Sunday, October 2, 2011

Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath (1984) [Reissue 1997]


Band : Mercyful Fate
Country : Denmark
Release : Don't Break The Oath
Year : 1984 [Reissue/Remastered 1997]
Genre : Heavy, Black Metal
File Info : MP3, 320 Kbps
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King Diamond - Vocals
Hank Shermann - Guitar
Michael Denner - Guitar
Timi "Grabber" Hansen - Bass
Kim Ruzz - Drums


1. A Dangerous Meeting 05:12   
2. Nightmare 06:21
3. Desecration of Souls 04:57
4. Night of the Unborn 05:02
5. The Oath 07:34  
6. Gypsy 03:10
7. Welcome Princess of Hell 04:06
8. To One Far Away 01:31  
9. Come to the Sabbath 05:18

Reissue bonus track :
10. Death Kiss (Demo)*

* The 1997 remaster includes the bonus track "Death Kiss", which is an old demo version of "A Dangerous Meeting".

The actual name of the song, "Welcome Princess Of Hell", was supposed to be "Welcome Princes Of Hell". It was a title misprint, where the lyrics were correctly written in the original pressing but the title wasn't. The distinction can also be heard in the song (the prince "is" vs. prince "s"), as well as the plural connotation of the lyrics "I'm alone with my friends, We will be back, we will be back". Nonetheless, what is printed on the actual album stands as the official title.

1 comment:

Boring Oldfart said...

An absolute classic for sure! Interesting story about the additional "s" at "Princess..", one additional letter and the whole lyric gets a different spin. Remarkable