Mercyful Fate "Into the Unknown"

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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by King Diamond.

1. "Lucifer" Diamond 1:31
2. "The Uninvited Guest" Diamond 4:16
3. "The Ghost of Change" Diamond 5:43
4. "Listen to the Bell" Hank Shermann 3:58
5. "Fifteen Men (And a Bottle of Rum)" Michael Denner 5:06
6. "Into the Unknown" Shermann 6:36
7. "Under the Spell" Diamond 4:43
8. "Deadtime" Denner 3:16
9. "Holy Water" Diamond 4:33
10. "Kutulu (The Mad Arab, Part 2)" Shermann 5:19

Japanese release bonus track

1. "The Ripper" (Judas Priest cover) Glenn Tipton 2:53

1997 remaster includes a bonus track from the The Bell Witch EP:

1. Curse of the Pharaohs (live)

Recorded at Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX, USA, January – February 1996.