Port Royal (album)
| Port Royal | ||||
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| Studio album by Running Wild | ||||
| Released | 26 September 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Running Wild | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rock Hard |  [2] |
Port Royal is the fourth album by Running Wild. This release expanded on the pirate theme introduced in their album Under Jolly Roger (1987) and established them as "pirate metal" in the metal community. The album has sold nearly 1.8 million records worldwide.
Songs
A music video was made for "Conquistadores" which had some air play on MTV's Headbangers Ball. It is also the first to use a 5-string bass in a metal context.
"Uaschitschun" tells about the pollution of nature through a Native American's perspective. "Uaschitschun" is a word that the Native Americans used for white males, the nearest translation is "ghost." This was probably just because of the pale appearance of the conquerors and not for their deeds, since ghosts weren't considered evil by Native Americans. The ending words were originally spoken by Chief Seattle in a famous speech he made to the whites when they came to buy the lands of Seattle.
"Warchild" is not the same song that appeared in the band's early demos.
"Calico Jack" is about an English pirate of the 18th century. He designed the skull-and-bones pirate flag that was later named the Jolly Roger, which gave the title to the previous album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted
| Side A | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:50 | |
| 2. | "Port Royal" | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "Raging Fire" | Kasparek, Schwarzmann, Moti | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Into the Arena" | Moti | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Uaschitschun" | 4:53 | |
| 6. | "Final Gates" (Instrumental) | Becker | 3:00 |
| Side B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 7. | "Conquistadores" | 4:50 | |
| 8. | "Blown to Kingdom Come" | Moti | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Warchild" | Kasparek, Schwarzmann | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Mutiny" | Kasparek, Schwarzmann | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Calico Jack" | Kasparek, Moti, Schwarzmann | 8:15 |
| Total length: | 44:15 | ||
Notes
- The 1st press CD release has no barcode. There were two variants of the backcover, one with yellow and one with white Noise logo. SID Codes refer to the French press which has the white Noise logo
- The Japanese CD release contains the 1987 album Under Jolly Roger
Personnel
- Rolf Kasparek - vocals, guitars
- Majk Moti - guitars
- Jens Becker - bass
- Stefan Schwarzmann - drums
Production
- Karl-U. Walterbach - executive producer
- Tom Steeler - engineering, mixing
- Sebastian Krüger - artwork
- Becker Derouet - artwork
References
- ↑ Port Royal at AllMusic
- ↑ Thomas Kupfer. (1988). "Running Wild 'Port Royal'". Rock Hard (29). Retrieved 25 December 2012.