Under Jolly Roger
Under Jolly Roger is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It marked a stylistic turning point in which the group dropped the Satanic imagery they had previously used and adopted the pirate theme they would become known for, creating and influencing the later named pirate metal subgenre of heavy metal in the 2000s in the process. The album's title comes from the famous Jolly Roger, the flag used by pirates to identify their ships.
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| Released | April 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Soundhouse Studios, Hamburg | |||
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| Length | 36:35 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[1] |
| Kerrang! |   [2] |
| Rock Hard | 5.0/10[3] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Under Jolly Roger" | 4:42 |
| 2. | "War in the Gutter" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Raw Ride" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Beggar's Night" | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Raise Your Fist" | Kasparek, Majk Moti | 5:30 |
| 6. | "Land of Ice" | Kasparek, Moti | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Diamonds of the Black Chest" | 4:39 | |
| 8. | "Merciless Game" | Moti | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 36:35 | ||
- The 2017 remastered version contains a second disc, featuring the following songs
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Under Jolly Roger" (1991 re-recorded version) | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Raw Ride" (1991 re-recorded version) | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Raise Your Fist" (1991 re-recorded version) | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Diamonds of the Black Chest" (1991 re-recorded version) | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Beggar's Night" (1992 re-recorded version) | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Apocalyptic Horsemen" (previously unreleased) | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Under Jolly Roger" (2003 re-recorded version) | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Raise Your Fist" (2003 re-recorded version) | 5:32 |
Note
- The CD and Japanese cassette version feature a different track listing.
Personnel
- Rolf Kasparek – guitars, vocals
- Majk Moti – guitars
- Stephan Boriss – bass
- Hasche – drums
- Production
- Dirk Steffens – producer
- Ertuğrul Edirne – artwork
- Rock 'n' Rolf – co-producer
References
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- Sutton, Maura (28 May 1987). "Running Wild 'Under Jolly Roger'". Kerrang!. No. 147. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. pp. 12–13.
- Holger Stratmann. (1987). "Running Wild 'Under Jolly Roger'". Rock Hard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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