Maltese Falcon were a Denmark (Copenhagen) heavy metal band active in the 1980's. Forming in 1983, The band was named by Lars Ulrich (Metallica), as he was a friend of the band. The band released a stream of demos, before getting a deal to record a full-length, resulting in theirt best-known effort "Metal Rush" in 1984. Their bassist - Hasse "Hal" Patino has played in several well known acts including King Diamond, Force of Evil, Michael Denner, Blakk Totem, Palladion, Doctor Butcher, Disaster Peace. For more information, check out the band's page on http://www.metal-archives.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.