Hellraiser (album)

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
Studio album by Krokus
Released	15 September 2006
Recorded	House of Audio, Winterbach, Germany Digital Arts Studio, Basel, Switzerland
Length	55:55
Label	AFM
Producer	Dennis Ward, Marc Storace
Krokus chronology
Rock the Block (2003) Hellraiser (2006) Hoodoo (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Blabbermouth.net	^[2]

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]

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

15. "Hellraiser" (live) – 3:46

Digipak edition bonus track

15. "Walking in the Spirit" – 2:38

Personnel

Band members

• Marc Storace – vocals, vocal producer
• Mandy Meyer – lead guitar
• Dominique Favez – rhythm guitar
• Tony Castell – bass
• Stefan Schwarzmann – drums, percussion
• Dennis Ward – keyboards, producer, engineer, mixing

Production

• Jürgen Lusky – mastering

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	2
Billboard 200 (USA)^[7]	200

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[8]	Gold	15,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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. . 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.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Krokus – Hellraiser". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
7. . AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
8. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Hellraiser')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2021.