EP196: Mercyful Fate "Melissa"

<div class="">How much of our love of Mercyful Fate is based on nostalgia versus the fact that they were an incredibly innovative, talented band with great songs?  As a relative newbie to the band Rod helps us answer the question as we dive deep into their classic first LP while touching on their equally great follow up <em>Don’t Break the Oath</em>, discuss the conviction in the bands approach and debate how many riffs is too many riffs.   </div> <div class=""> </div> <div class="">RIP Jerry Lee Lewis </div> <div class="">RIP Timi Hansen </div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><u class="">Recommended Listening</u>:</div> <div class=""> <div class="">King Diamond <em>Fatal Portrait </em></div> <div class=""> https://open.spotify.com/album/0l9HvMchT9T7ZPoWBhu1Zj?si=35hHcYFrSzWpGaufjpIENQ</div> <div class=""> </div> <div class="">Metallica <em>Mercyful Fate</em></div> <div class=""> https://open.spotify.com/track/45oVrneg2MiwAA74KgmtBj?si=943491a4c53a4c4d</div> <div class=""> </div> <div class="">manhuntsman <em>Convalesce </em></div> <div class=""> https://open.spotify.com/album/68hyowzBh18ZcDvg1edBtJ?si=7QMxfxVOTyCX73fsH4s5CA</div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><span class=""><u>Movie</u></span></div> <div class=""><span class=""><em>The Munsters</em></span></div> <div class=""><span class= "">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14813212/</span></div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "http://huntsmanhill.com/">huntsmanhill.com</a></div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "mailto:huntsmanhillpodcast@gmail.com">huntsmanhillpodcast@gmail.com</a></div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "http://instagram.com/huntsmanhill">instagram.com/huntsmanhill</a></div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill">https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill</a></div> <div class="">Spotify Playlist:  <a class="" href= "https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg">https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQl