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Artist: Running Wild
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "20 Years in History (Best Of)," "Pile of Skulls," "Port Royal"

Biography

The four-man heavy metal combo from Germany named Running Wild was formed in the mid-'70s by vocalist and guitarist Rolf Kasparak -- the only continuing member of the group -- plus guitarist Preacher, bassist Stephan and drummer Hasche. The group cut their first demos in 1982 and signed to Noise Records for debut album Gates of Purgatory. A support slot for Mötley Crüe in 1986 gave Running Wild a leg up on other European metal bands, and they toured America soon after. The 1987 album Under Jolly Roger broke the group with metal audiences across the world, employing an outlandish pirate image in keeping with the title. Lineup changes continued, but the band soldiered on, recording regularly through the mid-'90s despite changing attitudes in the music world which pushed heavy metal underground again during that period. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Running Wild

Running Wild
Background information
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres Heavy metal, power metal, speed metal
Years active 1976—2009
Labels Gun
Website Official website
Members
Rolf Kasparek
Peter Jordan
Jan S. Eckert
Matthias Liebetruth
Former members
See: Former members

Running Wild were a very popular and influential German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under Jolly Roger in 1987 (thus abandoning the Satanic imagery of their earlier work). Although the earlier releases contained Satanic themes and imagery, the guitar player of the band was then Preacher (aka Gerald Warnecke) who is now a vicar in Cologne.[1]

On April 17, 2009 Rolf announced that Running Wild had split-up. Their last show was at Wacken Open Air on July 30, 2009. It was recorded for CD and DVD release.

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Members

Current members

  • Rolf Kasparek - Vocals, guitars (1976-2009)
  • Peter Jordan - Guitar (2004-2009)
  • Jan S. Eckert - Bass (2009)
  • Matthias Liebetruth - Drums (2002-2009)

Former members

Guitar

Bass

  • Jörg Schwarz (1976)
  • Carsten David (1976-79)
  • Matthias Kaufmann (1980-83)
  • Stephan Boris (1984-87)
  • Jens Becker (Grave Digger, X-Wild) (1987-92)
  • Thomas Smuszynski (ex-U.D.O., ex-Darxon) (1992-02)
  • Peter Pichl - Bass (2002-2009)

Drums

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles and EPs

  • "Victim of States Power" (1984)
  • "Bad to the Bone" (1989)
  • "Wild Animal" (1990)
  • "Little Big Horn" (1991)
  • "Lead or Gold" (1992)
  • "The Privateer" (1994)

Split releases

Tribute albums

  • The Revivalry - A Tribute to Running Wild (2005)
  • Rough Diamonds - A Tribute to Running Wild (2005) (available as a free download on the official website)
  • ReUnation - A Tribute to Running Wild (2009) - to be released on November 13, 2009

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