*Hard Rock & Metal

Released in 1988, Running Wild’s fourth album and second foray pirate themes, ‘Port Royal’ saw the band delve deeper into history and explored themes such as the Conquistadores which also became an MTV hit on Headbangers Ball. The album firmly established them as Pirate Metal in the Metal community and solidified the genre with them as figureheads.

Running Wild’s ninth album ‘Masquerade’ was released in 1995 and was their most ambitious to date. This marked the episode one in a tale of good versus evil that continued across the following two albums ‘The Rivalry’ and ‘Victory’. The thirteen tracks on ‘Masquerade’ were Running Wild’s signature, classic Heavy Metal storytelling at its finest as the tale unfolds through songs like ‘Lions Of The Sea’ and ’Soleil Royal’.