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him her story, that happened seven years before. Mrs. Jane kept her 4-year-old daughter Molly in the attic until she (Molly) died. Before, Mrs. Jane painted Molly's portrait and put it above the fireplace, so that Molly would become immortal; however, Molly made the portrait speak to her mother, so that Jane would know about Molly's pain. Mrs. Jane then speaks a rhyme and burns the portrait. A free spirit of Molly returns to haunt her until she goes insane.
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Five songs on this album (first four and "Haunted") form a short story. Narrator sees a face in "every candle that burns". This face speaks one word to him: "Jonah". So he finds an old book, speaks a rhyme and frees the spirit from the candle. It's the spirit of a little girl named Molly, who tells
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joined the album recording sessions at the last minute, as the band's second guitarist at the time "wasn't working out" in the studio. As a result, it is the only King Diamond album which does not feature any writing credits from LaRocque. Recording a solo for "Dressed in White" functioned as his
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album, which took place in the Sound Track Studio in Copenhagen during June, July and August 1985. The album was released worldwide on March 14th, 1986.
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has sold over 100,000 copies in North America alone. The title of the album comes from
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The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties
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Index


Studio album
King Diamond
Copenhagen
Genre
Heavy metal
Label
Roadrunner
Producer
King Diamond
King Diamond
Abigail
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
heavy metal
King Diamond
Roadrunner Records
Andy LaRocque
The Spider's Lullabye
concept album
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
King Diamond
King Diamond
Andy LaRocque
Timi Hansen
Mikkey Dee
"King Diamond - Fatal Portrait review"
AllMusic
All Media Network

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