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Krokus are a hard rock band hailing from Solothurn, Switzerland who formed in 1975. Since their debut in 1976 they have become one of, if not the most succesful Swiss metal band of all time, with a swathe of worldwide hit albums to their name released throughout the 1980’s.

Australian legends AC/DC are easily one of the most influential bands of all time, but Swiss hard rock heroes Krokus owe a bigger debt to them than most since until the band saw them live around 1977, they were a prog band through and through. One who came together in 1975 and released their self-titled debut album the following year in a limited release of 560 copies. By the release of their second album “To You All”, the band had taken in a concert from the Aussie titans and radically changed their sound to a more straightforward, heavy riffing hard rock style. They began building up a cult following in their home country, but didn’t see any mainstream success until the 1980 release of their fourth album “Metal Rendez-vous”. The record was a huge hit in their home country and Europe as a whole, and was eventually certified triple-platinum in their native Switzerland.

“Metal Rendez-vous”, was also the album that brought them over to the U.S.A on a wave of hype about their live shows and their records. Setting their sights on success in America, the band hired new management and released 1982’s “One Vice At A Time”, followed by their breakthrough hit in the states, 1983’s “Headhunter”. This signalled the beginning of a commercial purple patch for the band, which saw “Headhunter” certified Platinum in the States, and with their 1984 single “Midnite Maniac” they became the very first Swiss act to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. While they might not have been able to keep up their commercial dominance once the 1990’s came along, they remain active to this day playing some of the best live shows of their entire career and releasing the most acclaimed albums of their four decades as a band. For possessing the kind of longevity that most bands would kill to have, Krokus come highly recommended.

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It’s hard not to draw comparisons between legendary rock band AC/DC and Swiss heavy metal band Krokus, but I doubt that the group would be offended by this comparison. Krokus openly admit that their style was heavily influenced by the rock giants, and critic Chris von Rohr described their album ‘One Vice at a Time’ as "the album AC/DC never made."

Nevertheless, Krokus is so much more than an AC/DC tribute band and their music goes in their own unique direction. The almost déjà vu element of their similar but oh so different music is almost certainly what contributed to much of the band’s success in Europe and the US during the 1980s.

Seeing Krokus live is like taking a trip back in time. Their sound is so fantastically 80s and specific to the rock n roll of that era that just the opening bars of hits such as “Screaming in the Night” and “Born To Be Wild” bring a massive smile to the face. Krokus still rocks out hard. Seeing them in concert is face-meltingly awesome and I highly recommend you see them while they’re on tour!

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The best concert I have been to in awhile ! (and i go to a lot of concerts)Krokus had not been to San Antonio Tx in over 25 years so I really wasn't sure if the quality of the band had remained the same . I'm happy to say they did not disappoint! ! I can't wait for them to return hopefully we wont have to wait as long .

OMG! what an exciting show these guys put on here in San Antonio,Tx. The last time I saw them in SA was about 25 years ago. It was so amazing how the energy of the band and voice of Marc Storace was so Riveting. It was like hearing them back in the 80's so Awesome. It was a Rockin time!!!!! Loved it!

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KROKUS Announces Return To Live Stage

Legendary Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will play a special concert on September 10 on the steps of the St. Ursus Cathedral in Solothurn, Switzerland. In addition, Solothurn will honor the band with a "Stone Of Honor" on its 2000th anniversary.

KROKUS said in a statement: "We are happy to be honored by our hometown after all these decades. It has been a long journey and we have carried the name of Solothurn into the world again and again. Solothurn became the secret capital of Swiss hard rock. We would like to thank everyone who made this possible."

KROKUS has also announced a return to the "holy ground of rock" in Switzerland, the Hallenstadion in Zürich, where the group will perform on May 6, 2023.

Two years ago, KROKUS postponed its last-ever concerts in USA and Canada due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The 13-date trek was originally scheduled to kick off at Canton Hall in Dallas, Texas on September 18, 2020 and conclude at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California on October 10, 2020.

