Mercyful Fate "Time"

Time is the fourth studio album by the Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. It was released on 25 October 1994 by Metal Blade Records.

The track "The Mad Arab" is about H. P. Lovecraft's character Abdul Alhazred, the author of the fictional forbidden tome of occult lore The Necronomicon

The cover skull is said to be the famous "Melissa Skull". The lower jaw was stolen in Amsterdam.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by King Diamond.

1. "Nightmare Be Thy Name" Michael Denner 3:29
2. "Angel of Light" Diamond 3:37
3. "Witches' Dance" Diamond 4:47
4. "The Mad Arab" Hank Shermann 4:42
5. "My Demon" Diamond 4:42
6. "Time" Diamond 4:22
7. "The Preacher" Shermann 3:29
8. "Lady in Black" Diamond 3:49
9. "Mirror" Denner 3:19
10. "The Afterlife" Shermann 4:32
11. "Castillo del Mortes" Shermann 6:14

Music videos for "Nightmare Be Thy Name" and "Witches' Dance" were made.

Recorded and mixed at the Dallas Sound Lab during May – August 1994

Mastered at Future Disc