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Krokus
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Background information
Origin	Solothurn, Switzerland
Genre(s)	Heavy metal Hard rock
Years active	1974-present
Label(s)	AFM Records
Website	Official Website
Members
Marc Storace (lead vocals) Mandy Meyer (lead guitar) Dominique Favez (rhythm guitar) Tony Castell (bass guitar) Stefan Schwarzmann (drums)
Former members
Tommy Kiefer (vocals, guitar, 1974-81) Hansi Droz (guitar, 1974-76) Remo Spadino (bass, 1974-76) Chris Von Rohr (vocals, bass, drums, 1974-82, 1987-88) Fernando von Arb (guitar, bass, 1977-2005) Jürg Naegeli (bass, keyboards, 1977-79) Freddy Steady (drums, 1977-83, 1995-99) Mark Kohler (guitar, bass, 1982-90, 1995-99) Jonathan Stern (bass, 1980-82) Steve Pace (drums, 1983-84) Jeff Klaven (drums, 1984-88) Andy Tanas (bass, 1984-85) Tommy Keiser (bass, 1986-88) Dani Crivelli (drums, 1988-90) Peter Tanner (vocals, 1990-95) Many Maurer (guitar, bass, 1990-2003) Peter Haas (drums, 1990-95, 1999-2003) Carl Sentence (vocals, 1999-2003) Chris Lauper (guitar, 1999-2003) Dave Stettler (guitars, 2001-03) Patrick Aeby (drums, 2003-06)

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 and Judas Priest in the United States. Headhunter was awarded gold 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.

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

• 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
• 1984: The Blitz, US #36
• 1986: Change of Address, US #45
• 1988: Heart Attack, US #87
• 1990: Stampede
• 1995: To Rock or Not to Be
• 1999: Round 13
• 2003: Rock the Block
• 2006: Hellraiser

• 1980: Early Days '75-'78 (Compilation)
• 1986: Alive And Screamin' (Live) , US #97
• 1987: Stayed Awake All Night - The Best (Compilation)
• 1993: The Dirty Dozen (Best Of)
• 2000: Definitive Collection (Compilation)
• 2000: The Collection (Compilation)
• 2000: Best Of (Compilation)
• 2003: Long Stick Goes Boom: The Anthology (Best Of)
• 2004: Fire And Gasoline (Live + DVD)

• 1980: Tokyo Nights
• 1980: Heatstrokes
• 1980: Bedside Radio
• 1981: Winning Man
• 1981: Rock City
• 1982: American Woman
• 1982: Save Me
• 1982: Bad Boys Rag Dolls
• 1983: Stayed Awake All Night
• 1983: Screaming In The Night
• 1984: Midnite Maniac
• 1984: Ballroom Blitz
• 1984: Our Love
• 1986: School's Out
• 1987: Screaming In The Night (Live)
• 1987: Let The Love Begin
• 1988: Let It Go
• 1988: Wild Love
• 1994: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
• 2003: I Want It All
• 2006: Angel of My Dreams

• 1985: The Video Blitz (VHS)
• 2004: Fire And Gasoline (Bonus DVD)
• 2004: As Long As We Live (DVD)

• Official Homepage
• Chris von Rohr
• Fernando von Arb
• Marc Storace
• Patrick Aeby
• Mandy Meyer homepage