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title: "The Beginning by Mercyful Fate"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/e8b250d8-721f-3a43-ab96-bc7e84476258"
artist: "Mercyful Fate"
year: 1987
label: "Roadrunner Records"
---

# The Beginning

**The Beginning** is a compilation by Mercyful Fate, released in 1987 on Roadrunner Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Beginning |
| Artist | Mercyful Fate |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 1987 |
| Label | Roadrunner Records |
| Catalog number | RR 9603 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Place in discography | 6 of 25 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Doomed by the Living Dead | 5:10 |
| 2 | A Corpse Without Soul | 6:58 |
| 3 | Nuns Have No Fun | 4:22 |
| 4 | Devil Eyes | 5:52 |
| 5 | Curse of the Pharaohs | 3:53 |
| 6 | Evil | 4:03 |
| 7 | Satan's Fall | 10:31 |
| 8 | Black Masses | 4:31 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Black Metal · Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Live From the Depths of Hell (1984)](https://themetalnet.com/album/09b52114-d4b3-3f22-b1f1-e8d64673d95c)
- Next release: [Crush the Cross (1991)](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7c5825d-dd02-395f-af01-71e9a1c1130a)

## Artist

- [Mercyful Fate](https://themetalnet.com/band/mercyful-fate)

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