| Running Wild | |
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Running Wild |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Heavy metal, power metal, speed metal |
| Years active | 1976–2009, 2011 |
| Labels | Gun |
| Associated acts | Grave Digger, Accept, Helloween, X-Wild |
| Website | running-wild.net |
| Members | |
| Rolf Kasparek Peter Jordan Jan S. Eckert Matthias Liebetruth |
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| Past members | |
| See: Former members | |
Running Wild is a 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, Gerald Warnecke, the guitar player of the band, was then a Preacher and 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, which will be released on June 24, 2011, titled The Final Jolly Roger.[2][3]
As of October 21, 2011, Running Wild have reformed and have a new album that is due to released in April 2012. The announcement was made on the band's website with a video message from Captain Rolf, where he stated that he has already written 10 songs for the new album.
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Guitar
Bass
Drums
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