''Pain Killer'' is the third studio album by the Swiss
hard rock
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band
Krokus, released in 1978. It was recorded at
The Manor Studio
The Manor Studio (a.k.a. The Manor) was a recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, north of the city of Oxford.
Overview
The Manor and its outbuildings are Listed building#England and ...
in
Shipton-on-Cherwell
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Manor
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,
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,
KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAY IT IN METAL - GER
/ref> 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
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, bass, keyboards
*Jürg Naegeli - bass
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, keyboards
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*Freddy Steady - drums
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, percussion
;Production
*Harry Sprenger - producer, mixing
* Mick Glossop - engineer
*Alan Douglas - assistant engineer
References
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Krokus (band) albums
1978 albums
Mercury Records albums