Brat was a heavy/power metal band from Largo, Florida, formed in 1981. They are best remembered in the Tampa Bay underground music scene for their 1982 release. 
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Brat Releases
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Steal Your Heart Away /
​Recurring Nightmares
​Released in 1982 on Par Records - Recorded at Rock Mountain Studio in Atlanta, Georgia



Side A
1. Steal Your Heart Away 4:06 

Side B
2. Recurring Nightmares 3:14
The lineup for Steel Your Heart Away was Bruce Batton (Guitars), Rae Rosario (Vocals),
Rus Hammock (Drums), James Cheshire (Guitars), and John Urban (Bass).
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Brat Demo
​Self Released in 1984 Recorded at Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida




​Side A
1. Black Widow 
2. Throw Away the Key 

Side B
3. The Nightstalker 
4. Born Under the Northern Star
The lineup for the Brat Demo was Bruce Batton (Guitars), Rae Rosario (Vocals),
Rus Hammock (Drums), Chris Ahjar (Guitars), and John Urban (Bass).
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Brat Demo 1984
​Self Released in 1984 




​1. Hell on Wheels 
2. Born Under the Northern Star 
3. In the Hall of the Mountain King 
4. Black Widow 
5. The Killing Floor 
6. Sword and Stone
The lineup for the Brat Demo was Bruce Batton (Guitars), Rae Rosario (Vocals),
Rus Hammock (Drums), Chris Ahjar (Guitars), and John Urban (Bass).
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Sword and Stone
​Released in 2003 on Hades Paradise Records - Recorded at Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida in 1984

​ Side A
1. Hell on Wheels 2:26 
2. Circles of Fire 3:16 
3. Sword and Stone 2:26 
4. They Rule the Night 3:37 
5. Born Under the Northern Star 3:13 
Side B
6. The Nightstalker 2:39 
7. Bad Blood 2:51 
8. The Forbidden One 4:45 
9. Black Widow 3:31 
10. Throw Away the Key 5:46
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