Kim Bendix Petersen

King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen, Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 14, 1956) is a Grammy Award nominated heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive use of vocals in the falsetto register. He is the frontman for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond. King Diamond's first DK heavy rock band, with whom he played guitar, was called Brainstorm (1974-76), with Jeanette Blum (Jean Blue) vocal and bass, Michael Frohn... more

King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen, Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 14, 1956) is a Grammy Award nominated heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive use of vocals in the falsetto register. He is the frontman for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond. King Diamond's first DK heavy rock band, with whom he played guitar, was called Brainstorm (1974-76), with Jeanette Blum (Jean Blue) vocal and bass, Michael Frohn (Mike West)guitar and Jes Jacobsen(Jesse James)drums. King Diamond left Brainstorm and began singing with a local Danish hard rock band Black Rose. It was during this time in Black Rose that King Diamond began experimenting with horror themed theatrics as well as shaping a malevolent quasi-Satanic stage persona. In 1980, he left Black Rose and joined the punk-metal band Brats where he met the three musicians (Hank Shermann, Michael Denner, Timi Hansen) that would join with King Diamond in 1980 to become Mercyful Fate. Following Mercyful Fate... less