King Diamond is great for the older style of metal.
Spiders Lulliby is a great alblm...rich with great classic metal tones and a blend of massive creepiness in over all sound. Thouhg lacking the vocal talent required to be in the "Black Metal" genre, king diamond is never the less a legend in the poineering of this genre of metal music.
If you like Mercyfulfate... you would like 'My Ruin" they are good as well as Tristania and Sirenia. Also check out Cruxshadows, Orphand Land and for a great mix of dark overtones and weird vocals...Switchblade Symhpony...they are not the "Black Metal" this is about....but the singers tone with her vocals and the actual music and voice are pretty cool...the song "Clown" is a great example.
and to all of you in Europe....I ENVY YOU!!!! you bastards

....you're music scene is FAR superior to ours here....the gothic metal and dark metal scene are far greater than thay are here in the states...too much of that 'Mainstream Punk Goth" crap....it makes me sick...either punk goth, fake rock or POP music...makes me f***ing sick!!!
Edited by - Dark_Shadow2004 on 10/20/2004 11:16:57 PM