9 (Mercyful Fate album)

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9 is the seventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. 9 was recorded during February and March 1999 and was released on 15 June 1999 through Metal Blade Records.<ref name="AMG" /> This album continues the heavier sound that was introduced in their previous album Dead Again, and also marks the continuation of the Satanic and occult-based lyrical themes which were prevalent during the band's first incarnation and were reintroduced on 1994’s Time album, as the primary lyrical focus. 9 was Mercyful Fate's last studio album before their twenty-year hiatus from 1999 to 2019.

Personnel

Mercyful Fate

• King Diamond – vocals
• Hank Shermann – guitars
• Mike Wead – guitars
• Sharlee D'Angelo – bass
• Bjarne T. Holm – drums

Additional musicians

• Kol Marshall – keyboards

Production

• Kol Marshall – production, engineering, mixing with Mercyful Fate
• Vince Rossi – engineering