9 is the seventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate. It was recorded during February and March 1999 and was released on 15 June 1999 through Metal Blade Records.[1] This album continues the heavier sound that was introduced in their previous album Dead Again, and also marks the continuation of the Satanic and occult-based lyrical themes which were prevalent during the band's first incarnation and were reintroduced on 1994’s Time album, as the primary lyrical focus. 9 was Mercyful Fate's last studio album before their twenty-year hiatus from 1999 to 2019.
