Running Wild "Port Royal"

Port Royal is the fourth album by Running Wild. This release expanded on the pirate theme introduced in their album Under Jolly Roger (1987) and established them as "pirate metal" in the metal community. The album has sold nearly 1.8 million records worldwide. The album takes its name from the location of Calico Jack’s death.

"Uaschitschun" tells about the pollution of nature through a Native American's perspective. "Uaschitschun" is a word that the Native Americans used for white males; the nearest translation is "ghost." The ending words were originally spoken by filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin in 1972 and were probably inspired by a famous speech made by Chief Seattle to the whites when they came to buy the lands of Seattle.

A music video was made for "Conquistadores" which had some air play on MTV's Headbangers Ball. It is also the first to use a 5-string bass in a metal context.

"Warchild" is not the same song that appeared in the band's early demos.


"Calico Jack" is about an English pirate of the 18th century. He designed the skull-and-bones pirate flag that was later named the Jolly Roger, which gave the title to the previous album.

- Issued with inner lyric sleeve with lyrics, credits and an ad for other Noise lps. Some copies have only the lyrics without the Noise ad.
- Small Noise logo on labels and barcode on the back of the sleeve.

Recording information:

- Recorded at Sky Trak Studios, Berlin, Germany - June '88.
- Mastered at Studio-Nord-Breman, Germany.

- Co-produced by Running Wild.