The Rivalry (album)

The Rivalry is the tenth album by German band Running Wild. It is the second in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, which began with Masquerade and concluded with Victory. It is also their last album with drummer Jörg Michael.

The Rivalry
Studio album by
Released9 February 1998
Recorded1997
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
LabelGUN
ProducerRolf Kasparek
Running Wild chronology
Masquerade
(1995)
The Rivalry
(1998)
Victory
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard8.5/10[2]

Track listing

All songs by written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."March of the Final Battle (The End of All Evil)" (Intro)2:00
2."The Rivalry"5:34
3."Kiss of Death"3:36
4."Firebreather"4:04
5."Return of the Dragon"6:47
6."Resurrection"4:45
7."Ballad of William Kidd"8:43
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Agents of Black" 3:57
9."Fire & Thunder" 7:33
10."The Poison" 4:40
11."Adventure Galley"Kasparek, Hermann4:20
12."Man on the Moon" 4:49
13."War & Peace" 7:42
Total length:1:08:27

Note

  • The limited edition CD release features the album's cover in 3D

Personnel

Production

  • Peter Lohde – Graphic design
  • Gerhard Woelfe – Engineering, Mixing
  • Rainer Holst – Mastering
  • Rock 'n' Rolf – Producer
  • Andreas Marschall – Cover art

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 19

References

  1. The Rivalry at AllMusic
  2. Kühnemund, Götz (1998). "Review Album: Running Wild - The Rivalry review". Rock Hard (in German). No. 130. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – The Rivalry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-01-16.



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