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PRETTY MAIDS BIOGRAPHY
Pretty Maids is a NWOBHM inspired heavy metal band formed in Horsens, Denmark, by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer in 1981.
Over the years Pretty Maids have sold hundreds of thousands of records, but have never broken through in a major way. They have supported such well known acts as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Saxon, Nazareth and were also featured at the 1987 German version of Monsters of Rock where Metallica headlined along with Deep Purple.
The new 2006 album "Wake Up to the Real World" shows the band back in former glory. Great hard rock/melodic rock with a metal touch to it. The album includes a cover of Deep Purple's classic gem "Perfect Strangers". Pretty Maids is currently signed to Frontiers Records.
PRETTY MAIDS GENRES
Melodic heavy metal
PRETTY MAIDS LYRICAL THEMES
Politics, world hunger, oppression of people, love
PRETTY MAIDS ORIGIN
Denmark (Horsens), formed in 1981
PRETTY MAIDS CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Frontiers Records
PRETTY MAIDS STATUS
Active
PRETTY MAIDS CURRENT LINE-UP
Ronnie Atkins aka Paul Christensen - vocals (1982-) (L.A.)
Ken Hammer aka Kenneth Hansen - guitars (1981-) (ex-Silvergrey Acid, ex-Roads)
Kenn Jackson aka Kenn Lund Jacobsen - bass (1991-) (White Mountain)
Allan Tschicaja - drums (2006-) (Jane Doe, Furious Trauma, Royal Hunt)
Alan 'Stevie' Owen aka Allan Nielsen - session keyboards (1982-1990 as a full-time member)
PRETTY MAIDS PREVIOUS LINE-UP
Bass :
John Darrow aka Johnny Møller (1981-1984) (Back To Black, ex- Attica (Dnk))
Allan Delong aka Allan Klitgård Jensen (1984-1991)
Guitars :
Pete Collins aka Jan Piete (1982-1984, 1985-1986)
Rick Hanson aka Kim Hansen (1984)
Chris ``Angel`` Gerhardt Schleifer (1987-1988) (live only) (Bonfire, Sinner (Ger))
Ricky Marx aka Henrik Mark (1989-1991)
Drums :
Phil Moorheed/More/Morehead aka Henrik Andersen (1981-1991)
Michael Fast Petersen - drums (1991-2005) (Hero, Fanny Hill, The Glam Gang, Deccoband)
Keyboards :
Dominic Gale (1990-1996, 1998-1999) (The Shout, Kilkenny's, Finn Nørbygaard)
Jørgen Thorup aka Corner Throwup (2001 tour only) (Shu-bi-dua)
Jan Møller (1997, 2002-2003) (live only)
Jacob Troutner (2004) (live only)
Backing vocals:
Knud Lindhard (one of the most frequently used backing singers in Denmark)
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