Brats was an important band that led to creation of
Mercyful Fate, formed in 1977 as a punk band
(Hank Shermann was in the original line-up).
They had three songs featured on the
semi-famous Pære Punk compilation LP :
"Dreams", "I do what I wanna do", "Magazine"
(which later appeared on the 1980 album as
"Zombie People" with new and improved lyrics)
The group more or less broke up in 1979, but
Hank reformed Brats later that year in a heavier outfit,
featuring Yenz, Monroe, and a bit later Michael Denner.
After the release of the first album in 1980, Denner left
(replaced by Carsten Van der Volsing), and
King Diamond (from Black Rose) was recruited as new vocalist.
But the LP failed commercially and in 1981 CBS told the band
that their next LP had to be more commercial rock and with
Danish lyrics. Shermann and Diamond refused, leading to the end of
Brats relationship with CBS, while Yenz and Monroe left and
continued for a little while with The New Brats.
The remaining members Hank Shermann, King Diamond and
Carsten Van Der Volsing recorded a new demo in March,
changing the bandname into Mercyful Fate since the music
was much heavier than anything Brats had ever done.
One month later King and Shermann helped out
Michael Denner on his new project Danger Zone .
As a result, Danger Zone and Mercyful Fate fused in a
brand new line-up.....Mercyful Fate.
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