{"product_id":"king-diamond-fatal-portrait-lp-opaque-tangerine-vinyl","title":"KING DIAMOND 'FATAL PORTRAIT' LP (Opaque Tangerine Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLABEL: METAL BLADE RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 5\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1986\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: Opaque Tangerine Vinyl LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1986, Fatal Portrait is the debut King Diamond album, unusually not a concept album, although five of the songs link to form a short ghost story, a theme that would be returned to again and again over subsequent releases. Whereas King’s previous band Mercyful Fate was overtly satanic and occult, the King Diamond material was more fantastical and conceptual, though still with dark themes throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen King’s original band Mercyful Fate split up, having released two genre defining masterpieces ‘Melissa’ and ‘Don’t Break the Oath’, he formed King Diamond along with guitarist Michael Denner and and bassist Timi Hansen The line up on Fatal Portrait was completed by guitar virtuoso Andy La Roque, and drummer Mikkey Dee who later joined Motorhead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ORCHARD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47531443978458,"sku":"KING-DIAMOND-FATAL-PORTRAIT-LP-OPAQUE-TANGERINE-VINYL-4710","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4709\/4490\/files\/83e0b858a4924725ae4ee8fbe072aacf_10e000df_f509_4fea_a417_13df4b925a97.jpg?v=1769213675","url":"https:\/\/metaledgemag.com\/products\/king-diamond-fatal-portrait-lp-opaque-tangerine-vinyl","provider":"Metal Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}