I really liked the first KIND DIAMOND albums... There were a fuckiing bunch of killing riffs, melted in complex songs and great leads... With top notch guitar and drum playing... And super vocals! (It might sound gay, but it's full of CYNICISM

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Well, if you don't like much "Individual thought patterns" of DEATH, that's kind of logical you don't like K.D. much.
MERCYFUL FATE was more some kind of "usual" heavy metal... The songs weren't so complex, and it sounded less cynic and/ tragic... At least in my hears