Three years after the release of "Resilient", German power metallers RUNNING WILD will unleash their latest album. "Rapid Foray" on August 26 as a box set, on digipak CD, double vinyl LP and as a digital download. The official lyric video for the song "Black Bart", taken from "Rapid Foray", can be seen below. RUNNING WILD mastermind Rolf Kasparek explains: "Bartholomew Roberts, called 'Black Bart,' was not only one of the most flamboyant personalities in the history of piracy, but also the most successful one with more than 200 captured ships." Kasparek promises his fans one of the most diverse albums yet in the career of RUNNING WILD, featuring eleven varied numbers and a great deal of attention to detail. "The new tracks are more complex than those on our previous two releases,” Kasparek reveals, "which I noticed in particular when we were recording the guitars. At the same time some of the numbers remind me of RUNNING WILD classics. "I feel that we've come up with a very interesting and impressive mix." "Rapid Foray" was produced by Rolf Kasparek with sound engineer Niki Nowy, who also mixed and mastered the material together. The cover artwork is based on a photo by Kasparek which Jens Reinhold (VIRGIN STEELE, FREEDOM CALL) subsequently gave the look of an oil painting. "Rapid Foray" track listing 01. Black Skies, Red Flag (4:44) 02. Warmongers (4:29) 03. Stick To Your Guns (5:08) 04. Rapid Foray (4:47) 05. By The Blood In Your Heart (5:27) 06. The Depth Of The Sea - Nautilus (instrumental) (3:53) 07. Black Bart (5:06) 08. Hellestrified (4:22) 09. Blood Moon Rising (4:20) 10. Into The West (4:34) 11. Last Of The Mohicans (11:11) Configurations * Digipak incl. doublesided poster * Double gatefold LP with printed innersleevs, 180-gram golden vinyl and CD in cardboard sleeve * Boxset limited to 1.000 units: Digi, 2LP, poster, handsigned photocard, sticker, button, patch and a mousepad *Download version Kasparek explained the long delay in getting the new album releasd: "Due to my broken shoulder, I was totally or at least partly incapacitated for more than twelve months from spring 2014, something that repeatedly delayed work on the new material. After that I had to prepare intensively for our show in Wacken, which was also very time-consuming. Now I'm all the more pleased to be able to present an exceptionally strong new recording to all RUNNING WILD fans." RUNNING WILD played as a headliner at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.
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