--- title: "Running Wild" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild" genre: "Power Metal" country: "Germany" formed: 1976 --- # Running Wild **Running Wild** is a power metal band, from Germany, active 1976 to present. Running Wild is a German heavy metal band formed in Hamburg in 1976. They were part of the German heavy metal scene to emerge in the early to mid-1980s and are considered part of the scene's "big four" alongside Grave Digger, Helloween and Rage. Over the course of their career, they have released 17 studio albums, three live albums, five compilation albums, and six singles/EPs. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Wild_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Running Wild | | Genre | Power Metal | | Parent genre | Power Metal | | Origin | Hamburg, Germany | | Formed | 1976 | | Releases in catalog | 23 | ## Genres [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Peter J. Jordan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-j-jordan) | | | Current | | [Peter Pichl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-pichl) | | | Current | | [Rolf Kasparek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rolf-kasparek) | | | Current | | [Rüdiger Dreffein](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rudiger-dreffein) | Drums (drum set) | | Current | | [Jörg Michael](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorg-michael) | | 1993 to 1998 | Former | | [Stefan Schwarzmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stefan-schwarzmann) | | 1987 to 1988 | Former | | [Jens Becker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jens-becker) | | 1987 to 1992 | Former | | [Thilo Herrmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thilo-herrmann) | Electric guitar | 1994 to 2001 | Former | | [Thomas Smuszynski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-smuszynski) | Bass guitar | 1992 to 2000 | Former | | [Axel Kohlmorgen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/axel-kohlmorgen) | | 1990 to 1993 | Former | | [Iain Finlay](https://themetalnet.com/musician/iain-finlay) | | 1988 to 1989 | Former | | [Majk Moti](https://themetalnet.com/musician/majk-moti) | Guitar | 1985 to 1990 | Former | | [Stephan Boriss](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephan-boriss) | Bass | 1982 to 1987 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1983 | [Heavy Metal Like a Hammerblow](https://themetalnet.com/album/2940ff98-06fb-446e-8a0d-ac8f9e6e9bae) | EP | | 1984 | [Gates to Purgatory](https://themetalnet.com/album/23e3792f-b130-35c4-a9bb-9cf9e200dc5c) | Album | | 1984 | [Victim of States Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f2aee9d-37bf-39dd-a90e-3c4bd6013481) | EP | | 1985 | [Branded & Exiled](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f73422b-31ad-3198-841f-fd22623051df) | Album | | 1987 | [Under Jolly Roger](https://themetalnet.com/album/27107253-fc70-3317-84c1-1ba904162c06) | Album | | 1988 | [Port Royal](https://themetalnet.com/album/bec44390-d7da-4cda-8497-8bd4b5d838ae) | Album | | 1989 | [Death or Glory](https://themetalnet.com/album/0f2bb0d8-9b64-3ec4-a5b0-b7bf2f49207b) | Album | | 1989 | [Wild Animal](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7bc7af6-65b7-3676-8d0b-1d3bfd03f5da) | EP | | 1991 | [Blazon Stone](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1af5bf1-9712-39d2-b859-9f0afc79a4e2) | Album | | 1992 | [Pile of Skulls](https://themetalnet.com/album/271619a8-5e50-39e5-82af-aae5ab16d088) | Album | | 1994 | [Black Hand Inn](https://themetalnet.com/album/c99ed87f-3c24-3cf9-8b88-887236738d06) | Album | | 1995 | [Masquerade](https://themetalnet.com/album/ebd80ce2-1571-3781-92fb-d02176f04a1e) | Album | | 1998 | [The Rivalry](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb774d5c-7f3e-4a1d-8242-bba3c5266463) | EP | | 1998 | [The Rivalry](https://themetalnet.com/album/be028bb5-722a-3bb5-bdf7-de1f73f50e3d) | Album | | 1999 | [Victory](https://themetalnet.com/album/94d6d4a6-5f5e-3de7-93da-6a40afbd83d2) | Album | | 2002 | [The Brotherhood](https://themetalnet.com/album/69e3a6e8-9f14-3481-822f-d045e0d31ffb) | Album | | 2005 | [Rogues en Vogue](https://themetalnet.com/album/7313a7a2-70dc-3855-b5dd-2e5cabf06e34) | Album | | 2012 | [Shadowmaker](https://themetalnet.com/album/bd6ea420-1933-4ebe-87a8-3a245eb34ba6) | Album | | 2013 | [Resilient](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5ab9946-2fa1-4cb2-bd0c-4baac3a990e5) | Album | | 2016 | [Inside My Crosshairs / Warmongers](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3030029-a3d2-4107-945d-8078974c343c) | EP | | 2016 | [Rapid Foray](https://themetalnet.com/album/932bce64-a424-48fb-a46f-c3dc03e258df) | Album | | 2019 | [Crossing the Blades](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d76f041-e738-4c20-a414-4873c8e0763c) | EP | | 2021 | [Blood on Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/490cc45f-ade9-4ae2-b97c-bde0bc682cf5) | Album | ## Related bands - [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together) - [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Manowar](https://themetalnet.com/band/manowar) (listened together) - [Accept](https://themetalnet.com/band/accept) (listened together) - [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together) - [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together) - [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together) - [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together) - [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together) - [Iced Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/iced-earth) (listened together) - [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Running_Wild/306 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningwildmusic - x: https://twitter.com/runningwildnet - bandcamp: https://runningwild.bandcamp.com/ - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningwildmusic/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/7296903 - youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC8mEKsJhuwbfY1jSDTxplog - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/14547 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7954VFaZClkL503srfV5PE --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild](https://themetalnet.com/band/running-wild). 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