Pain Killer (Krokus album)

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Pain Killer
Painkiller cover.jpg
Studio album by
Krokus
ReleasedOctober 1978
RecordedJune 1978
StudioThe Manor Studio, Oxford, England
Genre
Length34:07
LabelMercury
ProducerHarry Sprenger
Krokus chronology
To You All
(1977) 		Pain Killer
(1978) 		Metal Rendez-vous
(1980)
Alternative covers
Pay It in Metal US cover
Pay It in Metal US cover
Alternative cover
Pay It in Metal German cover
Pay It in Metal German cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[1]

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.[2] 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,[3] 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[]

All tracks are written by Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Killer" 3:34
2."Werewolf"Freddy Steady, von Arb, von Rohr3:19
3."Rock Ladies" 3:01
4."Bad Love" 4:53
5."Get Out of My Mind" 3:40
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Rock Me, Rock You" 3:20
7."Deadline"Tommy Kiefer, von Rohr2:01
8."Susie" 3:02
9."Pay It" 3:01
10."Bye Bye Baby" 4:16

Personnel[]

Band members
Production
  • Harry Sprenger - producer, mixing
  • Mick Glossop - engineer
  • Alan Douglas - assistant engineer

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson, Jason. "Krokus Painkiller review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ^ KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAINKILLER
  3. ^ KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAY IT IN METAL - GER


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