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The band Mercyful Fate was founded in 1981. Before coming to fame, the band got it’s start in Copenhagen. Generally, music journalists would define Mercyful Fate’s style within the genre/s of heavy metal, and other rock music.
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King Diamond
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Manilla Road
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Venom
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Bathory
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Cirith Ungol
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Celtic Frost
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Running Wild
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Satan
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Exciter
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Metal Church
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Witchfinder General
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Hellhammer
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Beherit
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