Shadowmaker
Studio album by
Running Wild
Released20 April 2012
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
LabelSteamhammer Records
ProducerRolf Kasparek
Running Wild chronology
Rogues en Vogue
(2005) 		Shadowmaker
(2012) 		Resilient
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Underground[1]
Dangerdog[2]
Rock Hard6.0/10[3]

Shadowmaker is the fourteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released on 20 April 2012. It is the band's first studio album since 2005's Rogues en Vogue and the first since the band's return after breaking up in 2009.[4]

Background

Since the band's return to the scene, Rolf wrote 10 new tracks for Shadowmaker, among them are the midtempo opener "Piece of the Action", the uptempo number "Shadowmaker" (roughly the same pace as "Angel of Mercy" from Rogues en Vogue) and the monumental eight-minute track "Dracula", based on Bram Stoker's novel and the Christopher Lee movies. In an interview, he talks about the album:[5][6]

"To me, Shadowmaker is a very special album because there was no pressure, time wise or otherwise. I feel it's clearly audible that this relaxed attitude helped me to write one of the strongest Running Wild recordings of all time."

Songs

"Me & the Boys" was originally composed for Rolf Kasparek's side project Toxic Taste.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rolf Kasparek.

No.TitleLength
1."Piece of the Action"4:25
2."Riding on the Tide"4:18
3."I Am Who I Am"4:51
4."Black Shadow"5:13
5."Locomotive"4:35
6."Me & the Boys"5:00
7."Shadowmaker"4:25
8."Sailing Fire"4:15
9."Into the Black"4:57
10."Dracula"7:29
Total length:49:27

Release

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 43

References

  1. ^ "Metal Underground review".
  2. ^ "Dangerdog review".
  3. ^ Kühnemund, Götz; Schleutermann, Marcus (2012). "Review Album: Running Wild – Shadowmaker". Rock Hard (in German). No. 300. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ "RUNNING WILD: 'Shadowmaker' Cover And Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Reactivated RUNNING WILD To Release 'Shadowmaker' In April". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ^ "RUNNING WILD – the official website". www.running-wild.de. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Running Wild – Shadowmaker" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Shadowmaker" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Running Wild – Shadowmaker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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