Various Artists "Dirty Rock One (UK, Kenwest Music, KNEWCD 736)

Dirty Rock One is a Hard Rock/Heavy Metal compilation, released in 1994.

Tracklist:

1. Sweet   "Hellraiser"   3:15
2. Green Jellÿ  "Electric Harley House (Of Love)" 4:37
3. Meatloaf   "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" 5:00
4. Krokus  "Schools Out" 3:15
5. Atomic Rooster   "Tomorrow Night" 3:55
6. Ram Jam   "Black Betty"  3:57
7. Motörhead  "Overkill" 5:13
8. Blue Öyster Cult   "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"   3:50
9. Judas Priest "Breaking The Law" 2:33
10. Beastie Boys  "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" 3:28
11. April Wine  "I Like To Rock"  4:21
12. Canned Heat   "On The Road Again" 3:13
13. Deep Purple  "Speed King" 4:24
14. Saxon   "Ride Like The Wind"   4:29
15. Guess Who  "American Woman" 3:54
16. Magnum "Invasion"   3:22

Krokus "Hoodoo"

Hoodoo is the sixteenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock/heavy metal band Krokus. It includes a cover of the Steppenwolf song "Born to be Wild". The album failed to reach the Billboard Top 200 in the U.S., unlike their last album (Hellraiser), but the release was successful overseas. The song "Hoodoo Woman" is featured on the soundtrack of the movie Saw 3D.

The album has received mixed to positive reviews from publications such as About.com and Allmusic. Critic Chad Bower of About.com labeled the release as being "packed with big hooks arena ready anthems". Critic Alexey Eremenko praised the album for Allmusic as having the band "rocking as hard as ever", with "dirty, swaggering" hard rock songs.

Hoodoo was certified Platinum in Switzerland.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fernando von Arb, Chris von Rohr and Marc Storace, except where indicated.

1. "Drive It In" 3:32
2. "Hoodoo Woman" von Arb, von Rohr, Storace, Hanno Pinter, Alexander Zoppel 3:37
3. "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover) Mars Bonfire 3:34
4. "Rock 'n' Roll Handshake" 3:56
5. "Ride Into the Sun" von Arb, von Rohr, Storace, Mark Kohler 5:02
6. "Too Hot" 3:45
7. "In My Blood" 3:32
8. "Dirty Street" 4:26
9. "Keep Me Rolling" 4:11
10. "Shot of Love" 3:31
11. "Firestar" 3:42

Recording information:

Recorded at House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany.

Additional recordings at Pink Bild + Ton, Solothurn, Switzerland and Henson Studios, Los Angeles.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, USA.

Krokus "Hellraiser"

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. It peaked at No. 2 in the Swiss Album chart and was certified Gold in Switzerland.

Track listing

1. "Hellraiser" (Marc Storace) - 3:37
2. "Too Wired to Sleep" (Tony Castell, Storace) - 2:44
3. "Hangman" (Dominique Favez, Storace) - 4:06
4. "Angel of My Dreams" (Castell, Storace) - 3:47
5. "Fight On" (Mandy Meyer, Storace) - 5:02
6. "So Long" (Meyer, Storace) - 4:30
7. "Spirit of the Night" (Meyer, Storace) - 4:01
8. "Midnite Fantasy" (Storace) - 4:10
9. "No Risk No Gain" (Favez, Storace) - 3:52
10. "Turnin' Inside Out" (Meyer, Storace) - 3:51
11. "Take My Love" (Favez, Storace) - 4:57
12. "Justice" (Charly Preissel, Storace) - 3:46
13. "Love Will Survive" (Favez, Castell, Storace) - 3:37
14. "Rocks Off!" (Castell, Storace) - 3:54

Japanese edition bonus track

1. "Hellraiser" (live) - 3:46

Digipak edition bonus track

1. "Walking in the Spirit" - 2:38

Recording information:

Recorded at House of Audio, Winterbach, Germany and Digital Arts Studio, Basel, Switzerland

Lead Guitars recorded at Mandy's Soundsurgery-Studio, Merlischachen, Switzerland

Mastering at Hofa Studios, Karlsberg, Germany