Melissa

by Mercyful Fate

Melissa cover art

Mercyful Fate's debut album is a profoundly dark, occult-obsessed masterpiece that bridges the gap between the NWOBHM and the burgeoning extreme metal scene. King Diamond’s theatrical, piercing falsetto wails deliver explicitly Satanic narratives over highly complex, progressive twin-guitar wizardry. 'Melissa' is an incredibly melodic, suspenseful, and epic foundational text for black metal.

Genres

  • Heavy Metal

Tracklist

  1. Evil
  2. Curse of the Pharaohs
  3. Into the Coven
  4. At the Sound of the Demon Bell
  5. Black Funeral
  6. Satan's Fall
  7. Melissa