# List of King Diamond members

King Diamond is a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen. Formed in 1985 by vocalist King Diamond, guitarist Michael Denner, and bassist Timi Hansen after the breakup of their former band Mercyful Fate. The first lineup of the group also included guitarist Andy LaRocque and drummer Mikkey Dee. The band currently consists of Diamond and LaRocque alongside guitarist Mike Wead, drummer Matt Thompson (both since 2000) and bassist Pontus Egberg (since 2014).

## History

Denner left King Diamond after the release of the band's second album Abigail in 1987, with Mike Moon taking his place for a European tour at the end of the year. Hansen also left after the tour, with Hal Patino joining alongside Moon's replacement Pete Blakk. By the end of the year, Dee had also left King Diamond. Dee was briefly replaced by Chris Whitemeier, before he was asked to return as a session drummer for the recording of Conspiracy the following year. Snowy Shaw joined as Dee's replacement prior to the beginning of touring for the album, shortly after his 21st birthday.
Following the release of The Eye, the band went into a five-year period of silence. The band would reform in 1994, adding guitarist Herb Simonsen, bassist Chris Estes, and drummer Darrin Anthony for the album The Spider's Lullabye, released the following year. Due to injuries suffered in a road traffic accident, Anthony was forced to leave the band shortly after the release of the 1996 follow-up The Graveyard, with John Luke Hebert taking his place. Simonsen left after the release of 1998's Voodoo, with Glen Drover taking his place. Paul David Harbour took over from Estes for 2000's House of God, after which Drover, Harbour, and Hebert all left the band.
Harbour, Drover, and Hebert were replaced by returning Hal Patino, and new additions Mike Wead and Matt Thompson, respectively in 2000. This lineup of the band remained stable for over 13 years and three studio albums, before Patino was fired in July 2014. He was replaced by The Poodles bassist Pontus Egberg.

## Members
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| King Diamond (Kim Petersen) | 1985–present | vocalskeyboards | all King Diamond releases |
| Andy LaRocque (Anders Allhage) | 1985–present | guitarskeyboards | all King Diamond releases |
| Mike Wead (Mickael Vikström) | 2000–present | guitars | all King Diamond releases from Abigail II: The Revenge (2002) onwards |
| Matt Thompson | 2000–present | drums | all King Diamond releases from Abigail II: The Revenge (2002) onwards |
| Pontus Egberg | 2014–present | bass | Songs for the Dead Live (2019) |

### Former

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Mikkey Dee (Micael Delaoglou) | 1985–19881989 (session) | drums | all King Diamond releases from "No Presents for Christmas" (1985) to Conspiracy (1989)In Concert 1987: Abigail (1991) |
| Timi Hansen | 1985–1987 (died 2019) | bass | "No Presents for Christmas" (1985)Fatal Portrait (1986)Abigail (1987)In Concert 1987: Abigail (1991) |
| Michael Denner | 1985–1987 | guitars | "No Presents for Christmas" (1985)Fatal Portrait (1986)Abigail (1987) |
| Mike Moon | 1987 | guitars | In Concert 1987: Abigail (1991) |
| Hal Patino | 1988–19902000–2014 | bass | Them (1988)Conspiracy (1989)The Eye (1990)all King Diamond releases from Abigail II: The Revenge (2002) to Give Me Your Soul Please (2007) |
| Pete Blakk | 1988–1990 | guitars | Them (1988)Conspiracy (1989)The Eye (1990) |
| Chris Whitemeier | 1988–1989 | drums | none |
| Snowy Shaw (Tommie Helgesson) | 1989–1990 | drums | The Eye (1990) |
| Chris Estes | 1994–1999 | basskeyboardsacoustic guitar | The Spider's Lullabye (1995)The Graveyard (1996)Voodoo (1998) |
| Herb Simonsen | 1994–1998 | guitars | The Spider's Lullabye (1995)The Graveyard (1996)Voodoo (1998) |
| Darrin Anthony | 1994–1997 | drums | The Spider's Lullabye (1995)The Graveyard (1996) |
| John Luke Hebert | 1997–2000 | drums | Voodoo (1998)House of God (2000) |
| Glen Drover | 1998–2000 | guitars | House of God (2000) |
| Paul David Harbour | 1999–2000 | bass | House of God (2000) |

## Line-ups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| 1985 | King Diamond – vocals Michael Denner – guitars Timi Hansen – bass | none – rehearsals only |
| July 1985 – June 1987 | King Diamond – vocals Michael Denner – guitars Timi Hansen – bass Andy LaRocque – guitars Mikkey Dee – drums | Fatal Portrait (1986) Abigail (1987) The Dark Sides (1988) |
| June – Late 1987 | King Diamond – vocals Timi Hansen – bass Andy LaRocque – guitars Mikkey Dee – drums Mike Moon – guitars | In Concert 1987: Abigail (1991) |
| Early – Late 1988 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars Mikkey Dee – drums Hal Patino – bass Pete Blakk – guitars | "Them" (1988) The Dark Sides (1988) |
| Late 1988 – 1989 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars Hal Patino – bass Pete Blakk – guitars Chris Whitemeier – drums | none – rehearsals only |
| 1989 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars Hal Patino – bass Pete Blakk – guitars Mikkey Dee – drums (session) | Conspiracy (1989) |
| October 1989 – October 1990 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars Hal Patino – bass Pete Blakk – guitars Snowy Shaw – drums | The Eye (1990) |
| Band inactive October 1990 – September 1994 |||
| September 1994 – September 1996 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars, keyboards Herb Simonsen – guitars Chris Estes – bass Darrin Anthony – drums | The Spider's Lullabye (1995) The Graveyard (1996) |
| October 1996 – February 1998 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars, keyboards Herb Simonsen – guitars Chris Estes – bass, keyboards, guitars John Luke Hebert – drums | Voodoo (1998) Collector's Item (1999) |
| February 1998 – February 2000 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars, keyboards Chris Estes – bass John Luke Hebert – drums Glen Drover – guitars | none – live performances only |
| February – June 2000 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars, keyboards John Luke Hebert – drums Glen Drover – guitars Paul David Harbour – bass | House of God (2000) |
| June 2000 – July 2014 | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars, keyboards Mike Wead – guitars Hal Patino – bass Matt Thompson – drums | Abigail II: The Revenge (2002) The Puppet Master (2003) Deadly Lullabyes (2004) Give Me Your Soul...Please (2007) |
| July 2014 – present | King Diamond – vocals, keyboards Andy LaRocque – guitars, keyboards Mike Wead – guitars Matt Thompson – drums Pontus Egberg – bass | Songs for the Dead Live (2019) The Institute (TBC) |