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Timi Hansen
Timi Hansen (28 October 1958 – 4 November 2019) was a Danish bass player. He played in the Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate from 1981 to 1985 and from 1992 to 1993, and its successor project King Diamond from 1985 to 1987. He played with his fingers rather than with a guitar pick. Many have asked about how Hansen acquired "Grabber" as a nickname. Timi apparently used to play a Gibson G3 Grabber. A music store clerk began to call him "Grabber" and the name stuck. Aware that the meaning might be misunderstood, he slowly changed his stage name, Timi Grabber, back to his real name, Timi Hansen. Personal life On 1 August 2019, King Diamond announced that Mercyful Fate would play on Copenhell and some tour concerts, but Hansen would not attend and was replaced by Joey Vera. He explained through Livia Zita's account that he was fighting cancer. Hansen died on 4 November 2019, one week after his 61st birthday. Discography With Mercyful Fate * ''Nuns Have No Fun'' (1982) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Vampire
''Return of the Vampire'' is a compilation album of rare demo tracks by Mercyful Fate recorded before their first, official release in 1982. It was released on 12 May 1992 through Roadrunner Records. The album cover was painted by Torbjorn Jorgensen / Studio Dzyan. Track listing All songs written by King Diamond (lyrics) and Hank Shermann (music) except where noted. #"Burning the Cross" – 8:49 (music by Benny Petersen) #"Curse of the Pharaohs" – 4:27 #"Return of the Vampire" – 4:50 #"On a Night of Full Moon" – 6:40 #"A Corpse Without Soul" – 8:11 #"Death Kiss" – 5:53 #"Leave My Soul Alone" (music by Michael Denner) – 3:21 #"M.D.A." (Mission: Destroy Aliens) (music and lyrics by Denner) – 4:20 #"You Asked for It" – 4:13 Personnel *The album was recorded by three different line-ups **Tracks 1-6 *King Diamond - vocals *Hank Shermann - guitars *Benny Petersen - guitars *Timi Hansen - bass *Kim Ruzz - drums **Tracks 7-8 *King Diamond - vocals *Hank Shermann - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Heavy Metal Bass Guitarists
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic. A large majority (about 86%) of Danes also s ... {{disambiguation Language and nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Diamond (band) Members
Kim Bendix Petersen (born 14 June 1956), better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging countertenor singing voice, in particular his far-reaching falsetto screams. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond. He also plays keyboards and guitars on studio recordings but uses live shows to focus solely on his vocal performance. Diamond is renowned for his dark lyrical content and his story concepts. He is also known for his distinctive shock stage persona (in particular his black and white facepaint). He has been an influence for other rock and metal artists, including Metallica, Slayer and Cradle of Filth. Career Early days King Diamond's first heavy rock band was called Brainstorm (1974–76), with Jeanette Blum (Jean Blue) on vocals and bass, Michael Frohn (Mike West) on guitar and Jes Jacobsen (Jesse James) on drums. Diamond left Brainstorm an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of King Diamond
''The Best of King Diamond'' is a compilation album by the heavy metal band King Diamond. Track listing #"The Candle" – 6:42 #"Charon" – 4:17 #"Halloween" – 4:15 #"No Presents for Christmas" – 4:22 #"Arrival" – 5:26 #"A Mansion in Darkness" – 4:35 #"The Family Ghost" – 4:08 #"Abigail" – 4:52 #"Welcome Home" – 4:37 #"The Invisible Guests" – 5:04 #"Tea" – 5:15 #"At the Graves" – 8:57 #"Sleepless Nights" – 5:05 #"Eye of the Witch" – 3:48 #"Burn" – 3:44 Personnel *King Diamond - vocals, keyboards *Andy LaRocque - guitars *Michael Denner - guitars *Pete Blakk - guitars *Timi Hansen - bass *Hal Patino - bass *Mikkey Dee - drums *Snowy Shaw Snowy Shaw (born Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson on 25 July 1968) is a Swedish heavy metal musician (primarily a drummer) based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden. He has played with many heavy metal bands, like King Dia ... - drums References King Diamond compilation albums 2003 grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dangerous Meeting
''A Dangerous Meeting'' is a compilation album of King Diamond (band), King Diamond and Mercyful Fate songs. It was released on Compact Disc and Cassette only in Europe and United States on 6 October 1992 through Roadrunner Records. The LP was released only in Brazil, and its very rare. Track listing Personnel *King Diamond – vocals (all tracks) *Hank Shermann – lead guitar (tracks 1-7) *Andy LaRocque – lead guitar (tracks 8-16) *Michael Denner – lead guitar (tracks 1-13) *Pete Blakk – lead guitar (tracks 14-16) *Timi Hansen – bass guitar (tracks 1-13) *Hal Patino – bass guitar (tracks 14-16) *Kim Ruzz – drums (tracks 1-7) *Mikkey Dee – drums (tracks 8-15) *Snowy Shaw – drums (Track 16) References 1992 greatest hits albums Mercyful Fate albums King Diamond compilation albums Roadrunner Records compilation albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail
Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she became married to the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to Palti, son of Laish when David went into hiding. She became the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name ''Daniel'', in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as ''Chileab,'' and in the Septuagint text of 2 Samuel 3:3 as Δαλουια, ''Dalouia''. Her name is spelled Abigal in in the American Standard Version. Name Derived from the Hebrew word ''ab,'' "father", and the Hebrew root ''g-y-l'', "to rejoice," the name Abigail has a variety of possible meanings including "my father's joy" and "source of joy". Biblical narrative In 1 Samuel 25, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, the son of Jesse (from the tribe of Judah), and Abigail attempts to placate David, in order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Sides
''The Dark Sides'' is a compilation of King Diamond songs, released on 1 November 1988 through Roadrunner Records. This album contains five tracks (and an outro), released on previous albums, but are mostly unrelated in their stories (as King's albums were concept albums). Controversy The album cover featured King Diamond with face paint that resembled KISS bassist Gene Simmons' "Demon". Simmons claimed that King's face paint was copyright infringement and sued him. The lawsuit was eventually dropped when King changed his design. Track listing # "Halloween" – 4:14 (previously released on ''Fatal Portrait'') # "Them" – 1:58 (instrumental track, previously released on ''Them'') # "No Presents for Christmas" – 4:21 (previously released as the A-side of ''No Presents for Christmas'' single; later as a bonus track on the 2007 remastered version of ''Fatal Portrait'') # "Shrine" – 4:23 (previously released as the b-side of The Family Ghost single; later as a bonus track on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail (album)
''Abigail'' is the second album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond, and the band's first concept album. It was released on 15 June 1987 via Roadrunner Records. There were several re-releases, first in 1997 with four bonus tracks, and then a 25th anniversary edition in 2005 with a bonus DVD. ''Abigail'' is the last album to feature guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen. Plot ''Abigail'' tells the story of a young couple, Miriam Natias and Jonathan La'Fey, who move into an old mansion that La'Fey inherited. It takes place in the summer of 1845. Upon their arrival they are warned by seven horsemen not to move into the house because if they do, "18 will become 9." They do not heed the warning and proceed to move into the mansion. During their first night, Jonathan meets with Count de La'Fey, the Family Ghost, who is a deceased relative. The ghost shows him a casket in which a corpse of a stillborn child, Abigail, rests. The ghost informs him that Miriam is carrying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Portrait
''Fatal Portrait'' is the debut album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond. It was produced by Rune Hoyer and released in 1986 via Roadrunner Records. Guitarist Andy LaRocque joined the album recording sessions at the last minute, as the band's second guitarist at the time "wasn't working out" in the studio. As a result, it is the only King Diamond album which does not feature any writing credits from LaRocque. Recording a solo for "Dressed in White" functioned as his audition for joining the band. Along with ''The Spider's Lullabye'', it is one of the band's only albums which is not a whole concept album. ''Fatal Portrait'' has sold over 100,000 copies in North America alone. The title of the album comes from ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' by Oscar Wilde. Wilde describes the painting as "the fatal portrait" several times throughout the novel. Plot Five songs on this album (first four and "Haunted") form a short story. Narrator sees a face in "every candle that eburns". This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Presents For Christmas
No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed 🚫 * Numero sign, a typographic symbol for the word 'number', also represented as "No." or similar variants Geography * Norway (ISO 3166-1 country code NO) ** Norwegian language (ISO 639-1 code "no"), a North Germanic language that is also the official language of Norway ** .no, the internet ccTLD for Norway * Lake No, in South Sudan * No, Denmark, village in Denmark * Nō, Niigata, a former town in Japan * No Creek (other) * Acronym for the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana or its professional sports teams ** New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ** New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Dr. No'' (film), a 1962 ''James Bond'' film ** Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Mercyful Fate
''The Best of Mercyful Fate'' is a compilation album by the band Mercyful Fate from years 1982-1984. Track listing #"Doomed by the Living Dead" (King Diamond, Hank Shermann) – 5:08 #"A Corpse Without Soul" (Diamond, Shermann) – 6:56 #"Nuns Have No Fun" (Michael Denner, Diamond, Shermann) – 4:20 #"Evil" (Diamond, Shermann) – 4:45 #"Curse of the Pharaohs" (Diamond, Shermann) – 3:57 #"Into the Coven" (Diamond, Shermann) – 5:10 #"Black Funeral" (Diamond, Shermann) – 2:50 #"Satan's Fall" (Diamond, Shermann) – 11:23 #"A Dangerous Meeting" (Shermann) – 5:11 #"Desecration of Souls" (Denner, Shermann) – 4:55 #"Gypsy" (Denner, Diamond) – 3:09 #"Come to the Sabbath" (Diamond) – 5:19 #"Burning the Cross" (Diamond, Benny Petersen) – 8:48 #"Return of the Vampire" (Shermann) – 4:49 Credits *King Diamond - vocals, keyboards *Hank Shermann - guitars *Michael Denner - guitars *Timi Hansen - bass *Kim Ruzz Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
