--- In themercyfulfatecoven@yahoogroups.com, mercyfulfate66
<no_reply@...> wrote:you guys kick ass
>
> MERCYFUL FATE was presented with the "honor award" at the Danish
> Metal Awards 2006, which were held last night (Saturday, November
> 18) at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. Original members Michael
> Denner (guitar), Hank Shermann (guitar), Timi "Grabber" Hansen
> (bass) and Kim Ruzz (drums) appeared in public together for the
> first time in 22 years to accept the award (vocalist King Diamond
> was unable to attend the event due to the fact that he currently
> resides in Dallas, Texas).
>
> MERCYFUL FATE will always be remembered for their unquestionable
> mark on the history of metal, with their new innovative sound,
> complex arrangements, memorable melody, and their influence on
bands
> that later took the genre to new heights, according to Wikipedia.
>
> In 1998, METALLICA paid tribute to MERCYFUL FATE by recording a
> medley of classic MERCYFUL FATE songs on the album "Garage Inc."
> Entitled "Mercyful Fate", the medley included parts from "Satan's
> Fall", "Curse of the Pharaohs", "A Corpse Without Soul", "Into the
> Coven" and "Evil".
>
> Lars Ulrich of METALLICA (a fellow Dane) played drums on a new
> version of "Return of the Vampire" on the "In the Shadows" album,
> which came out in 1993.
>
> Stay Heavy!
> Phil
>