Pain Killer (Krokus album)

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]

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) Pain Killer (1978) Metal Rendez-vous (1980)
Alternative covers
Pay It in Metal US cover
Alternative cover
Pay It in Metal German cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

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

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

Side two

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

Personnel

Band members

• Chris von Rohr - vocals, percussion, drums, bass, keyboards
• Tommy Kiefer - lead guitar, vocals
• Fernando von Arb - rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards
• Jürg Naegeli - bass, keyboards
• Freddy Steady - drums, percussion

Production

• Harry Sprenger - producer, mixing
• Mick Glossop - engineer
• Alan Douglas - assistant engineer

References

1. Anderson, Jason. "Krokus Painkiller review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Krokus Pay It in Metal review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
3. KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAINKILLER
4. KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAY IT IN METAL - GER