Into the Unknown (Mercyful Fate album)
Into the Unknown is the fifth album by Mercyful Fate, released by Metal Blade Records in 1996.
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| Released | 20 August 1996 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1996 | |||
| Studio | Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, Texas, US | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | King Diamond, Tim Kimsey, Brian Slagel | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 5/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[3] |
| Rock Hard (GER) | 9.5/10[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5[5] |
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. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lucifer" | Diamond | 1:31 |
| 2. | "The Uninvited Guest" | Diamond | 4:16 |
| 3. | "The Ghost of Change" | Diamond | 5:43 |
| 4. | "Listen to the Bell" | Hank Shermann | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Fifteen Men (And a Bottle of Rum)" | Michael Denner | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Into the Unknown" | Shermann | 6:36 |
| 7. | "Under the Spell" | Diamond | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Deadtime" | Denner | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Holy Water" | Diamond | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Kutulu (The Mad Arab, Part 2)" | Shermann | 5:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "The Ripper" (Judas Priest cover) | Glenn Tipton | 2:53 |
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
- Tim Kimsey - producer, engineer, mixing
- Troy Scheer - assistant engineer
- Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Brian Slagel - executive producer
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References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mercyful Fate - Into the Unknown review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- Filicetti, Gino (12 August 1996). "Mercyful Fate - Into the Unknown". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- 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.
- Kühnemund, Götz (1996). "Dynamit: Mercyful Fate- Into the Unknown". Rock Hard (in German). No. 112. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- Nash, J. "Mercyful Fate - Into the Unknown". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- Steffen Hung. "Mercyful Fate - Into The Unknown". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
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