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In a 2002 interview with Chaotic Critiques webzine, Michael Weikath was asked if the band was somewhat spiritual, pointing out the occasional spiritual themes on songs such as "Hey Lord". Weikath replied:
“ Well most of the guys in the band are Christian, apart from Uli [Kusch] who cannot say that he has decided to accept the existence of a God. Our lyrics tend to have a spiritual feeling, as Uli doesn't mind that kind of lyrics because they express no bad or wrong thinking. It's also necessary to make [our positive lyrics] a point to other people, because just doing negative lyrics in order to hide the fact that one has no self-developed thinking would not satisfy us. I also think there's no excuse in saying “well, when I wrote this I was young and didn't know better.” Well then, DON'T write lyrics or think before you do. A lot of people will listen to what a lyricist is saying, and so you should bear in mind the responsibility that you have to the fans.[1]

Tony Le Pouilleux a écrit :Sais-tu, je crois que j'aime mieux une invasion de morts-vivants que de l'Église Évangéliste dont certains membres sont d'un radical, mais d'un radical...

Auric a écrit :OUi ben merde ! on va pas à un concert de Metal pour être converti au catholicisme (ou autre)
Comme dirait Tuco "Quand on joue, on raconte pas sa vie"

Tony Le Pouilleux a écrit :C'est quand même amusant, parce que c'est visiblement quelque chose qui a une incidence sur le groupe, mais c'est peu connu/discuté. Il me semble aussi avoir lu que les tensions ayant mené au départ de Kiske étaient en partie lié à un trip religieux bizarre de sa part.

Tony Le Pouilleux a écrit :

In a 2002 interview with Chaotic Critiques webzine, Michael Weikath was asked if the band was somewhat spiritual, pointing out the occasional spiritual themes on songs such as "Hey Lord". Weikath replied:
“ Well most of the guys in the band are Christian, apart from Uli [Kusch] who cannot say that he has decided to accept the existence of a God. Our lyrics tend to have a spiritual feeling, as Uli doesn't mind that kind of lyrics because they express no bad or wrong thinking. It's also necessary to make [our positive lyrics] a point to other people, because just doing negative lyrics in order to hide the fact that one has no self-developed thinking would not satisfy us. I also think there's no excuse in saying “well, when I wrote this I was young and didn't know better.” Well then, DON'T write lyrics or think before you do. A lot of people will listen to what a lyricist is saying, and so you should bear in mind the responsibility that you have to the fans.[1]

C'est quand même amusant, parce que c'est visiblement quelque chose qui a une incidence sur le groupe, mais c'est peu connu/discuté. Il me semble aussi avoir lu que les tensions ayant mené au départ de Kiske étaient en partie lié à un trip religieux bizarre de sa part.

King Diamond stated that he does not follow any specific religion, although he previously professed himself as a Satanist in the past, and expressed concern that religion has led so many people to kill and destroy each other. He stated that he cannot comprehend why religion has caused so much death and destruction when it is logically impossible to prove the presence or absence of any god. He states that he has reached a point in his life where he has completely given up believing in anything religious.
In an interview on public television, King Diamond stated "Religion is a very individual personal thing and nobody in here believe in the same thing anyway. We're individuals and because of that have different thoughts, different feelings, different needs. You've got to respect that in people you know. So I respect you whether you're Buddhist, Christian, Catholic, it doesn't matter you know. I never judge people by religious beliefs, never have, and I think everyone should feel good about their life. Believe in Christ? Stick to it is all I can say. If you have a good thing going man, stick to it. We're talking belief here and there's not a thing you can grasp and say 'Ok, look here I have proof here that what I say is right'."

“There are powers around us. Like all of a sudden my brother’s glass rose up in the air. I used that in some lyrics that experience such as in “Welcome Princess of Hell”. I feel very comfortable when things like that happen around me, because I see the spirits as my protectors almost as guardian angels. I feel very comfortable knowing that they are still around me. I took that experience as congratulations were behind you”

"'That was ... what inspired the song "Satan's Fall" -- discovering LaVey's Bible. The interesting thing is that LaVey's book is not that occult, it's mostly philosophy. In LaVey's Satanism he doesn't say you have to believe in this Devil with horns or whatever. When it comes to the spiritual side, there's just this huge void. LaVey realises, and I have the same feeling, that we're all born different with different needs and ways of thinking. No two people believe exactly the same way. When you realise that, you realise you should take whatever you want, whatever suits you best, whatever feels right for you to believe in. You can pick and choose what you believe. One of the things I consider almost mandatory, though, is believing that there are powers around us.'"
-- "Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship and Rock 'n' Roll", King Diamond interview, quoted by Gavin Baddeley, Hillman Printers, 1999; p. 127.

"Do you believe in Satan as an actual entity?"

"'If you're thinking of this guy with horns and a trail who opposes some good force, then no. For me the word 'Satan' stands for the powers of the unknown, the powers of darkness, that are all around us which we can use for our or other people's benefit.'"
-- Ibid., "Lucifer Rising", interview with King Diamond, pp. 127-128.

Drawing from Black Sabbath for inspiration (with occasional nods to the psychedelic sounds of the late 1960s), the band used gloomy down-tuned riffs and spiritual, often openly Bible-inspired lyrics, which led Metal Blade to market the band as "white metal" as opposed to black metal.[4] "I was brought up Catholic", vocalist and primary lyric writer Wagner explains in the liner notes of Psalm 9 re-issue (2006), "but you have to remember, back in the early 1980s, all the metal was kind of satanic, and I did not get into that vibe." Wagner has implied that Metal Blade actually came up with the term in the first place, which the band rejected: "I think it was more like Metal Blade trying to be cute or something, with everything [satanic metal] being called black metal, why not call us white metal, which is a bunch of crap."[5]

Tony Le Pouilleux a écrit :Ouais, la scène états-unienne plutôt axée Heavy mélodique, il faudrait que je me penche dessus, je connais peu.