Heavy Metal Frontman King Diamond to Join the Digital Cast of Guitar Hero(R) Metallica(R)

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Heavy Metal Frontman King Diamond to Join the Digital Cast of Guitar Hero(R) Metallica(R):

"SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Having united forces with rock 'n' roll legends Metallica for encore performances and recordings throughout the years, GRAMMY(R) Award-nominated heavy metal vocalist and Mercyful Fate frontman King Diamond will take to the cyber-stage with Metallica this spring in Activision Publishing Inc.'s Guitar Hero(R) Metallica(R).

Fans, stagehands and groupies alike will have the opportunity to shred and drum with or wail as the digital King Diamond during performances of 'Evil.' The song, which originally was recorded in 1983 and is one of the Mercyful Fate songs that comprise Metallica's 'Mercyful Fate' medley, was re-recorded by four of the five original band members for Guitar Hero Metallica. The recording session was overseen by guitarist Hank Shermann in the band's native Denmark; after which King Diamond laid down his vocals in Dallas, Texas, and mixed the song with J.T. Longoria."

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