The Rivalry (album)

The Rivalry
Studio album by Running Wild
Released 9 February 1998
Recorded 1997
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Label GUN
Producer Rolf Kasparek
Running Wild chronology
Masquerade
(1995)Masquerade1995		 The Rivalry
(1998)		 Victory
(2000)Victory2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard8.5/10[2]

The Rivalry is the tenth album by German band Running Wild. It is the second in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, which began with Masquerade and concluded with Victory. It is also their last album with drummer Jörg Michael. The album has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

All songs by written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."March of the Final Battle (The End of All Evil)" (Intro)2:00
2."The Rivalry"5:34
3."Kiss of Death"3:36
4."Firebreather"4:04
5."Return of the Dragon"6:47
6."Resurrection"4:45
7."Ballad of William Kidd"8:43
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Agents of Black" 3:57
9."Fire and Thunder" 7:33
10."The Poison" 4:40
11."Adventure Galley"Kasparek, Hermann4:20
12."Man on the Moon" 4:49
13."War and Peace" 7:42
Total length:1:08:27

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 19

References

  1. ↑ The Rivalry at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Kühnemund, Götz (1998). "Review Album: Running Wild - The Rivalry review". Rock Hard (in German). No. 130. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – The Rivalry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-01-16.


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