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
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