{"id":74669,"date":"2019-01-25T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=74669"},"modified":"2019-08-19T15:30:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T15:30:36","slug":"news-king-diamond-release-songs-for-the-dead-live-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-king-diamond-release-songs-for-the-dead-live-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"KING DIAMOND Release \u2018Songs For The Dead Live\u2019 DVD \/ Blu-Ray (January 25th, 2019) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

KING DIAMOND Release \u2018Songs For The Dead Live\u2019 DVD \/ Blu-Ray<\/strong><\/span>
\nJanuary 25th, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Danish \/ Swedish heavy metal band King Diamond issued live DVD \/ Blu-ray Songs For The Dead Live<\/em> on January 25th, 2019 through Metal Blade Records.<\/p>\n

Directed by Denise Korycki for Wild Wind Studios, Songs For The Dead Live<\/em> consists of two separate King Diamond live performances recorded at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium on June 17th, 2016 and The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 25th, 2015. During both sets the band performed their 1987 full-length album Abigail<\/em> in its entirety, along with a selection of other King Diamond and Mercyful Fate tracks.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

Graspop Metal Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Out From The Asylum\u2019
\n02. \u2018Welcome Home\u2019
\n03. \u2018Sleepless Nights\u2019
\n04. \u2018Halloween\u2019
\n05. \u2018Eye Of The Witch\u2019
\n06. \u2018Melissa\u2019
\n07. \u2018Come To The Sabbath\u2019
\n08. \u2018Them\u2019
\n09. \u2018Funeral\u2019
\n10. \u2018Arrival\u2019
\n11. \u2018A Mansion In Darkness\u2019
\n12. \u2018The Family Ghost\u2019
\n13. \u2018The 7th Day Of July 1777\u2019
\n14. \u2018Omens\u2019
\n15. \u2018The Possession\u2019
\n16. \u2018Abigail\u2019
\n17. \u2018Black Horsemen\u2019
\n18. \u2018Insanity\u2019<\/p>\n

The Fillmore<\/strong><\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Out From The Asylum\u2019
\n02. \u2018Welcome Home\u2019
\n03. \u2018Sleepless Nights\u2019
\n04. \u2018Eye Of The Witch\u2019
\n05. \u2018Halloween\u2019
\n06. \u2018Melissa\u2019
\n07. \u2018Come To The Sabbath\u2019
\n08. \u2018Them\u2019
\n09. \u2018Funeral\u2019
\n10. \u2018Arrival\u2019
\n11. \u2018A Mansion In Darkness\u2019
\n12. \u2018The Family Ghost\u2019
\n13. \u2018The 7th Day Of July 1777\u2019
\n14. \u2018Omens\u2019
\n15. \u2018The Possession\u2019
\n16. \u2018Abigail\u2019
\n17. \u2018Black Horsemen\u2019
\n18. \u2018Insanity\u2019<\/p>\n

The King Diamond band\u2019s line-up for both shows was as follows:<\/p>\n

King Diamond (vocals)
\nAndy LaRocque (guitar)
\nMike Wead (guitar)
\nPontus Egberg (bass)
\nMatt Thompson (drums)<\/p>\n

Songs For The Dead Live<\/em> was made available in the following formats:<\/p>\n

– 2DVD \/ CD 6-Panel digipak
\n– Blu-ray (includes audio digital download of Philadelphia Show)
\n– special edition box set with 5 discs (2DVD, 2CD, 1 Blu-ray) plus poster, flyer, laminate, setlist, ticket, sticker, and guitar pick (limited to 3000 copies)
\n– opaque blue with white splatter vinyl (US retail exclusive – limited to 600 copies)
\n– opaque red with black splatter vinyl (US webstore exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
\n– opaque white with black splatter vinyl (US webstore exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
\n– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
\n– transparent amber marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 700 copies)
\n– clear ghost white vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 500 copies)
\n– orange-brown \/ black marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
\n– black \/ purple melt vinyl (Nuclear Blast exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
\n– orange \/ red marbled vinyl (Napalm exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
\n– clear lavender marbled vinyl (EMP exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
\n– clear ash grey marbled vinyl (Bengan exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
\n– pink blue marbled vinyl (eBay exclusive – limited to 200 copies)<\/p>\n

Live performance promotional clips were released for the songs \u2018Sleepless Nights\u2019 (The Fillmore), \u2018A Mansion In Darkness\u2019 (The Fillmore), \u2018Black Horsemen\u2019 (The Fillmore), \u2018Arrival\u2019 (The Fillmore), \u2018Come To The Sabbath\u2019 (Graspop Metal Meeting), \u2018Welcome Home\u2019 (Graspop Metal Meeting), \u2018Arrival\u2019 (Graspop Metal Meeting) and \u2018Sleepless Nights\u2019 (Graspop Metal Meeting). All eight clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Axel Jusseit.<\/em><\/p>\n