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Krokus (band)
Krokus is a hard rock/ heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed success in North America during the 1980s. Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1975 by Chris von Rohr (vocals and multi-instruments) and Tommy Kiefer (guitar), 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. History Early career (1975–1982) Krokus was formed in 1975 as a primarily progressive rock act. The group's original lead singer, Peter Richard, left before the first album was recorded, leaving lead guitarist Tommy Kiefer to handle lead vocal duties for the band's self-titled debut album. However, Chris von Rohr, originally the drummer, would switch to lead vocals for the follow-up record, '' To You All'', remaining in this capacity into the late 1970s (along with playing keyboards and percussion). Rounding out the radically different new line-up were guitarist Fernando von Arb, bassist Jürg Naeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solothurn
Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the Capital (political), capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. The town is the only municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the Solothurn (district), district of the same name. The town got its name from Salodurum, a Roman-era settlement. From 1530 to 1792 it was the seat of the France, French ambassador (diplomacy), ambassador to Switzerland. The pedestrian-only old town was built between 1530 and 1792 and shows an impressive array of Baroque architecture, combining Italian Grandezza, French style, and Swiss ideas. The town has eighteen structures listed as heritage sites. The official language of Solothurn is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard German, German, but the main spoken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Schwarzmann
Stefan Schwarzmann (born 11 November 1965Larkin, Colin (2006). ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Oxford University Press. p. 189. .) is a German drummer who has recorded for Accept,Montgomery, James et al (2005)"Metal File: Korn, Motorhead, Ozzfest, Black Dahlia Murder And Life Of Agony In This Week's Hard News" MTV. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2011. U.D.O.,Strong, Martin C. (2001). ''The Great Metal Discography''. MOJO Books. pp. 465, 575. . Running Wild, X-Wild, Krokus and Helloween.Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Helloween Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2011. Schwarzmann joined Helloween as a replacement for departing drummer Mark Cross in 2003. Although Stefan got on well with the members of the band, he had other musical preferences. As a result, he chose to leave Helloween after the Rabbits on the Run Tour in early 2005. In 2012, Schwarzmann and guitarist Mille Petrozza were contracted to record the album ''Revolution'' with Lacrimosa The ''Lacrimosa'' (Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee, after Nashville. Memphis is the fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation's 28th-largest overall, as well as the largest city bordering the Mississippi River. The Memphis metropolitan area includes West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and the Missouri Bootheel. One of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the Southern United States, Memphis has a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods. The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardware (album)
''Hardware'' is the fifth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus. It did not match the success of their previous album, ''Metal Rendez-vous'', going only Gold in Switzerland. However, the album entered the charts in the US, UK and other European countries. UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014. Track listing All songs by Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr, except where indicated ;Side one # "Celebration" - 3:23 # "Easy Rocker" - 5:28 # "Smelly Nelly" (Tommy Kiefer, von Arb, von Rohr) - 3:42 # "Mr. 69" - 3:02 # "She's Got Everything" - 3:58 ;Side two #"Burning Bones" (von Arb, von Rohr, Marc Storace) - 3:37 # "Rock City" - 4:47 # "Winning Man" - 5:34 # "Mad Racket" - 4:02 Personnel ; Krokus * Marc Storace – lead vocals * Fernando von Arb – rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass, backing vocals * Tommy Kiefer – lead guitar, backing vocals * Chris von Rohr – bass, drums, backing vocals, percussion, keyboards * Freddy Steady – drums, pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AC/DC
AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, but the band calls it simply "rock and roll". AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, 1975's ''High Voltage (1975 album), High Voltage''. Membership subsequently stabilised around the Young brothers, singer Bon Scott, drummer Phil Rudd, and bassist Mark Evans (musician), Mark Evans. Evans was fired from the band in 1977 and replaced by Cliff Williams, who has appeared on every AC/DC album since 1978's ''Powerage''. In February 1980, about seven months after the release of their breakthrough album ''Highway to Hell'', Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning after a night of heavy drinking. AC/DC considered disbanding, but at Scott's family's request, the remaining members opted to conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painkiller (Krokus Album)
''Pain Killer'' is the third studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 1978. It was recorded at The Manor Studio in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England, and took just six days to produce. This is the band's last release with vocalist / guitarist Tommy Kiefer. The album was also released with the title ''Pay It in Metal'', and featured different covers for different regions. In all, five different covers were released, all containing exactly the same tracks. "Susie" was released as a single, with "Rock Me, Rock You" being the single's b-side. Track listing Personnel ;Band members *Chris von Rohr - vocals, percussion, drums, bass, keyboards *Tommy Kiefer - lead guitar, vocals *Fernando von Arb - rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards *Jürg Naegeli - bass, keyboards *Freddy Steady - drums, percussion ;Production *Harry Sprenger - producer, mixing *Mick Glossop Mick Glossop is an English record producer and recording engineer. In 2009, he was awarded a Visiting Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krokus (album)
''Krokus'' (also known - by the band in particular - as ''First Album'') is the first album by Swiss rock band Krokus. It was the only Krokus album to feature Hansi Droz and Remo Spadino. It is also the only Krokus album to show a progressive rock style. The album has become a collector's item since only 560 copies were ever pressed and it has never been made available since. Track listing Personnel * Tommy Kiefer - lead and backing vocals, lead guitar * Hansi Droz - rhythm guitar * Remo Spadino - bass * Chris von Rohr - drums, backing and lead vocals, piano, percussion ;Additional musicians * Rebo (Ribo B. Boulding) - congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ... (2, 8, 10) * Peter Richard - vocals * Eric Mertz - emotional vocals (9) References {{Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Rendez-vous
''Metal Rendez-vous'' is the fourth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in June 1980. It is the first Krokus release to feature vocalist Marc Storace; Chris von Rohr had formerly served as the band's lead vocalist but appears on ''Metal Rendez-vous'' as the band's bassist. The track "Heatstrokes" charted number one in the British Heavy Metal Charts, and arguably opened up markets for Krokus in Britain and the United States, along with "Bedside Radio" and "Tokyo Nights". Strangely, the song "Tokyo Nights" features a reggae beat halfway through. The album sold more than 150,000 copies in Switzerland and was certified Triple Platinum. UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014. Seven of the songs on ''Metal Rendez-vous'' - "Heatstrokes", "Bedside Radio", "Streamer", "Shy Kid", "Tokyo Nights", "Lady Double Dealer", and "Fire" - along with an eighth song, titled "Sweet Inspiration", were originally demoed with singer Henry Fries who fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TEA (band)
TEA is a Swiss progressive heavy rock band perhaps best known for featuring lead vocalist Marc Storace before he went on to front Krokus, Switzerland's all-time best selling rock act. Between 1974 and 1978, TEA released three studio albums, ''TEA'' ('74), ''The Ship'' ('75), and ''Tax Exile'' ('76), all produced by Dieter Dierks of Scorpions fame, and the ''Best of Tea Vol. I'' compilation ('78). In 2009, a career retrospective, entitled ''Reloaded'', was released in conjunction with the band's first live show since 1977. History TEA was born out of a jam session in 1971 when founding members Turo Pashayan (ex- Sauterelles) on bass and vocals, Roli Eggli (ex-Fact, Alaska Range ) on drums and Armand Volker (ex-New Hue, Tusk) on guitar first got together. Taking the first initial of each of the founders' names, they named their band TEA. They toured Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands and started to establish a name for themselves. In 1972, Maltese-born singer Marc Storac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIAA Certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.RIAA certification criteria Retrieved on September 11, 2006 Other countries have similar awards (see music recording certification). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the must first request certification. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
