Pain Killer (Krokus album)
| Pain Killer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | ||||
| Recorded | June 1978 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:07 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Harry Sprenger | |||
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| Singles from Pain Killer | ||||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
 Pay It in Metal US cover | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Pay It in Metal German cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Pain Killer is the third studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in October 1978, through Mercury.[1][2]
About the album
Pain Killer was recorded at The Manor Studio in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England, and took just six days of June to produce.[5]
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,[6] all containing exactly the same tracks.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Killer" | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "Werewolf" | Freddy Steady, von Arb, von Rohr | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Rock Ladies" | 3:01 | |
| 4. | "Bad Love" | 4:53 | |
| 5. | "Get Out of My Mind" | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Rock Me, Rock You" | 3:20 | |
| 7. | "Deadline" | Tommy Kiefer, von Rohr | 2:01 |
| 8. | "Susie" | 3:02 | |
| 9. | "Pay It" | 3:01 | |
| 10. | "Bye Bye Baby" | 4:16 | |
| Total length: | 34:07 | ||
Personnel
- Krokus
- Chris von Rohr – vocals, percussion
- Tommy Kiefer – guitar
- Fernando von Arb – guitar, bass
- Jürg Naegeli – bass, keyboards
- Freddy Steady – drums
- Production
- Harry Sprenger – producer, mixing
- Mick Glossop – engineer
- Alan Douglas – assistant engineer
References
- ^ a b c Great Rock discography. 1995. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
- ^ a b "Krokus - Pain Killer". dutchcharts.nl. October 1978. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ a b Anderson, Jason. "Krokus Painkiller review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Krokus - Susie". dutchcharts.nl. 1978. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "KROKUS ONLINE – official homepage – Discography – PAINKILLER". Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ KROKUS ONLINE – official homepage – Discography – PAY IT IN METAL – GER