Earlier this year, KROKUS singer Marc Storace explained to Rock Show Critique why he and his bandmates toured America so infrequently over the course of the last 20 years. The 70-year-old musician said: "Well, it starts with the work permits. And they cost money. Then the tax. Then the booking fees, the percentages, the renting out of equipment, buses, hotels and everything. So if you've gotta do a club tour, you can't even pay for all that. We haven't been there for a long while, so we don't expect to come over and do a headliner tour in stadiums; we're far from that again. Because in the meantime, there's a lot of water under the bridge. And that's how it is. The status sinks because there's no longer promoters who believe that you're gonna bring in the money back for that. I guess that's the way it is. It's like a vicious circle. You have to come over one day and get the ball rolling again and then come back the next year and the next year to reach the status that you are used to. And you have to also release a new album to accompany that. And the new album isn't enough. Albums don't sell anymore. There's Spotify — all these parasites around — streaming, which don't give you your money's worth."

When KROKUS first announced its decision to embark on a farewell tour in September 2019, the band explained in a statement: " KROKUS shows have always been special and should stay that way. That's why we decided to stop when it's still really good. That's how the fans should remember us."

Formed in 1975, KROKUS has sold over 15 million records, toured the world, and received gold and platinum discs in the USA and Canada. KROKUS was also the first Swiss band to sell out Hallenstadion and has received a diamond disc for selling one million albums in Switzerland alone.

In the course of its career, KROKUS has rocked over 2,000 shows on five continents, countless cities, unique locations, crazy gigs, and loyal fans.

English rock journalist Malcolm Dome quite rightly said: "If you look at the long-term output of this band, KROKUS is clearly one of the best hard rock bands of the last 40 years."

KROKUS has reformed !! The band will play a (due to Corona) postponed Open-Air Concert commemorating the 2000th Jubilee... Posted by Marc Storace on  Saturday, August 20, 2022

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Krokus Announce New U.S. Tour

Krokus  are returning to U.S. soil this spring. The Swiss rockers just lined up a new tour that will run two weeks. It will be their first stateside tour in 10 years.

Best known for a string of early '80s hits, Krokus released a concert recording , Long Stick Goes Boom: Live From Da House of Rust , in 2014. Now they've announced a string of dates from April 24 in Houston through May 6 in Los Angeles, preceded by a stop on the annual Monsters of Rock cruise on April 18-22 along with  Night Ranger ,  Tesla ,  Queensryche , the  Winery Dogs ,  Stryper ,  Europe  and others.

A complete listing of tour dates and cities can be found below.

Signature hits like "Midnight Maniac," "Screaming in the Night" and "Eat the Rich" helped both 1983's Headhunter and 1984's The Blitz earn gold-selling status in the U.S. But Krokus have actually been around for four decades, releasing almost 20 studio albums along the way. "Winning Man" (1981), "Long Stick Goes Boom" (1982) and "Our Love" (1984) all cracked the U.S. Top 30 on the rock charts over the years. Their most recent original studio LP, Dirty Dynamite , was released in 2013.

A recent recipient of a Swiss Music Awards lifetime achievement award, Krokus are still huge in their home country. In fact, the band saw two of its '00s albums go gold in Switzerland, while 2010's Hoodoo went platinum there.

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Krokus Announce Their Final Tour Dates in North America

It's not over till it's over. That's the message Krokus conveyed Monday (Dec. 9) when the Swiss heavy metal band announced their last concerts in North America. So dubbed "The Final Tour," the group will set out across the U.S. and into Canada for the trek that kicks off in September 2020.

It seemed like only yesterday when the band announced their first shows in the States in over 25 years . But after a career that spans over 40 years and includes nearly 20 studio albums, Krokus appear ready to hang up their hats, at least in America. See the tour dates toward the bottom of this post.

As lead singer Marc Storace once explained, the speed-metal indebted rockers visiting stateside has always held a special place in his heart. After all, it's the birthplace of Krokus' sonic bread and butter.

"The USA was always, for me, the land of rock and roll," Storace told Classic Rock Revisited the last time the group toured the country. "It is where it all came from... There is an adrenaline rush we get as soon as we land on USA soil. The whole sentimental bit comes rushing through your head."

Back in the '80s, Krokus scored hits with singles such as "Midnite Maniac," "Eat the Rich" and "Screaming in the Night." 1983's  Headhunter  and 1984's  The Blitz  were both certified gold in the United States.

