King Diamond Songs Ranked

King Diamond is a Danish heavy metal band formed in 1985 by vocalist King Diamond, guitarists Andy LaRocque and Michael Denner, bassist Timi Hansen and drummer Mikkey Dee. Diamond, Denner, and Hansen had recently departed the group Mercyful Fate and decided to form a new band under the King Diamond moniker, as it was already known from the Mercyful Fate days. Since the band’s inception, there have been over fifteen musicians in and out of King Diamond, with the only two mainstays being Diamond and LaRocque. Their current lineup consists of Diamond, LaRocque, guitarist Mike Wead, drummer Matt Thompson, and bassist Pontus Egberg. King Diamond has released a total of twelve studio albums (most of them are concept albums), two live albums, two extended plays, five compilations, and five singles. Their first album, Fatal Portrait, was released in 1986, followed a year later by the band’s first concept album Abigail (1987). Three more albums were released before the band was put on hold in the early 1990s when King Diamond reunited with his former outfit Mercyful Fate. Diamond reformed the band in 1994 and would balance recording and touring with both Mercyful Fate and his eponymous band throughout the 1990s. King Diamond has remained active since then, despite having not released a studio album since 2007’s Give Me Your Soul…Please. Here are all of King Diamond’s songs ranked.

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20. The Invisible Guests (Them, 1988)

“”The Invisible Guests” opens with some really cool heavy metal guitar riffs. Overall King Diamond’s vocals are not as strong on this song, but the guitarwork really makes up for that. The solos and rhythm are absolutely ferocious.”

19. Never Ending Hill (Give Me Your Soul…Please, 2007)

“The hero of this story lives in a country house with his cat named Magic. The nature is wonderful, there is silence around. At sunset, the hero calls a cat playing with butterflies into the house, as it is already late.”

18. Them (Them, 1988)

“”Them”, surprisingly, starts out on a dignified acoustic guitar. A choir of male voices join the guitar. Deep strings jump in, along with King’s ghostly voice in the distance. This song is delightfully creepy with the added touch of the tinkling sound of a baby’s mobile.”

17. At the Graves (Conspiracy, 1989)

“The album starts with “At the Graves.” We get the familiar sound of small, tinkling instruments joined by King’s wailing. Once again King Diamond employs the use of character voices, though they aren’t as strong as they were in “Them.” We have a pretty good guitar solo section in the middle of the song and a tempo change. This is an okay opening. It is not nearly as memorable as the openings on Abigail or “Them” but, unlike them, it is a full-length song. Whether that helps or not is something I can’t really say.”

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16. Spirits (Abigail II: The Revenge, 2002)

“The mansion itself begins to catch fire from the fire, then the spirits that inhabited it and the surroundings run away.”

15. Black Horsemen (Abigail, 1987)

“Black Horsemen” opens with a hopeful acoustic guitar. It suddenly turns slightly melancholic…slightly dark. King speaks the opening lines in a deep, menacing voice. This song is another highlight, with its share of horror and beauty. King’s vocals might be at his best of the album in this song, sounding both scary and, at times, even a little angelic. His spoken lines in the beginning are spoken in a low voice I wouldn’t expect from a man who could pull off such high vocal acrobatics. The guitarwork is absolutely sensational on this song, both on acoustic and electric.”

14. The Lake (Fatal Portrait, 1986)

“Bonus track, a separate little story. But I must say that the song is great. The story is obviously about an old lakeside shelter. A little girl dances on the bridge, calling for the Devil who lives in the depths to take her sister Margaret, a nun whom the girl does not seem to like very much.”

13. No More Me (The Puppet Master, 2003)

“He woke up tied to a hospital bed. The puppeteer and wife begin the process of making their own dolls, which, you guessed it, are made from humans. The hero’s blood is poured into a jar, when he comes to his senses again, he realizes that he is already a doll and watches as his skeleton is thrown into the trash.”

12. Omens (Abigail, 1987)

“Omens,” on the other hand, is one of my favorite tracks. The lyrics of this song are grade A (well actually more like good old fashioned schlocky grade B) chiller material. The melody is catchy, it has a memorable chorus with some really lovely instrumentation, and features plenty of King’s character voices.”

11. Cremation (Conspiracy, 1989)

“Cremation” starts with a cool, repetitive guitar riff, which is joined by crunchy rhythm guitar and synthesized organs and bells. You can nearly envision the end of the story in your mind. There are only a few words in the song, as it is mostly instrumental. The only words say spoiler: click to read “Cremation” is a cool instrumental and is one of the better songs on the album in my opinion. Ending leaves us on another eerie tone.”

