I have only now seen this post, a friend sent me this. I have to say I am very honored. A really great report that was made about us here - thank you guys ! All the nice words that are said about us here, that really makes me very happy. I am happy that we have made so many people around this world happy with our music, that is a wonderful feeling. Best regards to all of you out there - STAY WILD !!!

Running Wild documentary... Hmm... I think, this is the best video on youtube!

I'm a simple man. I see Running Wild, I click like. All jokes aside, Running Wild was one of my favourite bands since I was 15, almost half of my life. They changed the way I saw guitar and songwriting in general. I wish more people knew about them.

I appreciate that they try to keep to pirates in the historical context and not the popular perception of pirates.

Along with Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, Running Wild makes up my top three bands of all time, and still do to this day. I will never understand why Running Wild never achieved the success of Maiden and Priest considering that Rolf has written some of the best metal songs any true metalhead will ever hear!

"Black Hand Inn" - Best Running Wild album ever made!

Most random metal moment: I was at a bass fishing tournament about 10 years ago. I was walking past weigh in and I saw a dude with a tattoo of Captain Adrian on his arm. Naturally I had to go talk to this guy and see if he really was a fan. Not too many of us Running Wild fans in the US!

With death or glory they reached perfection!

This band is pure metal

During One of the darkest Times in my life, i travelled to wacken open air 2018. Standing in the Front row watching Running Wild play was a huge Part of my recovery. Thank you Rock n Rolf ! 2 years Later my first two sons were born - on July 1, also the birthday of rock n Rolf

Death or glory is one of the best albums ever no matter genre. I really love it

I can't believe I had never heard of these guys before. They were laying the foundation for my music tastes before I was even born and without me noticing. I have some catching up to do!

Death or glory album is a masterpiece!

Hearing Evilution playing during this vid really brought me back to a incredibly great time in my life. Death Or Glory was my first intro into Running Wild in '89 when I was a 16 year old junior in high school. I'd been playing guitar for a few years at that point and this entire album was a huge focus for me trying to learn the songs. Something I've never really gotten into heavily. I still jam Evilution to this day and it's absolutely without a doubt I'm my top 20 favorite songs of all time.

Are you kidding me Pile of Skulls is brilliant, I had Like a Whirlwind on repeat so many times when I was kid.

Always great to see Running Wild get some attention! A vastly overlooked band in metal. This video was fantastic.

Running Wild always had badass guitar tones and playing.

Saw them on a 3 band bill. Overkill opened. Then Running Wild and Helloween as Headliners. Great concert

I really love this band!!! I spent an entire summer listening treasure island on my vacation in 🇬🇷 !!!!

To say they're underrated is being generous. For me, they are among the best Heavy/Power Metal bands from Germany and i have Rolf on the same level as Kai Hansen and Sacha Paeth. Great video!

One of my fav metal bands ever!

First 2 albuns were some killer masterpieces. Speed metal at his finest.

Running Wild's first 6 albums are top notch. I could listen to any of them any given day. Gates and Branded are just awesome in guitar work, drumming and in vocal performance. Speed metal at its finest at a very early stage. Under Jolly Roger and Port Royal are great as well...but different. But their best is Death or Glory IMO. Outstanding documentary by the way...

WOW!! 21 Albums and I had never heard of this Band Before!! Thanks 🙏

so now we know that pirates were the first metal bangers..... LOOOOOONNNNGGGG before everyone else. SHIVER ME TIMBERS.... 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THE VIDEO AND SHARE IT

Probably my favorite metal band ever. I don’t think there’s an era of a band that can rival how much I love this band from Port Royal all the way through to the criminally underrated the Rivalry. 1988 to 1998 is unfuckwithable for the Wild. This is how I rank that era 1. Blazon Stone 2.The Rivalry 3. Black Hand Inn 4. Death or Glory 5. Masquerade 6. Pile of Skulls 7. Port Royal.

I probably don’t need to say this, but I’m a HUGE Running Wild fan. Enough so that I went to Germany on their Victory tour, saw them play to a sold-out show in Osnabruck first day of the tour for 3000 people, then got backstage & met the whole band. I got all my schwag signed including a tour poster & a Rivalry flag blowing over the central air vent just right of where I'm sitting. Some Germans had heard my girlfriend & I speaking English to the guy at the merch booth & soon we had a crowd around us, asking "the Americans" all sorts of questions. Some cooler guys wanted to get backstage & used the fact that we had traveled there as a justification to get backstage. We were talking to Jens Paul, RW's webmaster & some other guys when Rolf came out in sweats through the doorway & says "So, where's the Americans?" It remains one of the coolest moments of my life. Then a few days later we saw them again in Hamburg where the fans were nowhere close to as rabid as the people from Osnabruck & went south to see some amazing German castles. It was a fantastic trip. I’d love to get back to Germany some day.

