PRETTY MAIDS: New Audio Interview With RONNIE ATKINS Available

May 22, 2010

On May 19, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Ronnie Atkins of Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below.

PRETTY MAIDS recently announced the addition of former KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino to the group's ranks.

Patino made his live debut with PRETTY MAIDS on May 8 in Aalborg, Denmark.

PRETTY MAIDS' new album, "Pandemonium", will be released on June 8 in the U.S. via Frontiers Records.

"Pandemonium" track listing:

01. Pandemonium
02. I.N.V.U.
03. Little Drops of Heaven
04. One World One Truth
05. Final Day of Innocence
06. Cielo Drive
07. It Comes at Night
08. Old Enough to Know
09. Beautiful Madness
10. Breathless
11. It Comes at Night (remix)*

* Bonus track available first pressing in digipak

According to a press release, "Pandemonium" "truly shows the band in their finest moment [and] is their best effort in many years." It is said to be "a return to the 'Future World' / 'Red Hot and Heavy' era of the Eighties but with an updated sound and freshness that consolidates that PRETTY MAIDS are as strong as ever."

Written in the fall 2009 and recorded in the winter 2010, "Pandemonium" was produced by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, RAUNCHY) and will be supported by several festival appearances during the summer of 2010 and a full-scale European tour in October/November 2010.

"Pandemonium" introduces keyboard player Morten Sandager as a permanent member of the band.

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