Shakra is a Swiss
hard rock band founded in the late 1990s. With their first releases
Shakra (1997), and
Moving Force (1999), and by touring with
Great White and
Uriah Heep, the early career of this Swiss band was a steep learning curve with dramatic success but the real breakthrough came with their third record
Power Ride (2001) when singer Pete Wiedmer was forced to leave the band because of ill health, replaced by Mark Fox. Fox immediately put his stamp on the following album
Rising (2003), which saw Shakra hit the German and Swiss album charts. The band played several concerts a…
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