Don't Break the Oath

Don't Break the Oath

Track Listings

1. Dangerous Meeting

2. Nightmare

3. Desecration of Souls

4. Night of the Unborn

5. Oath

6. Gypsy

7. Welcome Princess of Hell

8. To One Far Away

9. Come to the Sabbath

10. Death Kiss [*][Demo Version]

Don't Break the Oath,Mercyful Fate,Roadrunner Records,Heavy Metal,Popular Music,Rock,Thrash

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Packing List for Eternity

Awesome

Timeless Metal Masterpiece

Mercyful Fate's Best

Don't hesitate to get this one!

Don't Break the Oath
Mercyful Fate
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000000H42
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

A Dangerous Meeting
Nightmare
Desecration Of Souls
Night Of The Unborn
The Oath
Gypsy
Welcome Princess Of Hell
To One Far Away
Come To The Sabbath
Death Kiss (Demo)

Customer Reviews:

Packing List for Eternity.......2007-07-15

Friends, when I die, at an absolute minimum, please pack among my provisions for the journey, the following tracks from this album: A Dangerous Meeting, Desecration Of Souls, The Oath, Gypsy, To One Far Away, Come To The Sabbath.

Awesome.......2007-02-06

I first heard Mercyful Fate from Emperor's cover of "Gypsy". (Emperor's version is better than Mercyful Fate's, in my opinion.) I loved King Diamond's stuff long before I got this. I bought this and it's great. It strongly resembles King Diamond's early (solo?) work such as Fatal Portrait and Abigail. The music on this album is in the "heavy metal" style, not black metal or any other type of metal. Just heavy metal.

Timeless Metal Masterpiece.......2007-02-04

God, I love Mercyful Fate. They are without a doubt one of the best and most influential black metal bands of the 80s along with Venom, Mayhem, and Celtic Frost. They also have hints of power and thrash metal in their sound as well. The band's second album 1984's "Don't Break the Oath" was the first MF album I ever bought, and it's an incredible follow up to their 1983 classic debut "Melissa" which I still need to get. This album is just loaded with Satanic lyrics which I don't even take seriously at all, but they will offend some, and of course the musicianship on here is just flat out amazing. This album was also my first listening experience of MF frontman the one and only King Diamond. This guy has without a doubt one of the most insane yet powerful set of vocals in metal, and on here he showcases his incredible vocal range with sheer power and intensity. His eerie falsetto like screams will just scare the crap out of any emo/screamo kid and even trick or treaters on halloween night. Hank Shermann and Michael Denner are very awesome guitarists who both have opposite guitar playing styles, but they blend together just so beautifully. Hank is more on the fast shredding side while Michael is more on the melodic playing side. Their awesome riffs and dualing leads and solos will definately take you through a ride through hell and back. Timmi Hansen has great bass lines you can actually hear, and there's also great drumming from Kim Ruzz as well.

The songs and the ratings:
1. A Dangerous Meeting - A great opening song and one of my favorites on here Great vocals from KD and killer solo from Denner BTW. 5/5
2. Nightmare - A mid paced number which starts off with some nice bass lines from Timmi and some Motorhead esque drumming, and then shifts to mid tempo around the 2 minute mark. Great song. 5/5
3. Desecration of Souls - Another one of my favorite songs on here. More great dualing solos from Shermann and Denner too. 5/5
4. Night of the Unborn - 5/5
5. The Oath - The longest song on the album clocking in at 7:31 if I'm not mistaken. This one is a killer track and the best one on here as well. The intro will definately send chill down your spine. Love the dualing solos. 10/5
6. Gypsy - Another one of my favorite tracks. Very mid paced too. 5/5
7. Welcome Princess of Hell - 5/5
8. To One Far Away - Nice accoustic interlude with some electric guitar added leading into the final track. 4/5
9. Come to the Sabbath - Ahhh the final track and one of the best songs on here as well. Great vocals, great guitarwork, solo, bass, drumming everything. 5/5
10. Death Kiss (Bonus Demo) - An early raw demo version of "A Dangerous Meeting". 4/5

Well there you go. This album is a definately a true 80's heavy metal masterpiece. If you're a big fan of true 80's metal (not the stupid glam/hair metal garbage like Poison, Dokken, Cinderella, Stryper, Europe) I'm talking about REAL 80's metal such as Venom, Kreator, Celtic Frost, Megadeth, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and the almighty Slayer, Mercyful Fate is definately your band. I also recommend King Diamond's solo band as well. Do yourself a favor, go out and buy this album now, pop it in your stereo, turn the volume up full blast, raise those devil horns and ROCK OUT!!
HAIL KING DIAMOND!!
HAIL MERCYFUL FATE!!

