Hellraiser (album)

Hellraiser
Studio album by
Released15 September 2006
RecordedHouse of Audio, Winterbach, Germany
Digital Arts Studio, Basel, Switzerland
Length55:55
LabelAFM
ProducerDennis Ward, Marc Storace
Krokus chronology
Rock the Block
(2003)
Hellraiser
(2006)
Hoodoo
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net[2]

Hellraiser is the fifteenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus. It marks 30 years since the release of their first album, Krokus of 1976. It is also their first album on the German record label AFM Records. Armand "Mandy" Meyer featured as lead guitarist, replacing Fernando von Arb. The album was also released in a DigiPack format with a bonus track, "Walking in the Spirit".

Hellraiser peaked at No. 200 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, the first to do so since 1988's Heart Attack.[3] It peaked at No. 2 in the Swiss Album chart[4] and was certified Gold in Switzerland.[5]

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Krokus Hellraiser review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "Krokus "Hellraiser"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ^ "2006 - Hellraiser Krokus". krokusonline.seven49.net.
  4. ^ "Krokus – Hellraiser". Hitparade.ch. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Hellraiser')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.