Pre-Mercyful Fate group Brats (which spawned the dual-guitar team of Fate's Hank Shermann and Michael Denner) were originally a Glam-Punk outfit blending T. Rex, Sweet, and NWOBHM stylings with flat-out Punk, sounding like a more melodic version of The Dead Boys. For the sake of simplicity, this incarnation can be associated with bassist/frontman Yenz (Geisha, Zoser Mez, Lacrimosa, Iron Savior, Stormwarrior), and the band that set the foundation for Mercyful Fate can be associated with the entry of King Diamond (who woulda guessed it?).
Brats released one LP ("1980") on CBS Holland, and two singles. "1980" didn't sell well so CBS dropped them. But "1980" was truly a classic Punk album, and NWOBHM fans should enjoy it as well! King Diamond replaced Yenz on vocals in 1981, after the folding of King's notorious and extremely theatrical group Black Rose. Yenz remained on bass and Carsten Van Der Volsing came in to replace Denner, who left after the "1980" record's release. At this point Brats' style changed completely to the style Mercyful Fate were known for, and the groundwork for this classic Heavy Metal band was formed. A number of the tracks on their rough 1981 rehearsal demo were antecedents to classic Fate tracks.
So here is the album "1980", the 2008 release "The Lost Tapes" (Brats' unreleased, pre-"1980" album which was stashed away for 29 years), the January 18th 1981 rehearsal demo with King Diamond, and the Vilespace release of Brats material from the Brats Myspace fan site, and the Mercyful Fate - The Rare Ones Myspace fan site. Said Myspace sites can be found here and here. The only track unique to this release apart from the others posted is "Some Day" from the 1981 demo with King Diamond. They are good copies recorded with professional software, however.
The only material missing from this post is the "B-Brains/Vivian Wants To Dance" single (1980, CBS Holland), and the Brats/Tyrantz split single, which appears to be the same single as the former with a song added by Tyrantz. Any copy of "18th January 1981 demo" with "You Asked For It" is including it erroneously as it is from the first Mercyful Fate demo tape, and may not even include it at all despite it being listed. It can be found on the "Return Of The Vampire" official compilation of early, rare Mercyful Fate recordings.
Artist: Brats
Release: 1980, CBS Holland, 1980
Genre: Punk
Country: Denmark
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: Brats
Release: BRATS - The Lost Tapes Copenhagen 1979, (ARG! 007), 2008, Vinyl, limited edition 500 copies, see http://www.hankshermann.com/metal/?p=487 for all info
Genre: Punk
Country: Denmark
Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Brats
Release: 18th January 1981 demo
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country: Denmark
Bitrate: 256 kbps
Artist: Various
Release: Paere Punk, Kong Paere, Denmark, 1979
Genre: Punk
Country: Denmark
Bitrate: 320 kbps
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Tracks 13-15 are Brats :
13. Dreams
14. I Do What I Wanna Do
15. Magazine
thanks to akey for finding the Paere Punk compilation
Artist: Brats
Release: recordings of Myspace Brats fan site and MF - The Rare Ones fan site music players by Vilespace, June 2010
Genre: Punk, Heavy Metal
Country: Denmark
Bitrate: 320 kbps
01 - Heavy Rocker (1980)
02 - Pinned On My Eyelids (1980)
03 - Tame Me (Insomniac) (1980)
04 - Sense My Boy (1980)
05 - Some Day (1981 demo with King Diamond - became Fate's "Desecration Of Souls")
06 - Death Kiss (1981 demo with King Diamond - became Fate's "A Dangerous Meeting")
07 - Fightin' For The Knighthood (1981 demo with King Diamond)
08 - Sometimes Youre Deadly (1981 demo with King Diamond)
09 - Night Riders (1981 demo with King Diamond - became Fate's "Curse Of The Pharoahs")
prblrmas con el link del ulitmo disco de brats revisar por favor y de antemano gracias
ReplyDeleteSi usted quiere decir el archivo de Megashares, con Megashares es a veces necesario renovar la página otra vez hasta que la página de telecarga aparezca. Este puede ser hecho un segundo después de su primera tentativa, o si esto no trabaja, intenta 2 a 5 minutos después. Incluso si esto toma más largo que este, usted recibirá la página de telecarga finalmente.
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
There's a problem with the link for the last Brats disc, could you check it, thanks in advance
Vile Ent said...
If you mean the Megashares file, with Megashares it is sometimes necessary to renew the page again until the download page appears. This can be done a second after your first try, or if this does not work, try 2 to 5 minutes later. Even if it takes longer than this, you will get the download page eventually.
Thanks to akey for finding the Paere Punk compilation with Brats, the post is now updated with that and further info re : "You Asked For It"
ReplyDeleteunbelievable post - huge thanks for collecting these historical diamonds together for us. THANK YOU!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey, you're very welcome witchcross, it was just something that had to be done!
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Hey guys! Full discography now here: http://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=99759#p99759 Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteYou may want to recant your comment about "You Asked For It" being erroneously included on the Part 2... It is clearly a different version. The drumbeat is enough indication of the difference, not to mention a couple of other details. It ISN'T the same version that was on the Mercyful Fate demo, later on the "Return of the Vampire" comp.
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