Paul Gargano at Steel Edge coated the latest Hell & Heaven Fest 2022 in Mexico, and whereas Pantera’s return to the stage for the primary time in 20 years was the large information, he additionally had the prospect to witness a gathering between Stryper frontman Michael Candy and Mercyful Destiny legend King Diamond. He snapped the picture above.
Guesting on Waste Some Time With Jason Inexperienced, Candy appeared again on the encounter with the legendary Mercyful Destiny frontman.
Candy: “In all these years, I’ve had this notion of Kim (Bendix Petersen), after which I met Kim, and he was so well mannered. One of many nicest guys I’ve ever met; very cordial and pleasant, and took an image and shook my hand and appeared into my eyes and engaged in dialog. You would inform he was all for speaking, and I simply was blown away. All these perceptions have been annihilated as a result of I felt like, ‘Okay, here is this man that in all probability will not like us, or like me…’ and we had a terrific dialog. If we went to dinner, we might in all probability have a terrific dinner. However we’re polar opposites, so I discover that very attention-grabbing. On the finish of the day, it makes me understand that we’re all the identical; we’re all flesh and blood, all of us have emotions, all of us have feelings, and most of these are the identical.”
Learn Gargano’s full report on the assembly by way of Steel Edge right here.
Picture by Paul Gargano