Krokus "The Final Tour - Adios Amigos" Fall 2020 North American Tour Dates

Sept. 18 – Dallas, Texas @ Canton Hall Sept. 19 – San Antonio, Texas @ Sunken Gardens Sept. 22 – Silver Spring, Md. @ The Fillmore Sept. 23 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Theatre of Living Arts Sept. 25 – New York, N.Y. @ Gramercy Theatre Sept. 26 – Worcester, Mass. @ The Palladium Sept. 29 – Toronto, Ontario @ MOD Club Sept. 30 – Westland, Mich. @ Token Lounge Oct. 2 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Agora Ballroom Oct. 3 – Joliet, Ill. @ The Forge Oct. 5 – Denver, Colo. @ Herman's Hideaway Oct. 8 – Seattle, Wash @ El Corazon Oct. 10 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Whisky a Go Go

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Guesting on the Mike Nelson Show, Krokus frontman Marc Storace was asked if there were any plans to reschedule the 2020 North American dates that were wiped out by COVID-19 pandemic.

Storace said, “"If it was up to us, we'd be there in a shot. But look what happened in the meantime with COVID. I mean, COVID was a huge slap in the face. In 2019, in Europe, we were over. We played our last gig in Hallenstadion, which is like the holy ground of rock for Switzerland — for the German-speaking part anyway. [In] the COVID lockdown we stayed at home, and that's when I decided, 'I'm gonna start working on songs for my solo album.' 'Cause I don't like sitting on my ass doing nothing. So, in the meantime, time passed. People's tickets [for the U.S. tour], I don't even know what happened to their tickets… In the meantime, the whole economy stuff, and now with Ukraine…Ukraine is a real big punch in the face to show business. Already with the lockdown, lots businesses every kind went bankrupt and had to close. And it's the same with bus companies, production companies and stuff. And the ones left, they feel kind of free they can ask for more. Whereas the price of gasoline is up there, and that's only one thing. If you count everything together, it's, like, do we wanna pay to tour? [laughs] Nobody wants to do that. And we're not Led Zeppelin."

Krokus will be playing a special show to celebrate the 2000 birthday of their hometown of Solothurn.

"Our hometown Solothurn's 2000 year celebration show was sold out within 20 minutes! A new record!!

"May 6th, 2023 seems to be far away when we play the Hallenstadion in Zurich. Based on the interest we saw for the Solothurn performance, you might wanna consider getting your Zurich show tickets rather early than too late when that event will be sold out as well!"

Back in February, Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon from Canada's The Metal Voice spoke to Krokus vocalist Marc Storace about his first solo album, Live And Let Live; and his solo tour.  Plus, Marc gave an update of Krokus farewell tour, a statement to Dee Snider in regards to the years of their feud, and the AC/DC audition explained and clarified.

When asked about an update on the Krokus farewell tour:

"Last time we talked  (with the band) I had high hopes, and in the meantime those high hopes have become quite dusty and have crumbled. I don't know what to think anymore, but I kind of  lost hope myself. Everyone has kind of gone in different directions and it's like what is going on is just nothing. So, I am concentrating on my stuff, I'm having fun and I am even planning on coming over. Things are being looked at now as we speak in the USA (fall 2022) and am happy about that, for the  fall. I will be playing almost my whole solo album and I'm going to play Krokus songs (no covers). And some Krokus songs which I will play will be songs I wanted to do but never got the chance to do again, like 'Midnite Maniac'."

When asked if Dee Snider and Marc have made peace after their long and ongoing  feud:

"I have always made peace. In fact I was on this tour, Rock Meets Classic, with other artists and at the end of the tour we were supposed to play one concert in Wacken with this whole orchestra and band. And I was thrown off because Dee Snider came in to headline, and he said he won't do it unless Storace's  thrown off. I was looking forward to asking Dee if we could go to the side and have a beer so maybe I could apologize and say, 'Hey, let's bury the hatchet, it's not worth a few hundred dollars of stage clothes which we didn't like.'  It is as simple as that. I was not in the room when this happened, so I don't know if there were any dirty words spoken or attitude in which things were said. But I don't think it is worth carrying a burden like that."

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Krokus Announce Final North American Tour

“Its not over ’till its over,” the band said in a statement. “American and Cananda, here we come!”

Tickets are on sale now HERE .

