Round 13
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Publication |
October 8, 1999 |
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| Label (s) | CD: Phonag ( Switzerland )
CD, MC: Angel Air (rest of Europe) |
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Format (s) |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
40 min 47 s |
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Fernando von Arb and Many Maurer |
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Studio (s) |
Watermillstudio, Wil (Switzerland) |
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Round 13 is the thirteenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus .
background
After the actually successful comeback attempt for the album To Rock or Not to Be failed, Krokus faced another serious line-up change: After a break of several years, the only constants of the last decade in the band's line-up, Fernando von Arb and Many Maurer - similarly like in the days of Stampede - completely new musicians around you. The Welsh frontman Carl Sentance replaced the longtime singer Marc Storace , the Swiss Chris Lauper took over the rhythm guitar for Mark Kohler and the Englishman Cliff Rodgers instead of Freddy Steady sat on the drums. But the line-up should change again in the studio. For Cliff Rodgers, Peter Haas, who already recorded the album Stampede , was reactivated on drums. This quintet finally recorded the album Round 13 in the Watermill studio in Wil . But the type of line-up composition should not remain the only parallel to Stampede : Just like the album released in 1990, the successor to To Rock or Not to Be did not receive the desired attention. In the Swiss album charts, the album came in at number 35, even weaker than the reference work from 1990. The JJ-Light cover “Heya” and the songs “Break Free” or “Whitchhunt”, which are typical for Krokus, couldn't change that either. The band then made a few appearances, including a. at the Bang-Your-Head -Festival and at the Wacken Open Air as well as a concert as the opening act for AC / DC in Basel , which, despite the lack of success of the album, received a lot of positive feedback. Nevertheless , further line-up changes took place during the appearances for the promotion of Round 13 , which would last until 2001: First, long-time band member Many Maurer on bass was replaced by Tony Castell, who already played rhythm guitar at Stampede . In addition, Chris Lauper was replaced by the Swiss rhythm guitarist David Stettler and Peter Haas handed over the drum post to Marcel Kopp, who was also from Switzerland. But the staff carousel shouldn't come to a standstill: After the tour was over, Fernando von Arb and Marc Storace approached each other again, which is why Carl Sentance had to vacate his position at the microphone. In addition, the recently integrated David Stettler and Marcel Kopp were replaced by two other Swiss, Dominique Favez on rhythm guitar and Patrick Aeby on drums. This line-up should then bring in the much more successful successor Rock the Block .
Track list
- Heya (4:15) (Bob Markley / Jim Stallings )
- Money Back (4:30) (Fernando von Arb / Many Maurer)
- Break Free (3:51) (by Arb)
- Guitar Rules (2:58) (by Arb)
- Blood Comes Easy (4:49) (by Arb)
- Suck My Guitar (3:54) (by Arb)
- Gipsy Love (4:43) (by Arb)
- Whitchhunt (3:58) (from Arb)
- Backstabber (4:14) (from Arb)
- Wild Times (3:16) (by Arb)
Cover version
"Heya" is a JJ-Light cover version. The song was originally recorded on the 1969 album Heya! released.
occupation
- Singing : Carl Sentance
- Lead guitar : Fernando from Arb
- Rhythm guitar : Chris Lauper
- Bass : Many masons
- Drums : Peter Haas
Guest musician
- Background vocals : Andy Portmann , Chris Egger, Claudio Matteo
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b hitparade.ch - Krokus - Round 13 . Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d e krokusonline.seven49.net - Chronological - Round 13 . Last accessed on February 24, 2013.
- ^ Krokusonline.seven49.net - Chronological - Rock the Block . Retrieved May 19, 2013.