Description
Deluxe box with the double album on gold vinyl and on cd together with poster, sticker, button and mousepad. Limited 1000 copies
Running Wild are one of the greatest phenomena on the current metal scene. Few German bands enjoy such an outstanding reputation and look back at such a long and exceptionally successful career. Since the release of their debut album Gates To Purgatory in autumn 1984, pirate captain Rock n Rolf Kasparek has unerringly steered the band past all the rocks and shallows of the volatile, occasionally difficult but always exciting metal genre. As a vocalist, guitarist and composer, Kasparek has released a whole range of undisputed cult albums with Running Wild over the past more than 30 years and wowed his fans on countless tours. Such an awe-inspiring tradition brings with it an obligation, so of course Running Wild set themselves ambitioned targets when they started working on their latest album Rapid Foray and are now ready to present one of the most diverse releases of their whole career. Rapid Foray takes up seamlessly where the group’s greatest recordings left off while sounding contemporary, vibrant and always surprising at the same time. “The eleven new tracks are more complex than those on our previous two releases,” Kasparek reveals, “which I noticed in particular when we were recording the guitars. At the same time some of the numbers remind me of Running Wild classics. I feel that we ve come up with a very interesting and impressive mix.” From a total of three dozen song concepts, Kasparek has forged eleven strong numbers. One of Rapid Foray’s ultimate highlights is doubtlessly Last Of The Mohicans with over eleven minutes playing time and extremely complex arrangements. Kasparek: “When you listen carefully you will notice that Last Of The Mohicans consists of thousands of small bits and pieces, which is why the work on this track turned out to be rather complex.” In addition, Running Wild have recorded the double bass-driven Warmongers, one of their toughest tracks ever, and The Depth Of The Sea (Nautilus), which is a similarly complex instrumental number as Evilution (from Death Or Glory). The album opener Black Skies, Red Flag sees Running Wild take up the pirate feel which is closely identified with the band, and present Into The West, the album version of a song that was first introduced in Wacken in summer 2015. The Running Wild mastermind is especially proud of the epic By The Blood Of Your Heart with its fantastic vocal melody and atmospheric bagpipe orchestra. Kasparek: “For me this track has all the qualities of a real stadium anthem. Listening to it gives me goose bumps every time.” It’s pretty obvious that Rapid Foray is another highlight in the career of Running Wild.
Track list:
1. Black Skies, Red Flag
2. Warmongers
3. Stick To Your Guns
4. Rapid Foray
5. By The Blood In Your Heart
6. The Depth Of The Sea (Nautilus)
7. Black Bart
8. Hellestrified
9. Blood Moon Rising
10. Into The West
11. Last Of The Mohicans