VOODOO

Personnel includes: King Diamond (vocals); Dimebag Darrell, Andy La Rocque, Herb Simonsen (guitar); Chris Estes (bass); John Luke Hebert (drums). Producers: King Diamond, Andy La Rocque, Sterling Winfield. Personnel: King Diamond (vocals, harpsichord, organ, keyboards); Andy LaRocque (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Chris Estes (acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass guitar). Audio Mixers: King Diamond; Sterling Winfield. Audio Remasterer: Andy LaRocque. Photographers: Ray Landry; Donna Lynch. On King Diamond's eighth concept album, the prolific horror rocker hasn't entirely run out of ideas, although the material on Voodoo is generally predictable. Set in New Orleans, the story line is loaded with more witchcraft, haunted houses, and ghosts. The music stays true to form as well; Diamond's cartoonishly ghastly vocals haven't lost any of their bite, long running sideman Andy LaRocque maintains his own high level of proficiency on the guitar, and the band in general turn in dependably workmanlike performances. Overall, King Diamond achieves a sort of musical equivalent to the classic Hammer horror films of the 1960s. He invests a sincere enthusiasm in his work that is hard not to appreciate. ~ Andy Hinds

• Genre: Pop
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format: CD
• Released: 11/10/2009