Leur nouvel album sortira le 25 janvier, je pense que la pochette ne doit pas être définitif
The Swiss rockers record here songs for their new CD «Dirty Dynamite». The album is slated to be released January 25th, 2013. «The nights were long and extremely creative, it was totally worh the effort», adds bassist and producer Chris von Rohr. «For us a lifelong dream has come true», adds Storace.
As Switzerland's most successful hard rock band, KROKUS sold more than 13 million albums in a career that spanned over almost forty years time. In the past they recorded their albums in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto or Zurich. After well publicized quarrels eventually the originals broke up and in 2008 the originals finally reunited. The comeback-CD «Hoodoo» shot straight to #1 in the charts of their native Switzerland.
Now the ambitious rockers want to surpass their successes of the past. «This album could possibly become our masterpiece. Pure, dirty, in your face hard rock with some blues-elements. We've been taking the time it needs to work on songs and melodies and to constantly fine-tune them at the place that offered us the maximum inspiration», explains Von Rohr.
«We wanted to take in the vibe at the birthplace of modern rock music», comments Storace. «It is a unique feeling to return to the place where it all started.» Both rave that this place is full of memories, the ghost of John Lennon present everywhere.
«The magical ambiance inspires us, it's like additional doping for our creativity», beams Marc. That was the main reason why they decided to record at Abbey Road Studios in London. «We return to our roots.»
As the Beatles' 1969 «Abbey Road» album was their last official recording, will «Dirty Dynamite» be the last official album for KROKUS? Chris von Rohr: «That only the (rock) Gods know! »
Posté : 18 nov. 2012, 07:46
par Psyko Killer
Yeah bonne nouvelle ça! J'espere un passage dans les fest l'été prochain alors.
Par contre, en effet j'espere que la pochette n'est pas definitive parce que la...
Posté : 18 nov. 2012, 16:17
par Kiss of Death
Voilà un album que j'attends avec impatience, ce groupe se bonifie avec les années. Je les apprécie même plus aujourd'hui qu'il y a 20 ans.
Posté : 08 déc. 2012, 14:24
par Mordor
30 years ago Mandy joined KROKUS to replace Tommy Kiefer (RIP) on guitar and toured for part of 1980's "Metal Rendez-Vous" and all of 1981's "Hardware" tour throughout Europe including the UK and also extensively in the USA.
Mandy secretly recorded the past couple of months with the band for the new CD "Dirty Dynamite", tol be released in February of next year. You will be blown away!!!
Posté : 09 déc. 2012, 16:04
par Everflow
Ou dit autrement, Mandy Meyer vient de rejoindre le groupe, 30 ans après son arrivée initiale dans le groupe.
Pas sûr qu'il reste dans Unisonic du coup...
30 years after his departure from KROKUS, guitarist Mandy Meyer has now officially returned.
Founder Chris Von Rohr and Fernando Von Arb are thrilled to have him back in the fold. Fernando says: "Now the KROKUS family is complete again."
Meyer replaced original KROKUS guitarist Tommy Kiefer for the remainder of 1980's "Metal Rendez-Vous" tour and 1981's "Hardware" tour and witnessed the growing popularity of KROKUS worldwide, including the band's first U.S. tour. Those two albums sold millions of copies around the world.
Mandy left KROKUS and moved at the tender age of 22 years old to Los Angeles to pursue his musical dreams. And it worked out pretty good, as time would tell.
In the mid-Nineties, Mandy moved back to Switzerland and joined GOTTHARD, another successful Swiss band. In 2004 he left that band and concentrated on his solo career. Between 2005 and 2007, he toured with KROKUS in support of the "Hellraiser" album, which he recorded and contributed to.
In 2009, Meyer joined forces with vocalist Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN) with Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 in UNISONIC.
Towards the end of 2011, Chris Von Rohr approached Mandy and asked him whether he would be game to play a couple of shows in Japan. Mandy recalls: "I agreed in a New York minute". The concerts proved to be totally successful. "And we got along great, it was as if time stood still," he adds.
Posté : 14 déc. 2012, 15:15
par Psyko Killer
The new KROKUS cd "DIRTY DYNAMITE" is slated to be released February 22nd, 2013 worldwide (see link for free download below).
