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Avantasia - Pretty Maids Vocalist To Guest On New Album

The guest list keeps growing bigger. After Biff Byford (Saxon), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween, Unisonic), Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS) and the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg, another participant can now be announced. Pretty Maids vocalist Ronnie Atkins (his birth certificate reads Paul Christensen) has also been confirmed as one of the guest vocalist on Avantasia's Metal Opera The Mystery Of Time due out in March.

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Source: tobiassammet.com
Band profile: Avantasia
Posted: 10.01.2013 by BudDa | Comments (2)


Pretty Maids - Working On New Album

Danish heavy metal veterans Pretty Maids are hard at work in the studio to give birth to the successor of Pandemonium. The band has set Motherland as the title of their new album, due to be released in the spring of 2013 via Frontiers Records. The album is once again being produced by Jacob Hansen and will include such song titles as "Mother Of All Lies", "I See Ghosts", "The Iceman", "Why So Serious", "To Fool A Nation" and the title track.

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Source: prettymaids.dk
Band profile: Pretty Maids
Posted: 24.10.2012 by Bad English | Comments (0)


Pretty Maids - Part Ways With Bass Player, Replacement Announced

Original news, posted on 27.04.2010

Heavy metallers Pretty Maids have issued a short statement regarding the lineup change:

"Pretty Maids have parted company with bass player Kenn Jackson. Pretty Maids would like to thank Kenn for his 19 year long contribution and we wish him all the best of luck in the future. A replacement will be announced soon."

UPDATE (thanks to BudDa)

Pretty Maids has announced their new bass player, Hal Patino (King Diamond, Force Of Evil). Hal Patino has been a friend of the band since the eighties, and is familiar with the sound, style and history of the band, and was therefore a natural choice to take the spot as the new bass player.

Hal Patino will play his first gig with Pretty Maids on Saturday the 8th of May in Aalborg (DK). "We welcome Hal onboard, and hope you all will give him a good reception on the upcoming Pandemonium tour", added the band.

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Pretty Maids
Posted: 06.05.2010 by BudDa | Comments (8)


Pretty Maids - New Video Online

"Little Drops Of Heaven", the new video from Danish metallers Pretty Maids, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by Thomas Tjader (Saint Deamon).

"Little Drops Of Heaven" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Pandemonium, which will be released on May 14 in Europe (June 8 in the US) via Frontiers Records.

Pandemonium cover art] tracklist:

01. Pandemonium
02. I.N.V.U.
03. Little Drops Of Heaven
04. One World One Truth
05. Final Day Of Innocence
06. Cielo Drive
07. It Comes At Night
08. Old Enough To Know
09. Beautiful Madness
10. Breathless
11. It Comes At Night


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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Pretty Maids
Posted: 14.04.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (4)


Pretty Maids - New Album Details

Pretty Maids' new studio album Pandemonium will be released on May 14th in Europe, and June 8th in North America via Frontiers.

A 90 second snippet of the single "Little Drops of Heaven" is now available for streaming at this location.

Produced by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Rob Rock, Beyond Twilight), Pandemonium with its melodic approach is a definite return to the Future World/Red Hot And Heavy era of the eighties, but with an updated sound and freshness that consolidates that Pretty Maids are as strong as ever.

"I think this new record shows the band in it's finest moment", says singer Ronnie Atkins. "That's definitely our best effort in many years and the spirit in the band is higher than ever".

This album also introduces keyboard player Morten Sandager as a permanent member of the band and his impact is evident on the tracks of the CD, particularly on the hauntingly melodic new single "Little Drops of Heaven" which will be released - only as a digital download, as an exclusive teaser leading to the album's release, on April 13th worldwide.

Written in the fall 2009 and recorded in the winter 2010, Pandemonium will be supported by several festival appearances during the summer of 2010 and then followed by a full scale European tour in October/November 2010.

Pandemonium cover art] tracklist:

01. Pandemonium
02. I.N.V.U.
03. Little Drops Of Heaven
04. One World One Truth
05. Final Day Of Innocence
06. Cielo Drive
07. It Comes At Night
08. Old Enough To Know
09. Beautiful Madness
10. Breathless
11. It Comes At Night

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Source: bravewords.com
Band profile: Pretty Maids
Posted: 30.03.2010 by Dominus | Comments (1)