Satan's Fall - Mercyful Fate

[Mouse]

This one has been been a bucket list song of mine since the time it was released (1983). Given the title of the song and the length, I'm assuming this one won't have many takers but if you're curious, this is a great example of early 80s metal that still has a lot of elements popular in 70s hard rock. Obviously the imagery is darker but guitar wise IMO it has as much in common with bands like UFO as it does with more traditional metal bands.

This was a beast given the length and all the time/tempo changes and this is about as good as I'm going to get it.

Satan's Fall - Mercyful Fate

 

[Sapient]

No religion (religious).

 

[Mouse]

No religion (religious).

So does that mean I can’t post a clip from the Exorcist either?

 

[ibmorjamn]

Sounds really good Mouse.

 

[Mouse]

Sounds really good Mouse.

Cheers @ibmorjamn. I appreciate the listen given how long this is.

 

[Sapient]

So does that mean I can’t post a clip from the Exorcist either?

Lol. Only if it's this one ...

Classic.

 

[Mouse]

Whew! I guess my upcoming Stryper medley is safe.

 

[Headache]

Great job man! I love the way those guys put melodies together. Amazing band.

 

[Mouse]

Great job man! I love the way those guys put melodies together. Amazing band.

Thanks man! I agree. If you strip out the imagery and lyrics, you're left with some melodic and creative instrumentation. Shermann/Denner are right there among my favorite guitar duos.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

That is a real piece of work for sure, and I appreciate it.

 

[Mouse]

That is a real piece of work for sure, and I appreciate it.

It's an amazingly crafted song. Appreciate you having a listen Mitch.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

It's an amazingly crafted song. Appreciate you having a listen Mitch.

And I should have added, excellent playing on the song as well

 

[Mouse]

And I should have added, excellent playing on the song as well

You're kind, thank you. It's got it's share of rough patches but at 11+ minutes I only had a few takes in me. I was happy to get through it mostly unscathed lol.