Krokus formed in Switzerland in 1976 and released their debut LP that same year. The band broke out with their 1980 outing  Metal Rendez-vous . The record was certified 4x platinum in Switzerland. Their seventh album – 1983’s  Headhunter   – achieved gold status in the U.S. and hit No. 25 on the Billboard 200.

The band experienced global success throughout the 80s, and a revitalization in the early 2000s. Their 2003 effort  Rock The Block  went No. 1 in Switzerland, as would three of their next four albums. Their last (and also No. 1) studio album was 2017’s  Big Rocks .

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Krokus is a hard rock and heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed great success in North America during the 1980s. Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1975 by bassist (and original lead vocalist) Chris von Rohr and guitarist Tommy Kiefer. Former TEA vocalist Marc Storace joined the band as frontman in time for their Metal Rendez-vous album in 1979.

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After most 50 years of rocking, Krokus are not going quietly or without a little mischief. In September 2018 the Swiss heavy metal band announced their ‘Adios Amigos’ tour, calling time on a career that began in 1975 and also aiming a sly dig at Europe’s most successful rock act, Scorpions . The Krokus statement read: “Unlike other bands on their eternal ‘farewell tour’, we will keep our word and pull the plug at the end of 2019.” 

It was a provocative comment, but not entirely out of character for a band whose rise to international fame in the early 80s came with a degree of controversy. Krokus were accused of ripping off AC/DC on albums such as 1980’s Metal Rendez-vous and 1982’s One Vice At A Time , on which singer Marc Storace belted it out like Bon Scott . 

Then, with 1983’s Headhunter , they were accused of ripping off Judas Priest . There was also a farcical feud with Def Leppard when Krokus opened for them on a US tour. As Leppard singer Joe Elliott recalled: “Marc Storace was nicking everything I said on stage, so when I said it the next night it was second-hand. The guy was a complete knob-head!” 

But no matter, At their peak, on those 80s albums, Krokus kicked ass. And as they continue to tour – the Adios Amigo tour now promises to continue in 2024, despite Storace's promise to pull the plug in 2019 – the band still features four members of the classic 80s line-up – Storace, bassist Chris Von Rohr, and guitarists Fernando Von Arb and Mark Kohler. 

It was Von Rohr who formed Krokus in the small town of Solothurn back in ’75. They started out playing progressive rock , with Von Rohr as multi-instrumentalist and lead singer. The arrival of Malteseborn Storace in 1979 transformed the band, with Metal Rendez-vous the breakthrough that led to worldwide sales of 15 million albums. 

There have been numerous line-up changes across the years – astonishingly, Von Rohr was ousted from his own band in 1983. And there were many lean years in the 90s and early 2000s. But in recent times, with Von Rohr reinstated, Krokus have rallied again. 

For Storace there is always the thought of what might have been. He claims he was twice approached by AC/DC, first in 1980, before Brian Johnson got the gig, and second in 2016, when Axl Rose stepped in. But Storace has had a good run with Krokus. And as Von Arb says: “Every party has to end eventually.”

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The best album Krokus ever made is also the best AC/DC album that AC/DC never made. No matter how derivative, One Vice At A Time is a prime example of what was known, in the parlance of the times, as cranium-crunchin’ chaos. 

The album’s gonzoid, singleentendre opening track Long Stick Goes Boom has the bludgeon riffola of AC/DC circa <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/album-of-the-week-club-review-acdc-powerage" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK""> Powerage , with Marc Storace in a priapic frenzy. That energy and intensity is relentless across heavy-hitting numbers such as Playin’ The Outlaw, To The Top and a cover of The Guess Who’s American Woman (far superior to <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/six-reason-to-love-lenny-kravitz" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">Lenny Kravitz’s later version).

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The band’s biggest hit, Headhunter went gold in the US. It was also, by design, different to One Vice At A Time , which was produced by Tony Platt; the engineer on AC/DC’s Highway To Hell and Back In Black . 

For Headhunter, Krokus had Judas Priest producer Tom Allom. They also had Priest singer Rob Halford backing up Storace on the wonderfully OTT heavy metal anthem Ready To Burn . There were shades of Priest in the album’s head-banging title track; a subtler mood in the power ballad Screaming In The Night ; and another great cover, of Bachman Turner Overdrive’s Stayed Awake All Night . From metal’s golden age, Headhunter is a minor classic.

