Rrroooccckkk: Krokus

neděle 4. května 2008

Krokus

Krokus is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland.
Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1974 by bassist (and original lead vocalist)
Chris von Rohr and guitarist Tommy Kiefer. Former Eazy Money vocalist Marc
Storace joined the band as frontman in time for their Metal Rendez-vous album in
1980.

Krokus enjoyed popularity in the 1980s in parts of Europe and the USA. They
toured with Nazareth in Europe and with AC/DC, Motörhead, Rainbow, Rush, Def
Leppard, Judas Priest and Sammy Hagar in the United States. Headhunter was
awarded platinum album status in the United States. All Krokus albums to date
have gone platinum in Switzerland.

In 2005, longtime lead guitarist Fernando von Arb left the band after continuing
wrist problems required surgery. Mandy Meyer, who had played with the band in
the mid-1980s, replaced von Arb in the lineup.

On November 18th 2007 the line up featuring Chris von Rohr, Fernando von Arb,
Fready Steady and Marc Storace reunited to play a medley (Tokyo Nights,
Bedside Radio and Heatstrokes) during the TV-Show Die grössten Schweizer
Hits on Swiss television. A cover of Krokus' cover of Sweet's Ballroom Blitz also
appered in the 2007 game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s.
It was announced on April 20th 2008 that the classic lineup of Chris von Rohr,
Fernando von Arb, Fready Steady and Marc Storace have reunited and will be
releasing a new studio record in 2009 with a supporting world tour.

Origin of band nameThe band name "Krokus" evolved from the word for a flower common to the region of southern Europe, the crocus.

Discography:

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Studio albums

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1976: Krokus

1977: To You All

1978: Painkiller / Pay It In Metal

1980: Metal Rendez-vous

1981: Hardware, UK #44

1982: One Vice at a Time, US #53 , UK #28

1983: Headhunter, US #25 , UK #74