Into the Unknown (Mercyful Fate album)

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Into the Unknown
IntoTheUnknown.jpg
Studio album by
Mercyful Fate
Released20 August 1996
RecordedJanuary–February 1996
StudioDallas Sound Lab, Dallas, Texas, US
GenreHeavy metal
Length44:38
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerKing Diamond, Tim Kimsey, Brian Slagel
Mercyful Fate chronology
Time
(1994) 		Into the Unknown
(1996) 		Dead Again
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Chronicles of Chaos5/10[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[3]
Rock Hard (GER)9.5/10[4]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5[5]

Into the Unknown is the fifth album by Mercyful Fate, released by Metal Blade Records in 1996.

Into the Unknown is the most commercially successful Mercyful Fate album to date. It peaked at No. 31 in the Finnish charts, remaining for two weeks in the Top 40.[6] It is the only album by the band to appear on the charts.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by King Diamond.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Lucifer"Diamond1:31
2."The Uninvited Guest"Diamond4:16
3."The Ghost of Change"Diamond5:43
4."Listen to the Bell"Hank Shermann3:58
5."Fifteen Men (And a Bottle of Rum)"Michael Denner5:06
6."Into the Unknown"Shermann6:36
7."Under the Spell"Diamond4:43
8."Deadtime"Denner3:16
9."Holy Water"Diamond4:33
10."Kutulu (The Mad Arab, Part 2)"Shermann5:19
Japanese release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Ripper" (Judas Priest cover)Glenn Tipton2:53

Personnel[]

Mercyful Fate

  • King Diamond - vocals, keyboards, producer, mixing
  • Hank Shermann - guitars, mixing
  • Michael Denner - guitars
  • Sharlee D'Angelo - bass
  • Bjarne T. Holm - drums

Production

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mercyful Fate - Into the Unknown review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. ^ Filicetti, Gino (12 August 1996). "Mercyful Fate - Into the Unknown". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Kühnemund, Götz (1996). "Dynamit: Mercyful Fate- Into the Unknown". Rock Hard (in German). No. 112. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  5. ^ Nash, J. "Mercyful Fate - Into the Unknown". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Mercyful Fate - Into The Unknown". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
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