– December seventeenth, 2024 –
Watch KING DIAMOND’s video for “Spider Lilly” HERE
Contemporary off a massively profitable North American headlining tour, KING DIAMOND presents up a model new single, “Spider Lilly.”
Picture by Jeremy Saffer
“Spider Lilly” is the primary single and video taken from KING DIAMOND‘s forthcoming new Horror Trilogy, of which half one is titled Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920. A primary-time mixing collaboration with Arthur Rizk, who additionally mastered “Spider Lilly,” has produced an extremely highly effective sound image, as clear and dynamic as a full moon on a star stuffed black evening. The music and lyrics are written by KING DIAMOND.
The lineup remains to be the identical with KING DIAMOND dealing with lead and backing vocals plus taking part in the Hammond Organ, Andy La Rocque and Mike Wead on guitars, Pontus Egberg on the bass, and Matt Thompson on drums. There may be additionally a particular visitor look by Danish feminine vocalist Myrkur with some wonderful further backing vocals.
A part of the brand new “Spider Lilly” video was filmed on the very haunted Pennhurst Asylum exterior of Philadelphia on a journey day through the band’s current North American tour, two days earlier than Halloween. It was solely King himself and actress Jodi Cachia who might take part on that particular day, along with producer David Brodsky, Allie Woest, and their killer crew.
“What a darkish however nice expertise,” King says, “Hopefully that was not the final video we can movie there.”
There are already a number of tales ready to be advised about all that has occurred earlier than, throughout, and after the delivery of the tune “Spider Lilly“…
Watch KING DIAMOND‘s video for “Spider Lilly,” directed by My Good Eye Visuals, HERE.
About KING DIAMOND:
KING DIAMOND is kind of presumably essentially the most recognizable and prolific persona ever in heavy steel. Revered by icons as large as Metallica and Pantera and provoking newer upstarts globally, KING DIAMOND, the person and the band, have left an indelible mark on the historical past, and now once more, the way forward for heavy steel.
In August of 2008, KING DIAMOND joined Metallica on stage at Ozzfest in Dallas to carry out the Mercyful Destiny medley made well-known from the Storage, Inc. album. Moreover, KING DIAMOND was featured alongside Motӧrhead‘s Lemmy Kilmister as a playable character in Guitar Hero: Metallica in 2009.
By 2012, KING DIAMOND was ready to return to the stage for a choose variety of exhibits. The band’s triumphant return to the stage have been the highlights of each the Hellfest and Sweden Rock festivals in France and Sweden. Followers at these festivals have been handled to the most important and most concerned stage manufacturing within the band’s storied historical past. Horror ideas from a number of albums have been used within the décor; followers can relaxation assured that this present will solely get bigger and extra spectacular at future performances.
KING DIAMOND continued to hit the stage from 2013 to 2018 together with performances at Rock Arduous Competition (DE), Copenhell (DK), Graspop (BE), Metallic Days (SI), Bloodstock Open Air (UK), Loudpark (JP), Wacken Open Air (DE), a 2014 North American tour with Jess And The Historical Ones, Enjoyable Enjoyable Enjoyable Fest (US), toured as part of the 2015 Mayhem Competition within the Summer season (US), a Fall 2015 North American tour with Exodus as particular company, Sweden Rock fest (SE), Hellfest (FR),and Psycho Las Vegas (US).
In 2019, after the discharge of KING DIAMOND‘s first new single in twelve years, “Masquerade Of Insanity,” the band hit the street with a sequence of dwell exhibits in Europe together with stops at Summer season Breeze competition (DE), Graspop (BE), Hellfest (FR), Rock Fest (ES), and with Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats and Idle Fingers as particular company for nineteen dates throughout North America.
KING DIAMOND‘s thirty+ 12 months musical profession is likely one of the most storied within the historical past of heavy steel, however the story isn’t but over. The newest launch, 2007′s Grammy nominated album Give Me Your Soul…Please, stands as some of the critically acclaimed albums in an already iconic discography. Future albums will function fully new horror tales, ideas, haunting orchestrations, and the band’s signature model of heavy steel from the thoughts of KING DIAMOND and the proficient group of musicians: guitarists Andy La Rocque and Mike Wead, bassist Pontus Egberg, and drummer Matt Thompson. Many extra albums, excursions, and ventures lay forward.
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