Mercyful Fate
Various musicians have cited Mercyful Fate as an influence. Kerry King, the guitarist for the thrash metal band Slayer, has stated, that he and Jeff Hanneman were big fans of Mercyful Fate when Slayer recorded the album "Hell Awaits", so much so that the album was very influenced by Mercyful Fate. Fellow thrash metal band Metallica recorded a medley of Mercyful Fate songs on their 1998 "Garage Inc." cover album. Since then, the band has performed the song various times live with several members of Mercyful Fate.