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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-19-2017 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........cd1: 8 cd2: 8 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.running-wild.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Running Wild Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Under Jolly Roger Label : Noise ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The growing concerns of the German metallers on ║ │
│║ being catalogued as satanic drove away their ║ │
│║ obsessions with satanism and the occult (somehow ║ │
│║ inspired by Stormwitch and Venom), giving rise ║ │
│║ to a major turnaround in their imagery and ║ │
│║ lyrical subject matter. And even though the so- ║ │
│║ called pirate metal concept they created was not ║ │
│║ precisely sorrounding their minds, it became the ║ │
│║ formula they kept going forward. Nevertheless, ║ │
│║ due to its accidental creation, the ║ │
│║ establishment of the concept was not completed ║ │
│║ at that point and the band seemed to be ║ │
│║ uncertain as to whether this was the way should ║ │
│║ follow or not. ║ │
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│║ Despite the major turnaround in the concept, the ║ │
│║ music remained at some point similar to what ║ │
│║ they wrote for the previous releases. The songs ║ │
│║ in this album are not complex at all, but quite ║ │
│║ enjoyable and heavy as hell, even though they ║ │
│║ lost some of the aggressivness that ║ │
│║ characterized their earliest years. However, ║ │
│║ this was neither Judas Priest on amphetamines ║ │
│║ nor Hoffman attempting some raw, evil notes, as ║ │
│║ in "Gates to Purgatory", but rather, is more ║ │
│║ like a sort of '80s inspired Judas Priest mixed ║ │
│║ with some Maidenesque riffs, the melodic ║ │
│║ frenetic guitar soloing techniques in the vein ║ │
│║ of Accept and the rebellious spirit from ║ │
│║ Mot÷rhead (the latter pretty much reflected in ║ │
│║ Kasparek's vocals and the pace of the songs ║ │
│║ themselves). In other words, the album features ║ │
│║ all the good metal stuff from the early '80s, as ║ │
│║ much as for instance "Thundersteel" does. ║ │
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│║ Heralded by loud cannon shots, the galloping ║ │
│║ riffs and the Priest-inspired choruses of the ║ │
│║ opening/title track result pretty much catchy ║ │
│║ and engaging. Other remarkable mid-paced numbers ║ │
│║ include the rebellious "Raise your Fist", the ║ │
│║ classic "Diamonds on the Black Chest", and "Raw ║ │
│║ Ride". Whereas the first two numbers are ║ │
│║ blatanty inspired by Judas Priest and Accept, ║ │
│║ "Raw Ride" is reminiscent of Running Wild's ║ │
│║ early sound (let's say, somehow similar to ║ │
│║ "Soldiers of Hell", that is, riffs everywhere ║ │
│║ and a memorable melodic guitar solo right in the ║ │
│║ middle of the song). On the other hand, the band ║ │
│║ included only three speed metal numbers, which ║ │
│║ results limited if compared to previous ║ │
│║ releases. "Beggar's Night" is a good prototype ║ │
│║ for the songs the band would write for the stuff ║ │
│║ released afterwards, especially the intro riff, ║ │
│║ which also Helloween would use for a certain ║ │
│║ re-recording of "Victims of Fate"; "Merciless ║ │
│║ Game" would be another song reminiscenrt of ║ │
│║ their early years (a bit similar to "Victims of ║ │
│║ State Power"); and "War in the Gutter" is ║ │
│║ another song in the band's catalogue highly ║ │
│║ inspired by the frenetic pace of "Screaming for ║ │
│║ Vengeance". ║ │
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│║ That said, regardless of how experimental and ║ │
│║ simple Jolly Roger could result, its solid ║ │
│║ songwriting and improved production work is ║ │
│║ precisely what makes this album being seen as a ║ │
│║ huge leap forward for the band, not to mention ║ │
│║ how good Kasparek and co. had exploited at that ║ │
│║ point a concept that few bands dare to get into. ║ │
│║ Moreover, the incredible musicianship offered by ║ │
│║ the band remains as another reason to consider ║ │
│║ getting this album at all costs. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Under Jolly Roger [04:43] │
│ 02 - War in the Gutter [03:19] │
│ 03 - Raw Ride [04:34] │
│ 04 - Beggar's Night [05:06] │
│ 05 - Raise Your Fist [05:29] │
│ 06 - Land of Ice [04:56] │
│ 07 - Diamonds of the Black Chest [03:07] │
│ 08 - Merciless Game [03:48] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Under Jolly Roger (Re-Recorded Version 199 [04:06] │
│ 02 - Raw Ride (Re-Recorded 1991) [04:15] │
│ 03 - Raise Your Fist (Re-Recorded Version 1991) [04:52] │
│ 04 - Diamonds of the Black Chest (Re-Recorded V [02:49] │
│ 05 - Beggar's Night (Alternative Version 1992) [04:58] │
│ 06 - Apocalyptic Horsemen [04:37] │
│ 07 - Under Jolly Roger (Re-Recorded Version 200 [04:43] │
│ 08 - Raise Your Fist (Re-Recorded Version 2003) [05:32] │
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│ Total Length : [70:54 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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