Mercyful Fate "9 (Digipack Edition)"

9 is the seventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. 9 was recorded during February and March 1999 and was released on 15 June 1999 on Metal Blade Records.[1] This album continues the heavier sound that was introduced in their previous album Dead Again, and also marks the continuation of the Satanic- and occult-based lyrical themes which were prevalent during the band's first incarnation and were reintroduced on the Time (1994) album, as the primary lyrical focus. 9 was Mercyful Fate's last studio album before their twenty-year hiatus from 1999 to 2019.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by King Diamond.

1. "Last Rites" Hank Shermann 4:12
2. "Church of Saint Anne" Shermann 4:44
3. "Sold My Soul" Diamond 5:04
4. "House on the Hill" Shermann 3:43
5. "Burn in Hell" Diamond 3:49
6. "The Grave" Shermann 4:09
7. "Insane" Shermann 3:01
8. "Kiss the Demon" Diamond 3:53
9. "Buried Alive" Diamond 4:53
10. "9" Mike Wead 4:31

Recording information:

Recorded at Nomad Recording Studio, Carrollton, Texas, USA, February - March 1999.

Kol Marshall – producer, engineer, mixing with Mercyful Fate

Vince Rossi – engineer