MEMORIES I last saw King Diamond at The Ritz Theatre (It was called The Ritz back in those days)
during the "Conspiracy" tour....way back around 1991 (or was it 1989? Then it was changed
to The Arlington Theater and finally it was torn down a few years ago).
The first King Diamond recording I ever heard was "Them". I saw the full page ad
in Metal Maniacs (or it could have been RIP), and decided I wanted to hear what
it was all about. When I got it home, I ripped the plastic off the cassette (I know...I'm old!) and popped it into my stereo, and with lyrics in hand, commenced to listen to the entire
recording, while following the lyrics. From that moment I was hooked! I didn't move from the same spot the whole time the tape played, and at the end, I got a satisfying scare from the sudden locking of the door. It was like taking acid for the first time, except somehow cleaner. I have always loved horror stories. I've been reading novelists like Stephen King, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ray Bradbury since I was old enough to read, and the music that King Diamond produced, along with the powerful lyrics were just as good or better than any horror novel. I then went to the store and bought "Abigail". Then, I just had to have all the tapes that I could get my hands on.
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