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Concert Review: King Diamond Lee’s Palace Toronto ON May 27, 1998

Ok, here it is: My brother, the world's biggest King Diamond fan, and I entered Lee's Palace one evening. We bought a drink
and sat down to listen to the first band, Tchorch, which is a Toronto based band-they were okay but nothing special. The next
band was Pitbull Daycare, which is an industrial type of metal band, and they were really good. I had chosen to stay seated
because it was my brother's first concert but when they started playing a Black Sabbath medley, I was pulled out of my seat by
Ozzy's spirit I think and I preceded to go to the stage. I waved to my brother to come over, he chose to stay seated. They
finished their kick ass set and left the stage. We had a 40 minute wait before the King appeared on stage, but I told my brother
that we should get up to the stage as soon as possible because the crowd was starting to form. Suddenly, the room was filled
with smoke and we heard the beginning dialogue from "Coming Home" off the Them album and after that the music started-and
King Diamond came out of nowhere, and started to sing-it was amazing. Most of his albums are concept horror albums so he
brings the characters to life on stage. He was touring for his latest album "Voodoo", and the characters came on stage to play
their parts. He burned a woman at the steak, he possessed the same woman with voodoo, she gave birth to a doll, it was
excellent. He finished off the night with "Come To The Sabbath" by Mercyful Fate, his other band and we chanted the lyrics out
to him. If you are a fan of horror-check him out. 

***** One of the most original shows I have seen
Joel Aubin