King Diamond - Dreams of Horror

Everyone, take time out of your day and bow down to the king of metal, King Diamond. From Mercyful Fate to his own solo band, no one is as awesome as him with his theatrics, concept albums or just his voice. Now, we have a new release that is a retrospective of his solo years. Disc one features his work on Roadrunner and Disc two features his work on Metal Blade. Every era is represented here and we could debate all day on what was included and what was omitted. Two omissions for me personally are "Abigail" and "Give Me Your Soul" but that's just me. Some people would argue for more deeper tracks but, overall, this is a good representation of his work and a great introduction for people just being introduced to him. As well, the art is just fantastic! I mean, it takes all eras of his solo records and mashes it together. So, while we could fight all day or argue about how taking the songs out of their context on the albums is harmful or not, we can agree that the art looks good and that this is a way of introducing a new generation to the king. With that said, I can't wait for him to drop an album of new material as listening to his old stuff makes me water with hunger for something new.