1. MERCYFUL FATE
   1. Discography
2. Chronology
   1. 1974
      1. Brainstorm (Band)
         1. Musicians:
            1. King Diamond
            2. Jeanette Blum (Jean Blue) vocal and bass
            3. Michael Frohn (Mike West) guitar
            4. es Jacobsen (Jesse James) drums
   2. 1978
      1. Brats (Band)
         1. Music Genre: Punk
         2. Musicians
            1. Franz De Zaster - Vocals
            2. Hank de Wank - Guitars
            3. aka
            4. Hank Shermann aka Rene Krollmark
            5. Mickey Rat - Bass
            6. Eddie Haircut - Drums
   3. 1979
      1. Brats (Band)
         1. Brats Band disbanded and reformed as a Heavy Metal band
         2. Musicians
            1. Hank de Wank - Guitars
            2. aka
            3. Hank Shermann aka Rene Krollmark
            4. Yenz Leonhardt (Jens Arnsted) - Vocals, Bass
            5. Lars Monroe - Drums
            6. Michael Denner - Guitars
         3. Music Genre:Heavy Metal
         4. Brats signs a contract with CBS records
   4. 1980
      1. BRATS - 1980 (Album)
      2. Brats (Band)
         1. Michael Denner leaves Brats
         2. Carsten van Der Volsing. joins Brats
         3. Yenz Leonhardt stops singing and continues as bass player
         4. King Diamond joins Brats to sing
   5. 1981
      1. Brats (Band) disbanded
      2. Danger Zone (Band)
         1. Michael Denner forms Danger Zone after leaving Brats in 1980
      3. Mercyful Fate (Band) formed
      4. Mercyful Fate (Band) records multiple demo's
         1. MERCYFUL FATE - Demo #1
         2. MERCYFUL FATE - Demo #2
         3. MERCYFUL FATE - Demo #3
         4. MERCYFUL FATE - Burning the Cross (Demo recording)
   6. 1982
      1. Mercyful Fate releases first record:
         1. MERCYFUL FATE - Self-Titled (EP)
   7. 1983
      1. Mercyful Fate releases:
         1. MERCYFUL FATE - Melissa
         2. MERCYFUL FATE - Black Funeral / Black Masses (Single)
   8. 1984
      1. Mercyful Fate releases:
         1. MERCYFUL FATE - Don't Break the Oath
   9. 1985
      1. KING Diamond (Band) Formed
      2. GEISHA (Band) Formed
   10. 1987
       1. MERCYFUL FATE - Black Masses / The Beginning (Compilation)
   11. 1992
       1. MERCYFUL FATE - Return of the Vampire
3. Author: Jim Geuther
   1. Projects