The new King Diamond record The Institute is starting to reach Chinese Democracy levels of mythos. King Diamond and his band have been talking about working on the record for quite a few years now, yet we've only heard one song called "Masquerade of Madness".
However, King Diamond reignited the flames of hope when he played two brand new, never-before-heard songs at the kickoff to his North American tour on October 15 in San Antonio, TX. Diamond busted out "Spider Lilly" and "Electro Therapy", both of which seem to absolutely reek of old school King Diamond.
I gotta admit – I was losing excitement about The Institute, but these two new tracks got me hooked.
King Diamond is on the road across North America with newly-recruited backing vocalist and organist Myrkur, and openers Overkill and Night Demon (unless otherwise noted). Tickets are available here.
10/16 Bayou Music Center Houston, TX
10/18 Andrew J Brady Music Center Cincinnati, OH
10/19 The Factory St. Louis, MO
10/20 The Midland Theater Kansas City, MO
10/22 Murat Theatre At Old National Center Indianapolis, IN
10/23 The Louisville Palace Theatre Louisville, KY
10/25 The Eastern Atlanta, GA
10/26 Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater St. Petersburg, FL
10/28 The Fillmore Silver Spring, MD
10/30 Kings Theater Brooklyn, NY
10/31 Roadrunner Boston, MA (no Overkill)
11/2 MTelus Montreal, QC
11/3 The Theatre At Great Canadian Mississauga, ON
11/4 The Masonic Temple Detroit, MI
11/6 The Agora Theatre & Ballroom Cleveland, OH
11/7 The Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
11/8 The Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
11/10 The Fillmore Minneapolis, MN
11/11 Vibrant Music Hall Waukee, IA
11/14 Mission Ballroom Denver, CO
11/16 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
11/18 Orpheum Vancouver, BC
11/20 Edmonton Convention Center Edmonton, AB
11/21 TCU Place Saskatoon, SK
11/22 Grey Eagle Resort And Casino Calgary, AB
11/24 Keller Auditorium Portland, OR
11/25 Moore Theater Seattle, WA
11/27 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
11/29 Youtube Theater Los Angeles, CA
11/30 The Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, NV
12/1 Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre San Diego, CA
12/2 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
12/4 REVEL Albuquerque, NM
12/6 The Factory In Deep Ellum Dallas, TX
