Friko "Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here" 2022-07-01 capping off a stellar run

capping off a stellar run that sealed the band's genre-defining status

All of that changed two years later when Dwid Hellion assembled his new incarnation of the band featuring both Jochum brothers (Mike now being joined by Nate on drums)

It was released on 4 May 1984 and reached number four on the UK Albums Chart

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart

The album was released at what was still considered to be the height of the outlaw movement in Country music

Friko "Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here" 2022-07-01 capping off a stellar runAdding to Chicago's long lineage of forward thinking indie rock, Friko transform each song into a moment of collective catharsis. On their full length debut, vocalist guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger sustain the combustible energy of their break out single Crimson To Chrome, merging elements of post punk, chamber pop and experimental rock, magnifying their music's exhilarating power with a barrage of spirited ensemble vocals.