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Germany flagRUNNING WILD
CURRENT NAME Running Wild
FORMER NAMES Granite Heart
ORIGIN Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
STATUS Active
FORMED IN 1976
LABEL GUN Records
GENRE Heavy metal
STYLE -
LYRICAL THEME -
BAND ADDED 2005-02-10, 00:00
LAST UPDATE 2007-05-01, 01:48
Band biography
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Running Wild was originally formed as a school band under the name Granite Heart in 1976 in Hamburgh Germany. Around 1979 the band changed its name to Running Wild and in 1981 they recorded their first demo tape. After having contributed with two tracks ("Iron Heads" and "Bones To Ashes") to the death metal compilation by Noise Records in 1984 they were signed by that very label who released their debut album "Gates To Purgatory", resulting in more than 20 000 albums sold within three months.

Since their second album "Branded And Exiled" in 1985 Running Wild has been one of the most popular metal bands in Germany. In 1986 they were given the chance to tour with the American band Mötley Crue on their Theatre Of Pain tour. In 1987 "Under Jolly Roger" is released and Running Wild introduce their pirate image to the world. Their fourth studio album "Port Royal" in 1988 sold more than 50 000 copies. Their "Death Or Glory" tour in 1990 was a huge success with sold out shows almost everywhere.

After the tour in 1996 the band celebrated their 20th anniversary with a temporary break. After their first album on GUN Records in 1998 Jörg Michael decided to leave the band to concentrate on Stratovarius instead. On the following tour their friend Chris Efthimiadis of Rage handled the drumkit. At the beginning of 2000 the band unleashes their eleventh studio album "Victory".
Current members Add - Fetch
Matthias Liebetruth2002-Drums
Peter Pichel2001-Bass
Bernd Aufermann2002-GuitarsSee also Angel Dust
Dave Brinkman1976-Guitars, vocalsSee also Angkor Wat
Former members Add - Fetch
Carsten David1976-1978Bass
Jörg Schwarz1976-1976Bass
Michael Hoffmann1976-1978Drums
Uwe Bendig1976-1982Guitars
Matthias Kaufmann1978-1982Bass
Gerald "Preacher"1982-1985Guitars
Wolfgang "Hasche"1978-1987Drums
Stephan Boriss1982-1987Bass
Majk Moti1985-1990Guitars
Jens Becker1987-1992BassSee also Grave Digger, X Wild
Iain Finlay1988-1990Drums
Stefan Schwarzmann1987-1988, 1992-1992DrumsSee also Accept, Helloween, Krokus, Paradox, Skew Siskin, U.D.O., X Wild
Axel Morgan1990-1993GuitarsSee also X Wild
Jörg Michael1990-1990, 1993-1998DrumsSee also Axel Rudi Pell, Grave Digger, Headhunter, House Of Spirits, Rage, Stratovarius, Tom Angelripper, X-Mas Project
A.C.1990-1992Drums
Thomas "Bodo"1992-2001BassSee also Axel Rudi Pell
Thilo Hermann1994-2001GuitarsSee also Faithful Breath, Glenmore, Holy Moses, Risk
Session musicians Add - Fetch
Ralf NowyOn Victory.
Thomas RettkeVocalsOn Black Hand Inn.
Efthimiadis DrumsOn tour 1998.
Buy Running Wild albums
Official releases Add
1984Gates To PurgatoryNoise
1985Branded And ExiledNoise
1987Under Jolly RogerNoise
1987The PrivateerAtlantic Records
1988Ready For Boarding (live)Noise
1988Port RoyalNoise
1989Death Or GloryNoise
1989Bad To The BoneNoise
1990Wild AnimalNoise
1991Blazon StoneNoise
1991The First Years Of Piracy (comp.)Noise
1992Lead Or GoldNoise
1992Pile Of SkullsNoise
1994The PrivateerNoise
1994Black Hand InnNoise
1995MasqueradeNoise
1998The RivalryGUN Records
2000VictoryGUN Records
2002The BrotherhoodGUN Records
200320 Years In History (2CD comp.)Noise
2005Roges En VogueGUN Records
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