Running Wild "Gates To Purgatory (2017, CD, Noise Records, Digipak, Deluxe, Expanded Edition)"

Gates to Purgatory is the debut studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released in 1984. It predates their piracy themes and has mostly satanically-influenced lyrics but also features songs with anarchic and libertarian (in the sense of European libertarianism) themes. It was in part of Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke's studies in theology. He left the band soon after the album's release to become a vicar.

The album has sold over 235,000 copies worldwide. The album was reissued in 2012 by Lemon Records, as well as in 2017 by Noise Records.

Tracklist:

1. Victim of States Power 03:39   
2. Black Demon 04:28   
3. Preacher 04:25   
4. Soldiers of Hell 03:30  
5. Diabolic Force 05:04  
6. Adrian S.O.S. 02:54   
7. Genghis Khan 04:13
8. Prisoner of Our Time 05:26   
9. Chains & Leather ('Rock from Hell - German Metal Attack' version) 05:10
10. Adrian ('Rock from Hell - German Metal Attack' version) 02:44   
11. Walpurgis Night (The Sign of Women's Fight) (12" single B-side) 05:19
12. Satan (12" single B-side) 04:08
13. Iron Heads ('Death Metal' version) 03:38   
14. Bones to Ashes ('Death Metal' version) 05:17   
15. Soldiers of Hell (1991 re-recorded version) 03:22   
16. Prisoner of Our Time (1991 re-recorded version) 04:34   

Time:  01:07:51

- Tracks 9-10 taken from the 1983 Rock From Hell - German Metal Attack compilation.

- Track 11 taken from the 1991 The First Years of Piracy lp.

- Track 12 taken from the 1984 Victim of States Power ep 1984.

- Tracks 13-14 taken from the 1984 Death Metal compilation.

- Tracks 15-16 are 1991 re-recorded versions.

Recording information:

Tracks 1-8 & 12:

- Recorded at Caet Studio, Berlin, June 1984.

- Produced by Running Wild.

Tracks 9-10:

- Recorded October 1983 at Preuben-Ton-Studio in Berlin, Germany.

Track 11:

- Recorded and mixed at Studio M, Machtsum, July/August 1991.

Tracks 13-14:

Recorded February/March 1984 at Caet Studio, Berlin, Germany.

Various Artists "Ich Zahl' Nicht Mehr!"

Ich Zahl' Nicht Mehr! is a compilation cd, released in 1992.

Track list:

1. Mordred Falling Away 5:06
2. Kreator Extreme Aggression 4:45
3. Running Wild Walpurgis Night 5:19
4. Rage  Faith 4:41
5. Sodom Agent Orange 6:04
6. Dimple Minds Durstige Männer 4:12
7. Heavens Gate  Livin' In Hysteria 4:35
8. D.V.C. Mortal Constrictor 1:57
9. Rumble Militia Way Of Violence 2:23
10. Despair Silent Screaming 4:45
11. Demolition Hammer 44 Caliber Brain Surgery 4:29
12. Asphyx Wasteland Of Terror 2:16
13. Poltergeist   Delusion 4:30
14. Dismember Override The Overture 5:16
15. Pungent Stench Suspended Animation 4:20
16. Meshuggah We'll Never See The Day 6:01
17. Defecation Popular Belief 2:02

Track 12 on the CD back cover is wrongly listed "Eroded Putrefaction Remains Haunted " (by Grave), but it is actually "Wasteland Of Terror" (performed by Asphyx).

Running Wild "Rapid Foray"

Rapid Foray is the sixteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It was released by Steamhammer Records on 26 August 2016. The album was delayed due to Rolf Kasparek's shoulder injury, and their subsequent show at Wacken in 2015. A lyric video was made for "Black Bart".

According to Kasparek, he recorded the vocals and guitars at his personal studio while Peter Jordan recorded guitar solos, drums and choruses. A total of three studios were involved in total for the recording process. He also gave mention that only three musicians took part on the album.

An enhanced limited edition digipak edition includes a double-sided poster and an exclusive Running Wild compass; available only on the EMP.de website

New Noise magazine called it a "full length full of sweet speed metal riffs, German rhythms, and fun righteous anthems, and that "the band really does feel as true to the vintage sounds off of their classic material." attributing a rating of Five stars.

Running Wild "Riding the Storm - The Very Best of the Noise Years 1983-1995"

Riding the Storm - The Very Best of the Noise Years 1983-1995 is a Best of including tracks from Running Wild's nine releases on Noise Records, from 1984 (Gates to Purgatory) to 1995 (Masquerade), plus two songs featured on the 1984 Victim of States Power EP, a bonus track taken from the 1991 Little Big Horn EP and an instrumental one taken from the CD version of Blazon Stone, in chronological order except for some little variations. 
The cover art depicts the respective releases. 

Disc 1:
- Tracks 1, 4 Victim of States Power (1984)
- Tracks 2-3 Gates to Purgatory (1984)
- Tracks 5-7 Branded and Exiled (1985)
- Tracks 8-11 Under Jolly Roger (1987)
- Tracks 12-16 Port Royal (1988)

Disc 2:
- Tracks 1-4 Death or Glory (1989)
- Tracks 5-7 Blazon Stone (1991)
- Track 8 Little Big Horn (1991)
- Tracks 9-11 Pile of Skulls (1992)
- Tracks 12-15 Black Hand Inn (1994)
- Track 16 Masquerade (1995)

Released May 20th, 2016.