First album gates to purgatory is a masterpiece. “Prisoners of our time” and “soldiers of hell”are my favourite songs.

Got into Running Wild while living in Germany in the early 90's and saw someone wearing their T-shirt. Went to the local cd store and got Under Jolly Roger. Got every album after that. Used to watch the live video on VHS every day while eating breakfast before school. That VHS tape is worn out.

criminally underrated band, rock and rolf baby

Ahhh I have two of their albums on my gym plsylist. Port Royal is epic. Conquistadors is one of my faves!

Riding The Storm is one of the best songs ever and like Hallowed By Thy Name by IRON MAIDEN, Treasure Island is a masterpiece! Thank you for this great video!

As a little kid Running Wild was probably my favorite band. My dad used to blast them in the car. Very good memories.

Black Hand Inn is likely my favorite Running Wild. Pretty sure it's considered one of their mandatory classics now, despite the poor sales. Great video!

Thanks for making a video about my favorite Heavy Metal band, man. Even though I know the band's history by heart, it was a great fun watching it.

My favorite Running Wild album is Pile of Skulls. Lead or Gold is an absolute pirate metal masterpiece and Jennings's Revenge is a straight up anthem. Treasure Island is an 11+ minute epic and would be at home on any Iron Maiden album. Rock 'n Rolf is a killer arranger and lyricist!

Port Royal was by far their best album. It was like everything that I wished Helloween, Queensryche, and Iron Maiden would have played . The galloping rhythm guitars perfectly harmonized, and difficult to learn in an immediate sense. Unlike some of the other 1980s bands Running Wild has remained true to it's roots and still great.

Very cool show! I’m a big Running Wild fan, and I had a Running Wild tribute band many years ago. I love this band so much, and I have all their albums. Jens Becker is one of my heroes as a bass player.

There’s a whole world of German metal for me to explore

The band X-Wild, formed in 92 from 3 ex Running Wild members (Stefan Schwarzmann, Axel Morgan and Jens Becker) is also really great, if short lived. Always loved the vocals on those.

I can't believe you didn't mention The Battle of Waterloo, one of the best opening riffs ever.

Thanks for this video! I've been into RW in my metallest years (some 30 years ago) and I must say the band aged like wine. I had and tortured to death the first 6 albums. I also had a Blazon Stone t-shirt and a full-sized Under Jolly Roger back patch that I drew myself. Under Jolly Roger remains my favourite, I can listen to it over and over again - both from the original album and more recent live gigs.

the band that got me into metal with their record Masquerade back in '94. Also shaped my view of the world to never trust those in charge

absolutly nice Thanks for taking the time to make the video and share it

Holy Cow.. never even heard of these guys. You are a regular heavy metal archeologist! The more obscure the band, the harder it must be to find background info so KUDOS to you and this channel!! Keep it up, dude

thanks for making a great documentary for the best band in the world, Wild and Free!!

You're awesome. What a great video. Shedding light on one of the most underrated but also influencial heavy metal bands in history.

Running Wild shoulda been HUGE ! More popular now than then ! Same with another of my faves Sabbat U.K. (japanese Sabbat slays too) i told everyone who would listen in the 8os ! Some dug them others didnt . Under Jolly Roger was badass ! As well as Sabbat a History of Time to Come ! THose were gold to me ! I thought i had discovered metals next big bands !

Thank you for the excellent presentation. 🙏 Bought Port Royal from the discount section after school. One couldn't listen to the ones on such discount in the store, but the cover looked fun. Best deal ever. It became one of my favorite metal albums. Running Wild had really good melodic lines with an uplifting energy. I always liked Medieval music (old music in general) so those flavors are gold to me. Naturally I also found Jethro Tull and went heavily into their music.

*Any RW fans reading this owe it to themselves to check out the spiritual successor band "Blazon Stone".* Their first album "Return to Port Royal", along with their name, are obvious throwbacks to the absolutely classic albums of the same name. It's primarily the work of one guy; Ced Forsberg from Sweden. But, man does he NAIL that classic RW sound & style! They have 6 albums now & an EP. He has a channel here under the name "ildur". Highly recommended for fellow swashbucklers. ☠️🏴‍☠🤘

My favourite metal band of all time, Rolf's voice I put it second to Halford's imo,. It's just a pure metal voice. The riffs, the solos, the drums, I love everything about them

"Cruisin' for booty" has such a different meaning now. Still works though.

Man your school of metal is best thing on youtube..yesterday watch about Manowar and now Running Wild..my favorite bands..please can make about Rhapsody of Fire..that will be interesting to see...

This band was by far the most unpredictable in metal history. They started off as first wave black metal, then power/pirate metal right after the debut. In short, they influenced two genres of music in the span of under a decade.

Great work mate. RW is my favourite band, hopefully more people will learn about their legendary albums.

