RUNNING WILD - BLOOD ON BLOOD

HARDROCKHEAVYMETAL
10 ott 2021
Tempo di lettura: 2 min

BAND Running Wild

ALBUM BLOOD ON BLOOD

LABEL Steamhammer

OUT Oct 29th, 2021

OUR RATING 85/100

RUNNING WILD will unleash new album BLOOD ON BLOOD on Oct 29th on SPV/STEAMHAMMER.

This is the statement of Rock N’Rolf about this new album: “We all know the difficulties the cultural sector was faced with during the lockdown. On the other hand, it also gave me and many other artists some extra time since most releases had to be postponed. I used that time to fine-tune every little detail of my new material. The result is an album that in my opinion is probably the best in Running Wild`s career to date. Every one of the ten songs sounds exactly as I had it in mind when I composed it. I’ve never been happier with a Running Wild record before.”

Rolf justly describes BLOOD ON BLOOD as the most diverse offering he has released so far, not only in terms of the compositions but also as far as the production is concerned: “Every song has its own unmistakable sound,” explains the Running Wild leader.

The title-track is the first shot with its embracing riffing, a power metal song which provides pure fun, enriched by a brilliant solo.

Speaking of lyrics: ‘Wings Of Fire’ and ‘Say Your Prayers’ are about prophecies, albeit not – as on many other releases – the prophecies of Nostradamus, but – among others – the prophecies of John of Jerusalem, the French Knight Templar and co-founder of the Order of the Knights Templar, who predicted organ trafficking back in the Middle Ages.

Above mentioned WINGS OF FIRE and following SAY YOUR PRAYERS, are a classic HM tune of the classic German school.

Brilliant next DIAMOND & PEARLS while WILD & FREE and WILD, WILD NIGHTS are two party numbers, pure fun.

They go on with pirate-style song CROSSING THE BLADES, proud, powerful and with a great solo to remark; surely one of our favorite.

ONE NIGHT, ONE DAY starts thoughtful before growing second after second, while THE SHELLBACK is another “pirate” and structured song.

The grooving ‘The Iron Times (1618 - 1648)’, a worthy album final is just as remarkable, with its eleven minutes of playing time the longest track on the disc, and thanks to its lyric about the Thirty Years’ War also one of the most ambitioned shots.

There can be no doubt about it: BLOOD ON BLOOD presents Running Wild at their best!