Album
The Eye
The Eye is King Diamond's fifth studio album, following Conspiracy in 1989 and arriving on Roadrunner Records. The Danish heavy metal band released it in October 1990. Like the records before it, it is built around a major storyline, though this time the tale is told in a different way from its predecessors.
It is a record of changes in the ranks. Snowy Shaw played drums on this album and no other, while guitarist Pete Blakk and bassist Hal Patino made their last appearances here before a long gap. Patino did return for Abigail II: The Revenge. The next studio album, The Spider's Lullabye, did not appear until 1995, so The Eye closes a distinct chapter in the band's story. It is well worth hearing for fans who like their traditional heavy metal with a narrative thread.
The Eye: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 44:05Tracklist
- 1Eye of the WitchKing Diamond3:48
- 2The Trial (Chambre Ardente)King Diamond5:13
- 3BurnKing Diamond3:43
- 4Two Little GirlsKing Diamond2:41
- 5Into the ConventLaRocque, Shaw, Diamond4:48
- 6Father PicardPete Blakk and King Diamond3:20
- 7Behind These WallsKing Diamond3:45
- 8The MeetingsAndy LaRocque and King Diamond4:32
- 9InsanityAndy LaRocque3:00
- 101642 ImprisonmentAndy LaRocque and King Diamond3:31
- 11The CurseKing Diamond5:44
- Produced by
- King Diamond, Roberto Falcao, Andy LaRocque, Andy LaRoque
- Recorded at
- Sweet Silence Studios (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Recorded
- July–August 1990
- Mixed by
- King Diamond, Roberto Falcao
- Labels
- Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner
- Length
- 44:05
Line-up
- Pete Blakk · guitar, acoustic guitar
- King Diamond · keyboard, vocals
- Roberto Falcao · keyboard
- Andy LaRocque · guitar, electric guitar
- Hal Patino · bass guitar
- Snowy Shaw · drums (drum set)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1990-10-31 vs 1990-12-16 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 December 1990 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 31 October 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 1990 | |
| US release | 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861934613 | other |
| 1990 | US | Roadracer Records | 016861934620 | other |
| October 1990 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861934620 | original |
| 16 December 1990 | JP | Far East Metal Syndicate | 4988015035155 | other |
| 1997 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861878627 | other |
| 11 November 1997 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861878627 | remaster |
| 15 May 2020 | XE | Metal Blade Records | 039841567915 | other |
| 15 May 2020 | XE | Metal Blade Records | 039841567922 | other |
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|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 591×600 | upscaled |