Krokus - Original Album Classics - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Digitally re-mastered edition of the Swiss Hard Rock band's 1981 album. It's fair to say that the Swiss music scene hadn't exactly set the world on fire but with Krokus that situation was rapidly reversed. The band's fourth album METAL RENDEZ-VOUS became a surprise success, not only in their home country but also globally where they secured a strong foothold in the charts and on the live front. The band's no-nonsense brand of tough-guy Hard Rock found favor in a market that was wide open for that revolution. HARDWARE, therefore, was released into the arms of an eager fan base feeding off the energy of their previous album and it didn't disappoint them. The record picks up where the band left off, laying down some serious riffage on songs that display a cheeky lyrical charm; an unexpected side-effect of their Swiss/Maltese heritage. Engineered by British studio master Mark Dearnley (AC/DC, Def Leppard) and recorded in London, the album makes full use of their powerful armory, led by the ripping two guitar attack of Fernando von Arb and Tommy Keefer.

180-gram vinyl with bonus tracks! the one and only conjunct recording by three jazz geniuses!

Digitally remastered edition. Riding high on a wave of creative and commercial success, Swiss rockers Krokus had the world at their feet. In just four short years the band had risen from obscurity in Europe to become major players on the world's stages, particularly in the USA, where their previous album HEADHUNTER sold a million copies and lodged itself at #25 on the album chart. So at this point in their career all eyes were on the band, expecting them to continue their upward trajectory but internally all was not as it should've been. The importance of the band's high ranking status was underscored by the appointment of producer Bruce Fairbairn (flanked by engineers Bob Rock and Mike Fraser) a man who had guided the recording career of Canadian rockers Loverboy to platinum heights, and who would later find huge success with Bon Jovi and AC/DC. Fairbairn's ear for commerciality took the band in a new streamlined, but still hard rock direction, one highlighted by electrifying tracks such as 'Midnite Maniac', 'Boys Night Out' (written by Bryan Adams) and a tub thumping cover of the Sweet's 'Ballroom Blitz'.