The Bell Witch (EP)

The Bell Witch is a short, promotional EP released by Mercyful Fate to herald the band's reunion album. It features two tracks off In the Shadows, of which one is based on the American legend of the Bell Witch, plus four live tracks. The EP was released in 1994. It was re-released in 2004 on Metal Blade Records.

The Bell Witch
EP by
ReleasedJune 27, 1994
Recorded8 October 1993 (live tracks)
GenreHeavy metal
Length28:56
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerKing Diamond, Hank Shermann, Tim Kimsey
Mercyful Fate chronology
In the Shadows
(1993)
The Bell Witch
(1994)
Time
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Bell Witch" (Hank Shermann) – 4:34
  2. "Is that You, Melissa" (King Diamond) – 4:37
  3. "Curse of the Pharaohs" (Diamond, Shermann) – 4:24 |¹
  4. "Egypt" (Diamond) – 4:53 |¹
  5. "Come to the Sabbath" (Diamond) – 6:48 |¹
  6. "Black Funeral" (Diamond, Shermann) – 3:40 |¹

|¹ Recorded live October 8, 1993 in Los Angeles, California.

Credits

gollark: 4 2G SAlts?!
gollark: At last some of my eggs are trickling through the AP.
gollark: Once the split/whatever wall clears the AP should be flooded with a wonderful mix of incredibly messy dragons from my stuff.
gollark: My massbreed is at 5d6h. Soon they shall come.
gollark: Yay for coppers!

References

  1. "Bell Witch - Mercyful Fate". AllMusic.
  2. 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.
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