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Port Royal (album)

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Released
  
26 September 1988

Port Royal (1988)
  
Death or Glory (1989)

Release date
  
26 September 1988

Label
  
Noise International

Recorded
  
1988

Artist
  
Running Wild

Producer
  
Running Wild

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Genres
  
Heavy metal, Power metal, Speed metal

Similar
  
Running Wild albums, Heavy metal albums

Running wild port royal 1988 full album


Port Royal is the fourth album by Running Wild. This release expanded on the pirate theme introduced in their album Under Jolly Roger (1987) and established them as "pirate metal" in the metal community. The album has sold nearly 1.8 million records worldwide.

Contents

The song Conquistadores had some air play on MTVs Headbangers Ball. The music video is also the first recorded use of a 5 string bass in a metal context.

Uaschitschun is song written by singer and guitarist Rolf Kasparek which tells about the pollution of nature through an Native American's perspective. "Uaschitschun" is a word that the Native Americans used for white males, the nearest translation is "ghost." This was probably just because of the pale appearance of the conquerors and not for their deeds, since ghosts weren't considered evil by Native Americans. The ending words were originally spoken by Chief Seattle in a famous speech he made to the whites when they came to buy the lands of Seattle.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" (Rolf Kasparek) – 0:49
  2. "Port Royal" (Rolf Kasparek / Jens Becker / Majk Moti) – 4:12
  3. "Raging Fire" (Rolf Kasparek - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann / Majk Moti) – 3:28
  4. "Into the Arena" (Majk Moti) – 3:59
  5. "Uaschitschun" (Rolf Kasparek) – 4:53
  6. "Final Gates" (Jens Becker) – 2:59
  7. "Conquistadores" (Rolf Kasparek) – 4:49
  8. "Blown to Kingdom Come" (Majk Moti) – 3:19
  9. "Warchild" (Rolf Kasparek - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann) – 3:00
  10. "Mutiny" (Rolf Kasparek - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann) – 4:27
  11. "Calico Jack" (Rolf Kasparek / Majk Moti - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann / Majk Moti) – 8:14

Personnel

  • Rolf Kasparek - vocals, guitars
  • Majk Moti - guitars
  • Jens Becker - bass
  • Stefan Schwarzmann - drums
  • Songs

    1Intro0:50
    2Port Royal4:12
    3Raging Fire3:28

    References

    Port Royal (album) Wikipedia