Although their earlier releases contained Satanic themes and imagery, Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke, the guitar player of the band, was studying theology at the time and is now a pastor in Cologne. In , the band released the album Under Jolly Roger , which was a switch to pirate-based and historical themes, creating and influencing the later named pirate metal subgenre of heavy metal in the s in the process. While the historical lyrics were very superficial at first, the lyrics for later albums were intensively researched, by Rolf Kasparek in particular.
On 17 April Rolf announced that Running Wild had split up.
Their intended last show was at Wacken Open Air on July 30, The split would prove temporary as they reunited in As of , the band have released 16 studio albums, with their most recent being Rapid Foray. Since the band's formation they have sold nearly 5 million albums. The band formed in under the name Granite Heart, but they would change their name in to Running Wild after the Judas Priest song of the same name.
The first two of these tracks appeared on the compilation album "Debut No.
In June , the band started work on their debut album Gates to Purgatory , which was released by Noise Records , featuring satanic lyrics. The album proved to be a success, and the band quickly gained a cult following. Guitarist Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke left the band soon after the album's release.
The band soon recruited Majk Moti to take his place, and soon recorded their follow up Branded and Exiled in The album sold , copies, expanding the group's fan base. This album would prove to be the final release of the band with satanic imagery in their music. For the following release, the band shifted their sound and image and adopted a pirate theme.
The band released Under Jolly Roger in This would prove a significant change because the band would be more known as a "pirate metal" band, with lyrics dealing with pirates and historical events. With this album, the band found their identity, and the pirate theme would be prominent on their future releases. Their follow-up release Port Royal featured a more mature style of songwriting and expanded on the pirate theme explored on their previous album.
The album featured one of the band's first epics, Calico Jack. In , the release of the band's fifth studio recording Death or Glory , proved to be the band's most successful album to date. This album and tour would be the final release to feature guitarist Majk Moti and drummer Ian Finlay. Upon the departure of Moti and Finlay, Kasparek recruited guitarist Axel Morgan and drummer Rudiger Dreffein better known as "AC" to record the band's first album in two years, Blazon Stone , released in Trending on RT Avengers: Post Share on Facebook. View All Videos 1.
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