--- title: "Krokus" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/krokus" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "Switzerland" formed: 1975 --- # Krokus **Krokus** is a heavy metal band, from Switzerland, active 1975 to present. Krokus is a Swiss hard rock band formed in 1975. They were popular in North America during the 1980s. The band was founded in Solothurn in 1975 by Chris von Rohr and Tommy Kiefer (guitar), both former members of Kaktus. Former TEA vocalist Marc Storace joined the band as frontman in time for their Metal Rendez-vous album in 1980. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krokus_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Krokus | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Solothurn, Switzerland | | Formed | 1975 | | Releases in catalog | 23 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Mandy Meyer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mandy-meyer) | Guitar | 2006 to present | Current | | [Marc Storace](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marc-storace) | Lead vocals | 1979 to present | Current | | [Chris von Rohr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-von-rohr) | | 1975 to present | Current | | [Fernando von Arb](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fernando-von-arb) | | 2008 to present | Current | | [Flavio Mezzodi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/flavio-mezzodi) | Drums (drum set) | 2013 to present | Current | | [Freddy Steady](https://themetalnet.com/musician/freddy-steady) | | 1976 to present | Current | | [Mark Kohler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-kohler) | | 2008 to present | Current | | [Dani Crivelli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dani-crivelli) | Membranophone | 1987 to 1989 | Former | | [Dom Favez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dom-favez) | | 2002 to 2007 | Former | | [Jeff Klaven](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-klaven) | | | Former | | [Jürg Naegeli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jurg-naegeli) | | | Former | | [Patrick Aeby](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patrick-aeby) | | 2002 to 2005 | Former | | [Patrick Mason](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patrick-mason-4ac65769) | Electric guitar | 1983 to 1983 | Former | | [Tommy Kiefer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-kiefer) | | 1975 to 1981 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1976 | [Krokus](https://themetalnet.com/album/932ff308-94ec-3df6-8b5d-4a6105f3f5bf) | Album | | 1977 | [To You All](https://themetalnet.com/album/32328616-ae78-35be-86eb-0be81a8ff1bd) | Album | | 1978 | [Pain Killer](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9a7e130-ed5a-45e5-9d67-50ce88006e6a) | Album | | 1980 | [Hot Shot / Tokyo Nights](https://themetalnet.com/album/4445e2b3-71fb-4053-a470-130d7421b7f1) | EP | | 1980 | [Metal Rendez-vous](https://themetalnet.com/album/e8cfed1d-73a3-323d-9748-de3caab41d93) | Album | | 1981 | [Hardware](https://themetalnet.com/album/06167daa-32e3-43ed-af6f-afaf0e963efb) | EP | | 1981 | [Hardware](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ba45a68-8a66-3c3e-a8f1-e89824ec03e5) | Album | | 1981 | [Industrial Strength EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/f28cb395-6f59-46a3-abab-9629480ffc78) | EP | | 1982 | [One Vice at a Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d31b5f3-b15b-38f6-beb5-9ad8540f0e50) | Album | | 1983 | [Headhunter](https://themetalnet.com/album/e9b73d74-cd70-3a71-9068-debf382858d9) | Album | | 1984 | [The Blitz](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b69711e-7658-36c6-9d67-f289b4dbc16e) | Album | | 1986 | [Change of Address](https://themetalnet.com/album/cfc46996-6397-3c45-b85f-fd2818961ceb) | Album | | 1988 | [Heart Attack](https://themetalnet.com/album/facc65c7-7438-434a-8943-dddd489c0e85) | EP | | 1988 | [Heart Attack](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe4b00ec-cebc-3cf3-8d0b-5055d1ec7398) | Album | | 1990 | [Stampede](https://themetalnet.com/album/eae01593-4b3c-346e-9ba7-07b204c6f062) | Album | | 1994 | [You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet](https://themetalnet.com/album/933e3af6-d006-4465-85f2-ba09ef57b7a5) | EP | | 1995 | [To Rock or Not to Be](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5d8db30-12de-32a4-bf8f-1ae1807e616b) | Album | | 1999 | [Round 13](https://themetalnet.com/album/b38fe8fe-df83-380b-a9f7-7114e9514d62) | Album | | 2003 | [Rock the Block](https://themetalnet.com/album/572039cf-8022-3d1d-a99a-8e0b467c9639) | Album | | 2006 | [Hellraiser](https://themetalnet.com/album/56f7d87a-ca2a-328b-ae6c-212bb8b4be4c) | Album | | 2010 | [Hoodoo](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbfd5864-85e9-4b9c-87ae-be5bc8a6a6d4) | Album | | 2013 | [Dirty Dynamite](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2382bd0-2e8d-4bae-af25-b719a083a0ea) | Album | | 2017 | [Big Rocks](https://themetalnet.com/album/2bb3a1fd-35cb-48b1-b475-e821cef3e865) | Album | ## Related bands - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together) - [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together) - [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together) - [Accept](https://themetalnet.com/band/accept) (listened together) - [Twisted Sister](https://themetalnet.com/band/twisted-sister) (listened together) - [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow) (listened together) - [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together) - [W.A.S.P.](https://themetalnet.com/band/w-a-s-p) (listened together) - [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together) - [Quiet Riot](https://themetalnet.com/band/quiet-riot) (listened together) - [Ratt](https://themetalnet.com/band/ratt) (listened together) ## Official and external links - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KROKUSonline - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YveAIZNQZBiWbt7iWsvCa - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Krokus/93943 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/9336 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_vsa1MXyL0Xyn5RINvmwA - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krokusband/ - website: https://www.krokusonline.com/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/krokus](https://themetalnet.com/band/krokus). 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