Rock the Block

Rock the Block
Studio album by Krokus
Released	18 January 2003
Recorded	Soundlake Studios, Lausanne Digital Air Studio, Basel, Switzerland February–November 2002
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	55:07
Label	Warner Music Group
Producer	Fernando von Arb, Dominique Favez, Patrick Aeby, Marc Storace
Krokus chronology
Round 13 (1999) Rock the Block (2003) Hellraiser (2006)

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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 and was certified Gold in Switzerland.

Track listing

All songs by Fernando von Arb and Marc Storace, except where indicated

1. "Mad World" - 3:56
2. "Leading the Pack" - 3:34
3. "I Want It All" (Tony Castell, von Arb, Storace) - 4:08
4. "Open Fire" - 5:09
5. "One for All" - 3:36
6. "Looking to America" - 4:10
7. "Go My Way" - 4:14
8. "Hot Shot" (Castell, von Arb, Storace) - 3:34
9. "Raise Your Hands" - 3:53
10. "Night of the Snakes" - 3:32
11. "Throwing Her China" - 4:11
12. "We'll Rise" - 4:56
13. "Freedom" (Charles Stettler, von Arb, Storace) - 3:52
14. "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

Chart (2003)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)	Gold	20,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.