GUS G. JOINS KING DIAMOND!

Published July 27 2026 at 11:41

By far the biggest worldwide news in the world of Heavy Metal last week was that GUS G. has joined the KING DIAMOND band, replacing longtime guitarist Andy LaRocque.

We thank Andy for his incredible contribution over 40 years, and welcome Gus to his new position as guitarist stage left of KING DIAMOND.

You probably already know Gus from the OZZY OSBOURNE album 'Scream' (2010), but if you are not familiar with Gus G.'s solo work, then we recommend you to check out his latest solo-album 'Steel Burner', which was released in April of 2026.

The album is available on both CD and vinyl from all good retailers, you can also order it directly from this list of our partners:

IN EUROPE:

NO REMORSE

SOUNDPOLLUTION

NAPALM RECORDS

RECORD HEAVEN

IN U.S. & CANADA:

AMAZON

WALMART

EBAY

SPINNEY MEDIA

WORLDWIDE (NON EU):

METAL DEPARTMENT

TRACKLISTING 'STEEL BURNER':

01. Steel Burner

02. Nothing Can Break Me (Featuring Doro)

03. Dancing With Death (Featuring Matt Barlow)

04. Advent

05. What If

06. Frenemy (Featuring Ronnie Romero)

07. No One Has To Know (Featuring Dino Jelusick)

08. Confession

09. My Premonition (Featuring Ronnie Romero)

10. Closure

LINE-UP 'STEEL BURNER':

GUS G.: All guitars, bass, keyboards, drums

DORO PESCH: Vocals on track 2

MATT BARLOW: Vocals on track 3

RONNIE ROMERO: Vocals on tracks 6 and 8

DINO JELUSICK: Vocals on track 7

ANDREA ARCANGELI: Bass on tracks 6 and 8

DENNIS WARD: Bass on track 2