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* GenreTurningPoint: These days, with so many other pirate metal bands around like Music/{{Alestorm}}, Rumahoy, Red Rum, Swashbuckle, Storm Seeker, and Lagerstein, Running Wild may not seem so special in comparison to younger fans who got their start on the more recent acts in the microgenre, but it's important to remember that Running Wild literally ''[[TropeMaker invented]]'' pirate metal, and it's likely none of the former bands would exist without the [[TropeCodifier groundwork they laid]] as the definitive pirate metal band from the 80s up until now.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: These days, with so many other pirate metal bands around like Music/{{Alestorm}}, Rumahoy, Red Rum, Swashbuckle, Storm Seeker, and Lagerstein, Running Wild may not seem so special in comparison to younger fans who got their start on the more recent acts in the microgenre, but it's important to remember that Running Wild literally ''[[TropeMaker invented]]'' pirate metal, and it's likely none of the former bands would exist without the [[TropeCodifier groundwork they laid]] as the definitive pirate metal band from the 80s up until now.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Rolf Kasparek, naturally, as he is both the primary songwriter/lyricist and the sole member left from band's first days.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra:
** Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.
** Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.
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** Also, whether the band's [[TheNewTens New Tens]]-onward output is a fresh return to the old pirate metal form or just a series of repetitive cock rock tributes that holds the Running Wild moniker InNameOnly. See "DorkAge" below.
* DorkAge: Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.
* DorkAge: Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.
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** Also, whether Whether the band's [[TheNewTens New Tens]]-onward output is a fresh return to the old pirate metal form or just a series of repetitive cock rock tributes that holds the Running Wild moniker InNameOnly. See "DorkAge" below.
* DorkAge: Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.InNameOnly.
* DorkAge: Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: These days, with so many other pirate metal bands around like Music/{{Alestorm}}, Rumahoy, Red Rum, Swashbuckle, Storm Seeker, and Lagerstein, Running Wild may not seem so special in comparison to younger fans who got their start on the more recent acts in the microgenre, but it's important to remember that Running Wild literally ''[[TropeMaker invented]]'' pirate metal, and it's likely none of the former bands would exist without the groundwork they laid as the definitive pirate metal band from the 80s up until now.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: These days, with so many other pirate metal bands around like Music/{{Alestorm}}, Rumahoy, Red Rum, Swashbuckle, Storm Seeker, and Lagerstein, Running Wild may not seem so special in comparison to younger fans who got their start on the more recent acts in the microgenre, but it's important to remember that Running Wild literally ''[[TropeMaker invented]]'' pirate metal, and it's likely none of the former bands would exist without the [[TropeCodifier groundwork they laid laid]] as the definitive pirate metal band from the 80s up until now.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Running Wild can be to the pirate metal sub-genre what Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are to heavy metal in general. These days, with so many other pirate metal bands around like Alestorm, Rumahoy, Red Rum, Swashbuckle, Storm Seeker, and Lagerstein, Running Wild's sound and lyrical content can come off as being a bit old hat and been-there-done-that, especially if you're a younger fan who started off listening to Alestorm and the others before discovering Running Wild. But what's important to note is that before the proliferation of similar themed bands, Running Wild was [[TropeCodifier THE pirate metal band]] for the 80s, the 90s, and even a good portion of the 2000s before pirate metal really took off, being the founding father of pirate metal and influencing many other acts that have become more well-known for modern metal fans.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Running Wild can be to the pirate metal sub-genre what Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are to heavy metal in general. These days, with so many other pirate metal bands around like Alestorm, Music/{{Alestorm}}, Rumahoy, Red Rum, Swashbuckle, Storm Seeker, and Lagerstein, Running Wild's sound and lyrical content can come off as being a bit old hat and been-there-done-that, especially if you're a Wild may not seem so special in comparison to younger fan fans who started off listening to Alestorm and got their start on the others before discovering Running Wild. But what's more recent acts in the microgenre, but it's important to note is remember that before the proliferation of similar themed bands, Running Wild was [[TropeCodifier THE literally ''[[TropeMaker invented]]'' pirate metal, and it's likely none of the former bands would exist without the groundwork they laid as the definitive pirate metal band]] for band from the 80s, the 90s, and even a good portion of the 2000s before pirate metal really took off, being the founding father of pirate metal and influencing many other acts that have become more well-known for modern metal fans.80s up until now.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Running Wild can be to the pirate metal sub-genre what Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are to heavy metal in general. These days, with so many other pirate metal bands around like Alestorm, Rumahoy, Red Rum, Swashbuckle, Storm Seeker, and Lagerstein, Running Wild's sound and lyrical content can come off as being a bit old hat and been-there-done-that, especially if you're a younger fan who started off listening to Alestorm and the others before discovering Running Wild. But what's important to note is that before the proliferation of similar themed bands, Running Wild was [[TropeCodifier THE pirate metal band]] for the 80s, the 90s, and even a good portion of the 2000s before pirate metal really took off, being the founding father of pirate metal and influencing many other acts that have become more well-known for modern metal fans.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The band is particularly popular in South America, especially in Brazil and Chile. There is also a very strong following in Sweden, where they played fairly often in their early days.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The band is particularly popular in South America, especially in Brazil Brazil, Colombia, and Chile. There is also a very strong following in Sweden, where they played fairly often in their early days.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The band is particularly popular in South America, especially in Brazil and Chile. There is also a very strong following in Sweden, where they played fairly often in their early days.
