Metal Rendez-vous
| Metal Rendez-vous | ||||
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| Studio album by Krokus | ||||
| Released | 30 June 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Studio Platinum One, Switzerland, October-November 1979 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 43:39 | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producer | Krokus and Martin Pearson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Martin Popoff | [2] |
Metal Rendez-vous is the fourth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in June 1980. It is the first Krokus release to feature vocalist Marc Storace; Chris von Rohr had formerly served as the band's lead vocalist but appears on Metal Rendez-vous as the band's bassist. The track "Heatstrokes" charted number one in the British Heavy Metal Charts, and arguably opened up markets for Krokus in Britain and the United States, along with "Bedside Radio" and "Tokyo Nights".[3] Strangely, the song "Tokyo Nights" features a reggae beat halfway through.[1] The album sold more than 150,000 copies in Switzerland and was certified Triple Platinum.[3]
UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014.
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Krokus.
- Side one
- "Heatstrokes" - 4:00
- "Bedside Radio" - 3:22
- "Come On" - 4:29
- "Streamer" - 6:44
- "Shy Kid" - 2:33
- Side two
- "Tokyo Nights" - 5:54
- "Lady Double Dealer" - 3:13
- "Fire" - 6:07
- "No Way" - 4:02
- "Back-Seat Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:15
Personnel
- Band members
- Marc Storace - vocals
- Fernando von Arb - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tommy Kiefer - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Chris von Rohr - bass, backing vocals
- Freddy Steady - drums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Jürg Naegeli - keyboards, backing vocals, assistant engineer
- Production
- Martin Pearson - producer, engineer
- Ursli Weber - assistant engineer
References
- 1 2 Bregman, Adam. "Krokus Metal Rendez-vous review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- 1 2 KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - METAL RENDEZ-VOUS