The Bell Witch is a short, promotional EP released by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate to herald their reunion album. It features two tracks off In the Shadows, of which one is based on the American legend of the Bell Witch, plus four live tracks. The EP was released on 27 June 1994. It was re-released in 2004 on Metal Blade Records.

The Bell Witch
EP by
Released27 June 1994
Recorded8 October 1993 (live tracks)
GenreHeavy metal
Length28:56
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerKing Diamond, Hank Shermann, Tim Kimsey
Mercyful Fate chronology
In the Shadows
(1993)
The Bell Witch
(1994)
Time
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Track listing

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  1. "The Bell Witch" (Hank Shermann) (King Diamond) – 4:34
  2. "Is that You, Melissa" (King Diamond) – 4:37
  3. "Curse of the Pharaohs" (Diamond, Shermann) – 4:24 |¹
  4. "Egypt" (Diamond) – 4:53 |¹
  5. "Come to the Sabbath" (Diamond) – 6:48 |¹
  6. "Black Funeral" (Diamond, Shermann) – 3:40 |¹

|¹ Recorded live 8 October 1993 in Los Angeles, California.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Bell Witch – Mercyful Fate". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.