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King Diamond

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

King Diamond is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Hellyeah, Unto Others, Cage, Chuck Schuldiner and Toxic. Those roots explain a lot about how King Diamond arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Savatage, Manowar, Grave Digger, Angel Witch and W.A.S.P., sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sorcerer, Moonspell, Candlemass, Arch Enemy and Volbeat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around King Diamond, reaching back through Hellyeah and forward to Sorcerer. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
King DiamondHellyeahUnto OthersCageChuck SchuldinerToxicRoadrunner RecordsDon't Break the OathMetal ChurchSorcererMoonspellCandlemassArch EnemyVolbeatOverkillAbigailTim "Ripper" OwensSavatageManowarGrave DiggerAngel WitchW.A.S.P.Iced EarthTestamentVirgin Steele

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King Diamond connections

King Diamond grew out of Hellyeah, Unto Others, Cage and Chuck Schuldiner, shares an orbit with Savatage, Manowar, Grave Digger and Angel Witch, went on to shape Sorcerer, Moonspell, Candlemass and Arch Enemy. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots11

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with King Diamond.

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