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The fourth Krokus album was the game changer. Storace, a powerhouse singer, lifted the band to a whole new level on the electrifying Metal Rendez-vous . At times they sounded like the new Scorpions – on the blazing Heatstrokes and the non-PC Tokyo Nights. The other influence was AC/DC. 

And while this inspired the album’s standout track, Bedside Radio , a rollicking boogie, Krokus pushed their luck a little too far with Shy Kid , its opening lines stolen almost verbatim from Bon Scott’s lyrics to Ride On . Certainly Metal Rendez-vous had its flaws. but Krokus had arrived with a bang.

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Hardware has always been overshadowed by what came before and after – the pivotal Metal Rendez-vous and the titanic One Vice At A Time . Hardware delivered the regulation route-one heavy-duty numbers in Mad Racket and Mr. 69 . In contrast, there was real depth, an atmospheric quality and emotional power, in Celebration and Winning Man . 

The surprise turn – for better and for worse – was Smelly Nelly , the band’s weirdest song. In purely musical terms, it was brilliant; a killer riff offset by spoken verses and bizarre vocal harmonies. But the lyrics were grimly sexist. Whole Lotta Rosie this was not.

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28 years after One Vice At A Time , the line-up from that monolithic album was reunited for Hoodoo . Most important of all, this was Chris Von Rohr’s first recording with Krokus since Heart Attack back in 1988. 

With Von Rohr as producer, the band sounded revitalised on songs that recalled the crazy days of the early 80s: Drive It In was a thunderous opening salvo, Hoodoo Woman a smoking boogie with a flavour of <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-to-buy-the-very-best-of-zz-top" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">ZZ Top, and Keep Me Rolling another homage to AC/DC. A version of Steppenwolf’s Born To Be Wild was unnecessary. But with Storace still operating at full power, this was an emphatic, loud and proud return to form.

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The band’s most recent release, 2017’s Big Rocks , was just a lazy covers album, but this, their last album of original material, was another late-career triumph, even if the originality of said material was questionable at best. 

In the three years since Hoodoo , Krokus had added a third guitarist, Mandy Meyer, who had served the band in the 80s and 2000s. On drums was Kosta Zafiriou, ex-Pink Cream 69. But there was no deviation in style, as Krokus brazenly channelled AC/DC to brilliant effect on Hallelujah Rock N’ Roll, Go Baby Go and the title track. The only bum note was in the obligatory cover – a mauling of <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-beatles-best-albums-buyers-guide-collection" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">The Beatles’ Help!

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The band’s third album was the best they made before they hired a singer of real authority in Marc Storace. Recorded in just six days, Painkiller was impressively rowdy in a rough-and-ready fashion. But it was evident that Krokus needed a proper frontman. Chris Von Rohr, while game, couldn’t sing for toffee. 

The album was a curious mix, with opening track Killer evoking Steppenwolf, Get Out Of My Mind a Quo-style boogie, and Rock Me, Rock You an early sign of their AC/DC fixation, while two softer numbers, Susie and Bad Love , exposed Von Rohr’s limitations. The subsequent addition of Storace, formerly of heavy prog act TEA, was the making of them.

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Never the most cerebral of men to begin with, Krokus really dumbed it down on The Blitz . In 1984, with hair-metal at the height of fashion, they tarted up their image and covered a 70s glam-rock classic, a trick that had worked for LA rockers Quiet Riot with a hit version of <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/slade-a-guide-to-their-best-albums" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">Slade’s Cum On Feel The Noize . 

For all their gusto, however, Krokus made a mess of Sweet’s hit Ballroom Blitz , but the album still made the US Top 40. And there was much to enjoy for fans of no-brainer rock – in heroically daft, irony-free songs such as Midnite Maniac, Ready To Rock and Boys Nite Out , the latter a leftover from <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/bryan-adams-reckless-story-behind-album" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">Bryan Adams’s Reckless .

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In the 90s, as Marc Storace did a Krokus hokey cokey – in, out, in, out – the band made weak albums with singers Peter Tanner (formerly of aptly named Swiss act Headhunter) and Carl Sentance, a Welshman who fronted Persian Risk, the 80s group led by future <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/motorhead-studio-albums-ranked-worst-to-best" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell. 

