MERCIFUL FATE - Don’t Break The Oath - 1984 [FULL ALBUM]

🔘 Don’t Break the Oath is the second and last studio album by heavy metal band Mercyful Fate before their temporary separation. It was released worldwide in 1984 under the Roadrunner Records record label, produced entirely by Hendrik Lund. A remastered version containing a previously unreleased remix was released in 1997. Being one of Mercyful Fate’s most successful albums, lyrically it deals with Satan and the occult. The website Metal Rules named Don’t Break the Oath the best album in music history extreme metal. Mercyful Fate was formed in Spring 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark from the ashes of the punk/metal band Brats by vocalist King Diamond (King Diamond, ex-Black Rose) and guitarist Hank Shermann. After going through some line- up changes (see the liner notes in Return of the Vampire for more info) the ’classic’ line-up was born with the addition of guitarist Michael Denner (also formerly of Brats) and bassist Timi “Grabber Hansen (the two were members of a band/project called Danger Zone at the time. King and Hank used to help them) as well as drummer Kim Ruzz, who quickly replaced “Old“ Nick Smith (Danger Zone’s drummer) The band put out three releases- the self-titled EP (nicknamed Nuns Have No Fun), Melissa and Don’t Break the Oath- which cemented their status in the metal underground and the emerging black metal scene. In 1985, citing musical differences, the band split up. Shermann apparently was tired of the Satanic content and wanted to move on to a more accessible hard rock sound. He did precisely that with the next band he formed, Fate, while King Diamond, Michael Denner, and Timi Hansen moved on to create a band of their own, simply called King Diamond. _TRACKLIST_ 1. A Dangerous Meeting 00:00 2. Nightmare 05:12 3. Desecration Of Souls 11:33 4. Night Of The Unborn 16:31 5. The Oath 21:33 6. Gypsy 29:06 7. Welcome Princess Of Hell 32:17 8. To One Far Away 36:22 9. Come To The Sabbath 37:57 _MERCIFUL FATE - Don’t Break The Oath_ ▫️Genre : Heavy Metal ▫️Label : Roadrunner ▫️Country : USA ▫️Year : 1984 _LINEUP_ King Diamond....... vocals Hank Shermann....... guitar Michael Denner....... guitar Timi Hansen....... bass Kim Ruzz....... drums Video made non-profit and solely for recreational purposes. Copyright belong to their respective owners. #classicheavymetal #80sheavymetal #oldschoolheavymetal