King Diamond appeared as much a caricature as any of them. With his masked face and satanic songs rendered in that mock-operatic shriek, he was frequently ridiculed in the music press.

Earlier today, the man himself King Diamond dropped a new single dubbed “Spider Lilly”, as well as an accompanying music video. And while the song itself is pretty cool and part of his forthcoming ...

For any King Diamond virgins out there, it’s also a theatrical show. Yeah. I wear different masks and coats. When they [the newcomers] see it they will realise it’s a little different.