Into the Unknown | ||||
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Studio album by Mercyful Fate | ||||
Released | 20 August 1996 | |||
Recorded | January–February 1996 | |||
Studio | Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX, USA | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 44:38 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | King Diamond, Tim Kimsey, Brian Slagel | |||
Mercyful Fate chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Chronicles of Chaos | 5/10 |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10 |
Rock Hard (GER) | 9.5/10 |
Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5 |
Into the Unknown is the fifth album by Mercyful Fate, released by Metal Blade Records in 1996.
Into the Unknown is the most commercially successful Mercyful Fate album to date. It peaked at No. 31 in the Finnish charts, remaining for two weeks in the Top 40. It is the only album by the band to appear on the charts.
All lyrics written by King Diamond.