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King Diamond is originally from Denmark but has resided in Dallas, Texas for many years. |
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King Diamond has been concentrating on his solo band in recent years, while members and ex-members of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond have been concentrating on their new band, Force Of Evil. |
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King Diamond's wife Livia Zita performs additional vocals for the band, both on record and onstage. |
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Gene Simmons of Kiss filed a lawsuit against King Diamond in the late '90s, claiming King Diamond's face paint design closely resembled his own (which he had registered as a trademark). The lawsuit was eventually dropped. King Diamond later commented "...even a child could tell that my makeup wasn't similar to Gene's". |
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At Ozzfest 2008, King Diamond performed a cover of Pantera's "A New Level" along with Vinnie Paul of Pantera, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Max Cavalera of Soulfly, and Nick Bowcott of Grim Reaper. |
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King Diamond frequently uses a microphone handle made to resemble a tibia bone connected to a femur bone, which, when positioned correctly, forms an upside-down cross. In the early-to-mid 1980s, he also used a human skull named "Melissa", after the Mercyful Fate album, which was stolen while he was on tour in the Netherlands. |
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King Diamond's fifth album The Eye is about witch trials, and some part of the story is true! It took place during the French inquisition (1450-1670). Most of the characters are real and from that period of time. |
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King Diamond's real name is Kim Bendix Petersen. |
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