---
title: "Pretty Maids"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/pretty-maids"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Denmark"
formed: 1981
---

# Pretty Maids

**Pretty Maids** is a heavy metal band, from Denmark, active 1981 to present.

Pretty Maids is a Danish hard rock/heavy metal band from Horsens. They were formed in 1981 by Ken Hammer and completed with Ronnie Atkins in 1982.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Maids

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Pretty Maids |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Horsens, Denmark |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 19 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Allan Sørensen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/allan-s-rensen) | Membranophone | 2017 to present | Current |
| [Chris Laney](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-laney) | Keyboard | 2016 to present | Current |
| [Allan Tschicaja](https://themetalnet.com/musician/allan-tschicaja) | Membranophone | 2006 to present | Current |
| [Ken Hammer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ken-hammer) | Electric guitar | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Rene Shades](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rene-shades) | Bass guitar | 2011 to present | Current |
| [Ronnie Atkins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ronnie-atkins) | Lead vocals | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Hal Patino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hal-patino) | Bass guitar | 2010 to 2011 | Former |
| [Morten Sandager](https://themetalnet.com/musician/morten-sandager) | Keyboard | 2006 to 2016 | Former |
| [Gerhard Schleifer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gerhard-schleifer) | Electric guitar | 1987 to 1988 | Former |
| [Kenn Jackson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kenn-jackson) |  |  | Former |
| [Alan Owen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alan-owen) | Keyboard | 1981 to 1990 | Former |
| [Dominic Gale](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dominic-gale) | Keyboard | 1990 to 1999 | Former |
| [John Darrow](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-darrow) | Bass guitar | 1981 to 1984 | Former |
| [Michael Fast](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-fast) |  |  | Former |
| [Phil More](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phil-more) | Membranophone | 1981 to 1990 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | [Pretty Maids](https://themetalnet.com/album/73e5986e-8f9d-35d7-a5a0-7556cb60bc26) | EP |
| 1984 | [Red, Hot and Heavy](https://themetalnet.com/album/cfdad15b-3dda-322a-b5fe-b0fe9c74158a) | Album |
| 1987 | [Future World](https://themetalnet.com/album/21bd4b71-91db-3a8f-a72f-4a76e6288646) | Album |
| 1990 | [In Santa's Claws](https://themetalnet.com/album/7f8b3606-15cd-34e7-8eb3-02a988f8939c) | EP |
| 1990 | [Jump the Gun](https://themetalnet.com/album/a50fab24-ff38-32e5-97b8-598686f1c56e) | Album |
| 1992 | [Offside](https://themetalnet.com/album/be9df7e2-f30e-3321-9a49-4ddcd5584a1a) | EP |
| 1992 | [Sin-Decade](https://themetalnet.com/album/ecbbcb01-38b4-32af-846e-d643905a3f66) | Album |
| 1993 | [Stripped](https://themetalnet.com/album/d37f4897-d4e8-327e-8424-6c866540c46e) | Album |
| 1994 | [Scream](https://themetalnet.com/album/b496db0d-980e-3cf6-8a6f-e410a5c9e13f) | Album |
| 1997 | [Spooked](https://themetalnet.com/album/3332bb36-2117-34c3-a2ad-8a1740d127da) | Album |
| 1999 | [Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Overdoing](https://themetalnet.com/album/8108f66d-22c7-35c6-9c56-287cb575a757) | Album |
| 2000 | [Carpe Diem](https://themetalnet.com/album/1cf0a678-de84-3276-a9c1-3f469785b800) | Album |
| 2002 | [Planet Panic](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0c4aa67-72c9-34bc-8cb0-25b5106a713b) | Album |
| 2006 | [Wake Up to the Real World](https://themetalnet.com/album/15b6084b-1118-3316-805c-c64d30b7e73b) | Album |
| 2010 | [Pandemonium](https://themetalnet.com/album/57488f92-c0af-4ba7-9746-bcac92030100) | Album |
| 2013 | [Motherland](https://themetalnet.com/album/773aee6f-9f12-4c36-9ad3-d04747f88246) | Album |
| 2014 | [Louder Than Ever](https://themetalnet.com/album/e9843f7b-18f8-423a-b6dd-1a6fe322295a) | Album |
| 2016 | [Kingmaker](https://themetalnet.com/album/14b3ebfb-7bbe-4fe6-a817-a022b1c863ea) | Album |
| 2019 | [Undress Your Madness](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a57a2ce-6636-4958-a1f5-3792a739a97a) | Album |

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- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [U.D.O.](https://themetalnet.com/band/u-d-o) (listened together)
- [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Primal Fear](https://themetalnet.com/band/primal-fear) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Pretty_Maids/1197
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prettymaids
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4OGo8f0tdKloP3IZwvnLqt
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8557
- x: https://twitter.com/pmaids
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_jMyrKAfyOKjFs3a9yTo9g
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PrettyMaidsofficial/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/dk/artist/57934040

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/pretty-maids](https://themetalnet.com/band/pretty-maids). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt