KING DIAMOND has unveiled a music video for the 2019 single “Masquerade Of Madness”
Directed by David Brodsky and Allison Woest of MyGoodEye Visuals, the video can be viewed below.
KING DIAMOND says: “‘Masquerade Of Madness’ was released digitally in 2019 before our North American tour. During rehearsals, we took one full day to film ‘Masquerade Of Madness’ with David Brodsky and Allison Woest. We spent all day and all night recording while performing the song with our full tour stage show choreography. After the tour, Covid happened.
“The video was all but forgotten as the world came to a standstill — we never saw a single frame from all the footage. Years later, as things began to pick up and writing began for both new MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND records, we wondered, what happened to that video from four years ago? So we decided to check in with David Brodsky and a couple of weeks later, we had the first cut of the video.
“I was speechless! I had nothing to criticize and after just a few notes from Andy La Rocque, the video for ‘Masquerade Of Madness’ was finished! There’s so much mood and black and white is used in a perfect way with Jodi‘s performances. The visuals fit the music flawlessly and this is now among my favorite KING DIAMOND videos along with ‘Sleepless Nights’ and ‘Welcome Home’ — and not to forget of course, our double live DVD.
“This new video and the release of ‘Masquerade Of Madness’ on 12″ vinyl is our Halloween gift to the fans. We hope you enjoy this as much as we do! Happy Halloween, it’s not just a dream!”
The 12″ vinyl LP includes tracks such as “Masquerade Of Madness,” “Welcome Home (Live at Graspop),” and “Arrival (Live at Graspop),” all available on vinyl for the first time. Additionally, “Masquerade Of Madness” comes with a collectible paper mask and will be accessible in four color variants worldwide.
U.S. variants:
* Bone
* Black Ice
European variants:
* 180 g Black
* Clear Violet Brown Marbled
Vinyl Track Listing:
Side 1
01. Masquerade Of Madness
Side 2
01. Welcome Home (Live At Graspop)
02. Arrival (Live At Graspop)
Pre-orders for the 12-inch vinyl are now available at this location.
KING DIAMOND previously released a DVD/Blu-ray entitled “Songs For The Dead Live” in January 2019 through Metal Blade Records.
This release captures the entire “Abigail” album from 1987, performed twice in significantly different settings: at Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting in June 2016 and at Philadelphia’s Fillmore in November 2015. These performances showcase KING DIAMOND‘s current band, featuring guitarists La Rocque and Mike Wead, bassist Pontus Egberg, and drummer Matt Thompson.