Mercyful Fate
Danish heavy metal band
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| February 2024 | Becky Baldwin stated that the new Mercyful Fate album is not expected to be released before 2025, due to King Diamond focusing on his namesake band's upcoming thirteenth studio album The Institute. |
| January 19 2024 | Becky Baldwin was announced as the new bassist of Mercyful Fate, having previously filled in during the band's 2022 tour. |
| January 16 2024 | Mercyful Fate announced they had 'mutually decided to split ways' with bassist Joey Vera. |
| 2022 | Becky Baldwin joined as a touring bassist for the band. |
| 2022 | Becky Baldwin began touring with Mercyful Fate as a bassist. |
| November 2022 | The band performed at the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in Mexico, signaling their active comeback and renewed musical presence. |
| June 2 2022 | Mercyful Fate performed their first live show since 1999 in Hanover, Germany, during a European tour, debuting a new song 'The Jackal of Salzburg'. |
| May 2020 | Hank Shermann revealed in a Heavy magazine interview that he had written six or seven songs for a new Mercyful Fate album. |
| November 4 2019 | Timi Hansen passed away shortly after his 61st birthday, with Joey Vera becoming the band's full-time bassist. |
| August 1 2019 | Mercyful Fate announced plans to perform concerts throughout Europe in summer 2020, with a reunited lineup including King Diamond, Hank Shermann, Bjarne T. Holm, Mike Wead, and Joey Vera (filling in for Timi Hansen). |
| August 1 2019 | Officially announced reunion with plans to tour and release a new album, marking their first substantive comeback since 1999. |
| 2018 | Mercyful Fate ends their period of sporadic reunions, marking the conclusion of their intermittent activity since 1999. |
| January 28 2017 | The original line-up of Mercyful Fate (minus King Diamond) reunited to receive the Pioneer Prize at the Steppeulven ceremony by the Danish Association of Music Critics at the Bremen Teater in Copenhagen. This marked the first time drummer Ruzz appeared with the band since the 1985 split. |
| 2011 | Another brief reunion of the band, featuring core members King Diamond and Hank Shermann. |
| 2011 | The band plays additional reunion shows, continuing their sporadic live performances since their hiatus began. |
| December 7 2011 | King Diamond, Hank Shermann, Michael Denner, and Timi Hansen reunited onstage at Metallica's 30th Anniversary concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California, performing Metallica's 'Mercyful Fate' medley from Garage Inc. |
| July 30 2011 | Mercyful Fate plays at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, continuing their sporadic reunion shows. |
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