On October 30th, King Diamond will release CD and LP versions of The Dark Sides via Metal Blade Records. Released in 1988, The Dark Sides contains five tracks and an outro, released on previous albums:

 

The Dark Sides track-listing

1. Halloween (previously released on Fatal Portrait)

2. Them (instrumental track, previously released on Them)

3. No Presents for Christmas (previously released as the A-side of No Presents for Christmas single; later as a bonus track on the 2007 remastered version of Fatal Portrait)

4. Shrine (previously released as the B-side of The Family Ghost single; later as a bonus track on the 2007 remastered version of Abigail)

5. The Lake (previously released as a B-side of Halloween single and as a bonus track on CD versions of Fatal Portrait)

6. Phone Call (previously released on CD versions of Them)

 

King Diamond adds, "These are not remasters. These are the albums as they were originally done in the old days from the original production masters. They retain all the original dynamics that were captured at the time. It's very exciting to present these to fans as they were originally released."