Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows (1993) [Japanese 1st Press WPCP-5498]

Date: March 19, 2010

After an almost decade-long hiatus, Mercyful Fate's reunion did not disappoint; it was as if they picked up right where they had left off. There are more of King Diamond's gothic tales of horror and the supernatural, and the music sounds better than ever. It doesn't have the historical significance of their early-'80s material, but that doesn't really matter; this is high-quality material from a tight veteran band. The CD features a re-recorded version of the underground classic "Return of the Vampire" with Lars Ulrich on drums.

~ by Steve Huey, allmusic.com

Tracklist:

1. Egypt - 4:53
2. The Bell Witch - 4:34
3. The Old Oak - 8:55
4. Shadows - 4:43
5. A Gruesome Time - 4:32
6. Thirteen Invitations - 5:17
7. Room Of Golden Air - 3:07
8. Legend Of The Headless Rider - 7:43
9. Is That You, Melissa - 4:41
10. Return Of The Vampire… 1993 (bonus track) - 5:09

EAC extraction logfile

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 19. March 2010, 11:30

Mercyful Fate / In The Shadows [WPCP-5498]

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Read offset correction : 48
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface

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auCDtect

auCDtect: CD records authenticity detector, version 0.8.2
Copyright © 2004 Oleg Berngardt. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2004 Alexander Djourik. All rights reserved.
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Processing file: [Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows [WPCP-5498].wav]
Detected average hi-boundary frequency: 2.018122e+004 Hz
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• King Diamond - all vocals
• Hank Shermann - guitars
• Michael Denner - guitars
• Timi Hansen - bass
• Snowy Shaw - drums

All drums on this album were played by Morten Nielsen, with exception
of 'Return Of The Vampire…1993' which were played by Lars Ulrich (Metallica).

Recorded and mixed at the Dallas Sound Lab, February-March-April 1993.
Mixed by King Diamond and Tim Kinsey. Engineered by Tim Kinsey.
Assistant engineering by Sterling Winfield.
Digital Editing by David Rosenblad and Thom Caccetta.
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Future Disc.

New arrangement on 'Return Of The Vampire' by Lars Ulrich and Mercyful Fate.

lossless * (wv, 400Mb):
http://www.filesonic.com/file/...41WPCP5498MF93ITSLOS.part1.rar
http://www.filesonic.com/file/...41WPCP5498MF93ITSLOS.part2.rar
http://www.filesonic.com/file/...41WPCP5498MF93ITSLOS.part3.rar
http://www.filesonic.com/file/...41WPCP5498MF93ITSLOS.part4.rar

covers (jpg, 300dpi, 45Mb):
http://www.filesonic.com/file/125332801/041WPCP5498MF93ITSCOV.rar

* - EAC Image, standard LOG, embedded cuesheet, Foobar2000 ready
Fully & properly repackaged, Huge thanks to the Original Releaser ikebana!
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