Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - The Beginning - 1982/1983
Mercyful Fate - Melissa - 1983
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath - 1984
Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows - 1993
Mercyful Fate - Time - 1994
Mercyful Fate - Into The Unknown - 1996
Mercyful Fate - Dead Again - 1998
Mercyful Fate - 9 - 1999
01. Mercyful Fate - The Beginning, 1982/1983 CD Compilation Remastered
     Roadrunner Records - RR 349603
     Reissue from 1987 - 1-4: 1st EP, 5-7: BBC session, 8: Black Funeral 12'' B side
02. Mercyful Fate - Melissa, 1983 CD Album
     Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner Records - RR 349898, RR 34 9898
     Reissue from 1988
03. Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath, 1984 CD Album Remastered
     Metal Mind Productions - CLAS CD 0086
     Reissue from 2001
04. Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows, 1993 CD Album
     Metal Blade Records - WPCP-5498
05. Mercyful Fate - Time, 1994 CD Album
     Metal Blade Records - 3984-17028-2
06. Mercyful Fate - Into The Unknown, 1996 CD Album
     Metal Blade Records, Priority Records - PHCR-1458, PHCR-1458
07. Mercyful Fate - Dead Again, 1998 CD Album
     Metal Blade Records - 3984-14159-2
08. Mercyful Fate - 9, 1999 CD Album
     Metal Blade Records, Attic - 398414242-2, 398414242-2
Today is the 35th anniversary of the release of Melissa! I figured it would be the ideal occasion to celebrate this unique, legendary, iconic band who, along with other heroes like Satan or Raven, upgraded the standards of heavy metal in the early 80s. MF were one reason I lost interest in Dickinson era-Iron Maiden. MF provided perfect riffs, higher energy, viciously non-washable melodic seduction, over the top vocals, top notch musicianship and satanic imagery all over the place, why would the wild and financially-limited teenager still bother with the post-Killers bedside stories from the gentle maiden? That first EP (on the The Beginning reissue) and then the immense Melissa reoriented headbangers priorities. Even Venom fans fell for it, we had to. And since there is no bad MF album - there is not even a mediocre MF album, they are all shining diamonds of classic and epic heavy metal - MF is to be considered the black star of classic metal until the end of the metalliverse! The Church of Mercyful Fate lives on forever because we can almost touch perfection and it is a warm feeling. Bang that head and bash it against the cross!
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!ZER Mercyful Fate ZER!


4 comments:

  1. mais bosser pour quelqu'un, n'est ce pas de la servitude volontaire, que tu sois flic, maçon ou vendeur???
    et tant que tu as le choix de ce que tu fais (si bien sur tu as la chance d'avoir les capacités intellectuelle qui permetront ce choix) n'est ce pas que tu as le plein exercice de ta liberté?

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    1. Si tu interprètes le mot "servitude" comme "obligation de respecter ses engagements", alors en effet toute interaction entre deux personnes peut être interprétée comme de la servitude. Relations de couple, d'amitié, de travail, de voisinage, tout impose de respecter sa parole sans quoi peuvent découler des conséquences légales ou de perte de réputation. Si tu t'engages volontairement dans une entente (contrat de travail ou sortie au restau avec tes copains), respectes-en les termes ou bien subis les conséquences.

      Ce n'est bien entendu pas du tout dans cette acception inutile car bien trop vaste que La Boétie ou l'auteur de l'article entendent le mot "servitude" (PDF sur la page de livres), mais comme tu l'as bien sûr compris dans le sens politique, à savoir "esclavage volontaire" maintenu par la force et dont on ne peut pas s'extraire malgré son aspect vaguement "volontaire".

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  2. I had PRINCES FROM HELL on a compilation and was immediately hooked! Black Metal with POP sensibility!

    Great stuff!

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    1. Completely accurate! And thanks a lot for the Neat singles archive!

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