Hellraiser is the album from the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Krokus

Krokus (band)

Krokus is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed moderate success in North America during the 1980s.Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1974 by bassist Chris von Rohr and guitarist Tommy Kiefer...

. It marks 30 years since the release of their first album, Krokus

Krokus (album)

Krokus is the self-titled first album by Swiss band Krokus. It was the only Krokus album to feature Hansi Droz and Remo Spadino. It is also the only Krokus album to show a progressive rock style...

 (released in 1976). It is also their first album on AFM Records

AFM Records

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. Armand "Mandy" Meyer

Mandy Meyer

Armand Mandy Meyer is a Swiss guitar player best known for being a member of the hard rock band Gotthard, the progressive rock band Asia and the heavy metal band Krokus. Meyer has also worked with Cobra, Stealin' Horses and Katmandu. He was born August 29, 1960 in the town of Balcarres,...

 featured as lead guitarist, replacing Fernando Von Arb

Fernando Von Arb

Fernando von Arb or simply FVA, is a Swiss guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is known for the consistency of being the Swiss based, hard-rock guitarist of Krokus.- Career :...

. It was also released in a DigiPack format with a bonus track, "Walking in the Spirit".

Hellraiser peaked at #200 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, the first to do so since 1988's Heart Attack

Heart Attack (album)

Heart Attack is Krokus' tenth studio album, and is described by the band as "The last attempt to keep the band together in a deep crisis"....

. It was certified Gold in Switzerland.

Track listing

1. "Hellraiser" - 3:37 (Storace)
2. "Too Wired to Sleep" - 2:44 (Storace/Castell)
3. "Hangman" - 4:06 (Favez/Storace)
4. "Angel of My Dreams" - 3:47 (Storace/Castell)
5. "Fight On" - 5:02 (Meyer/Storace)
6. "So Long" - 4:30 (Meyer/Storace)
7. "Spirit of the Night" - 4:01 (Meyer/Storace)
8. "Midnite Fantasy" - 4:10 (Storace)
9. "No Risk No Gain" - 3:52 (Favez/Storace)
10. "Turnin' Inside Out" - 3:51 (Meyer/Storace)
11. "Take My Love" - 4:57 (Favez/Storace)
12. "Justice" - 3:46 (Preissel/Storace)
13. "Love Will Survive" - 3:37 (Favez/Storace/Castell)
14. "Rocks Off!" - 3:54 (Storace/Castell)
15. "Hellraiser (live)" (bonus track on Japanese edition, XQAN-1030) - 3:46

Another extra track, "Walking In The Spirit" (2:38) may also appear on some versions.

Line-Up

• Marc Storace
  Marc Storace
  Marc Storace is a Maltese rock vocalist and songwriter. His career in music started in the 1960s, but he is most noted for his position as frontman, lead singer and songwriter of Swiss hard rock band Krokus from 1980. Before joining Krokus he sang with the Swiss progressive rockers TEA following ...
  
   - vocals
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• Mandy Meyer
  Mandy Meyer
  Armand Mandy Meyer is a Swiss guitar player best known for being a member of the hard rock band Gotthard, the progressive rock band Asia and the heavy metal band Krokus. Meyer has also worked with Cobra, Stealin' Horses and Katmandu. He was born August 29, 1960 in the town of Balcarres,...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Tony Castell - Bass Guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Dominique Favez - Guitar
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• Stefan Schwarzmann
  Stefan Schwarzmann
  Stefan Schwarzmann is a German drummer who has recorded for Accept, U.D.O., Running Wild, X-Wild, Krokus and Helloween. Schwarzmann joined Helloween as a replacement for departing drummer Mark Cross in 2003. Although Stefan got on well with the members of the band, he had other musical preferences...
  
   - drums
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