Headhunter is the seventh studio album by Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released on April 25, 1983. It achieved Gold status in the United States. "Screaming in the Night", the band's biggest hit to date, is still played on classic rock radio stations. Headhunter is the only Krokus album to feature Steve Pace on drums, and includes the Bachman–Turner Overdrive cover "Stayed Awake All Night".
UK-based company Rock Candy Records reissued the album on CD in 2014.
Personnel
Krokus
Marc Storace – lead vocals
Fernando von Arb – lead and rhythm guitar, bass, piano
Mark Kohler – rhythm and lead guitar, bass
Chris von Rohr – bass, piano, drums, percussion
Steve Pace – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Rob Halford – backing vocals on "Ready to Burn"
Jimi Jamison – backing vocals on "Screaming in the Night"
Bob Ketchum – sound effects recorded at Cedar Crest Studios
Production
Tom Allom – producer
Andy De Ganahl – engineer
Butch Stone – director