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- Artist: Krokus
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- Release Date: 1983
- Genre: Rock
Review
Swiss rockers Krokus had already been around the bend a number of times by the time they scored their first (and only) American platinum success with 1983's Headhunter. Shameless bandwagon hoppers that they were (their origins lay in cheesy, late-'70s progressive rock), the band at least deserve credit for mixing their musical stew just right on this occasion. The results include the frenetic title track, a highly competent power ballad in "Screaming in the Night," and their biggest hit -- a reworking of Bachman Turner Overdrive's "Stayed Awake All Night." Mid-tempo rockers such as "Eat the Rich" and "Russian Winter" also receive energetic performances from the band, but singer Marc Storace generally makes a nuisance of himself with his grating screech, which falls somewhere between Bon Scott and Accept's Udo Dirkschneider. Though their ridiculous attempt to emulate the pop-metal posturing of the day (guitarist Fernando Von Arb's incessant pouting remains an especially horrifying image) would do them little good, Headhunter, at least, remains Krokus' finest moment. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Headhunter (Lyrics) | Krokus | (4:32) | |
| Eat the Rich (Lyrics) | Krokus | (4:16) | |
| Screaming in the Night (Lyrics) | Krokus | (6:40) | |
| Ready to Burn (Lyrics) | Krokus | (3:55) | |
| Night Wolf | Krokus | (4:10) | |
| Stayed Awake All Night (Lyrics) | Randy Bachman | Krokus | (4:44) |
| Stand and Be Counted (Lyrics) | Krokus | (4:09) | |
| White Din | Krokus | (1:48) | |
| Russian Winter (Lyrics) | Krokus | (3:32) |
