King Diamond announce new album 'The Institute' and North American tour

After much anticipation, King Diamond have announced their first studio album in 12 years today. The release will be titled The Institute, and it’ll be released sometime early next year. The band will release the first single from the album this fall.

King Diamond will also embark on a fall North American tour in support of the forthcoming album. The trek kicks off on November 2 inside Dallas’ Bomb Factory, and it’ll conclude inside Phoenix’s Comerica on December 4. Joining the band as support are Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, who are promoting their 2018 studio album Wasteland, and Idle Hands, who are plugging their new album Mana.

The full tour routing and a teaser can be seen below.

VIP meet and greet packages will go on sale here tomorrow (August 20) at 10 a.m. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (August 23).

King Diamond tour dates

November 2 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory

November 4 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle

November 5 - Orlando, FL - Dr. Phillips Center

November 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre

November 8 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

November 10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Tower Theater

November 11 - Baltimore, MD - The Lyric

November 12 - Montreal, QC - MTelus

November 14 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore

November 15 - Cleveland, OH - The Agora Theatre

November 16 - Louisville, KY - The Palace Theatre

November 18 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera

November 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Palace Theater

November 22 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore

November 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex

November 25 - Seattle, WA - The Paramount

November 26 - Portland, OR - The Schnitzer

November 27 - Vancouver, BC - The Queen Elizabeth

November 29 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield

December 1 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern

December 2 - San Diego, CA - Magnolia

December 3 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim

December 4 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica

Mercyful Fate to reunite in 2020, new music in the works

It’s been 20 years since Mercyful Fate last took the stage. Over the years, vocalist King Diamond has assured that the act will rise again, and today, those words came true.

Mercyful Fate will reunite to perform at a handful of European festivals next year. This lineup is the one featured on their 9 album with the exception of Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera filling in for Timi Hansen for these select gigs. Mercyful Fate have also revealed that new music is in the works and will be performed at these gigs. One festival they’re confirmed for is Copenhell, which takes place from June 17 through June 20 in Denmark.

NEVER BREAK THE OATH @mercyfulfatecoven will be playing an unspecified number of concerts throughout Europe during the summer of 2020, including @copenhell . It will be the "9" lineup, featuring: Hank Shermann - Guitar. King Diamond - Vocals. Bjarne T Holm - Drums. Mike Wead - Guitar. with Joey Vera on the bass while Timi Hansen is away. We asked Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning) to fill in because he has a very unique style and sound playing with his fingers, much like that of Timi Hansen. This is very important, since the set list will only consist of songs from the very first "mini LP", the "Melissa" album, and the "Don't Break The Oath" album, plus some brand new songs written specifically in that very same style. This will very much be Mercyful Fate as we were in the very beginning, except for a brand new major stage production. See you at the Ruined Bridge. Stay Heavy...

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