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Krokus

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Krokus is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of American Woman, AC/DC, Sweet, Alice Cooper and Steppenwolf. Those roots explain a lot about how Krokus arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Great White, Y&T, Quiet Riot, Tesla and Lee Aaron, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jimi Jamison, W.A.S.P., Fozzy, Asia and Survivor, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Krokus, reaching back through American Woman and forward to Jimi Jamison. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
KrokusAmerican WomanAC/DCSweetAlice CooperSteppenwolfStefan SchwarzmannJimi JamisonW.A.S.P.FozzyAsiaSurvivorSix Feet UnderChinaGreat WhiteY&TQuiet RiotTeslaLee AaronSammy HagarGotthardWhitesnake

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Krokus connections

Krokus grew out of American Woman, AC/DC, Sweet and Alice Cooper, shares an orbit with Great White, Y&T, Quiet Riot and Tesla, went on to shape Jimi Jamison, W.A.S.P., Fozzy and Asia. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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