Becky Baldwin — an English bassist from Birmingham — has been a member of Mercyful Fate since January 2024, when she was confirmed as permanent member in place of Joey Vera. Her arrival was not sudden: in 2022 she had already accompanied the band as substitute bassist on tours through the United States, Canada and Mexico, and the permanent appointment came after that period on the road. Joining a group like Mercyful Fate imposes a specific demand. The classic repertoire — Melissa (1983) and Don't Break the Oath (1984) — was built on long compositions with frequent key changes and sections that never return, and the original lines were recorded by Timi Hansen, who died in 2019. Reproducing them live means holding up complex structures with the same discreet steadiness those tracks require. Before that, Baldwin built a career in the British heavy metal scene, working in several groups at once — the path of a sought-after instrumentalist who moves between projects rather than settling into one.
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