{"product_id":"krokus-hardware-1981-rock-heavy-metal-vinyl","title":"Krokus ‎– Hardware - 1981 Rock, Heavy Metal (vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKrokus ‎– Hardware - 1981 Rock, Heavy Metal (vinyl)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estock photo only  - great shape !!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKrokus is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hard_rock\" title=\"Hard rock\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ehard rock\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavy_metal_music\" title=\"Heavy metal music\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eheavy metal\u003c\/a\u003e band from Switzerland. They enjoyed great success in North America during the 1980s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKrokus was founded in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solothurn\" title=\"Solothurn\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSolothurn\u003c\/a\u003e in 1975 by bassist (and original lead vocalist) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chris_von_Rohr\" title=\"Chris von Rohr\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eChris von Rohr\u003c\/a\u003e and guitarist Tommy Kiefer. Former TEA vocalist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Storace\" title=\"Marc Storace\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMarc Storace\u003c\/a\u003ejoined the band as frontman in time for their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metal_Rendez-vous\" title=\"Metal Rendez-vous\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMetal Rendez-vous\u003c\/a\u003e album in 1979.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"History\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Early_career_.281975.E2.80.931982.29\"\u003eEarly career (1975–1982)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKrokus was formed in 1975 as a primarily \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progressive_rock\" title=\"Progressive rock\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eprogressive rock\u003c\/a\u003e act. Chris von Rohr, originally the drummer, switched to lead vocals in the late 1970s and with that formation Krokus was successful in Switzerland, touring throughout the country. After seeing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AC\/DC\" title=\"AC\/DC\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAC\/DC\u003c\/a\u003e in concert in the late 70s, they decided to change their musical direction and adopted a new sound which was heavily influenced by that band. Since von Rohr possessed limited vocal abilities and was not capable of hitting the third octave, the band decided to hire a new lead vocalist. Eventually, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Storace\" title=\"Marc Storace\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMarc Storace\u003c\/a\u003e, formerly of TEA and Eazy Money, was hired in 1979. With the new line-up in place, the band recorded and released the album \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metal_Rendez-vous\" title=\"Metal Rendez-vous\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMetal Rendez-vous\u003c\/a\u003e in 1980, which was Krokus' first hit and brought the band international recognition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 1981 follow-up album, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hardware_(album)\" title=\"Hardware (album)\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eHardware\u003c\/a\u003e, was recorded at the Roundhouse Studios in London and featured such songs as \"Easy Rocker\" and \"Rock City\", which are still a part of the band's live repertoire today. Lead guitarist Tommy Kiefer was forced to leave the band due to a heroin addiction early into the tour supporting Hardware and was replaced by newcomer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandy_Meyer\" title=\"Mandy Meyer\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMandy Meyer\u003c\/a\u003e (ex-BM Smith). Kiefer died on December 24, 1986.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krokus_(band)#cite_note-1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krokus_(band)#cite_note-2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Mandy Meyer soon left to join the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimi_Jamison\" title=\"Jimi Jamison\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJimi Jamison\u003c\/a\u003e-fronted American rock band \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Cobra_(American_band)\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Cobra (American band) (page does not exist)\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eCobra\u003c\/a\u003e alongside fellow Swiss rocker Tommy Keiser (not to be confused with Tommy Kiefer) and American drummer Jeff Klaven, both of whom would later join Krokus as well. Meanwhile, Meyer was replaced in Krokus by Mark Kohler.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"profile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"head\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/label\/362-Arista\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eArista\u003c\/a\u003e ‎– AL 9556\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"head\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/search\/?format_exact=Vinyl\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eVinyl\u003c\/a\u003e, LP, Album \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"head\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/search\/?country=Canada\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eCanada\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"head\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/search\/?decade=1980\u0026amp;year=1981\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e1981\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"head\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/genre\/rock\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eRock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"head\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/style\/heavy+metal\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eHeavy 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