Krokus is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland.

Krokus was founded in Solothurn in 1974. There is not one original member left in the band. They enjoyed some popularity in the 1980s through MTV exposure and videos which made Krokus the most internationally successful Swiss rock band. In Europe, they toured with Nazareth and in the United States with AC/DC, Motörhead, Rush, and Judas Priest. Their album Headhunter was a platinum album in the United States. All of the rest of their albums went platinum in Switzerland.