Dead Again (Mercyful Fate album)
Dead Again is the sixth studio album by Mercyful Fate, released in 1998 by Metal Blade Records. It marks the first album from Mercyful Fate that Michael Denner is not present on. It also marked a new era for the band, as the production is more muddy and raw, and the guitar tone is more distorted than on the three previous albums. In addition, the album introduced a more complex and arguably progressive sound to several of its tracks.
| Dead Again | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Kristian Wåhlin | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 June 1998 | |||
| Recorded | October–December 1997 | |||
| Studio | Nomad Recording Studio, Carrollton, Texas, USA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 58:45 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Sterling Winfield and Mercyful Fate | |||
| Mercyful Fate chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Rock Hard (GER) | 8.5/10[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 1.5/5[4] |
Track listing
All lyrics are written by King Diamond.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Torture (1629)" | Hank Shermann | 5:03 |
| 2. | "The Night" | Shermann | 5:51 |
| 3. | "Since Forever" | Diamond | 4:39 |
| 4. | "The Lady Who Cries" | Diamond | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Banshee" | Diamond | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Mandrake" | Shermann | 6:06 |
| 7. | "Sucking your Blood" | Diamond | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Dead Again" | Shermann | 13:41 |
| 9. | "Fear" | Diamond | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Crossroads" | Sharlee D'Angelo | 5:42 |
Personnel
Mercyful Fate
- King Diamond – vocals, mixing, mastering
- Hank Shermann – guitars
- Mike Wead – guitars
- Sharlee D'Angelo – bass
- Bjarne T. Holm – drums
Production
- Sterling Winfield – producer, engineer, mixing
- Kol Marshall – engineer
- Chris Estes – assistant engineer
References
- Anderson, Jason. "Mercyful Fate - Dead Again review". AllMusic. All Media Network. 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.
- Schäfer, Wolfgang (1998). "Dynamit: Mercyful Fate- Dead Again". Rock Hard (in German). No. 133. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- Nash, J. "Mercyful Fate - Dead Again". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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