Into the coven
| Into the coven | |
|---|---|
| Mercyful Fate | |
| publication | 1983 |
| length | 5:11 |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal |
| text | King Diamond |
| music | Hank Shermann |
| album | Melissa |
Into the Coven is a song by the Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate . Originally titled Love Criminals , it was the first song written by Mercyful Fate and appeared on her debut album Melissa in 1983 .
Music genre
The unison of the song "flirts with classical melodies". The piece is rather slow and can be assigned to heavy metal.
Text and controversy
The speaking authority asks the listener to join his coven and surrender his soul to Satan . 1985, after the dissolution of the band, the song appeared on the list of Filthy Fifteen of the Parents Music Resource Center with the designation O for occult text content.
Cover versions
The band Notre Dame covered Into the Coven in 1997 for the sampler Mercyful Fate Tribute . The Medley Mercyful Fate of Metallica's Garage Inc. from 1998 is based on Satan's Fall , Curse of the Pharaohs , A Corpse Without Soul , Into the Coven and Evil .
Individual evidence
- ^ Andy Allen: The complete biography of King Diamond. Melissa. Coven Worldwide, archived from the original on September 19, 2010 ; accessed on August 30, 2012 (English).
- ↑ Björn Thorsten Jaschinski: Dissecting table . In: Rock Hard , No. 282, November 2010, p. 28.
- ^ Andy Allen: The complete biography of King Diamond. Don't Break The Oath. Coven Worldwide, archived from the original on September 19, 2010 ; accessed on August 30, 2012 (English).
- ^ Jonathon Green, Nicholas J. Karolides: Encyclopedia of Censorship . New Edition. New York: Facts on File 2005, p. 625.
- ↑ Barry Miles: Zappa: A Biography . New York: Grove Press 2004, pp. 332f.
- ↑ Filthy Fifteen: continued .