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| name = Pretty Maids | image = Pretty Maids 5.jpg | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Horsens, Denmark | genre = Heavy metal, hard rock | years_active = 1981–present | label = Frontiers | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|prettymaids.dk}} | current_members = Ronnie Atkins Ken Hammer Rene Shades Chris Laney Allan Sørensen | past_members = see below }} Pretty Maids is a Danish hard rock/heavy metal band from Horsens, Denmark. Formed in 1981 by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer, their sound and music can be described as classic guitar-laden heavy rock with a strong emphasis on melodic elements like vocals and keyboards. Over the years, Pretty Maids have sold hundreds of thousands of records, but have never broken through in a major way, except in Japan during the 1990s. They have supported well known bands as Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, and Saxon, and were also featured at the 1987 German version of Monsters of Rock, where Metallica headlined along with Deep Purple.[1] After a prolonged international touring hiatus before the release of the 2006 Wake Up to the Real World album, the band have every year since been touring their primary markets of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Spain. In March 2014, Pretty Maids released their 13th studio album Louder Than Ever. History1980sPretty Maids were formed in 1981 by friends Ken Hammer and Ronnie Atkins in Horsens, Denmark. They were initially a cover band first named Pretty Pretty Panick, but soon started writing their own material and a self-financed demo resulted in a deal with the English record label Bullet Records. In 1983, the band released their debut self-titled EP under the name Pretty Maids which is still the same today, and further recognition was fuelled by great reaction to their UK tour the same year. Inevitably the band outgrew their label, and in 1984 signed to CBS Records, who remixed and re-released their self-titled EP with a different cover. In 1984, the band released their debut studio album, Red, Hot and Heavy, which was a success. More acclaim was followed with their second studio album, Future World, released in 1987. It was recorded in New York City with renowned producer Eddie Kramer. The album is considered to define the band's definite sound, with typically aggressive rockers alongside more commercial, melodic moments. 1990sThe 1990 Follow up Jump the Gun, was produced by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, offered more of the same catchy riffs. The record label had put in all efforts to break the charts worldwide with this record, but it never took off, except in Japan. Whether it was lack of hits, marketing or they were simply another victim of grunge music is unknown, but the record didn't live up to expectations. The band more or less broke up after the lack of success with this record, leaving only founding members Ron Atkins and Ken Hammer. They would not quit, but however, so they recruited drummer Michael Fast and bass player Kenn Jackson, and went on to record Sin-Decade in 1992 with famed Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen at the buttons. The album produced the hit single Please Don't Leave Me - a John Sykes/Phil Lynott cover which opened the band up to an even wider audience of dongers. The band did very well in Japan in the first half of the 90s and founded large fanbase over there. The Asian audience has a special craving for Pretty Maids' ballads and more soft repertoire. In 1995 however, the band really surprised the fans and critics by releasing the storming Scream. This was an altogether heavier and guitar-lead approach which gained numerous plaudits and saw the band release their first live album, Screamin' Live. The follow-up Spooked, released in 1997, was regarded by many as an instant classic, maintaining the energy and heaviness of Scream whilst still capturing the quintessential melody that is Pretty Maids. 1999's Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Overdoing, whilst certainly having an overdone album title, also produced one of the songs of the year with Hell on High Heels, an absolute monster of commercial, hard driving rock. 2000sIn 2000 the Danish heavy rockers released the album Carpe Diem. A touch more melodic than their previous offerings - a fact that hasn't gone down too well with certain factions of their fan-base, but this is still a classic album which has all the Pretty Maids trademarks in abundance. In 2002 Pretty Maids released the album Planet Panic which was a trip back to the heavier sides of their catalogue. In 2003 their management company Rock On went bankrupt due to some very unwise business moves in September 2002. This left Pretty Maids in a very bad financial situation and also left them with a lot of legal problems as well as lot of business and copyright mess. Lead guitarist Ken Hammer was struck by a heart attack on December 6, 2003. He has since recovered completely and has been on stage numerous times since the incident. As of July 2005 the drummer since 1991, Michael Fast, decided to leave before the recording of Wake Up to the Real World - an album that was originally intended to be released in 2005, but the initial recordings was postponed to the summer of 2006. In April 2006, new drummer Allan Tschicaja (Royal Hunt, Kingdom Come) was announced as Michael Fast's replacement. In 2006, Morten Sandager (ex-Mercenary) joined Pretty Maids, playing the keyboards. 