What key details about mercyful fate can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: mercyful fate is a danish heavy metal band from copenhagen , formed in 1981 by vocalist king diamond and guitarist hank shermann . influenced by progressive rock and hard rock , with lyrics dealing with satan and the occult , mercyful fate were part of the first wave of black metal in the early to mid-1980s . many of the bands from this movement went on to influence later black metal musicians in the 1990s , particularly in norway . since the band 's inception in 1981 , mercyful fate have released seven studio albums , two extended plays and four compilations . after several line-up changes and self-made demos , mercyful fate released their self-titled ep in 1982 , with the line-up of king diamond -lrb- vocals -rrb- , hank shermann -lrb- guitar -rrb- , michael denner -lrb- guitar -rrb- , timi hansen -lrb- bass -rrb- and kim ruzz -lrb- drums -rrb- . with this line-up the group recorded their first two studio albums -lrb- 1983 's '' melissa '' and 1984 's '' do n't break the oath '' -rrb- , until 1985 when the band broke up due to musical differences . in 1993 , four out of the five members of mercyful fate reunited to record the album '' in the shadows '' , which was released the same year . during the 1990s , the band released four more studio albums and went through several line-up changes . since 1999 , mercyful fate have been on hiatus , but have reunited on occasion during the 2000s .
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- years active is 1981 : 2008 , 2011 -rrb- -- 1985 , 1992 -- 1999 -lrb- reunions- caption is king diamond performing live with mercyful fate in milan- origin is copenhagen , denmark- label is roadrunner metal blade- genre is heavy metal black metal- name is mercyful fate- background is group_or_band- image is 200px- associated acts is king diamond force of evil metallica