But in the 2000s, Storace was back for good. And while the lineup on Hellraiser was mostly unfamiliar except for guitarist Mandy Meyer, who first played with the band in 1981, there was enough in it to make it a legitimate Krokus album: the brawn in the title track, Midnite Fantasy and Too Wired To Sleep , and the glory of Storace in full cry.

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If ever a rock band handed their balls on a plate to their record company, it was Krokus with Change Of Address . Under orders from Arista to deliver radio-friendly hits, they ended up with the lamest record of their career. 

Producer Tom Werman had cut great albums for Ted Nugent, <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/cheap-trick-a-guide-to-their-best-albums" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">Cheap Trick and <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-motley-crue-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">Mötley Crüe, but the AOR gloss he applied to Change Of Address failed to mask the mediocrity of songs such as Hot Rock City , a gutless wannabe anthem, Let The Love Begin , a ghastly power ballad, and a cynical remake of <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/alice-cooper-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="loudersound.com"" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"">Alice Cooper’s School’s Out . It was an act of desperation, and it bombed. A nadir for Krokus and for 80s rock.

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• Rock 'n' Roll Tonight
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• Trying Hard
• Highway Song
• Bedside Radio

Krokus at Monsters of Rock Cruise 2020

• Screaming in the Night
• Heatstrokes
• Long Stick Goes Boom / Pinball Wizard
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Krokus came on the Hard Rock / Metal scene with the release of the album 'To You All' released on November 30, 1976. The song 'Highway Song' immediately became a success and made Krokus one of the newest emerging talents at that moment. Afterwards, Krokus released the most beloved album 'Headhunter' which contains some of the most well-known tracks from the Krokus collection. 'Headhunter' features the song 'Headhunter' which has made itself the most well-known for fans to hear during the live events. Aside from 'Headhunter' , many of other songs from 'Headhunter' have also become recognized as a result. Some of Krokus's most famous tour albums and songs are provided below. After 40 years since releasing 'To You All' and having a true impact in the business, music lovers continue to gather to see Krokus on stage to play hits from the entire collection.

Krokus Tour Albums and Songs

Krokus: Headhunter

• Eat The Rich
• Screaming In The Night
• Ready To Burn
• Stayed Awake All Night
• Stand And Be Counted
• Russian Winter

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• Drive It In
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• Born to Be Wild
• Rock 'n' Roll Handshake
• Ride Into The Sun
• In My Blood
• Dirty Street
• Keep me Rolling
• Shot Of Love

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• Playin' the Outlaw
• American Woman
• Midnite Maniac
• School's Out
• Bedside Radio
• She's Got Everything

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Aerosmith announced new tour dates on April 10, and the "Peace Out" tour, featuring The Black Crowes, will rock the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Jan. 16, 2025, towards the end of tour dates. The tour begins on Sept. 20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and concludes on Feb. 26, 2025, in Buffalo, New York.

The tour, which kicked off in September 2023, was postponed due to a vocal injury experienced by lead singer. The band posted on Instagram on Sept. 29, 2023, telling fans shows wouldn't continue until 2024.

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The band posted again on April 10 revealing new tour dates.  "All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled shows – you’ll receive more info via email. Tickets for the rescheduled dates & newly added shows go on sale Fri 4/12 @ 10AM local at aerosmith.com," according to the caption.

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The long-anticipated Aerosmith "Peace Out: Farewell Tour" is back after a postponement due to a vocal injury to Steven Tyler, the lead singer.

Aerosmith announced new tour dates on April 10, and the "Peace Out" tour, featuring The Black Crowes, will rock Louisville's KFC Yum! Center on Sept. 26, early on in the list of tour dates. The tour begins on Sept. 20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and concludes on Feb. 26, 2025, in Buffalo, New York.

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"To our fans: Unfortunately, Steven’s vocal injury is more serious than initially thought. His doctor has confirmed that in addition to the damage to his vocal cords, he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care. He is receiving the best medical treatment available to ensure his recovery is swift, but given the nature of a fracture, he is being told patience is essential," according to the caption.

The band posted again on April 10 revealing new tour dates.  "All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled shows – you’ll receive more info via email. Tickets for the rescheduled dates & newly added shows go on sale Fri 4/12 @ 10AM local at aerosmith.com," according to the caption.

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