The Latest Breaking News from Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless In White announced as Bloodstock 2027 headliners

Children of Bodom, Corrosion of Conformity, Acid Bath and Green Lung also on bill for Bloodstock Open Air in 2027

Metal Hammer · Aug 7

“I was convinced I wasn’t playing well, but they kept calling me back. Before I knew it I was playing bass on the entire album”: How Becky Baldwin landed her dream gig playing bass for Tony Iommi

When Tony Iommi comes calling, there’s only one answer. But for Black Sabbath super-fan Becky Baldwin, saying yes was the easy part

Guitar World · Aug 7

King Diamond given lifelong honorary award by Danish Arts Foundation

Award will see King Diamond paid up to £22,000 ($26,000) every year to continue creating "art of the highest quality"

Metal Hammer · Nov 2, 2025

"If myself and Dave Mustaine could have co-existed, Megadeth would have been a very different band." Kerry King on riffs, venomous housepets and which bands he'd join given the chance

Thrash metal icon Kerry King answers fan questions and discusses which legendary bands he'd love to tour with

Metal Hammer · Nov 7, 2024

“I’ve seen a lot of things. Supernatural things. I’ve seen the place between heaven and hell”: The outrageous life of King Diamond, the occult metal icon Metallica love and Gene Simmons wanted to sue

Hauntings, heart attacks, exorcisms and lawsuits – King Diamond looks back on 40 years as Satan’s Little Helper

Metal Hammer · Oct 6, 2024

“I told Lars, ‘Oh my god, you’re in my favorite band ever.’ He was like, ‘You’re in MY favorite band’”: Metal bassist Becky Baldwin made her name on social media while moonlighting as Cliff Burton in a Metallica tribute band. Then she landed her dream gig

Baldwin recounts the years of dedication and hard work that led to one of extreme metal’s most influential bands, Mercyful Fate, inviting her to become their bassist on the spot

Guitar World · Aug 5, 2024

"I thought maybe Mercyful Fate might come knocking, but no." Inside the rebirth of Slayer legend Kerry King

Five years since Slayer hung up their spikes, Kerry King is roaring back with a new band, a new album - and a newfound sense of enthusiasm

Metal Hammer · Jun 14, 2024

Listen to the only non-Metallica song that Lars Ulrich has ever recorded drums for

In 1993, Metallica’s drummer manned the kit for another band in the recording studio. He’d never done it before, and he hasn’t repeated it since.

Metal Hammer · May 6, 2024

10 songs that invented thrash metal, according to Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian

Scott Ian on 10 proto-thrash bangers that changed the face of 80s metal

Metal Hammer · Jan 20, 2024