Mercyful Fate | ||||
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EP by Mercyful Fate | ||||
Released | 25 September 1982 | |||
Recorded | September 1982 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal, black metal | |||
Length | 22:04 | |||
Label | Rave-On Records | |||
Producer | Jac Hustinx | |||
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Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5 |
Mercyful Fate is the first official release of Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. It is also known as Nuns Have No Fun, the "first album" or the "EP". It is a four track, 45rpm effort and was recorded and mixed at Stone Studio in Roosendaal, Netherlands, in two days in September 1982 and released on the independent label Rave-On Records as RMLP-002. The album was produced and mixed by Jac Hustinx and engineered by Willem Steetjes. The cover is drawn by Ole Poulsen. The album in its entirety was later re-issued in 1987 as part of The Beginning compilation.
There are three pressings: