Krokus — хард-рок группа из Швейцарии. Группа Krokus была основана в городе Золотурн в 1974 г. басистом (и главным вокалистом) Крисом Фон Рором и гитаристом Томми Кифером. Позже к группе присоединился вокалист группы «Eazy Money» Марк Стораче. В таком составе был записан альбом Metal Rendez-vous (1980).
Крис Фон Рор, будучи барабанщиком, в конце 70-х стал солистом группы. С ним во главе группа стала популярной в Швейцарии и совершила тур по стране. После того, как группа увидела концерт AC/DC, группа изменила своё направление и стала играть более тяжелую музыку. Но Крис Фон Рор не всегда справлялся с обязанностями вокалиста и группа решила найти другого. В итоге был приглашен Марк Стораc из группы «Eazy Money», и в 1980 году Krokus записали альбом «Metal Rendez-vous», который привел к огромному международному признанию.
Группа начала набирать популярность, совершив ряд туров с такими группами, как Nazareth в Европе и AC/DC, Motorhead, Rainbow, Rush, Def Leppard, Judas Priest в Америке. читать дальше
Krokus are a hard rock and heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed great success in North America during the 1980s.
Krokus were founded in Solothurn in 1975 by bassist/keyboardist/percussionist (and original drummer, and then lead vocalist) Chris von Rohr and guitarist Tommy Kiefer, both former members of Kaktus. Former TEA vocalist Marc Storace joined the band as frontman in time for their Metal Rendez-vous album in 1980. more
Current members
Chris von Rohr – bass (1975–1983, 1987–1989, 2008–present), keyboards, piano, percussion (1975–1983, 1987–1989, 2008–present), drums (1975–1983, 2008–present, on hiatus since 2012), lead vocals (1976–1979)
Marc Storace – lead vocals (1979–1988, 1994–1999, 2002–present)
Mandy Meyer – lead guitar (1981, 2004–2008, 2012–present)
Dominique Favez – rhythm guitar (2003–2008, 2014–present, substitute for Fernando von Arb and Mark Kohler)
Flavio Mezzodi – drums, percussion (2013–present)
Former members
Peter Richard – lead vocals (1975–1976)
Remo Spadino – bass (1975–1976; died 2010)
Tommy Kiefer – lead and rhythm guitar (1975–1981), lead vocals (1976–1979; died 1986)
Hansi Droz – rhythm guitar (1976; died 1999)
Fernando von Arb – lead and rhythm guitar (1976–2004, 2008–present, on hiatus since 2012), bass, keyboards, piano (1976–1986, 1989–2004, 2008–present, on hiatus since 2012)
Jurg Naegeli – bass, keyboards, piano (1976–1983, 1989–1998)
Freddy Steady – drums, percussion (1977–1983, 1994–1996, 2008–2011)
Henry Friez – lead vocals (1979)
Mark Kohler – rhythm and lead guitar (1981–1989, 1994–1999, 2008–present, on hiatus since 2014)
Steve Pace – drums (1983)
Andy Tanas – bass (1983–1985)
Doug Johnson – keyboards, piano (1983–1985)
Jeff Klaven – drums, percussion (1983–1986)
Paul Fox – keyboards, piano (1985–1986)
Tommy Keiser – bass (1985–1987)
Jai Winding – keyboards, piano (1986–1987)
Dani Crivelli – drums (1986–1989; died 2013)
Björn Lodin – lead vocals (1988–1989)
Peter McTanner – lead vocals (1989–1994)
Peter Haas – drums, percussion (1989–1994, 1999–2001)
Tony Castell – bass (1989–1994, 2000–2008), rhythm guitar (1989–1994, 2000–2004)
Many Maurer – lead guitar, bass (1989–2000)
Cliff Rodgers – drums, percussion (1997–1999)
Carl Sentance – lead vocals (1999–2002)
Chris Lauper – rhythm guitar (1999–2000)
Dave Stettler – rhythm guitar (2000–2003)
Patrick Aeby – drums, percussion (2001–2004)
Stefan Schwarzmann – drums, percussion (2004–2008)
Dennis Ward – keyboards, piano (2004–2008)
Kosta Zafiriou – drums, percussion (2011–2013)
Discography
Studio album
Krokus (1976)
To You All (1977)
Painkiller (1978)
Metal Rendez-vous (1980)
Hardware (1981)
One Vice at a Time (1982)
Headhunter (1983)
The Blitz (1984)
Change of Address (1986)
Heart Attack (1988)
Stampede (1990)
To Rock or Not to Be (1995)
Round 13 (1999)
Rock the Block (2003)
Hellraiser (2006)
Hoodoo (2010)
Dirty Dynamite (2013)
Big Rocks (2017)
Live
Alive & Screamin' (1986)
Fire and Gasoline (2004)
Long Stick Goes Boom: Live from da House of Rust (2014)
Compilation
Early Days '75-'78 (1980)
Stayed Awake All Night — The Best (1987)
The Dirty Dozen (1993)
Definitive Collection (2000)
The Collection (2000)
Best Of (2000)
Long Stick Goes Boom: The Anthology (2003)
Отдельные песни на совместных концертах
«Tokyo Nights» (1980)
«Heatstrokes» (1980)
«Bedside Radio» (1980)
«Winning Man» (1981)
«Rock City» (1981)
«American Woman» (1982)
«Save Me» (1982)
«Bad Boys Rag Dolls» (1982)
«Stayed Awake All Night» (1983)
«Screaming tn the Night» (1983)
«Midnite Maniac» (1984)
«Ballroom Blitz» (1984)
«Our Love» (1984)
«School’s Out» (1986)
«Screaming in the Night (Live)» (1987)
«Let the Love Begin» (1987)
«Let It Go» (1988)
«Wild Love» (1988)
«You Ain’t Seen Nothin' Yet» (1994)
«I Want It All» (2003)
«Angel of My Dreams» (2006)
Видео
The Video Blitz (1985, VHS)
Fire And Gasoline (2004, Бонус DVD)
As Long As We Live (2004, DVD)
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