Pain Killer (Krokus album)

Pain Killer

Studio album by Krokus

Released

October 1978

Recorded

The Manor Studio, Oxford, England, June 1978

Genre

Hard rock

Length

34:07

Label

Mercury

Producer

Harry Sprenger

Krokus chronology

To You All
(1977)

Painkiller
(1978)

Metal Rendez-vous
(1980)

Alternative covers

Pay It in Metal US cover

Pay It in Metal German cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
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
Fernando von Arb - guitars, bass
Tommy Kiefer - guitars
Jürg Naegeli - bass, keyboards
Freddy Steady - drums

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

Krokus

Chris von Rohr Fernando von Arb Marc Storace Mandy Meyer Dominique Favez Flavio Mezzodi Freddy Steady Hansi Droz Remo Spadino Tommy Kiefer Jürg Naegeli Steve Pace Jeff Klaven Dani Crivelli Many Maurer Peter Haas Peter Tanner Tony Castell Carl Sentance Chris Lauper Patrick Aeby Stefan Schwarzmann Mark Kohler

Studio albums	Krokus To You All Painkiller / Pay It In Metal Metal Rendez-vous Hardware One Vice at a Time Headhunter The Blitz Change of Address Heart Attack Stampede To Rock or Not to Be Round 13 Rock the Block Hellraiser Hoodoo Dirty Dynamite

Live albums	Alive and Screamin' Fire and Gasoline Long Stick Goes Boom - Live From Da House Of Rust

Compilation albums	Early Days '75-'78 Stayed Awake All Night - The Best The Dirty Dozen Definitive Collection The Collection Best Of Long Stick Goes Boom: The Anthology

Singles and EPs	"Tokyo Nights" "Heatstrokes" "Bedside Radio" "Winning Man" "Rock City" "American Woman" "Save Me" "Bad Boys Rag Dolls" "Stayed Awake All Night" "Screaming in the Night" "Midnite Maniac" "Ballroom Blitz" "Our Love" "School's Out" "Screaming in the Night (Live)" "Let the Love Begin" "Let It Go" "Wild Love" "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" "I Want It All" "Angel of My Dreams"

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