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Album Review: Running Wild – Blood On Blood

With Cap’n Rock ‘n’ Rolf at the helm, RUNNING WILD seems to have learned how to stay in their proper sea lane. Stick to what you know, experiment just a little bit and you can stay the course and avoid any mutiny with the crew. Blood On Blood is another pure RUNNING WILD record that generally sticks with the trademark style of MAIDEN-like gallops, LIZZY-style twin guitar harmonies, big choruses and that kind of Celtic/folkish feel that typifies pirate metal. The title track has a cheerful sound to the guitar melodies, which is another RUNNING WILD characteristic. In contrast, ‘Wings […]

RUNNING WILD releases New Single, ‘Ride On The Wild Side’, New EP Coming This December

RUNNING WILD has released a new digital single entitled ‘Ride On The Wild Side’. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming EP Crossing The Blades featuring three brand-new studio recordings and one cover version. ‘Ride On The Wild Side’ is a song, which – thanks to its powerful pace and high compositional quality – would almost have made the shortlist for the upcoming album. Now it enhances the Crossing The Blades EP, particularly because Rock N’ Rolf recorded the guitar solo on a Fender Stratocaster – instead of his tried and tested Gibson Explorer – to do justice to […]