Branded and Exiled is a masterpiece !

One of the best bands ever. What I like about Running Wild is that they never really changed their sound to some bs like nu-metal or some shit like that. They wrote a lot of amazing songs even in the late 90's.

I've binged all of these videos. Great stuff.

I'm most fond of the Jörg Michael era albums, but that has to do with me discovering Running wild through being a Jörg Michael fan. I guess if you followed them from the start you would probably prefer the older records.

Wow !! Thank you for this great running wild documentary. My favorite band , i am right now watcing it on a saturday night with a beer . Thanks again !!!!!

Never was a super fan, but I was proud to have a cool, original metal band coming from my home country. And live they are unbelievable.

I've been a fan since Under Jolly Roger! 🤘 Awesome band...always blast them to this day!!!

Such an amazing band.

Their debut Gates To Purgatory was their best work imo. I remember, I was there 💯

Enjoyed quite much this documentary. RW is one of my favorite bands of all time. Strange that you don't enjoy Pile Of Skulls...such a great album, but ok, not everyone has to like the same things. I just love RW, always did, always will. Cheers!

Great band, '90 era is raw and powerful great video 🤘🤘cheers from brazil!!!

Great video! You're dead on about the guitar work! Honestly, the closest thing I ever heard of "Pirate Metal" was a few songs like ManOwaR's "Master of the Wind." Digging your videos.

18:10 btw this is supposed to be just a regular soldier from the early 19th century i think, considering that hes holding military looking flags. Awesome video and band tho, thanks for bringing me into the world of pirate metal!

Great band! They have never lose their touch their essence to this day! Cheers from Argentina !

Thank you ,who ever you are, for this video!🙂 I got stuck on this band 20 years ago when i was 17 years old. I fell for the epic guitars. I love the the most of what they have produced. I got shivers down my spine often when i saw your video🙂

Hell yes man, great video! BTW Raise Your Fist is also my favorite song from UJR album

Thanks for the video, metal is what I work out to, meditate to, return to when I stray too far from myself. First time I had heard running wild I was struck by how natural it felt to me. Talented songwriters, musicians that aren't afraid of the guitar, themes that transport you. Pure metal and irreplaceable in my dark heart and soul..

I am a fan since about 1994, and I really enjoyed your documentary! They simply are not the same since "The Rivalry" or maybe "Victory".

Running Wild genuinely have one of the most consistent and strong discographies I have ever seen. Albums like Death or Glory are among the best in all of metal.

This is a really great channel kind of takes me back to high school when I would listen to VH1 classic all the time and watch documentaries about 80s metal keep up the good work man

Black Hand Inn was my first RW CD, which I bought in '93 when I was in the US Marines. I had heard of them since forever, and proceeded to get their entire back catalog. By that time, though, everything was grunge, grunge, grunge, and I couldn't find any of this stuff in stores in the US - I had to either get Running Wild through import catalogs, or in stores when I was stationed in Japan.

I love the pre-pirate stuff, from 84 and 85

One of my favorite bands...great job!!

everyone should also check out zed yago, the second pirate metal band, one of my favorites from this era. Wish they had a shit load of good albums like running wild does though but they were around briefly.

Your documentaries are must viewing. I'm enjoying your productions. All the bands. Great to see or learn about

I don’t even like this music but I love these documentaries- you are a super fan! 🤘🏻

Man I’m addicted!! Love these vids thanks!

Nice work. A great video about a great band

Personally i more enjoy their earlier black/speed metal efforts, a bit more of a rough and ready rock n' roll feel to it than later albums Unfortunately the pirate/power metal thing never really caught on with me, despite their musicianship improving greatly on latter albums. Great video, cheers!

Loving the videos! Metal Forever!

Death Or Glory had the most impact but Black Hand Inn is severely overlooked. My favourite of theirs.

what a fantastic tribute to the band

Super Running Wild!💯👍😃

Awesome video...thank you so much ❤

Excellent as usual. Black Hand Inn rules and I would love to see a video about Blind Guardian soon. 🤘😎🤘

What an amazing virtually unheard-of band! Subscribed

Amazing vidéo...Thanks for the huge Work.👍

Great video running wild is my favourite band very influencial for power metal genre also stormwitch is a great idea for a next video

Thanks for your excellent work. Keep on rocking in a free world

I love your channel. Keep it up!

I think this is the best KZfaq Channel about metal. Finally someone talking about this gods

Great band. Thank you, sir. Peace, from Florida.

Great accounting of one of my favorite all time bands! I had all of their records up to Death or Glory, then forgot about them for several years because they had no US record deal. Black Hand Inn was my first import purchase, love that record. 🤘

The guitars ARE pretty damn awesome, but the drums is what always stood out for me. amazing stuff

Running wild is one of the best kept secrets in North America...black hand Inn.. masquerade....Port royal and death or glory are masterpieces