Rock the Block
2003 studio album by Krokus
Rock the Block | ||||
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Studio album by Krokus | ||||
Released | 18 January 2003 | |||
Recorded | Soundlake Studios, Lausanne Digital Air Studio, Basel, Switzerland February–November 2002 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 55:07 | |||
Label | Warner Music Group | |||
Producer | Fernando von Arb, Dominique Favez, Patrick Aeby, Marc Storace | |||
Krokus chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Rock the Block is the fourteenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 2003. The album peaked at No. 1 in the Swiss Album Chart[2] and was certified Gold in Switzerland.[3]
Track listing
All songs by Fernando von Arb and Marc Storace, except where indicated
- "Mad World" - 3:56
- "Leading the Pack" - 3:34
- "I Want It All" (Tony Castell, von Arb, Storace) - 4:08
- "Open Fire" - 5:09
- "One for All" - 3:36
- "Looking to America" - 4:10
- "Go My Way" - 4:14
- "Hot Shot" (Castell, von Arb, Storace) - 3:34
- "Raise Your Hands" - 3:53
- "Night of the Snakes" - 3:32
- "Throwing Her China" - 4:11
- "We'll Rise" - 4:56
- "Freedom" (Charles Stettler, von Arb, Storace) - 3:52
- "Rock the Block" - 2:25
Personnel
- Band members
- Marc Storace – vocals, producer
- Fernando von Arb – guitars, bass, keyboards, producer
- Dominique Favez – guitars, producer, engineer, mixing
- Tony Castell – bass, guitars
- Patrick Aeby – drums, percussion, producer, engineer, mixing
- Additional musicians
- Mark Edward – backing vocals
- Production
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 69 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[6] | Gold | 20,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Krokus Rock the Block review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Krokus - Rock the Block". Hitparade.ch. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rock the Block')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Krokus – Rock the Block" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Krokus – Rock the Block". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rock the Block')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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Krokus
- Chris von Rohr
- Fernando von Arb
- Marc Storace
- Mandy Meyer
- Dominique Favez
- Flavio Mezzodi
- Freddy Steady
- Hansi Droz
- Remo Spadino
- Tommy Kiefer
- Jürg Naegeli
- Steve Pace
- Jeff Klaven
- Dani Crivelli
- Many Maurer
- Peter Haas
- Peter Tanner
- Tony Castell
- Carl Sentance
- Chris Lauper
- Patrick Aeby
- Stefan Schwarzmann
- Mark Kohler
- Krokus
- To You All
- Pain killer / Pay It In Metal
- Metal Rendez-vous
- Hardware
- One Vice at a Time
- Headhunter
- The Blitz
- Change of Address
- Heart Attack
- Stampede
- To Rock or Not to Be
- Round 13
- Rock the Block
- Hellraiser
- Hoodoo
- Dirty Dynamite
- Alive and Screamin'
- Fire and Gasoline
- Long Stick Goes Boom: Live From Da House of Rust
- Early Days '75-'78
- Stayed Awake All Night - The Best
- The Dirty Dozen
- Definitive Collection
- The Collection
- Best Of
- Long Stick Goes Boom: The Anthology
- "Tokyo Nights"
- "Heatstrokes"
- "Bedside Radio"
- "Winning Man"
- "Rock City"
- "American Woman"
- "Save Me"
- "Bad Boys Rag Dolls"
- "Stayed Awake All Night"
- "Screaming in the Night"
- "Midnite Maniac"
- "Ballroom Blitz"
- "Our Love"
- "School's Out"
- "Screaming in the Night (Live)"
- "Let the Love Begin"
- "Let It Go"
- "Wild Love"
- "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
- "I Want It All"
- "Angel of My Dreams"