Undress Your Madness is the sixteenth studio album by Danish hard rock/heavy metal Pretty Maids. The album was released on 8 November 2019 by Frontiers Records.[1]

Undress Your Madness
Studio album by
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
RecordedFebruary 2019
StudioHansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark; LaneyLand Studio and Palma Music Studios
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
LabelFrontiers
ProducerJacob Hansen
Pretty Maids chronology
Kingmaker
(2016)
Undress Your Madness
(2019)
Singles from Undress Your Madness
  1. "Serpentine"
    Released: 6 September 2019
  2. "Firesoul Fly"
    Released: 14 October 2019

The album was written and recorded from January to February 2019.[2]

In October 2019, lead singer Ronnie Atkins announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.[3] As a result, the band had to postpone and eventually cancel the concert tour for the album.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer; except "Undress Your Madness" and "Shadowlands" written by Atkins, Hammer and Chris Laney

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:33
2."Serpentine"4:16
3."Firesoul Fly"4:16
4."Undress Your Madness"4:20
5."Will You Still Kiss Me (If I See You in Heaven)"3:59
6."Runaway World"4:26
7."If You Want Peace (Prepare for War)"4:16
8."Slavedriver"4:49
9."Shadowlands"3:54
10."Black Thunder"3:46
11."Strength of a Rose"4:40
Japanese version (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
12."Serpentine" (orchestral version) 

Personnel

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  • Ronnie Atkins – vocals
  • Ken Hammer – guitar
  • René Shades – bass
  • Chris Laney – keyboards, guitar
  • Allan Sørensen – drums
  • Jacob Hansen – producer, engineer, mixer, mastering

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 131
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 172
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 13
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] 15

References

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  1. ^ Hedegaard-Høgh, Jakob (8 November 2019). "Pretty Maids udgiver nyt i skyggen af forsangers kræftsygdom" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ Hedegaard-Høgh, Jakob (8 November 2019). "Pretty Maids-guitarist: Det ny album betyder intet i det store billede" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Hedegaard-Høgh, Jakob (7 October 2019). "Forsangers kræftsygdom stopper ikke Pretty Maids album-planer" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pretty Maids – Undress Your Madness" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top Albums (Week 46, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pretty Maids – Undress Your Madness" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pretty Maids – Undress Your Madness". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pretty Maids – Undress Your Madness". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2019.