Released 30 June 1980 Length 43:39 Artist Krokus Label Arista Records | Recorded October-November 1979 Metal Rendez-vous
(1980) Release date 30 June 1980 Genres Heavy metal, Hard rock | |
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Studio Studio Platinum One, Oberehrendingen, Switzerland Producer Martin Pearson and Krokus Similar Krokus albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Metal Rendez-vous is the fourth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in June 1980. It is the first Krokus release to feature vocalist Marc Storace; Chris von Rohr had formerly served as the band's lead vocalist but appears on Metal Rendez-vous as the band's bassist. The track "Heatstrokes" charted number one in the British Heavy Metal Charts, and arguably opened up markets for Krokus in Britain and the United States, along with "Bedside Radio" and "Tokyo Nights". Strangely, the song "Tokyo Nights" features a reggae beat halfway through. The album sold more than 150,000 copies in Switzerland and was certified Triple Platinum.
Contents
UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014.
Track listing
All songs written by Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr, except "Bedside Radio" and "Back-Seat Rock 'n' Roll" by von Arb, von Rohr and Jürg Naegeli.
- "Heatstrokes" - 4:00
- "Bedside Radio" - 3:22
- "Come On" - 4:29
- "Streamer" - 6:44
- "Shy Kid" - 2:33
- "Tokyo Nights" - 5:54
- "Lady Double Dealer" - 3:13
- "Fire" - 6:07
- "No Way" - 4:02
- "Back-Seat Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:15
(A re-recording of "Back-Seat Rock n' Roll" appears on the band's 2017 covers album Big Rocks).
Personnel
Songs
1Heatstrokes4:01
2Bedside Radio3:23
3Come On4:31