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. Copenhagen (IPA: , rhyming with pagan (the way the Danes themselves pronounce the name of the capital in English), or , with a as in spa; Danish IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city (metropolitan population 1,211,542 (2006)). It is also the name of the... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen, June 14, 1956, Denmark) is a heavy metal musician known for his wide vocal range and Satanic shock rock image. ... Black Rose was a Danish hard rock / heavy metal band with King Diamond on vocals. ... Michael Denner (born 5 November) is a Danish heavy metal guitarist. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group that helped inspire the black metal, thrash metal and prog metal genres. ...
They released only one full-length called 1980 (1980). It was re-released on CD by Diamond Records in 1999. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...