Former Mercyful Fate and King Diamond bassist Timi Hansen has died
Hansen was 61.
Image: King Diamond via Facebook.
Timi Hansen, the former bassist for Danish heavy metal projects Mercyful Fate and King Diamond, has died at the age of 61.
The news was broken by Kind Diamond via a Facebook post, where the singer wrote “I just found out that I lost one of my dearest friends, who has been fighting cancer for a long time, in such an incredibly brave way. He was not just my roommate on the early Mercyful Fate tours, but he was always my favourite bass player of all times.” King Diamond went on to lend sympathy to Hansen’s family.
I just found out that I lost one of my dearest friends, who has been fighting cancer for a long time, in such an…
Posted by King Diamond on Monday, November 4, 2019
The news comes shortly after King Diamond announced a 2019 reunion tour in August of this year.
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich shared his condolences on Instagram, writing that Hansen was “not only a close friend of mine and a close friend of the band’s, but he was part of a musical force that helped shape Metallica’s sound, direction & desire to be in a hard rock band.”
Timi Hansen played bass in Mercyful fate from its inception in 1981 until the group split in 1985, and was part of the original lineup for its successor project King Diamond.
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