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Great news for KROKUS fans: written by 'the long noses' Chris Von Rohr and Fernando Von Arb, the rockers from Solothurn, Switzerland recorded the official song of the Hockey World Championship 2009.

After a 20 years hiatus, the originals are back to rock the world. The anticipated comeback CD of the biggest rock band to gain international success worldwide will be released towards the end of the year.

However, you can get a taste of the straightforward, rock hard sound of the 'real thing' right now. Click here to hear a sample of the new song.

The band wrote this song especially for the Ice Hockey World Championship, which will take place in Switzerland starting April 24th until May 10th. The name of the new tune, especially written for this event, is called 'Live For The Action' and the stomping, pulsating rock anthem is so hot, it will melt the ice!

Heinz Mazenauer, speaker of the Hockey Championship Committee prophesizes enthusiastically: “The song is destined to become a smash hit. Krokus are rocking hard, straight forward, uncompromising and therefore are the perfect fit to the sport of ice hockey and what it stands for.”

One thing is clear: This is a huge first step to feature the comeback of the originals. This song will not only be played during breaks in the hockey stadiums, but everywhere. And the catchy chorus is addictive. The more often you hear it, the more it gets into your heart and soul. It’s addictive in a good way!

The band will perform the song 'live' in Bern at the ice hockey opener of Switzerland against France. In front of a packed stadium and broadcasted via TV to 800 million viewers in over 100 countries. Now that’s some news.

Stay tuned, the best is yet to come!