Mercyful Fate - Return Of The Vampire

Compilation release of Rare and Unreleased tracks early 80's demo material.
Tracks 1-5 are From The Burning The Cross demo.
King Diamond - all vocals
Hank Shermann - guitars
Benny Petersen - guitars
Timi Hansen - bass
Kim Ruzz - drums
Track 6 : same line-up, but from a 1982 session in England for Ebony Records,
before the recordings of the EP.
Tracks 7-8 are from Danger Zone demo.
King Diamond - all vocals
Hank Shermann - guitars
Michael Denner - guitars
Timi Hansen - bass
"Old Nick" - drums
Track 9 is from the first demo of the band as Mercyful Fate, before Michael
Denner's recruitment.
King Diamond - all vocals
Hank Shermann - guitars, bass
C. Volsing - guitars
Jan Musen - drums
Tracks 1-5: Recorded late autumn 1981
Track 6: Recorded early spring 1982
Tracks 7+8: Recorded summer 1981
Track 9:Recorded early spring 1981
Track 4 was later renamed 'Desecration Of Souls' and ended up on the 'Don't Break the Oath' album
Track 6 was later renamed 'A Dangerous Meeting' and was included on the 'Don't Break the Oath' album
Track 9 was later renamed 'Black Masses' and was recorded as the B-side of the 'Black Funeral' single

Made in Germany (printed on Cd & back inlay)
All tracks recorded live in the studio, with exception of solos and vocals which were overdubbed