2010sOn May 14, 2010 Pretty Maids released their twelfth studio album, Pandemonium, through Frontiers Records, which was named one of their best albums{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}. In April 2010, Pretty Maids announced that they have parted ways with bass player Kenn Jackson.[2] In May 2010, it was announced that American bass player Hal Patino (formerly of King Diamond) had replaced Jackson.[3] Patino announced in April 2011 that he had left Pretty Maids.[4] Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Pretty Maids played a concert at Tivoli, Copenhagen, which featured Rene Shades [Mike Tramp] on bass. Rene Shades has replaced Hal Patino. On September 15, 2012, Pretty Maids played in the USA for the first time in the Progressive festival ProgPower. Pretty Maids released their thirteenth studio album Motherland on March 22 in Europe and on March 26 in North America through Frontiers Records. Ronnie Atkins has called it the band's "best album song by song".[5] In December 2015, Pretty Maids announced that their fifteenth studio album is set to be released in 2016.[6] In February 2016, Pretty Maids announced that keyboard player Morten Sandager had left the band.[7] In September 2016, Pretty Maids announced that Chris Laney has joined the band, playing keyboards and guitars. Pretty Maids released their fifteenth studio album Kingmaker on November 4, 2016 through Frontiers Records. On May 1, 2017 it was announced that drummer Allan Tschicaja had left the band. In a statement he said: "It’s been a difficult decision for me, but I want to focus more on family, friends and other projects."[8] He was replaced by Allan Sørensen on May 9, 2017, where he played for the first time with Pretty Maids on their opening slot for Kiss in Horsens, Denmark.[9] Influences and LegacyPretty Maids have on various occasions mentioned Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Kiss, Icon, Slade, and Queen as some of their influences.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} Over the years, they have recorded cover songs from many of these influences, including their most famous hit to date: A 1992 cover of John Sykes' ballad Please Don't Leave Me. Pretty Maids' song "Back to Back" from their debut album Red, Hot and Heavy was covered by two Swedish metal bands; HammerFall on their Legacy of Kings album in 1998, and Arch Enemy on their Will to Power album in 2017.[10] Band members{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
Timeline{{#tag:timeline|ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:110 bottom:100 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1981 till:01/01/2018 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3 ScaleMajor = increment:3 start:1981 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1981 Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:guitar value:green legend:Guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:keys value:purple legend:Keyboards id:studio value:black legend:Studio_albums LineData = layer:back color:studio at:01/10/1984 at:20/04/1987 at:20/04/1990 at:26/03/1992 at:06/09/1993 at:13/10/1994 at:24/11/1997 at:07/06/1999 at:29/11/2000 at:15/04/2002 at:12/12/2006 at:14/05/2010 at:22/03/2013 at:21/03/2014 at:04/11/2016 BarData = bar:Atkins text:Ronnie Atkins bar:Hammer text:Ken Hammer bar:Collins text:Pete Collins bar:Marx text:Ricky Marx bar:Darrow text:John Darrow bar:Delong text:Allan Delong bar:Jackson text:Kenn Jackson bar:Patino text:Hal Patino bar:Shades text:Rene Shades bar:More text:Phil More bar:Fast text:Michael Fast bar:Tschicaja text:Allan Tschicaja bar:Sørensen text:Allan Sørensen bar:Owen text:Alan Owen bar:Sandager text:Morten Sandager bar:Laney text:Chris Laney PlotData= width:10 bar:Atkins from:01/01/1981 till:end color:vocals bar:Hammer from:01/01/1981 till:end color:guitar bar:Collins from:01/01/1981 till:01/04/1989 color:guitar bar:Marx from:01/04/1989 till:01/04/1991 color:guitar bar:Darrow from:01/01/1981 till:01/02/1984 color:bass bar:Delong from:01/02/1984 till:01/04/1991 color:bass bar:Jackson from:01/04/1991 till:01/08/2010 color:bass bar:Patino from:01/08/2010 till:01/04/2011 color:bass bar:Shades from:01/04/2011 till:end color:bass bar:More from:01/01/1981 till:01/04/1991 color:drums bar:Fast from:01/04/1991 till:31/12/2005 color:drums bar:Tschicaja from:01/01/2006 till:01/05/2017 color:drums bar:Sørensen from:01/05/2017 till:end color:drums bar:Owen from:01/01/1981 till:01/04/2006 color:keys bar:Sandager from:01/04/2006 till:01/02/2016 color:keys bar:Laney from:01/02/2016 till:end color:keys width:3 bar:Laney from:01/02/2016 till:end color:guitar }} Discography{{Main article|Pretty Maids discography}}
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