Citron (band)

Citron
Citron
Origin	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Genres	Heavy metal; hard rock;
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Supraphon; Popron;
Spinoffs	Limetal
Members	Ladislav Křížek; Djordje Erič; Pavel Hanus; Jiří "George" Rain; Tanja;
Past members	Olda Říha; Tolja Kohout; Miloš Nop; Petr Michalík; Vladimír Kubala; Jiří Schmutz; Milan Tutsch; Miloslav Benýšek; Stanislav Hranický; Jindřich Kvita; Jiří Krejčí; Václav Vlasák; Jaroslav Bartoň; Tibor Šándor; Pavol Chodelka; František Michalík; Henry Tóth; Libor Kozelský; Aleš Hubáček; Pavel Silber; Pavel Novotný; Ladislav Krečmer; Stanislav Balko; Jiří Šperl; Radim Pařízek;
Website	citron-group.cz

Citron is a Czech hard rock/heavy metal band founded in Ostrava in 1976. The band's history is divided into two distinct eras: between 1976 and 1981, when their name was spelled with a long "ó", Citrón, and they played mainly blues rock. During this time, the band leader was bassist Petr Michalík. The second era, from 1982 until the present, signalled a change in musical style towards hard rock and heavy metal, with drummer Radim Pařízek as band leader and the group's name slightly altered to Citron. As of 2021, Citron has released twelve studio albums (including three English versions), two EPs, and three official compilation albums.