Thursday, April 27, 2023

Running Wild


 



















Artist:   Running Wild

Origin:  Hamburg, Germany

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Pirate Metal, Black Metal


Original line-up:


Rolf Kasparek:  Vocals, Guitar

Uwe Bendig:  Guitar

Jorg Schwarz:  Bass

Michael Hoffmann:  Drums


Running Wild is a German Heavy Metal Band from Hamburg, formed in 1976 by Rolf Kasparek (Vocals, Guitar), Uwe Bendig (Guitar), Jorg Schwarz (Bass), and Michael Hoffman (Drums).  They were part of the German Metal Scene in mid 1980s, and are also considered to be one of the country's so-called "Big Four" of Power Metal, along with Grave Digger, Helloween, and Rage.




















Title:  Gates To Purgatory (2023)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Pirate Metal, Black Metal

Label:  Noise Records

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side 1:


 1.  Victim Of States Power (3:39)

 2.  Black Demon (4:29)

 3.  Preacher (4:26)

 4.  Soldiers Of Hell (3:30)


Side 2:


 1.  Diabolic Force (5:04) 

 2.  Adrian S.O.S. (2:54)

 3.  Genghis Khan (4:13)

 4.  Prisoner Of Our Time (5:26)


Personnel:


Rolf Kasparek:  Vocals, Guitar

Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke:  Guitar

Stephan Boriss:  Bass

Wolfgang "Hasche" Hagermann:  Drums


Gates To Purgatory is the debut studio album by Running Wild, originally released on October 1984 by Noise Records, remastered and reissued on April 7, 2023 by Noise Records.  Best Album of Running Wild.








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