![]() But from 1993 and onward the band has spent periods reunited, releasing new material along the way. ![]() After Mercyful Fate split in 1985 King Diamond went on to a respectable and arguably equally influential career with a band under his name. It might be said that the outfit sounded like an evil version of Judas Priest but its songwriting was markedly different with progressive rock roots more obvious. Its first two albums Melissa and Don’t Break the Oath are rightfully considered genre standouts. Fronted by King Diamond, a theatrical vocalist whose operatic vocals meshed well with the progressive, melodic guitar work and with its sinister stage presence the group exerted a massive influence on thrash and death metal on the musical level and in terms of aesthetics and the subject matter of its lyrics. Why: Mercyful Fate was a band that was part of the first wave of black metal during its initial run from 1981-1985. What: Mercyful Fate w/Kreator and Midnight Mercyful Fate promo photo (1980s) by Ole Bang, photo from Similarly-minded formerly Colorado-based, experimental folk pop artist Emily Frembgen is on the bill as is the post-punk/avant-emo/heart-on-sleeve weirdo pop duo Gila Teen. But there’s something real and emotionally resonant that feels like something that isn’t mass produced the way a lot of commercial pop and non-pop music lending the music a quality that isn’t just vital but life-giving. ![]() What that means in practice is very lo-fi sometimes folk-punk songs that are stories from everyday life of an unvarnished honesty that fans of artists like Daniel Johnston, Wolf Colonel and Moldy Peaches will appreciate for how it makes few concessions to commercial music convention in the songwriting, the raw performances and in the released recordings. ![]() Why: Jeffrey Lewis is a cartoonest best known for his long running Fuff series (formerly Guff) and one of the leading lights of what some music commentators have dubbed the “antifolk” movement of the 1990s and 2000s. What: Jeffrey Lewis w/Gila Teen and Emily Frembgen Enumclaw plays Globe Hall 11.3 and 11.4, photo by Colin Matsui Jeffrey Lewis, photo from artist Bandcamp ![]()
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