- Mercyful Fate (EP)
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Mercyful Fate EP by Mercyful Fate Released September 25, 1982 Recorded September 1982 Genre Heavy metal, speed metal Length 22:04 Label RaveOn Producer Jac Hustinx Mercyful Fate chronology Mercyful Fate
(1982)Melissa
(1983)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Mercyful Fate is the first official release of Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate.[2] It is also known as Nuns Have No Fun, the "first album" or the "EP". It is a four track, 45rpm effort and was recorded and mixed at Stone Studio in Roosendaal, Netherlands, in two days in September 1982 and released on Rave-On Records as RMLP-002. The album is produced and mixed by Jac Hustinx and engineered by Willem Steetjes. The cover is drawn by Ole Poulsen. The album in its entirety was later re-issued in 1987 as part of The Beginning compilation.
There are three pressings:
- first pressing is white bordered.
- second pressing is black bordered.
- third pressing is black bordered but distributed by Bertus Holland.
Track listing
Side A:
- "A Corpse Without Soul" (Hank Shermann, King Diamond) – 6:53
- "Nuns Have No Fun" (Shermann, Michael Denner, Diamond) – 4:17
Side B:
- "Doomed by the Living Dead" (Shermann, Diamond) – 5:06
- "Devil Eyes" (Shermann, Denner, Diamond) – 5:48
Credits
- King Diamond - Vocals
- Hank Shermann - Guitar
- Michael Denner - Guitar
- Timi Hansen - Bass
- Kim Ruzz - Drums
References
King Diamond · Mike Wead · Hank Shermann · Bjarne T. Holm · Sharlee D'Angelo
Michael Denner · Timi Hansen · Kim Ruzz · Snowy Shaw · Morten NielsenDiscography Studio albums Melissa (1983) · Don't Break the Oath (1984) · In the Shadows (1993) · Time (1994) · Into the Unknown (1996) · Dead Again (1998) · 9 (1999)EPs Compilation albums The Beginning (1987) · A Dangerous Meeting (1992) · Return of the Vampire (1992) · The Best of Mercyful Fate (2003)Categories:- Mercyful Fate albums
- 1982 EPs
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