In the Shadows (album)

In the Shadows

Studio album by Mercyful Fate

Released

6 June 1993

Recorded

February and April 1993

Studio

Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX, USA

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

53:28

Label

Metal Blade

Producer

King Diamond, Hank Shermann, Tim Kimsey, Brian Slagel

Mercyful Fate chronology

Return of the Vampire
(1992)

In the Shadows
(1993)

The Bell Witch
(1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[2]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5^[3]

In the Shadows is the third full-length studio album by Mercyful Fate. It is also the first offering of the band since their reunion in 1992. It was released in 1993 on Metal Blade Records. Unlike previous Mercyful Fate albums, which were entirely centered around lyrical themes of Satanism and the Occult, the lyrics on this album are rather focused on more conceptual horror-themes, akin to King Diamond's work with his eponymous band. The band would not return to a primarily occult/Satanic lyrical approach until the band's final album, 9, released in 1999.

Some editions of In the Shadows contain a bonus track, "Return of the Vampire... 1993", that is a re-recording of the song "Return of the Vampire", present in the homonymous 1992 compilation album, featuring Lars Ulrich of Metallica on drums.

The album cover was painted by Torbjorn Jorgensen / Studio Dzyan.

Track listing

All lyrics written by King Diamond.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Egypt"	Diamond	4:52
2.	"The Bell Witch"	Hank Shermann	4:34
3.	"The Old Oak"	Shermann	8:55
4.	"Shadows"	Diamond	4:42
5.	"A Gruesome Time"	Michael Denner	4:31
6.	"Thirteen Invitations"	Diamond	5:17
7.	"Room of Golden Air" (instrumental)	Denner	3:07
8.	"Legend of the Headless Rider"	Shermann	7:43
9.	"Is That You, Melissa?"	Diamond	4:41

Bonus track
No.	Title	Music	Length
10.	"Return of the Vampire... 1993"	Shermann	5:08

Personnel

Mercyful Fate

King Diamond - vocals, producer, mixing
Hank Shermann - guitars, producer
Michael Denner - guitars
Timi Hansen - bass guitar
Snowy Shaw - drums (credited)

Additional musicians

Morten Nielsen - drums
John Marshall - harpsichord on track 9
Lars Ulrich - drums on "Return of the Vampire... 1993"

Production

Tim Kimsey - producer, engineer, mixing
Sterling Winfield - assistant engineer
David Rosenblad, Thom Caccetta - digital editing
Eddy Schreyer - mastering at Future Disc, Los Angeles
Brian Slagel - executive producer
Torbjorn Jorgensen / Studio Dzyan - cover art
Thomas Grondahl - photography

References

↑ Huey, Steve. "Mercyful Fate - In the Shadows review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 272–273. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
↑ Nash, J. "Mercyful Fate - In the Shadows". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-11-23.

Mercyful Fate
King Diamond Hank Shermann Sharlee D'Angelo Bjarne T. Holm Mike Wead Carsten Van Der Volsing Jan Lindblad Benny Petersen Nick Smith Kim Ruzz Morten Nielsen Snowy Shaw Timi Hansen Michael Denner
Studio albums	Melissa Don't Break the Oath In the Shadows Time Into the Unknown Dead Again 9
Extended plays	Mercyful Fate The Bell Witch
Singles	"Black Masses" "Egypt" "Evil"
Compilation albums	The Beginning A Dangerous Meeting Return of the Vampire The Best of Mercyful Fate
Related articles	Discography King Diamond Fate Force of Evil First wave of black metal Guitar Hero: Metallica

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