Genres Heavy metal Website Official Website Origin Denmark | Years active 2002 (2002)–2006 Genre Heavy metal | |
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Associated acts Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Fate, Iron Fire Albums Black Empire, Force of Evil Members Hank Shermann, Michael Denner, Hal Patino, Martin Steene, Bjarne T Holm | ||
Force of Evil was a Danish 5-piece heavy metal band formed by the twin guitarists of Mercyful Fate, Michael Denner and Hank Shermann. They joined forces with Hal Patino, Bjarne T. Holm and Martin Steene, all known for their performance with King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Iron Fire.
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Formation
Force of Evil was formed in September 2002. Denner and Shermann are the original twin guitars from these classic Mercyful Fate recordings: Nuns Have No Fun, Melissa, Don't Break The Oath, In the Shadows, Time and Into the Unknown.
Hal Patino has been recording with King Diamond band on "Them", Conspiracy, The Eye, Abigail II: The Revenge, The Puppet Master, and Give Me Your Soul...Please. He played with King Diamond in all his tours as well. Bjarne T. Holm joined Mercyful Fate in 1995 and has been recording with the band since then. They went on several US, South American and European Tours. Martin Steene is the main man in the band Iron Fire with whome he has made several albums.
2003-2005
They started recording their first album on March 24, 2003 and the self-titled CD was officially released on January 26, 2004. On June 13, 2003, the band played their first worldwide performance in Cleveland, Ohio. A DVD was released in 2004, recorded in concert in Stockholm, Sweden, in November of the previous year. Their second album, Black Empire was released in the spring of 2005.
2006 break-up
The band disbanded in 2006, citing the band member's various other projects as the reason.
Discography
Videography
Songs
Back to HellBlack Empire · 2005
Death Comes CrawlingBlack Empire · 2005
Days of DamienBlack Empire · 2005