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** The bizarre "BLEHGH!" in "Adrian S.O.S.", which is even funnier since it ends the otherwise extremely hard-hitting song mid-riff.
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** The bizarre "BLEHGH!" in "Adrian S.O.S.", which is even funnier since it [[NoEnding ends the otherwise extremely hard-hitting song mid-riff. mid-riff.]]
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** The bizarre "BLEHGH!" in "Adrian S.O.S.", which is even funnier since it ends the otherwise extremely hard-hitting song mid-riff.
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** The chorus and pre-chorus riffs of “Freewind Rider” sound a lot like the main riff of [[Music/JudasPriest “Riding on the Wind”]] (the song title itself may even be a nod), although played in a lower key and at a much faster tempo.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Rolf Kasparek, naturally, as he is sole member left from band's first days.
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** Which era of the band is better: the raw, thrashy, satanic-themed SpeedMetal of ''Gates to Purgatory'' and ''Branded and Exiled'', or the more melodic PowerMetal-influenced odes to [[Main/{{Pirate}} life on the high seas]] that the band would become famous for?
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** Which era of the band is better: the raw, thrashy, satanic-themed SpeedMetal of ''Gates to Purgatory'' and ''Branded and Exiled'', or the still fast but more melodic PowerMetal-influenced odes to [[Main/{{Pirate}} life on the high seas]] that the band would become famous for?
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* EpicRiff: The band has this in spades, with "Under Jolly Roger", "Death or Glory", "Conquistadores", "Black Hand Inn", and "Treasure Island" just scratching the surface.
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* EpicRiff: The band has this in spades, with "Under Jolly Roger", "Death or Glory", "Conquistadores", "Black Hand Inn", “Treasure Island”, and "Treasure Island" just "The Ballad of William Kidd" barely even scratching the surface.
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** A common complaint about the albums from ''The Brotherhood'' onward, which, as mentioned above, mainly feature mid-tempo arena rock numbers as opposed to the much faster and heavier power/speed metal sound of the band's previous offerings.
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** A common complaint about the albums from ''The Brotherhood'' ''Victory'' onward, which, as mentioned above, mainly feature mid-tempo arena rock numbers as opposed to the much faster and heavier power/speed metal sound of the band's previous offerings.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZUN6-JwwMA "Under Jolly Roger"]] is a good place to start.
* EpicRiff: "Under Jolly Roger" is the main one, but there're several of them in all the albums.
* EpicRiff: "Under Jolly Roger" is the main one, but there're several of them in all the albums.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: God, where does one '''start'''? Just have a listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZUN6-JwwMA "Under Jolly Roger"]] and you'll be sailing on from there.
* BrokenBase:
** Which era of the band is better: the raw, thrashy, satanic-themed SpeedMetal of ''Gates to Purgatory'' and ''Branded and Exiled'', or the more melodic PowerMetal-influenced odes to [[Main/{{Pirate}} life on the high seas]] that the band would become famous for?
** Also, whether the band's [[TheNewTens New Tens]]-onward output is agood place fresh return to start.
the old pirate metal form or just a series of repetitive cock rock tributes that holds the Running Wild moniker InNameOnly. See "DorkAge" below.
* DorkAge: Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.
* EpicRiff: The band has this in spades, with "Under JollyRoger" is Roger", "Death or Glory", "Conquistadores", "Black Hand Inn", and "Treasure Island" just scratching the main one, but there're several of them in all the albums.surface.
* BrokenBase:
** Which era of the band is better: the raw, thrashy, satanic-themed SpeedMetal of ''Gates to Purgatory'' and ''Branded and Exiled'', or the more melodic PowerMetal-influenced odes to [[Main/{{Pirate}} life on the high seas]] that the band would become famous for?
** Also, whether the band's [[TheNewTens New Tens]]-onward output is a
* DorkAge: Although it has its defenders and still retains some of the classic Running Wild spirit, the post-''Victory'' era is widely considered to be this. Rolf openly admits he started growing rather fatigued of playing in the same style for so many years straight, and it shows, with the music of the final three albums prior to the band's short-lived dissolution taking on a much more stripped-down anthemic hard rock sound reminiscent of Rolf's early musical influences like Music/{{KISS}} and Music/{{ACDC}}.
