Rock the Block
Appearance
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Rock the Block | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 January 2003 | |||
Recorded | Soundlake Studios, Lausanne Digital Air Studio, Basel, Switzerland February–November 2002 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 55:07 | |||
Label | Warner Music Group | |||
Producer | Fernando von Arb, Dominique Favez, Patrick Aeby, Marc Storace | |||
Krokus chronology | ||||
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Allmusic |
Rock the Block is the fourteenth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 2003. The album peaked at No. 1 in the Swiss Album Chart[2] and was certified Gold in Switzerland.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Fernando von Arb and Marc Storace, except where indicated
- "Mad World" - 3:56
- "Leading the Pack" - 3:34
- "I Want It All" (Tony Castell, von Arb, Storace) - 4:08
- "Open Fire" - 5:09
- "One for All" - 3:36
- "Looking to America" - 4:10
- "Go My Way" - 4:14
- "Hot Shot" (Castell, von Arb, Storace) - 3:34
- "Raise Your Hands" - 3:53
- "Night of the Snakes" - 3:32
- "Throwing Her China" - 4:11
- "We'll Rise" - 4:56
- "Freedom" (Charles Stettler, von Arb, Storace) - 3:52
- "Rock the Block" - 2:25
Personnel
[edit]- Band members
- Marc Storace - vocals, producer
- Fernando von Arb – guitars, bass, keyboards, producer
- Dominique Favez – guitars, producer, engineer, mixing
- Tony Castell – bass, guitars
- Patrick Aeby - drums, percussion, producer, engineer, mixing
- Additional musicians
- Mark Edward - backing vocals
- Production
- George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Charts
[edit]Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 69 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 1 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[6] | Gold | 20,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Prato, Greg. "Krokus Rock the Block review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Krokus - Rock the Block". Hitparade.ch. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rock the Block')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Krokus – Rock the Block" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Krokus – Rock the Block". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rock the Block')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2021.