Rock the Block

{{Infobox album

| name = Rock the Block

| type = Album

| artist = Krokus

| cover = Krokrock.jpg

| alt =

| released = 18 January 2003

| recorded = Soundlake Studios, Lausanne
Digital Air Studio, Basel, Switzerland
February–November 2002

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hard rock, heavy metal

| length = 55:07

| label = Warner Music Group

| producer = Fernando von Arb, Dominique Favez, Patrick Aeby, Marc Storace

| prev_title = Round 13

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Hellraiser

| next_year = 2006

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-the-block-mw0000208282 | title = Krokus Rock the Block review | accessdate = 2012-08-24 | last = Prato | first = Greg | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| noprose=yes}}

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{{cite web | url = http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Krokus&titel=Rock+The+Block&cat=a | title = Krokus - Rock the Block | accessdate = 2012-08-24 | department = Hitparade.ch | publisher = Media Control Charts}} and was certified Gold in Switzerland.{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|title=Rock the Block |artist=Krokus |type=album}}

Track listing

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

;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

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! scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Germany4|69|id=4358|artist= Krokus|album=Rock the Block|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2021}}

{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist= Krokus|album=Rock the Block|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2021}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry | region=Switzerland | title=Rock the Block| artist=Krokus| award=Gold| type=album | access-date=15 November 2021| relyear=2003}}

References

Category:Krokus (band) albums

Category:2003 albums

Category:Warner Music Group albums