RUNNING WILD - Under Jolly Roger / Picture Vinyl LP - Pre Order Release Date 8/16/2024

Running Wild’s classic pirate inspired album “Under Jolly Roger” as a deluxe Picture-LP (limited to 500 copies). Comes with an insert and an huge poster of the artwork. German Speed Metal never sounded better!

Dropping The Satanic themes explored on albums “Gates to Purgatory” and “Branded and Exiled”, “Under Jolly Roger” is Running Wild’s transitional album as they would adapt their now famous pirate theme.

This album was really a gamble for the band. They totally changed their image and musical direction with this album, and the result is a record that showcases more of what makes Running Wild such a great band to listen to. With the introduction of pirates into their music, the band finally created an entity that would set them apart from other bands in the German Metal scene.

“Under Jolly Roger” is one of the bands more focused albums in the bands early career. The sound of the album is still Trash inspired, compared to later albums that would be more oriented towards Speed Metal. The album possesses some great standout tracks such as the fan favourite title track that starts the album off with a bang.

Did it pay off? Yes, definitely. This is a fine transitional album that really showcases the bands early brilliant attempt at delivering pirate themed heavy metal. “Under Jolly Roger” was an experiment, a change of pace for the band and the band navigated into new territory by keeping the dark sound, and at the same switching the theme of their tunes.

As a whole, this album has all the key ingredients that would make this awesome band the Metal legends they are. “Under Jolly Roger” is a great record from start to finish