This Maltese-Fronted Group Was Banned From 1980s Soviet Radio For Being Too Violent
Malta’s international musical contribution throughout the 1980s can pretty much be summed up with that classic Maltasajf video, but one band led by a Maltese singer was causing some serious mayhem abroad.
Krokus, fronted by Marc Storace, were one of the biggest movers and shakers of hard rock in the 1980s. At a point, Storace himself had even famously turned down AC/DC. But while the band had countless fans abroad, they might have not been too popular in one specific area of the globe.
Back in the 90s, Krokus were accused of spreading violence and creating a cult of personality by the Soviet Union – and that’s why they banned the hard-rock group’s music from being played on the radio.
A recently revealed list of bands and musicians that were banned on Soviet radio in the 1980s has been making the rounds online, with some surprising entries. Krokus, or Crocus as they are erroneously listed, are joined by some of the biggest names in 80s music, but it’s the accusations that each act is faced with that has drawn the interest (and lols) of the internet.
Who knew that you could actually accuse the Village People of violence, or Julio Iglesias of Neofascism?
Apparently, this is what extreme violence looks like
Krokus had achieved widespread fame and were touring internationally all throughout the 1980s, but it’s probably safe to say they never got a chance to properly visit the Soviet Union during that time.
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