Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

The cryptic message arrived via email one day: “I have the polish you are looking for.” it read. “It removes bluing and golding.” Golding? “Contact me with an address and I will send out a free sample ...

Years before King Diamond, drummer Matt Thompson played in Truncator, a short-lived death metal band with surprisingly ...

Danish heavy metal legend King Diamond continued his demonic legacy of more than 40 years with a stop at the Agora in Cleveland, part of the 35-date “St. Lucifer’s Hospital 1920” tour. Joining King is ...

Heavy metal has its fair share of characters but King Diamond stands out even amongst the most colorful and remarkable musicians. As the iconic frontman of Mercyful Fate and the namesake for the band ...

This was just about the best possible way to kick off the holiday season: heavy metal legends King Diamond and Exodus brought plenty of sound and fury to the recently opened Fillmore concert hall in ...

Talk about a sad way to start the week. Over the weekend, news got out that metal legend King Diamond recently underwent triple-bypass heart surgery. Diamond, who is only 54, had the surgery on the ...