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Krokus

Swiss hard rock band
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Krokus

Summary

Krokus is a rock band[1]. Krokus draws 1,285 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #161 of 861).[2]

Key Facts

  • Krokus received the Swiss Music Awards[3].
  • Krokus's instance of is recorded as rock band[4].
  • Krokus's genre is hard rock[5].
  • Krokus's genre is heavy metal music[6].
  • Krokus's record label is recorded as MCA Records[7].
  • Krokus's record label is recorded as AFM Records[8].
  • Krokus's record label is recorded as Arista Records[9].
  • Krokus's discography is recorded as Krokus discography[10].
  • Krokus's Commons category is recorded as Krokus (band)[11].
  • Krokus's country of origin is recorded as Switzerland[12].
  • Krokus comprises Chris von Rohr[13].
  • 1975 marks the founding of Krokus[14].
  • Krokus's location of formation is recorded as Canton of Solothurn[15].
  • Krokus's official website is recorded as http://www.krokusonline.com[16].
  • Krokus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Krokus (band)[17].
  • Krokus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Krokus'}[18].
  • Krokus's start of work period is recorded as 1974[19].
  • Krokus's member category is recorded as Category:Krokus (band) members[20].
  • Krokus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22000'}[21].
  • Krokus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24900'}[22].
  • Krokus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+28200'}[23].
  • Krokus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31200'}[24].
  • Krokus's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35300'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[26]

  • Country: CH[27]

  • Began / founded: 1975[28]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive rock, rock[29]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, classic pop and rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive rock, rock[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cb15cff6-82b8-40b7-af51-a9f596923444[31]

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Recognition

Krokus received the Swiss Music Awards[3].

Why It Matters

Krokus draws 1,285 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #161 of 861).[2] Krokus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Krokus receive?

Honors received include Swiss Music Awards[3].

Related Entities

Arista Records Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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