The all-mighty King Diamond will embark on a long-awaited North American headlining tour this autumn. 'The Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920' trek will commence on October 15th in San Antonio, Texas and run through December 6th in Dallas, Texas. Support will be provided by Overkill and Night Demon. Additional backing vocals for the King Diamond set will be provided by the special guest, Myrkur.

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King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque confirmed on his Facebook page last Friday that the band is back in the studio "working on some stuff" for their long-awaited new album The Institute, after years of setbacks and false starts. To be released later this year or next year, The Institute will be the first studio album from King Diamond since 2007's Give Me Your Soul... Please.

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The mighty King Diamond kicks Halloween off with a presentation of a brand new official video for their 2019 single, "Masquerade Of Madness", along with the release of a new 12" with 'MoM' and "Welcome Home (Live At Graspop)", and "Arrival (Live At Graspop)". David Brodsky and Allison Woest of MyGoodEye Visuals created the video clip.

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King Diamond guitarist Andy LaRocque recently offered 'The Metal Voice' updates on the band's long-awaited new album The Institute, which is expected to surface in 2022 and will be their first full-length studio offering in 15 years. The band released their first song in over a decade, "Masquerade Of Madness", about two years ago and it was promoted as the album's lead single.

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2021 will be something of a milestone year for King Diamond, who stated in a recent interview with Knotfest.com that, not only is a new album by his namesake band on the way, but the first studio album in over two decades by Mercyful Fate is also expected to be released next year.

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As previously announced, the master of conceptual metal horror King Diamond has revealed the title and theme for the first studio album in 12 years: The Institute. For a preview of this upcoming record, the new single, "Masquerade Of Madness", has just been launched. Mixed by Andy Larocque and King Diamond at Sonic Train Studios, "Masquerade Of Madness" can be heard below.

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After introducing a new live show, as well as music, at festivals across Europe this summer, King Diamond now unveiled the title for the first studio album in 12 years: The Institute. Fans can expect the debut single to arrive this fall and an album in 2020. In support of the upcoming effort, King Diamond will embark on a North American tour with Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and Idle Hands this November & December. A tour teaser with a sneak peak of the new stage set can be viewed one step below.

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Following the news that King Diamond are preparing to enter the studio to begin writing and recording a new album, it has now been announced that Metal Blade Records will release LP re-issues of the classic records Abigail, Fatal Portrait, and Them. Available as 180g picture discs, these exclusive editions can be purchased now [url=metalblade.com/kingdiamond]over here[/url].

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Heavy metallers King Diamond are preparing to enter the studio to begin writing and recording the long-awaited follow-up to 2007's Give Me Your Soul... Please album. The writing and recording process has been delayed a few times before. The band is also putting the finishing touches on the Blu-ray and DVD filmed during King's 2015-2016 "Abigail In Concert" tour. The Blu-ray and DVD will contain two full concerts, one recorded at an indoor venue in 2015 in Philadelphia and other at the outdoor Graspop Metal Meeting festival in 2016 in Belgium.

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Psycho Las Vegas has unveiled heavy metal icons King Diamond as the festival's grand headliners. In coming to Psycho, King Diamond mark 30 years since the release of Abigail, and this will be their only USA performance of 2017! The album will be performed in full. Psycho Las Vegas 2017 is set for August 18-20 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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King Diamond have been working hard on a new DVD and a new record will follow. Now, finally, they give us some updates on that. Only when they finish work on the DVD will they write and record a brand new studio album, in 2017. Currently, the focus is on the DVD release.

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Currently at the end of their Abigail U.S. tour, King Diamond have been forced to announce the cancellation of their Tulsa, Oklahoma show. Unfortunately, the band didn't perform yesterday because frontman King Diamond is suffering from a severe case of acute laryngitis. The last two shows of the tour are Houston and Dallas and King Diamond won't be able to perform at the House of Blues this Friday the 4th of December neither.

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King Diamond has revealed the shows that they will film for their upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release. The band will perform the entire Abigail album on their U.S. tour. It has now been revealed that Philadelphia (November 25th at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28th at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015".

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King Diamond will soon embark on the "Abigail in concert 2015" tour where the legendary album will be performed in its entirety. So, they couldn't pass on the opportunity to film this event for posterity. The heavy metallers will be recording a feature length live concert video for Blu-ray/DVD/digital release while on tour this fall. Director Denise Korycki (Cannibal Corpse, Killswitch Engage) has been enlisted to direct the project, which will include footage from multiple shows throughout the entire tour.

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King Diamond official 2015 video for the "Them" song "Welcome Home", featuring footage shot at this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, can be seen below. The footage was compiled by Strati Hovartos and Garrett Riker and taken from their various performances. Check out the band's performance below.

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