** [[BrokenBase Opinions are divided]] in regards to the band's output after its reformation in 2011, with some appreciating the partial return to form presented in songs like "Warmongers" and "Last of the Mohicans" off of ''Rapid Foray'' or "Bloody Island" from ''Resilient'', while others still lament the more subdued and pop-oriented approach that continues to pervade the songwriting and the fact that it's more or less just Rolf's solo project at this point.
* EpicRiff: The band has this in spades, with "Under Jolly
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** "Ballad of William Kidd" has some riffs resembling "[[Music/OzzyOsbourne Crazy Train]]".
** "Desert Rose" is very similar to Music/DefLeppard's "You Got Me Runnin'".
** "Desert Rose" is very similar to Music/DefLeppard's "You Got Me Runnin'".
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** The main riff of "Ballad of William Kidd" has some riffs resembling resembles a more major key influenced version of the "[[Music/OzzyOsbourne Crazy Train]]".
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** "Desert Rose" as a whole is very similar to Music/DefLeppard's "You Got Me Runnin'".
** "Desert Rose" as a whole is very similar to Music/DefLeppard's "You Got Me Runnin'".
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** A common complaint about the albums from ''The Brotherhood'' onward, which mainly feature mid-tempo arena rock numbers as opposed to the much faster and heavier power/speed metal sound of the band's previous offerings.
** Some fans of the band's early material felt this way when RW adopted the pirate image and subsequently stopped emphasizing the Satanic theme as much.
** Some fans of the band's early material felt this way when RW adopted the pirate image and subsequently stopped emphasizing the Satanic theme as much.
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** A common complaint about the albums from ''The Brotherhood'' onward, which which, as mentioned above, mainly feature mid-tempo arena rock numbers as opposed to the much faster and heavier power/speed metal sound of the band's previous offerings.
**Some Also as mentioned above, some fans of the band's early material felt this way when RW adopted the pirate image and subsequently stopped emphasizing the Satanic satanic theme as much.
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* EpilepticTrees: Due to the robotic and unnatural drum sound heard in ''Victory'', ''The Brotherhood'' and ''Rogues En Vogue'', some fans theorized that the studio drummer officially credited for the three albums, Angelo Sasso, didn't really exist, and the drums are actually a computer instrument (with Rolf employing a fake name in the credits to cover this up). [[WordOfGod Rolf has denied these rumours]] in interviews, claiming that Angelo Sasso was just a friend of his using a stage name.
** Some fans still doubt Rolf is telling the truth, pointing to the fact that no one else besides him had ever met or interacted with Angelo Sasso, and that Rolf claims he died of a heart attack in 2007, which they suspect is a haphazard excuse to explain why he hasn't resurfaced since recording with the band if he is supposed to be a real musician.
** Some fans still doubt Rolf is telling the truth, pointing to the fact that no one else besides him had ever met or interacted with Angelo Sasso, and that Rolf claims he died of a heart attack in 2007, which they suspect is a haphazard excuse to explain why he hasn't resurfaced since recording with the band if he is supposed to be a real musician.
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* EpilepticTrees: Due to the robotic and unnatural drum sound heard in ''Victory'', ''Victory'' and ''The Brotherhood'' and ''Rogues En Vogue'', Brotherhood'', some fans theorized that the studio drummer officially credited for on the three albums, Angelo Sasso, didn't really exist, and the drums are actually a computer instrument (with Rolf employing a fake name in the credits to cover this up). [[WordOfGod Rolf has denied these rumours]] in interviews, claiming that Angelo Sasso was just a friend of his using a stage name.
** Some fans still doubt Rolf is telling the truth, pointing to the fact that no one else besides him had ever met or interacted with Angelo Sasso, and that Rolf claims he died of a heart attackin 2007, immediately before the time of the interview, which they suspect is a haphazard excuse to explain why he hasn't resurfaced since recording with the band if he is supposed deter anyone from trying to be a real musician.find and talk to "Angelo".
** Some fans still doubt Rolf is telling the truth, pointing to the fact that no one else besides him had ever met or interacted with Angelo Sasso, and that Rolf claims he died of a heart attack
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* EpilepticTrees: Due to the robotic and unnatural drum sound heard in ''Victory'', ''The Brotherhood'' and ''Rogues En Vogue'', some fans theorized that the studio drummer officially credited for the three albums, Angelo Sasso, didn't really exist, and the drums are actually a computer instrument. [[WordOfGod Rolf has denied these rumours]] in interviews, claiming that Angelo Sasso was just a friend of his using a stage name.
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* EpilepticTrees: Due to the robotic and unnatural drum sound heard in ''Victory'', ''The Brotherhood'' and ''Rogues En Vogue'', some fans theorized that the studio drummer officially credited for the three albums, Angelo Sasso, didn't really exist, and the drums are actually a computer instrument.instrument (with Rolf employing a fake name in the credits to cover this up). [[WordOfGod Rolf has denied these rumours]] in interviews, claiming that Angelo Sasso was just a friend of his using a stage name.
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* SignatureSong: "Under Jolly Roger".Roger", and to a lesser extent, "Riding the Storm".
