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King Diamond - The Spider's Lullabye Audio CD

A fair review of the King Diamond "The Spider's Lullabye" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all King Diamond reviews here, or go back to the King Diamond tabs.

King Diamond Band: King Diamond
Title: The Spider's Lullabye
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Release Date: 2009-10-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: From the Other Side 2: Killer 3: Poltergeist 4: Dreams 5: Moonlight 6: Six Feet Under 7: Spider's Lullabye 8: Eastmann's Cure 9: Room 17 10: To the Morgue

Overlooked
But in doing so they are missing out on albums that live up to the King Diamond/Mercyful Fate legacy. Underneath the crushing weight of the titanic classics of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond's catalogue there are some albums that fans cast aside in favor of Abigail, Don't Break The Oath, Melissa etc.

Okay, for any of you who are new to King Diamond (or Mercyful Fate) the vocals might come as a bit of a shock. YOU WILL BE SHOCKED AT HOW AMAZING THEY ARE. Okay, if you have some allergic reaction to high pitched singing, maybe you might not enjoy it as much. Then again, I was never a huge fan of falsetto usage, and King Diamond is my favorite singer hands down. So, give it a try and you might find yourself mesmerized. I mean, just listen to the chorus in Moonlight! It contains a hauntingly beautiful chorus, bringing to mind moonlight dappled trees. . . But then there are songs like Poltergiest and Killers that will have you undoubtedly headbanging like a madman (or woman!!!), unless you have some sort of disorder that renders you immune to face-melting music.

The guitar work on this album is as solid as ever. There are great, ballsy riffs that weave between King Diamond's vocals and the signature solos that would make any guitarist salivate. And just listen to that lick at the end of the title track! You can envision the spiders creeping stealthily up their web to drive Harry INSAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNE!!!! (Like most King Diamond albums, there is a storyline here, although it only spans the second half of the album)

The Spider's Lullabye is full of memorable choruses, spectacular riffs and mind bending solos. I can't imagine any serious metalhead having a problem with this release. This is pure metal; steely, molten METAL. Enjoy it!!.


good songs just hurt by bad producton
though not as good as the eye or its predecessors its the best youll hear till house of god. let me just say i love the songs on here and this to me could have been a amazing cd if it had the prodution of the eye. its a shame you never hear songs from this cd live. its far better than the band gives it credit to be. i wish metal blade would take this and the graveyard and remaster and remix them and make them sound better than a good demo someday. the hangmans curse is still stuck in my head after all these years.


dark and melodic
I actully like this album alot. I am just now getting into the King's music after all these years and this was the first one of 3 I bought. The first 5 songs are incredible. Especially "From the Other Side". The humerous title track is quite amusing.
Personally I thought the production was kind of poor. The eq is flat on it. Other then that is my only gripe. Has a cool story to it. Poor Harry.


King Diamond's Most Underrated Record
But that is the only bad thing I can say about this record. Granted, the half length story is somewhat weak. This record is a solid indication that King Diamond was not to sell out the way Metallica and Megadeth and several others did. In the 90s era of grunge, rapp, and sell outs, King Diamond continued to do what he did best and he stayed loyal to his fans. One of King Diamond's strengths is that he does not allow himself to be swayed by current trends. 'From the Other Side' is a powerful opener that sets the tone of this record. Andy La Roque is sadly the only band member left from the "Fatal Portrait" - "The Eye" era. But the record still delivers. 'Killer' is a haunting song about a criminal that will soon face execution. 'Poltergeist' is an especially haunting song where King Diamond makes use of his frightening growls. 'Dreams' is not quite so intense, but it is a good song. 'Moonlight' has a real dark edge, thanks to King's ability to use whispers. 'Six Feet Under' is a somewhat thrashy horror story about a man who has been buried alive by his 'loving' family. And then begins the half length story of Harry's fear of spiders. 'Spider's Lullabye' begins with a creepy harpsichord, and if you suffer from arachniphobia, now would be a good time to stop. The harpsichord only makes it more frightening. (King Diamond seems to know that sometimes softer creates a more eerie effect. ) In 'Eastman's Cure' Harry goes to Dr. Eastman to see if the doctor can cure him. 'Room 17' once again displays one of King Diamond's favorite things. (Characters going insane. ) 'To the Morgue' kind of tells us how things turned out, and while King Diamond seems to hold back on the musical levels, this only seems to make the end more haunting. He makes especially good use of a technique that ends the record and sounds like an old fashioned record that was put on too slow of a speed. While this record is 2nd best to "Abigail," "Them," and "Conspiracy," it is still an excellent record that reflects King Diamond's best abilities. Some people have gone so far to say this was the last great King Diamond record, and if it had not been for "Abigail II," I would have agreed. Don't be stopped because this record is underrated. You'll miss out!.


GREAT!
Guitarist Andy La Rocque and Herb Simonsen create some very intense solos. Awesome! Well, just good creepy heavy metal.
I own 3 albums of those guys: The Graveyard, The Eye , and The Spiders Lullaby
I like all of them.
Heavy metal with horrow/artistic imagery. Very talented and interesting music, my friends!
Bravo! .


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