LETTERS
BIG DEBATE
The legendary King Diamond gave us the definitive say on the ‘did Ghost rip off Mercyful Fate’ debate, giving us a resounding ‘NO’ on the issue. He’d know best, after all.
HE SAID
“Some people have compared the two bands, but I never thought that. I very much saw them as a Blue Öyster Cult-style band. I’m sure they have a little influence from us, and that’s a huge honour to hear, but they have their own style. I never felt that they were copying us. We have all these guitar solos, and they barely use any guitar solos on those first couple of albums.”