Mercyful Fate

Style: Heavy Metal

Origin: Denmark ( Copenhagen )

Years Active: 1981 - 1985 ; 1992 - 1999 ( hiatus )

Current line-up:

King Diamond - vocal ( King Diamond )

Hank Shermann - guitar ( Force of Evil, Demonica )

Mike Wead - guitar ( King Diamond, Bibleblack, Hexenhaus, Kamlath, Nattas, ex-Candlemass, ex-Memento Mori, ex-Maninnya Blade, ex-Abstrakt Algebra )

Sharlee D'Angelo - bass ( Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, The Night Flight Orchestra, Witchery, ex-King Diamond, ex-Sinergy )

Bjarne T. Holm - drums ( Force of Evil )

Past members:

Michael Denner - guitar ( Force of Evil, ex-King Diamond )

Timi "Grabber" Hansen - bass ( ex-King Diamond )

Kim Ruzz - drums

Snowy Shaw - drums ( Mad Architect, Notre Dame, Cans, ex-Dream Evil, ex-King Diamond, ex-Memento Mori )

Morten Nielsen - drums ( ex-Furious Trauma, ex-Red Warszawa )

Main discography:

[ 1983 ] Melissa

[ 1984 ] Don't Break The Oath

[ 1993 ] In The Shadows

[ 1994 ] Time

[ 1996 ] Into The Unknown

[ 1998 ] Dead Again

[ 1999 ] 9