Pain Killer
Studio album by
Released30 October 1978
RecordedJune 1978
StudioThe Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell
Genre
Length34:07
LabelMercury
ProducerHarry Sprenger
Krokus chronology
To You All
(1977)
Pain Killer
(1978)
Metal Rendez-vous
(1980)
Alternative covers
Pay It in Metal US cover
Alternative cover
Pay It in Metal German cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Pain Killer is the third studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 1978. It was recorded at The Manor Studio in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England, and took just six days to produce.[2]

The album was also released with the title Pay It in Metal, and featured different covers for different regions. In all, five different covers were released,[3] all containing exactly the same tracks.

"Susie" was released as a single, with "Rock Me, Rock You" being the single's b-side.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr, except where noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Killer" 3:34
2."Werewolf"Freddy Steady, von Arb, von Rohr3:19
3."Rock Ladies" 3:01
4."Bad Love" 4:53
5."Get Out of My Mind" 3:40
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Rock Me, Rock You" 3:20
7."Deadline"Tommy Kiefer, von Rohr2:01
8."Susie" 3:02
9."Pay It" 3:01
10."Bye Bye Baby" 4:16

Personnel

Band members
Production
  • Harry Sprenger - producer, mixing
  • Mick Glossop - engineer
  • Alan Douglas - assistant engineer

References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, Jason. "Krokus Painkiller review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAINKILLER
  3. KROKUS ONLINE - official homepage - Discography - PAY IT IN METAL - GER
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