10. A Mansion in Darkness (Abigail, 1987)

“”A Mansion in Darkness” starts with a beautiful guitar solo which segues into King’s yells describing Miriam and Jonathan coming up to the house. It is here where we really here King’s tendencies to layer his high falsetto singing, which gives of a creepy vibe. The rhythm in the “chorus” sections (which really aren’t choruses) is awesome, I challenge you not to bob your head to it. This song moves at quite a fast pace for of the parts actually and it makes for a great headbanger.”

9. Sarah’s Night (Voodoo, 1998)

“At night, Salem quietly sprinkles “goofer powder” on Sarah’s head and stomach. From this, she begins to speak in an unknown language and blood flows from her mouth. Her father tries to calm his daughter down, but hears the laughter of the spirits and realizes that this is a voodoo curse.”

8. Behind These Walls (The Eye, 1990)

“”Behind These Walls” starts off with a synthesized harpsichord. A loud guitar joins it, and as the vocals start a church organ can be heard in the background. Immediately, the mood is ominous. “Behind These Walls” is a highlight of the album, giving us plenty of creepy atmosphere and imagery. I am almost reminded of Abigail’s “Omens.””

7. Haunted (Fatal Portrait, 1986)

“The end of the album, and at the same time the story of the portrait. One guitar riffs, the second joins, drums and bass come in, a small fragment with an acoustic guitar sounds (if it is not a synthesizer that imitates it). We learn that Jane, Molly’s mother, has gone mad, because the ghost of her daughter does not leave the house, wandering around with living dolls that all the time shout: “Mom, why?” In a twice-repeated chorus, keyboards are added to the musical palette, and the next solo then sounds just great – the guitar just tears from Andy’s hands. However, we are already used to his talent. At the end, we hear a girl crying for her mother and Mrs. Jane screaming, “I will destroy you,” after which the music begins to die down. How it all ended, fantasize yourself.”

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6. Arrival (Abigail, 1987)

“”Arrival” starts off the story about a young couple, Miriam and Jonathan LaFey, who move into the old LaFey estate. This song is a highlight of the album for me, showing off the great twin guitarwork by LaRocque and Denner. The rhythm guitar is low and heavy while the solos are beefy and technical. King’s vocals go from death growls into high falsetto, showing off just what you are about to get into from the beginning. King Diamond’s vocals can be an acquired taste for some, so here is your chance to leave (just like Miriam and Jonathan).”

5. Halloween (Fatal Portrait, 1986)

“Another horror story, which can be called a composition that is closest to the concept of “hit”, although such a term is simply not associated with such music. The Diamond King simply could not forget about the merry holiday of Halloween. The guitar riffs gloomily, King cries out the air, “Oh, it’s Halloween!”, After which the whole rhythm section plays”

4. The Family Ghost (Abigail, 1987)

“”The Family Ghost” is the single from the album. It also spawned a terrible music video, but we won’t go into it. This is actually the first King Diamond song I ever heard. It is here that King Diamond shows his tendency to only sing in falsetto, which can work very well at times and not so well at others. This wailing works for this sing as it is meant to symbolize a ghost: This is a classic King Diamond tune. It’s heavy on atmosphere and the instrumentation is great. The bridge, in particular, might be my favorite part”

3. Give Me Your Soul (Give Me Your Soul, 2007)

“And the story is this: a mad father kills a boy with an ax. Then he strangles his sister, and then someone or something kills the father himself. However, in the “next world” for some reason they decide that the boy is a suicide and must go to hell. That is why his sister wants to find a soul to save her brother (like bribing judges?). The hero wakes up with the thought that he has seen this girl somewhere.”

2. Welcome Home (Them, 1988)

“Welcome Home” starts with a drum roll and King Diamond’s shrieked vocals, singing “GRANDMAAAAA”. Somehow he makes that line work. From the sound of this song, King Diamond’s character vocals have gotten even better than they were in Abigail. This is a strong song featuring plenty of high shrieks and deep growls. King Diamond sounds particularly intense.”

1. Abigail (Abigail, 1987)

“The song opens with an Egyptian riff which jumps into the main riff of the song. The Egyptian riff reappears at the end on both guitar and, now, keyboard. This is easily one of the best songs on the album, if not the best. The chorus is memorable, the melody is fantastic, the rhythm and percussion is top notch, it’s one of the best King Diamond songs of all time.”