Abigail II: The Revenge (2002) (METAL BLADE RECORDS) (13 TRACKS) King Diamond
Album Description:
ABIGAIL II: THE REVENGE is tenth full-length solo album by King Diamond released in 2002 and is plotwise a successor to the 1987 album ABIGAIL. The cover art was done by Travis Smith. The character of Brandon Henry is based on King's friend, Brandon J. Henry, who looks after King's house when he is on the road.
Plot:
The plot correlates with that of the original album ABIGAIL, and the listener discovers that she is actually the half-sister of O'Brian (the mysterious leader of the Black Horsemen from the original album), and is kept alive. The year is 1863, and Abigail is now 18 years old. She walks through a forest to the mansion from the original plot, where the gates are locked. She was going to die, when 'little one', the ghost of the original Abigail from 1777 opens the gates. Abigail enters and is greeted by Jonathan's servant, Brandon Henry. It turns out that Jonathan did not die after he fell down the stairs, but is confined to a wheelchair. He has not moved on from Miriam's death and now calls himself Count de Lafey. He greets Abigail, calling her Miriam and believing she is back (she died from the pain when she gave birth to Abigail). He goes to bed, taking Abigail, where Jonathan rapes her, and Abigail decides to get revenge. Abigail goes to the crypt to see her past incarnation. Brandon Henry finds her and Abigail takes a sharp necklace from the mummified baby's neck (the same one from The Eye) and slits his throat. She puts broken glass in Jonathan's food, and then sets him on fire where he dies. The fire spreads to Abigail and she dies as well. The stillborn body of Abigail's 'spirit twin' is still alive, because the fire cannot get to the crypt, so her ghost does not pass on.
Personnel: King Diamond (vocals, strings, harpsichord, keyboards); Andy LaRocque (guitar, strings, harpsichord, keyboards); Mike Wead (guitar); Kol Marshall (strings, harpsichord, keyboards); Hal Patino (bass); Matt Thompson (drums); Alyssa Bisenberger (Voice of "Little One").
Recorded at: Los Angered Recording, Gothenburg, Sweden (05/2001-08/2001) & Nomad Recording Studio, Dallas, TX (05/2001-08/2001).
Produced by Kol Marshall, King Diamond, Andy LaRocque.
Track Listing:
1. Spare This Life - 1:44 2. The Storm - 4:22 3. Mansion in Sorrow - 3:36 4. Miriam - 5:10 5. Little One - 4:31 6. Slippery Stairs - 5:10 7. The Crypt - 4:11 8. Broken Glass - 4:13 9. More Than Pain - 2:31 10. The Wheelchair - 5:19 11. Spirits - 4:57 12. Mommy - 6:26 13. Sorry Dear - :53
Abigail II: The Revenge (2002) (METAL BLADE RECORDS) (13 TRACKS)
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Album Description:
ABIGAIL II: THE REVENGE is tenth full-length solo album by King Diamond released in 2002 and is plotwise a successor to the 1987 album ABIGAIL. The cover art was done by Travis Smith. The character of Brandon Henry is based on King's friend, Brandon J. Henry, who looks after King's house when he is on the road.
Plot:
The plot correlates with that of the original album ABIGAIL, and the listener discovers that she is actually the half-sister of O'Brian (the mysterious leader of the Black Horsemen from the original album), and is kept alive. The year is 1863, and Abigail is now 18 years old. She walks through a forest to the mansion from the original plot, where the gates are locked. She was going to die, when 'little one', the ghost of the original Abigail from 1777 opens the gates. Abigail enters and is greeted by Jonathan's servant, Brandon Henry. It turns out that Jonathan did not die after he fell down the stairs, but is confined to a wheelchair. He has not moved on from Miriam's death and now calls himself Count de Lafey. He greets Abigail, calling her Miriam and believing she is back (she died from the pain when she gave birth to Abigail). He goes to bed, taking Abigail, where Jonathan rapes her, and Abigail decides to get revenge. Abigail goes to the crypt to see her past incarnation. Brandon Henry finds her and Abigail takes a sharp necklace from the mummified baby's neck (the same one from The Eye) and slits his throat. She puts broken glass in Jonathan's food, and then sets him on fire where he dies. The fire spreads to Abigail and she dies as well. The stillborn body of Abigail's 'spirit twin' is still alive, because the fire cannot get to the crypt, so her ghost does not pass on.
Personnel: King Diamond (vocals, strings, harpsichord, keyboards); Andy LaRocque (guitar, strings, harpsichord, keyboards); Mike Wead (guitar); Kol Marshall (strings, harpsichord, keyboards); Hal Patino (bass); Matt Thompson (drums); Alyssa Bisenberger (Voice of "Little One").
Recorded at: Los Angered Recording, Gothenburg, Sweden (05/2001-08/2001) & Nomad Recording Studio, Dallas, TX (05/2001-08/2001).
Produced by Kol Marshall, King Diamond, Andy LaRocque.
Track Listing:
1. Spare This Life - 1:44
2. The Storm - 4:22
3. Mansion in Sorrow - 3:36
4. Miriam - 5:10
5. Little One - 4:31
6. Slippery Stairs - 5:10
7. The Crypt - 4:11
8. Broken Glass - 4:13
9. More Than Pain - 2:31
10. The Wheelchair - 5:19
11. Spirits - 4:57
12. Mommy - 6:26
13. Sorry Dear - :53