I was obviously behind the
times given I just discovered this as I searched for suitable subject matter
for this feature, but wow, am I glad I found this?! ‘The Puppet Master’ was of course the
title of the 2003 album by King Diamond. By now no stranger to concept albums, this
one was about a young couple – namely King Diamond and a lady called Victoria -
who go to watch a puppet show in Budapest,
and wind up being turned into undead puppets by the Puppet Master and his wife.
The album came with a DVD on which King Diamond tells the story of the Puppet
Master, sat at a table in a dark room lit heavily with candles. You can watch the entire video above. I highly recommend you do, particularly now night has fallen - its compelling viewing.
I certainly think he makes
a good story teller – no, an excellent story teller - and his trademark
facepaint only helps to convey that sinister feeling you get from watching him
tell the tale. Watch his hands and his eyes, particularly the latter as they
roll back and forth. He’s really into
this. And it just gets better and better as it progresses.
At the same time, you have
to admit, in metal terms, this is pure cheese. But cheese is often good, and
the King of heavy metal horror rarely does bad.
Peter
Clegg
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