Pain Killer (Krokus album)
| Pain Killer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1978 | |||
| Recorded | The Manor Studio, Oxford, England, June 1978 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 34:07 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Harry Sprenger | |||
| Krokus chronology | ||||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
 Pay It in Metal US cover | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Pay It in Metal German cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
Pain Killer is the third studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 1978. It was recorded at The Manor Studio, Oxford, England, and took just six days to produce.[3]
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,[4] all containing exactly the same tracks.
Track listing
All songs by Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr, except where indicated
- Side one
- "Killer" - 3:34
- "Werewolf" (Freddy Steady, von Arb, von Rohr) - 3:19
- "Rock Ladies" - 3:01
- "Bad Love" - 4:53
- "Get Out of My Mind" - 3:40
- Side two
- "Rock Me, Rock You" - 3:20
- "Deadline" (Tommy Kiefer, von Rohr) - 2:01
- "Susie" - 3:02
- "Pay It" - 3:01
- "Bye Bye Baby" - 4:16
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 - engineer
- Alan Douglas - assistant engineer
References
- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Krokus Painkiller review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Krokus Pay It in Metal review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAINKILLER
- ^ KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAY IT IN METAL - GER
