Krokus "Headhunter" LP Arista Records AL-9623 (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is EX

Signed by Entire Band!

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Track Listing:

A1Headhunter4:28A2Eat The Rich4:13A3Screaming In The Night6:44A4Ready To Burn3:54B1Night Wolf4:10B2Stayed Awake All Night4:41B3Stand And Be Counted4:07B4White Din1:50B5Russian Winter3:31

Krokus is a  band from . They enjoyed great success in  during the 1980s.  Krokus was founded in  in 1975 by bassist (and original lead vocalist)  and guitarist Tommy Kiefer. Former TEA vocalist  joined the band as frontman in time for their   in 1980.

Rise to popularity (1982–1988)

In 1982, with new American management, Krokus recorded , which featured the hits, "Long Stick Goes Boom," and the  cover, "". Chris von Rohr described the album at the time as "the album AC/DC never made", as the influence of the  band is difficult to ignore. The comparisons actually cast doubt on the creativity of the band, as many listeners now began to regard Krokus merely as AC/DC imitators. Nevertheless, Krokus became increasingly popular in Europe and began to receive attention and success in the .

1983's  was awarded  status in the United States and hit number 28 in the 1983  album charts. The album was Krokus' most successful album to date, both commercially and critically. It boasted the hit  "Screaming in the Night", which saw heavy rotation on  and would become one of the band's most recognizable songs. 's  contributed backing vocals on the song "Ready to Burn". Bassist Chris von Rohr was fired in late 1983, prior to the band's appearance at the  in , Germany, with rhythm guitarist Mark Kohler switching over to bass and Patrick Mason, aka , from the Swiss band Crown taking over rhythm guitar duties for the remainder of the Headhunter touring cycle.

1984 saw the band move in a more commercial direction with , which featured a cover of 's 1973 hit song . Though a commercial success, the album was panned critically. The band hit the Billboard Hot 100 with "Midnite Maniac" from that album and became the first Swiss act to do so. Capitalizing on the wave of success enjoyed by heavy metal in the mid-1980s, the band then released  in 1986, which featured a cover of the  standard "". The album was a commercial and critical failure. Krokus then released a live album entitled  as the band transitioned from  to  for the release of their  album in 1988 in a desperate attempt to keep the band together which saw the return of bassist Chris von Rohr. After an intense period of recording and touring for much of the 1980s the band went on hiatus at the end of 

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