manufacturing shall be there for MERCYFUL FATE. And with KING DIAMOND, the brand new manufacturing they’re development and putting in place for ‘The Institute’ is gonna be one thing you could have by no means noticed prior to on a degree.”
In January, Becky used to be formally welcomed as an everlasting member of MERCYFUL FATE. Hailing from Birmingham, England, Becky had up to now stuffed in for Joey Vera throughout MERCYFUL FATE‘s fall 2022 excursion, as Vera had scheduling conflicts along with his number one band, ARMORED SAINT.
In 2019, it used to be printed that Vera would step in for Hansen throughout MERCYFUL FATE‘s Eu competition appearances in the summertime of 2020, following Hansen‘s most cancers prognosis. Sadly, Hansen passed on to the great beyond in November 2019, resulting in the rescheduling of MERCYFUL FATE‘s 2020 competition performances to 2021, and therefore to 2022.
Following their headlining display on the 2022 version of Psycho Las Vegas, MERCYFUL FATE launched into a North American excursion with reinforce from KREATOR and MIDNIGHT.
