Hellraiser (Album)
Limited Edition Japanese edition: 15
Limited Edition: 58 min 33 s
Digital Art Studio, Basel ( Switzerland )
Sound Surgery Center, Merlischachen ( Switzerland ) ( lead guitar )
Hellraiser is the fifteenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus. It contains the single " Angel of My Dreams ".
Background
After Krokus Rock the Block, the first number - one album of the band's history, and recorded on the subsequent European tour live album Fire and Gasoline ( Spontaneously Combustible ) - Live! a highly regarded and very successful comeback had succeeded, the band seemed to have stabilized. But, once again should the line-up not until the next album endure. First left lead guitarist Fernando von Arb - the only band member who worked since To You All constant on all studio albums and beyond the band had maneuvered through the turbulent 90s - before the planned North American tour the formation, possibly also because he while the emergence of the DVD As Long as We Live had again made friends with the former bassist and founding member Chris von Rohr. He was replaced by Mandy Meyer, after the sacking of Tommy Kiefer was in 1981 for the remaining dates of that concert tour a short spell in the band. After this tour also replaced Stefan Schwarzmann - the first German line-up the band's history - the outgoing drummer Patrick Aeby. In the occupation of Marc Storace, Mandy Meyer, Tony Castell, Dominique Favez and Stefan Schwarzmann finally the resulting mainly in the House of Audio in winter Bach album Hellraiser was recorded that with the single " Angel of My Dreams " as support prompt # 2 on the Swiss album charts reached and beyond Gold status in Switzerland imports. Following this first came out later that year own headlining tour through Europe in which, with "Hellraiser ", " Too Wired to Sleep", "Fight on", " Midnite Fantasy" and "Spirit of the Night" a few more songs on the album regularly appeared in the setlist. 2007, it took then a also leading Europe, very successful concert tour as a special guest of Hammerfall and with The Poodles opening act. The subsequently announced on the official website artistic break took frontman Marc Storace finally to reunite with some longtime bandmates: After the other members of the Hellraiser line-up informed about his decision came first lead guitarist Fernando von Arb, bassist Chris von Rohr and drummer Freddy steady back before even rhythm guitarist Mark Kohler was presented as the last part of the so-called original line. With this line would eventually emerge the successor Hoodoo. The album Hellraiser, which has on the cover a slightly different Crocus lettering, was released alongside the standard edition and in a limited edition, in addition to the bonus track " Walking in the Spirit" and recorded through the Swiss winter sports area high -Ybrig Live Videos " Hellraiser " and "Rock City" contains.
Title list
Bonus Track Limited Edition
Find out more
- "Hellraiser" was used for the soundtrack of the film also published in 2006, Handyman.
- "Hellraiser" was also used for the browser game also published in 2006, Knight Divine.