Mercyful Fate's Best.......2007-01-16

What can I say about Don't Break The Oath that hasn't already been said? It is essential early black metal. The song "The Oath" alone is worth the price of this album. The lyrics and vocals might turn some people off, but the everything else on Don't Break The Oath is high quality material. Recommended for fans of black metal.

1. A Dangerous Meeting - 4/5
2. Nightmare - 4.5/5
3. Desecration Of Souls - 4.5/5
4. Night Of The Unborn - 5/5
5. The Oath - 5/5
6. Gypsy - 5/5
7. Welcome Princess Of Hell - 5/5
8. To One Far Away - Interlude
9. Come To The Sabbath - 5/5
10. Death Kiss - 4/5

Don't hesitate to get this one!.......2006-09-19

This album is quite simply a classic. It is one of the most beautiful, artistic, dark albums ever created and this is why it is such a masterpiece. The sheer class of this album carries an aura of blasphemous, but quality, music.

The only downfall, which is a typical criticism thrown at the band, is King Diamond lyrics and vocals. The falsetto vocals while not my scene, are bearable, but I would be lying if I said they didn't take away from the album. Then theres the lyrics. I don't care that they're evil. It's just they're quite ridiculous, simplistic, innane. The vocabulary is stupid.

Nonetheless, when one gets past that (which is not that hard to do), one will realise this album is one of the most perfect, understated albums ever. Hank Shermann is definitly amongst the best musicians to come out of the metal genre. His songwriting is the work of a genius. No lies.

Turning attention to the actual songs now...the only let down's are Welcome Princess of Hell, and (to a lesser degree), To One Far Away. All the others are absolute gems. My personal favourite is Nightmare. I can't believe I never hear anyone rave about that song. It's amazing.

Anyway, DO NOT HESITATE TO GET THIS! A metal collection without this is simply less of a thing. Only a fool would sideline this. This is heavy metal/thrash at it's poetic best.

Don't Break the Oath/Return of the Vampire

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Really classic stuff right here...

Don't Break the Oath/Return of the Vampire
Mercyful Fate
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Melissa/The Beginning
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ASIN: B0002FR128
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

Dangerous Meeting
Nightmare
Desecration of Souls
Night of the Unborn
Oath
Gypsy
Welcome Princes of Hell
To One Far Away
Come to the Sabbath
Death Kiss [*][Demo Version]

Tracks:

Burning the Cross [Demo Version]
Curse of the Pharaohs [Demo Version]
Return of the Vampire [Demo Version]
On a Night of Full Moon [Demo Version]
Corpse Without Soul [Demo Version]
Death Kiss [Demo Version]
Leave My Soul Alone [Demo Version]
M.D.A. [Demo Version]
You Asked for It [Demo Version]

Customer Reviews:

Really classic stuff right here..........2004-09-30

Anything with King Diamond's name on it is pretty much essential if you're into the metal scene, particularly his early work with Mercyful Fate. This is the second, and so far the last, of the two-disc sets that Roadrunner have put out of Mercyful Fate's body of work (they've also got two of these sets of KD's solo stuff as well).

The first disc here is DON'T BREAK THE OATH, the band's second album and the last full length that the original group would put out before King Diamond left to pursue a solo work. It may not scale the heights of the first album MELISSA, but there are some songs that you can't live without. "Dangerous Meeting," "Desecration of Souls," "Gypsy," and "Come to the Sabbath" are the obligatory classics here, but really there's not a bad song to be found. "Oath" is an epic combination of virtuoso instrumentation, superb songwriting and satanic postering. While King Diamond's vocals are usually the focus of alot of these songs (and doubtless they're unique and draw a lot of attention to themselves), the rest of the band are just as impressive here. Just check out those guitar harmonics on "Nightmare," for instance... classic stuff right there.

The second disc of this set is RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE, which is basically a collection of B-sides, alternate versions of songs, etc. The most famous songs here are "Curse of the Pharaohs" and "Corpse Without a Soul," and while none of these versions outshines the original, they're great to have. Some of the material is so superb that you're compelled to wonder just why these weren't included on either MELISSA or DON'T BREAK THE OATH. "Burning the Cross" and "Return of the Vampire" are especially excellent. The rest is pretty fascinating stuff... "M.D.A." is about an alien invasion, of all things, and is a wonderful curio for long time fans of the band.

So yeah, this stuff is pretty indispensible. Any fan of the early 80s scene needs to have some King Diamond in his collection, and this is a pretty good place to start. Also check out the other Mercyful Fate 2-disc set, MELISSA/THE BEGINNING, not to mention the King Diamond ones. In addition to the discs, you get some pretty cool liner notes, which while not telling you anything new, are pretty fun to glance through while you're listening to the albums.