Running Wild (band)

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Running Wild
Running Wild
Running Wild
Background information
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genre(s) Heavy metal
Speed metal
Power metal
Years active 1976—present
Label(s) Gun Records
Website http://www.running-wild.net
Members
Rolf "Rock'n'Rolf" Kasparek (Vocals, Guitar)
Peter Jordan (Guitar)
Peter Pichl (Bass)
Matthias "Metalmachine" Liebetruth (Drums)
Former members
See: Running Wild band member section

Running Wild is one of a few German heavy/speed metal bands to emerge in the early/mid 1980s (along with Helloween, Rage, Sinner, Grave Digger, etc). 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). The band is still active today.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

  • Rolf Kasparek (a.k.a. Rock'N'Rolf) - Vocals, guitars
  • Peter Jordan - Guitar
  • Peter Pichl - Bass
  • Matthias "Metalmachine" Liebetruth - Drums

[edit] Former members

Guitar

  • Uwe Bendig (1976-84)
  • Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke (1984-85)
  • Michael "Majk Moti" Kupper (1985-90)
  • Axel "Morgan" Kohlmorgen (X-Wild) (1990-93)
  • Thilo Hermann (Grave Digger, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Faithful Breath, ex-Risk) (1994-01)
  • Bernd Aufermann (Angel Dust) (2002-04)

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 "Bodo" Smuszynski (ex-U.D.O., ex-Darxon) (1992-02)

Drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio

[edit] Live

[edit] Splits

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Singles/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)

[edit] Tribute

  • 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)

[edit] External links

[edit] References