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Okay, so "Pretty Maids" might not be the heaviest of
metal band names out there, but it didn't matter for these guys, as
their metal was no doubt heavy. It is probably best that they
dropped their original band name: "Pretty Pretty Panick".
Pretty Maids hailed from Denmark circa 1981. Pretty Maids have
opened up for acts such as Whitesnake, Saxon, Deep Purple, Metallica,
and Black Sabbath.
Pretty Maids released their debut EP in 1983 under an
English label, but after a successful UK tour, CBS records produced
their 1984 release, Red Hot and Heavy. The band's most
recognized release, as far as rockers in the USA go, was
Future World
(1987). Even though heavy metal was dying by the early 1990's,
Pretty Maids continued to release, and they had great success in Japan
in the mid 1990's. Pretty Maids also received kudos in the mid to
late 1990's by critics in the USA for their 1995 release, Scream,
and their 1997 release, Spooked, both of which are considered on
the heavier side for the band.
At the time of this writing, Pretty Maids was still
active both in the studio and on the tour circuit. The current
Pretty Maids Discography is as follows: 1983: Pretty Maids EP
1984: Red Hot and Heavy
1987: Future World
1990: Jump the Gun/Lethal Heroes
1990: In Santa's Claws (Christmas)
1992: Sin-Decade
1992: Offside Acoustic
1993: Stripped
1995: Scream
1995: Screamin' Live
1997: Spooked
1984: The Best of Back to Back
1999: Massacre Classix Shape Edition
1984: First Cuts and Then Some
1999: Anything Worth Doing is Worth Overdoing
2000: Carpe Diem
2002: Planet Panic
2003: Alive at Least
2006: Wake Up to the Real World
2010: Pandemonium |
