Brats

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

Genre:: Punk (early); Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Punk (later)
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: Mercyful Fate, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Demonica, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Gutrix, ex-Lavina, ex-Rax Load, ex-Shermann Soldiers, ex-Zoser Mez, Hank Shermann, Shermann Tank, ex-Fate, ex-Volbeat (live), ex-Virus 7
Carsten Van der Volsing	Guitars (1980-1981)
See also: ex-Mercyful Fate
Timi "Grabber" Hansen	Bass (1981)
(R.I.P. 2019) See also: ex-Danger Zone, ex-Lavina, ex-King Diamond, ex-Mercyful Fate
King Diamond	Vocals (1981)
See also: King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, ex-Black Rose, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Brainstorm, ex-Roadrunner United
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-Saxon (live), ex-Savage Circus, ex-=Y=, ex-Electric, ex-Yenz, ex-Kingdom Come (live)
Monroe	Drums (1979-1981)
See also: ex-Suck
Michael Denner	Guitars (1979-1980)
See also: Denner's Inferno, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Lavina, ex-Zoser Mez, Iron Space, Lucifer's Airship, Taylor's Universe, ex-King Diamond, ex-Mercyful Fate, ex-Art Cinema, ex-Denner's Trickbag, ex-Virus 7

Hank de Wank	Guitars (1977-1981)
See also: Mercyful Fate, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Demonica, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Gutrix, ex-Lavina, ex-Rax Load, ex-Shermann Soldiers, ex-Zoser Mez, Hank Shermann, Shermann Tank, ex-Fate, ex-Volbeat (live), ex-Virus 7
Carsten Van der Volsing	Guitars (1980-1981)
See also: ex-Mercyful Fate
Timi "Grabber" Hansen	Bass (1981)
(R.I.P. 2019) See also: ex-Danger Zone, ex-Lavina, ex-King Diamond, ex-Mercyful Fate
King Diamond	Vocals (1981)
See also: King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, ex-Black Rose, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Brainstorm, ex-Roadrunner United

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-Saxon (live), ex-Savage Circus, ex-=Y=, ex-Electric, ex-Yenz, ex-Kingdom Come (live)
Monroe	Drums (1979-1981)
See also: ex-Suck
Michael Denner	Guitars (1979-1980)
See also: Denner's Inferno, ex-Danger Zone, ex-Denner / Shermann, ex-Force of Evil, ex-Lavina, ex-Zoser Mez, Iron Space, Lucifer's Airship, Taylor's Universe, ex-King Diamond, ex-Mercyful Fate, ex-Art Cinema, ex-Denner's Trickbag, ex-Virus 7

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Added on: 2002-09-03 20:49:39	Last modified on: 2022-06-29 14:08:02