RUNNING WILD

Release Year: 2017
Artist Origin: GER
Style: powerful harmonious dynamic heavy metal

late eighties is an undeniable golden age of Running Wild: only the elite bands were capable to achieve such a high level of impetuous and compelling sounding heavy metal, while it stands out from typical German standard both with vicious pirate romanticism and ingenuity of loud music - fifth studio longplay [1989] has as much intensity, drama and speed as sweeping harmony or epic pathos, while remarkably catchy choruses lift this glorious opus up into the league of pure metal classics, where powerful riffs, brisk tempo, and uplifting melodies cement mindblowing musicianship, so each song strikes with precision and confidence, maintaining a spirit of adventure, distinctive character, and undeniable stage energy, still sounding as convincing today as it did upon release; recent deluxe double digipak edition comes with a newly remastered sound, includes Malcolm Dome's liner notes and vintage pictures in sixteen page booklet, while bonus disk features four tracks from Wild Animal EP [1990] and two album tracks re-recorded in 2003