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Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath

Hardback

Main Details

Title Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor or Dr. Henrik Marstal
Series33 1/3 Europe
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:152
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 127
Category/GenreRock and Pop
Heavy Metal
World
Bands, groups and musicians
ISBN/Barcode 9781501354380
ClassificationsDewey:782.421660922
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 4 images

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publication Date 10 March 2022
Publication Country United States

Description

Upon its release, Don't Break the Oath charted fifth on the official British heavy metal album list and was supported by a two month long sold-out American tour in early 1985. The band's controversial stage appearance with burning crosses, a microphone stand formed as a cross made of two human leg bones, as well as other blasphemous rituals attracted the attention of the then newly formed PRMC (Parental Resource Music Center) committee, ironically reassuring the band its position on the charts. But though the album was hugely popular in the anglophone metal scene, it was conceived in peripheral Denmark. This book discusses the relationship between center and periphery. It juxtaposes the Anglophone reticent of heavy metal with the rather marginalized location of Copenhagen, and examines Mercyful Fate's relation to the Nordic region more generally. It also takes a close look at the methods involved in the production of King Diamond's vocals, and emphasizes the role of the vocalist as just as an important part of the over-all soundscape as the instrumental contributions.

Author Biography

Henrik Marstal, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark, and a musician and producer of alternative rock and electronica. He has been a member of Danish Arts Foundation and is a well-known columnist.