Krokus - Headhunter, 1983

As I mentioned in my previous post, my friend, Smerek, purchased this album for me as a part of an 80's metal two pack. One, Shout At The Devil, and this. He told me he intended this gift as the good (CRUE) and the bad, this. I was totally in thrall at this gift, and still am, but I'm not sure I agree that this album is all that bad. It's 80's metal in its infancy. And though it is really not all that great, it's actually pretty decent (I quote some movie whose name I forget, "It's like pizza; even when it's bad, it's still pretty good). If you have the ability to find this thing on vinyl (but do not buy it, unless you really love Krokus) you must see the cover. It alone, I think, is what prompted Smerek to get it in the first place. Lots o' skulls, but in only the best of what the early 80's had to offer. Also, their song "Eat the Rich," is not, as I had hoped, the Motorhead classic. Oh, well... Gift horses and mouths and what not...