Pain Killer (Krokus album)

Pain Killer is the third studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 1978. It was recorded at The Manor Studio in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England, and took just six days to produce.^[2]

Pain Killer
Studio album by Krokus
Released	30 October 1978
Recorded	June 1978
Studio	The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell
Genre	Hard rock boogie rock[1]
Length	34:07
Label	Mercury
Producer	Harry Sprenger
Krokus chronology
To You All (1977) Pain Killer (1978) Metal Rendez-vous (1980)
Alternative covers
Pay It in Metal US cover
Alternative cover
Pay It in Metal German cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was also released with the title Pay It in Metal, and featured different covers for different regions. In all, five different covers were released,^[3] all containing exactly the same tracks.

"Susie" was released as a single, with "Rock Me, Rock You" being the single's B-side.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr, except where noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Killer"		3:34
2.	"Werewolf"	Freddy Steady, von Arb, von Rohr	3:19
3.	"Rock Ladies"		3:01
4.	"Bad Love"		4:53
5.	"Get Out of My Mind"		3:40

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Rock Me, Rock You"		3:20
7.	"Deadline"	Tommy Kiefer, von Rohr	2:01
8.	"Susie"		3:02
9.	"Pay It"		3:01
10.	"Bye Bye Baby"		4:16

Personnel

Band members

• Chris von Rohr - vocals, percussion, drums, bass, keyboards
• Tommy Kiefer - lead guitar, vocals
• Fernando von Arb - rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards
• Jürg Naegeli - bass, keyboards
• Freddy Steady - drums, percussion

Production

• Harry Sprenger - producer, mixing
• Mick Glossop - engineer
• Alan Douglas - assistant engineer