EP
The Bell Witch
The Bell Witch is a short promotional EP from Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, issued on Metal Blade Records on 27 June 1994. It was put out to herald the group's reunion album and was reissued in 2004.
The six tracks pair two cuts from In the Shadows, one of them inspired by the American legend of the Bell Witch, with four live recordings. It sits between In the Shadows (1993) and Time (1994) in the band's story, and it is a handy snapshot of Mercyful Fate in their comeback years.
The Bell Witch: tracklist and credits
6 tracks · 28:56Tracklist
- 1The Bell WitchHank Shermann and King Diamond4:34
- 2Is That You, MelissaKing Diamond4:38
- 3Curse of the Pharaohs (live)Hank Shermann and King Diamond4:24
- 4Egypt (live)King Diamond4:53
- 5Come to the Sabbath (live)King Diamond6:48
- 6Black Funeral (live)Hank Shermann and King Diamond3:40
- Produced by
- King Diamond, Tim Kimsey, Hank Shermann
- Executive producer
- Brian Slagel
- Mixed by
- King Diamond, Hank Shermann
- Mastered by
- Eddy Schreyer
- Recorded
- 8 October 1993 (live tracks)
- Labels
- Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade
- Length
- 28:56
Line-up
- Sharlee D’Angelo · bass · guest
- Michael Denner · guitar · guest
- Snowy Shaw · drums (drum set) · guest
- Hank Shermann · guitar · guest
- King Diamond · vocal · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 June 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 June 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 1994 | |
| US release | 1994 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 27 June 1994 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Metal Blade Records | 886443538016 | other |
| 1994 | US | Metal Blade Records | 049925391121 | other |
| 1994 | DE | Metal Blade Records | 039841702729 | other |
| 27 June 1994 | GB | Metal Blade Records | 5020083107828 | original |
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| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |