95 - King Diamond Abigail 1987

This album holds truly holds its own to the early Mercyful Fate classics “Melissa” and “Don’t Break the Oath” and even manages to sound distinctly different from those two metal milestones. King Diamond’s voice is for the most part falsetto throughout the whole recording, but if you’re familiar with Mercyful Fate or King Diamond, this should not really be a problem, and Andy LaRocque, one of the best metal guitarists due to his insane shredding/soloing skills along with the super tight speed metal riffs. Synths are used on the song “Abigail”, and they add a very eerie atmosphere to close the excellent song out.