LINE UP:
Marc Storace - Lead Vocals
Chris von Rohr - Bass, Vocals
Fernando von Arb - Guitar, vocals
Mark Kohler - Guitar
Mandy Meyer - Guitar
TRACKLISTING:
1. Hallelujah Rock’n’Roll
2. Go Baby Go
3. Rattlesnake Rumble
4. Dirty Dynamite
5. Let The Good Times Roll
6. Help
7. Better Than Sex
8. Dög Song
9. Yellow Mary
10. Bailout Blues
11. Live Ma Life
12. Hardrocking Man
Sony Music offers you to download free of charge the title track. It was the last song that was recorded at Abbey Road Studios at 5 o'clock in the morning. Chris added some honky tonk piano licks on the original "Lady Madonna" piano at the studio.
Instructions to get your free download: Towards the end of this German article you need to enter your first name, your e-mail, reconfirm your e-mail, birthday/month/year. Click the little box to the right next to red script and click on green bar. http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/musik/so- ... 39112.html
Posté : 21 janv. 2013, 21:07
par Mordor
Posté : 21 janv. 2013, 21:46
par Miki
Le single et le clip l'accompagnant sont excellents!
Posté : 22 janv. 2013, 01:00
par Graptemiss
The Swiss rockers record here songs for their new CD «Dirty Dynamite». The album is slated to be released January 25th, 2013
Ayant lu dirty et dynamite, mon cerveau a transformé "realeased" en sleaze...Bref. Dommage.
Ou pas: il est génial ce morceau, à écouter sur la route des fest avec soleil sur la cadillac et des Ray ban sur le museau
Posté : 22 janv. 2013, 01:29
par Graptemiss
Bon il est toujours aussi génial à la 7ème écoute...
Si le reste de l'album est aussi rock à chapeau, je vais me laisser tenter!
Posté : 22 janv. 2013, 01:34
par Mr. Gig
Je l'ai écouté qu'une fois pour ma part, mais que dire... Rock'n'Roll!
Bien bonnard, mais c'est typiquement le genre de titres, et a fortiori de disques, si tout l'album est de cette trempe, qui selon moi présente plus d'intérêt en concert qu'en studio.
Posté : 22 janv. 2013, 12:42
par Dave Smallwood
Wow ! ça faisait bien 20 ans que j'avais pas écouter du Krokus
Sympa le single.
Krokus a peu changé, du moins musicalement.
Toujours un mix d' AC/DC atténué par un peu de Great White. rien de bien original mais sympa à écouter. c'est déjà ça
Posté : 22 janv. 2013, 14:31
par Cardinal-Sin
c'est quand même un peu entendu 20'000 fois ce morceau... bon cela dit c'est le single et c'est typiquement le morceau qui pourra passer en radio ou dans les bars à motard. J'espère quand même que le reste des morceaux auront plus de patate.
Toute façon Krokus c'est en live que c'est vraiment bon
Posté : 22 janv. 2013, 14:56
par Auric
...ou dans l'assiette !
Posté : 08 mai 2013, 21:42
par Everflow
Nouveau batteur :
For Flavio Mezzodi, a childhood dream has come true. The musician from Solothurn, where Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS are from, has been officially named the band's new drummer.
"At age 10 I wanted nothing more than to play in a rock band and play all over the world," he states. "And now that dream has become reality".
KROKUS bassist and producer Chris Von Rohr says: "The precision and groove of Flavio's drum work is exactly what our band needed. We are extremely happy that we found him."
Adds KROKUS singer Marc "The Voice" Storace: "Flavio is a great human being and musically fits perfectly into our lineup. With him on drums, we will rock with even more power.
"Now we are complete again."
Flavio learned his drum skills at the Dante Agostini Drum School in Paris. He also teaches at numerous drumming schools. He played professionally with Swiss acts STEFANIE HEINZMANN and the band FOX.
Mezzodi grew up listening to KROKUS. One of the first records he ever heard was the band's 1980 "Metal Rendez-Vous" release.
Over the almost four decades, KROKUS' drummer slot has been often vacant. Freddy Steady left the band multiple times. The other Swiss drummer, Dani Crivelli, tragically died about three weeks ago.
