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Brats

Country of origin:: Denmark
Location:: Copenhagen
Status:: Split-up
Formed in:: 1977

Genre:: Punk (1977-79), Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Punk (1980-81)
Lyrical themes:: Love, Individuality, Partying, Internal Conflict
Last label:: Diamond Records

Years active:: 1977-1981

Brats was an important band that led to creation of Mercyful Fate, formed in 1977 as a punk band (Hank Shermann was in the original line-up).

They had three songs featured on the semi-famous Pære Punk compilation LP : "Dreams", "I do what I wanna do", "Magazine" (which later appeared on the 1980 album as "Zombie People" with new and improved lyrics)
The group more or less broke up in 1979, but ...

Complete lineup
Last known lineup
Past members

Last known
Hank de Wank	Guitars (1977-1981)
See also: Demonica, Force of Evil, Mercyful Fate, Shermann Soldiers, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Gutrix, ex-Lavina, ex-Rax Load, ex-Zoser Mez, ex-Volbeat (live), ex-Fate
Carsten Van der Volsing	Guitars (1980-1981)
See also: ex-Mercyful Fate
King Diamond	Vocals (1981)
See also: King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, ex-Black Rose, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Brainstorm
Past
Mickey Rat	Bass (1978-1979)
Eddie Haircut	Drums (1978-1979)
(R.I.P. 1992) See also: ex-The Rimshots
Franz de Zaster	Vocals (1978-1979)
Yenz	Bass, Vocals, Guitars (acoustic) (1979-1981)
See also: Stormwarrior, ex-Geisha, Lacrimosa (live), ex-Iron Savior, ex-Savage Circus, ex-Saxon (live), ex-=Y=
Monroe	Drums (1979-1981)
Michael Denner	Guitars (1979-1980)
See also: Force of Evil, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Lavina, ex-Zoser Mez, Denners Trickbag, Iron Space, Lucifer's Airship, Virus 7, ex-King Diamond, ex-Mercyful Fate

Hank de Wank	Guitars (1977-1981)
See also: Demonica, Force of Evil, Mercyful Fate, Shermann Soldiers, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Gutrix, ex-Lavina, ex-Rax Load, ex-Zoser Mez, ex-Volbeat (live), ex-Fate
Carsten Van der Volsing	Guitars (1980-1981)
See also: ex-Mercyful Fate
King Diamond	Vocals (1981)
See also: King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, ex-Black Rose, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Brainstorm

Mickey Rat	Bass (1978-1979)
Eddie Haircut	Drums (1978-1979)
(R.I.P. 1992) See also: ex-The Rimshots
Franz de Zaster	Vocals (1978-1979)
Yenz	Bass, Vocals, Guitars (acoustic) (1979-1981)
See also: Stormwarrior, ex-Geisha, Lacrimosa (live), ex-Iron Savior, ex-Savage Circus, ex-Saxon (live), ex-=Y=
Monroe	Drums (1979-1981)
Michael Denner	Guitars (1979-1980)
See also: Force of Evil, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Lavina, ex-Zoser Mez, Denners Trickbag, Iron Space, Lucifer's Airship, Virus 7, ex-King Diamond, ex-Mercyful Fate

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Added on: 2002-09-03 20:49:39	Last modified on: 2013-01-18 18:34:00
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