The discography of Mercyful Fate, a Danish heavy metal band, consists of seven studio releases, three compilations, three

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s. Mercyful Fate was formed in 1981 by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. After several line-up changes and self-made demos, Mercyful Fate released their self-titled EP in 1982, with the line-up of King Diamond (vocals),

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(guitar), Michael Denner (guitar),

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(bass) and Kim Ruzz (drums). With this line-up, the group released their debut album, ''

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'', on 30 October 1983 through

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. The following year, Mercyful Fate recorded their second album '' Don't Break the Oath''. Released on 7 September 1984, the album debuted at number 33 on the Swedish

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charts. Despite winning a cult following around the world, with sales in the thousands, Mercyful Fate broke up in April 1985, due to musical differences. In 1993, King Diamond, Hank Shermann, Michael Denner and Timi Hansen reunited to reform Mercyful Fate (drummer Kim Ruzz was replaced by Morten Nielsen). On 22 June 1993, Mercyful Fate released the album '' In the Shadows'' through

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. Following the supporting tour, the band released ''

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'' on 27 June 1994, an EP of live tracks, as well as studio recordings from ''In the Shadows''. On 25 October 1994, Mercyful Fate released the album ''

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'', which was followed by '' Into the Unknown'' released 20 August 1996. ''Into the Unknown'' also charted at number 31 on Finnish album charts. On 9 June 1998 Mercyful Fate released the album ''

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'', and on 15 June 1999 the band released the album '' 9''.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mercyful Fate Discography Heavy metal group discographies Discographies of Danish artists