STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - KROKUS -HEADHUNTER

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Good morning fang and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's Sinister Spooktacular Countdown Of Sound To Halloween. With just two more days until the BIG day, we spotlight the  seventh studio album by the Swiss metal  band Krokus. Headhunter was released April 25, 1983 on the Arista label and produced by Tom Allom. It peaked at #74 in the UK, #31 in Canada, #25 on the Billboard 200, and #22 in Switzerland. Three singles were released from the Gold certified disc ; "Eat the Rich" (#33 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks) , "Screaming in the Night" (#21 Mainstream Rock), and a cover of BTO's "Stayed Awake All Night" (#31  Mainstream Rock). Both Jimi Jamison (Cobra, Survivor) and Rob Halford (Judas Priest, Fight) appear on the record. 

"Headhunter" (Chris von Rohr, Fernando von Arb, Marc Storace, Butch Stone) – 4:30

"Eat the Rich" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 4:14

"Screaming in the Night" (von Rohr, von Arb, Mark Kohler, Storace, Stone) – 6:38

"Ready to Burn" (von Rohr, von Arb, Kohler, Storace, Stone) – 3:54

Side two

"Night Wolf" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 4:10 (written for the animated motion picture Metal Hollywood)

"Stayed Awake All Night" (Randy Bachman) – 4:41 (Bachman–Turner Overdrive cover)

"Stand and Be Counted" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 4:07

"White Din" (von Rohr, von Arb) – 1:50

"Russian Winter" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 3:31

Krokus :

Marc Storace – lead vocals

Fernando von Arb – lead and rhythm guitar, bass, piano

Mark Kohler – rhythm and lead guitar

Chris von Rohr – bass, piano, drums, percussion

Steve Pace – drums, percussion

With :

Rob Halford – backing vocals on "Ready to Burn"
Jimi Jamison – backing vocals on "Screaming in the Night"
Bob Ketchum – sound effects recorded at Cedar Crest Studios

Tom Allom – producer
Andy De Ganahl – engineer
Butch Stone – director