Mercyful Fate (EP)

Mercyful Fate
EP by Mercyful Fate
Released	September 25, 1982
Recorded	September 1982
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal
Length	22:04
Label	RaveOn
Producer	Jac Hustinx
Mercyful Fate chronology
Mercyful Fate (1982) Melissa (1983)

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Allmusic	[1]

Mercyful Fate is the first official release of Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate.^[2] It is also known as Nuns Have No Fun, the "first album" or the "EP". It is a four track, 45rpm effort and was recorded and mixed at Stone Studio in Roosendaal, Netherlands, in two days in September 1982 and released on Rave-On Records as RMLP-002. The album is produced and mixed by Jac Hustinx and engineered by Willem Steetjes. The cover is drawn by Ole Poulsen. The album in its entirety was later re-issued in 1987 as part of The Beginning compilation.

There are three pressings:

• first pressing is white bordered.
• second pressing is black bordered.
• third pressing is black bordered but distributed by Bertus Holland.

Track listing

Side A:

1. "A Corpse Without Soul" (Hank Shermann, King Diamond) – 6:53
2. "Nuns Have No Fun" (Shermann, Michael Denner, Diamond) – 4:17

Side B:

1. "Doomed by the Living Dead" (Shermann, Diamond) – 5:06
2. "Devil Eyes" (Shermann, Denner, Diamond) – 5:48

Credits

• King Diamond - Vocals
• Hank Shermann - Guitar
• Michael Denner - Guitar
• Timi Hansen - Bass
• Kim Ruzz - Drums

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/6/26/music/11313682&sec=music