MERCYFUL FATE 'NUNS HAVE NO FUN' CLEAR WITH BLACK SMOKE EP

It’s cover art — a stark, black-and-white drawing of a mostly naked young woman burning on the cross amid a circle of hooded occultists — says it all: Mercyful Fate were taking no prisoners with their infamous debut 1982 EP. Helmed by helium-voiced great Dane King Diamond, its four sinister songs aim to shock and awe, and a young American band called Metallica took notice, eventually covering standout cut “A Corpse Without Soul” years later as part of their “Mercyful Fate” medley. Revolver Staff

SIDE A
01. A Corpse Without Soul
02. Nuns Have No Fun

SIDE B
03. Doomed by the Living Dead
04. Devil Eyes