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Music and lyrics written by Rolf Kasparek, except "Pile of Skulls" by Kasparek and Axel Morgan and "Win or Be Drowned" by Kasparek and Piotr Smuszynski.
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combined the group's trademark pirate subject matter with a unifying concept about corruption and abuse of power throughout history.
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called it one of Running Wild's strongest efforts. While calling it too ambitious, he thought
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In a 2013 interview, Rolf Kasparek spoke about the song "Bloody Island" from the 2013 album
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and explained that the demo version of the song would've been a great fit on the album.
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The 2017 Remastered version contains a second disc, featuring the following songs
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was met with mostly positive reviews from critics. Steve Huey of
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The song "Jennings' Revenge" tells about the exploits of pirate
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The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties
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Index


Studio album
Running Wild
Genre
Heavy metal
power metal
Label
Electrola
Producer
Running Wild
The First Years of Piracy
Black Hand Inn
Singles
studio album
Running Wild
Henry Jennings
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
Rock Hard
All Music Guide
Resilient
Jennings'
Treasure Island
Jennings'
Treasure Island
vocals
guitar
guitar

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