King Diamond unveils new music “Spider Lilly,” first single in 5 years

King Diamond has launched his first new single in 5 years, “Spider Lilly.” The video for the music may be streamed beneath.

Earlier this yr, King Diamond premiered the music dwell alongside one other new lower, “Electro Remedy,” throughout his eponymous band’s recently-wrapped North American tour.

Clocking in at 5 minutes in size, “Spider Lilly” is a thrashy quantity with chugging guitar riffs and a winding association that takes some sudden melodic turns. King Diamond’s iconic falsetto is in full flight, backed by the vocals of Danish singer/songwriter Myrkur, who reprises her function as backup singer on the aforementioned tour.

It’s the primary piece of music from King Diamond’s forthcoming new “Horror Trilogy,” of which half one is titled Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920.

Beforehand, the metallic legend had introduced that his forthcoming, long-gestating undertaking can be titled The Institute, although it seems he’s re-titled or expanded the idea, as there’s nonetheless quite a few references to asylums and psychological hospitals — together with the video for “Spider Lilly,” shot on the Pennhurst Asylum simply exterior Philadelphia on a journey day throughout the latest tour.

“What a darkish however nice expertise,” King stated of the video in a press launch. “Hopefully that was not the final video we can movie there.”

The lineup for the tour and single stays constant: King Diamond on lead/backing vox, plus the Hammond organ; Andy La Rocque and Mike Wead on guitar; Pontus Egberg on the bass; Matt Thompson on drums; and Myrkur including backing vocals. The observe was combined and mastered by Arthur Rizk.

The brand new music marks King Diamond’s first single since 2019’s “Masquerade of Insanity,” which on the time was his first new music in 12 years.

The tip of King Diamond’s press launch teases future music from the upcoming trilogy with the next: “There are already a number of tales ready to be instructed about all that has occurred earlier than, throughout, and after the beginning of the music ‘Spider Lilly’…”

Stream the video for “Spider Lilly” beneath.

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