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Fans travelling to the show from the US were offered free tickets for the concert and the VIP party. if you know what I mean." Both the Hadorn-Hitzs and the Cravens took advantage of a special offer from Krokus. When you get a chance to pick at the scab – you go for it. As Dieter Hadorn put it, "A great record and a gripping live gig will leave a scar on any rock fan – one that never quite heals. Fans Dieter and Fabienne Hadorn-Hitz of Los Angeles were surprised to learn about the concert, but not surprised by the band's enduring success. "My first thought was: How many vacation days do I have left and are the dog sitters available?" laughed Craven, who has been to about 20 Krokus concerts over the years. In fact, she and her husband Duncan traveled all the way from New York to attend the big show. Long-time fan Holly Craven was ecstatic when she heard about the reunion. Krokus are the world's most successful Swiss rock band. During the program, Krokus received a special honor – the "Diamond Record Award" for overall sales exceeding 1 million in Switzerland during their tenure with the BMG label. Von Rohr, Von Arb, Storace and Steady played a three-song medley on “The Greatest Swiss Hits of All Time” – their first performance together in over 20 years. A joint TV appearance of the old brigade in late 2007 was the impetus for the big reunion concert in Bern. Over the past two decades, there've been several (re-) incarnations of Krokus. They also toured nearly non-stop in the United States and Canada, which eventually led to burnout and tension among the band members. Between 19 alone, Krokus released five albums, including top sellers “Metal Rendez-Vous” (triple-platinum in Switzerland) and “Headhunter” (platinum in US, gold in Switzerland and Canada). It's also the line-up that recorded “One Vice at a Time”, which contained hits like “Long Stick Goes Boom” and “Playin' the Outlaw”. Then and now, Krokus are: Chris Von Rohr (bass), Fernando Von Arb (lead guitar), Freddy Steady (drums), Marc Storace (vocals) and Mark Kohler (rhythm guitar). Ernst Ramseyer, also of Bern, agreed: "Fantastic! Still the same guys – only the faces are a bit older." The line-up featured the same musicians who made the band famous back in the early 1980s. "It was super – it didn't seem like it had been over 20 years," enthused concert-goer Daniela Glauser of Bern. Now that’s some news… Stay tuned, the best is yet to come! In front of a packed stadium and broadcasted via TV to 800 million viewers in over 100 countries. It’s addictive in a good way! The band will perform the song “live” in Bern at the ice hockey opener of Switzerland against France. The more often you hear it, the more it gets into your heart and soul. This song will not only be played during breaks in the hockey stadiums, but everywhere. KROKUS are rocking hard, straight forward, uncompromising and therefore are the perfect fit to the sport of ice hockey and what it stands for.” One thing is clear: This is a huge first step to feature the comeback of the originals. The name of the new tune, specifically written for this event, is called “Live For The Action” and the stomping, pulsating rock anthem is so hot, it will melt the ice! Heinz Mazenauer, speaker of the Hockey Championship Committee prophesizes enthusiastically: “The song is destined to become a smash hit. However, you can get a taste of the straight-forward, rock hard sound of the “real thing” right now! Click on the link on top of our HOME page or the link below (courtesy of “BLICK” magazine) and you get to hear a sample of the new song: The band wrote this song especially for the Ice Hockey World Championship, which will take place in Switzerland starting April 24th until May 10th, 2009. The anticipated comeback CD of the biggest Rock band to gain International status worldwide will be released towards the end of the year. After 20 years hiatus, the originals are back to rock the world. Great news for KROKUS fans: Written by “the long noses” Chris Von Rohr and Fernando Von Arb, along with Marc Storace, the rockers from Solothurn, Switzerland recorded the official song of the “Hockey World Championship 2009.
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