Brats (band)

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Brats was a Danish (Copenhagen) band formed in 1977 as a punk band, but later became a more heavy metal-styled band after having split up in 1979 and reformed with new members, which Hank Shermann was the only was the only remaining member of the original line-up. Three of the new members were King Diamond, which came from his band Black Rose and Michael Denner. The band later became what we know as Mercyful Fate today.

They released only one full-length album called 1980 (1980). It was re-released on CD by Diamond Records in 1999.