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Pile of Skulls

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Released
  
November 5, 1992

Pile of Skulls (1992)
  
Black Hand Inn (1994)

Release date
  
5 November 1992

Label
  
EMI Noise

Recorded
  
1992

Artist
  
Running Wild

Producer
  
Running Wild

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Power metal

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Similar
  
Running Wild albums, Heavy metal albums

Pile of skulls running wild full album 1992


Pile of Skulls is the seventh studio album by Running Wild, released in 1992. It is their last album with guitarist Axel Morgan. It is the first album almost completely dominated by songwriting from band leader Rolf Kasparek but remains a fan favourite. The album has sold over 350,000 copies worldwide.

Contents

The song "Jennings' Revenge" tells about the exploits of pirate Henry Jennings.

The lyrics of "Treasure Island" are based on the book of the same title by 19th century author Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Critical reception

Pile of Skulls was met with mostly positive reviews from critics. Steve Huey of All Music Guide called it one of Running Wild's strongest efforts. While calling it too ambitious, he thought Pile of Skulls combined the group's trademark pirate subject matter with a unifying concept about corruption and abuse of power throughout history.

In a 2013 interview, Rolf Kasparek spoke about the song "Bloody Island" from the 2013 album Resilient and explained that the demo version of the song would've been a great fit on the album.

Track listing

  1. "Chamber of Lies" – 2:21
  2. "Whirlwind" – 4:51
  3. "Sinister Eyes" – 5:05
  4. "Black Wings of Death" – 5:17
  5. "Fistful of Dynamite" – 4:05
  6. "Roaring Thunder" – 5:56
  7. "Pile of Skulls" – 4:39
  8. "Lead or Gold" – 5:06
  9. "White Buffalo" – 5:16
  10. "Jennings' Revenge" – 4:17
  11. "Treasure Island" – 11:14
  12. "Beggars' Night" (Rerecording from Under Jolly Roger) (Bonus) – 4:57
  13. "Hanged, Drawn and Quartered" (Bonus) – 4:39
  14. "Win or Be Drowned" (Bonus) – 4:17
  15. "Uaschitschun '92" (Rerecording from Port Royal) (Bonus) – 5:03

(1)-(6), (8)-(12), (15) : music & lyrics by Rolf Kasparek
(7) : music: Axel Morgan, lyrics: Axel Morgan/Rolf Kasparek
(13) : music: Axel Morgan, lyrics: Axel Morgan
(14) : music: Rolf Kasparek, lyrics: Rolf Kasparek/Thomas Smuszynski

Personnel

  • Rolf Kasparek – vocals, guitar
  • Axel Morgan – guitar
  • Thomas Smuszynski – bass
  • Stefan Schwarzmann – drums

    • Songs

    1Chamber of Lies2:22
    2Whirlwind4:52
    3Sinister Eyes5:07

    References

    Pile of Skulls Wikipedia
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