Hoodoo (Krokus album)
Pink Image Sound, Zuchwil ( Switzerland )
Henson Studios, Los Angeles ( USA)
Hoodoo is the sixteenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus. It contains the singles " Hoodoo Woman" and "Too Hot ".
- 3.1 guest musicians
Background
The studio album Hoodoo marked a significant turning point again in the moving band history of crocus. After the successful album Hellraiser and the subsequent most extensive European tour in the history of the formation an artistic break was in February 2008 on the official website first announced, before the return of the original line was proclaimed in April of the same year. Respect of staff, which meant in turn radical lineup changes, because apart from Marc Storace had four of the five musicians of the Hellraiser line-up giving up its place. On lead guitar was then recaptured Fernando von Arb instead Mandy Meyer to find, Mark Kohler took over for Dominique Favez again the rhythm guitar, Chris von Rohr returned after a long time for Tony Castell back to the bass and Freddy Steady sparked Stefan Schwarzmann on drums from. This was crocus in 2008 AD from the same line-up as in the days of One Vice at a Time 26 years ago. This formation received her baptism of fire on August 2, 2008, a highly acclaimed concert at the Stade de Suisse in Bern in front of 10,000 fans, before the official anthem for the 2009 discharged in Switzerland Ice Hockey World Championships contributed with "Live for the Action ". That song is still on any official Crocus publication, but on the sampler Rhythm of Ice Hockey: The Official Soundtrack of the included IHHF 2009 World Championship. In early 2010 the long-awaited, in turn resulting in Paderno predominantly in the House of Audio and produced by Chris von Rohr Hoodoo album was finally released, that with the unfussy, riffbetont and freshly presented Hardrock pleased fans and music critics alike. With the singles " Hoodoo Woman" - number 19 in the Swiss Singles Chart - and "Too Hot ", which also includes a video was shot, and the Steppenwolf cover " Born to Be Wild " reached the album to Rock the Block for the second time in the band's history number 1 in the album charts in Switzerland and eventually went platinum in the Alpine republic. In addition, the band on number 33 in the German and 6th place could look forward to in the Greek charts. Following the album release was followed by several festival appearances in Europe, including on the Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, on the Benátská Noc Festival in Mala Skala and on the Schupfart Festival in Schupfart. In addition, they played again at the Stade de Suisse in Bern, but this time as the opening act for AC / DC in front of 42,000 fans, before you even graduated as a finale of the year in December, a short Christmas concert series with The Sweet and Uriah Heep in the opening act. However, as already befitting at Crocus, the formation did not stay together: drummer Freddy Steady acknowledged in 2011 his service. Since then, however, the instrument was no longer occupied by a full-fledged member of the band. For the recording of the successor Dirty Dynamite Greek guest musicians Kosta Zafiriou was entrusted with the recording of the drum tracks. It was also announced the return of guitarist Mandy Meyer end of 2012, so the line-up of crocus, consequently, in the band's history from three guitarists but there was no drummer for the first time. Hoodoo appeared next to a Standard Edition as well as limited edition including a bonus DVD Raw Sounds and Straight Talk with clips and interviews for presentation at the Stade de Suisse in Bern. In addition, the Limited Edition has been released a year after the original release in a limited Special Edition to 500 copies including a Crocus belt buckle made of high quality tin alloy. The offered on the iTunes Store for download standalone version of Hoodoo contains the sampler contribution "Live for the Action " as a bonus track.
Title list
Bonus track on the iTunes version
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- "Dirty Street" is a new recording of the song " Bourbon Street", which was released exclusively on the 12 "version of the single" Wild Love ".
- " Hoodoo Woman" was on the soundtrack of the film also published in 2010 Saw 3D - uses completion.