- House of God (album)
Infobox Album | Name = House of God
Type = studio
Artist = King Diamond
Released = 2000
Recorded = Nomad Recording Studio, Carrollton,Texas ,
February-April 2000
Genre = Heavy metalBlack metal
Length = 51:18
Label =Massacre Records (EU)/Metal Blade Records (US)
Producer =King Diamond Andy LaRocque Kol Marshall
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xuq8b5c49sq0 link]
*Metal-Rules Rating|4|5 [http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=King+Diamond&album=House+of+God link]
Last album = "Voodoo
(1998)
This album = "House of God"
(2000)
Next album = ""
(2002)"House of God" is an
album by the heavy metal band King Diamond, released in 2000.The album's thematics are loosely based around
Rennes le Chateau . The thirteen tracks tell the story of a weary traveler who is led to a church for lodging by a terrifying but compassionate wolf creature. Once there the wolf transforms into a beautiful woman who seduces the traveler into a soul selling deal. Once imprisoned in the Chateau the traveler descends to the bowels of the building and finds a crypt, wherein lies the body of "Christ". Disillusioned and heartbroken the traveler prepares to commit suicide, only to learn that God and the Devil are toys of even higher entities. The album begins with a haunting monologue:"Upon the Cross he did not die, they tortured him, but he survived. Smuggled across the open sea, to Southern France, tranquility. There he married Magdalene, and founded another dynasty. A church was built upon a hill, to serve all of the gods at will"."
Track listing
All lyrics by King Diamond. Music credits as indicated.
# "Upon the Cross" – 1:44 (Diamond)
# "The Trees Have Eyes" – 4:46 (LaRocque)
# "Follow the Wolf" – 4:28 (Diamond)
# "House of God" – 5:36 (LaRocque)
# "Black Devil" – 4:28 (Diamond)
# "The Pact" – 4:10 (LaRocque)
# "Goodbye" – 2:00 (Diamond)
# "Just a Shadow" – 4:37 (Diamond)
# "Help!!" – 4:22 (Diamond)
# "Passage to Hell" – 2:00 (Diamond)
# "Catacomb" – 5:01 (LaRocque)
# "This Place is Terrible" – 5:34 (Diamond)
# "Peace of Mind" – 2:32 (LaRocque)Credits
*
King Diamond - Vocals
*Andy LaRocque - Guitars
*Glen Drover - Guitars
*David Harbour - Bass guitar
*John Luke Hébert - Drums
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