Vocalist King Diamond is currently writing lyrics to his band's as-
yet-untitled 12th studio record, which he expects to begin mixing on
March 5 in Dallas, Texas. If everything goes according to plan, the
CD will be completed by April 1 for a tentative late summer release.

Revolver magazine recently reported that KING DIAMOND's new album was
inspired by a painting called "My Mother's Eyes" which the band's
distributor in Denmark stumbled across while surfing the Net (and
which Diamond has since bought for the new CD cover). The more
Diamond looked at the image of a battered blond girl with blood
covering her white dress, holding out palms affixed with protruding
eyeballs, the more it captivated and inspired him. "I can feel the
energy of the front cover in all the songs we wrote, and it will
definitely affect my lyrics," he promised.

Diamond wrote the music for the new album from December 2005 through
February 2006, then recorded the basic tracks in his basement. Now
all that's left to add are the vocals, which he will complete in the
upcoming weeks.

"It classes over anything I've ever done," Diamond beamed. "The
arrangements are more intricate, the production is better, and for
the parts where there are violins, it sounds like we hired the Royal
Philharmonic. As long as I don't fuck up the vocals, this should be
our best record."

KING DIAMOND's follow-up to 2003's "The Puppet Master" will contain
13 tracks (including an intro), five of which were written by the
band's guitarist, Andy La Rocque.

KING DIAMOND in 2005 completed a U.S. tour with NILE, BEHEMOTH and
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. A live CD, "Deadly Lullabyes Live", was
issued in 2004.

KING DIAMOND current lineup:

King Diamond - Vocals
Andy La Rocque - Guitar
Mike Wead - Guitar
Hal Patino - Bass
Matt Thompson - Drums

Stay Heavy!
Phil