The Blitz (Krokus album)

{{Infobox album

| name = The Blitz

| type = studio

| artist = Krokus

| cover = Blitz_cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 1984

| recorded =

| studio = Little Mountain Sound (Vancouver, Canada)

| genre = *Hard rock{{Cite web|title=Krokus - The Blitz|url=https://metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=19324&band_id=2291&bandname=Krokus|website=Metal Storm}}

heavy metal
glam metal{{Cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/891379313|title=The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade|date=2014|isbn=978-1-62788-375-7|location=Minneapolis, MN|oclc=891379313|page=75}}

| length = 38:34

| label = Arista

| producer = Bruce Fairbairn

| prev_title = Headhunter

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Change of Address

| next_year = 1986

| misc = {{Singles

| name = The Blitz

| type = studio

| single1 = Ballroom Blitz

| single1date = August 1984 (UK) {{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Krokus&titel=Ballroom+Blitz&cat=s|title=Krokus singles}}

| single2 = Midnite Maniac

| single2date = 15 September 1984 (US) {{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Krokus&titel=Midnite+Maniac&cat=s|title=Krokus singles}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blitz-mw0000650386 | title = Krokus The Blitz review | accessdate = 2012-08-10 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 4/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 | page=191}}

|noprose=yes

}}

The Blitz is the eighth studio album by Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in August 1984.Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 177 It achieved Gold status in the US.{{Cite certification|region=United States|type=album|artist=Krokus|title=The Blitz}} When preparing to record the album, the band tapped Patrick Mahassen to join on guitar, with Mark Kohler switching to bass, however, Mahassen ended up leaving the band before recording commenced. The album was ultimately recorded as a quartet; Andy Tanas played bass on the subsequent tour.[http://www.andytanas.com Andy Tanas Biography]

The band hit the Billboard Hot 100 with "Midnite Maniac" becoming the first Swiss act to do so. The song "Boys Nite Out", written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, was originally recorded by Adams for his 1984 album Reckless but was left off until its 30th anniversary reissue.

UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014.

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Side A

| all_writing = Fernando von Arb and Marc Storace, except where noted

| title1=Midnite Maniac

| length1=3:59

| title2=Out of Control

| length2=4:15

| title3=Boys Nite Out

| writer3=Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Storace, Von Arb

| length3=3:38

| title4=Our Love

| length4=4:35

| title5=Out to Lunch

| length5=4:20

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title6=Ballroom Blitz

| note6 = Sweet cover

| writer6 = Nicky Chinn, Michael Chapman

| length6=4:00

| title7=Rock the Nation

| length7=4:41

| title8=Hot Stuff

| length8=4:36

| title9=Ready to Rock

| length9=4:30

}}

Personnel

Krokus

Marc Storace – vocals
Fernando von Arb – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Mark Kohler – bass
Jeff Klaven – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Doug Johnson – keyboards
Jimi Jamison – backing vocals on "Our Love"

Production

Bruce Fairbairn – producer
Bob Rock, Bob Ketchum – engineers
Mike Fraser – assistant engineer
Phil Burnett – mixing
George Marino – mastering

Charts

=Album=

scope="row"\|Billboard 200 (USA){{cite web \| url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/krokus-mn0000105685/awards \| title = Krokus Awards \| accessdate = 2012-08-06 \| work = AllMusic \| publisher = Rovi Corporation \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430041951/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/krokus-mn0000105685/awards \| archivedate=30 April 2016}} \|align="center"\|36
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1984) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Canada\|83\|chartid=8947\|artist= Krokus\|album=The Blitz\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|55\|id=148\|artist= Krokus\|album=The Blitz\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Sweden\|27\|artist= Krokus\|album=The Blitz\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|6\|artist= Krokus\|album=The Blitz\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}