Rapid Foray

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Rapid Foray
Rapid Foray cover.jpg
Studio album by
Running Wild
Released26 August 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Label Steamhammer Records
Producer Rolf Kasparek
Running Wild chronology
Resilient
(2013)		Rapid Foray
(2016)		 Blood on Blood
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth 8/10 [1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 9.0/10 [2]
Rock Hard 8.0/10 [3]
Metal Hammer 5/7 [4]

Rapid Foray is the sixteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Running Wild. It was released by Steamhammer Records on 26 August 2016. [5] The album was delayed due to Rolf Kasparek's shoulder injury, and their subsequent show at Wacken in 2015. A lyric video was made for "Black Bart".

Contents

Recordings

According to Kasparek, he recorded the vocals and guitars at his personal studio while Peter Jordan recorded guitar solos, drums and choruses. Three studios were involved in the recording process. He also mentioned that only three musicians took part on the album

Release

An enhanced limited edition digipak edition, available only on the EMP.de website, includes a double-sided poster and an exclusive Running Wild compass.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black Skies, Red Flag"4:44
2."Warmongers"4:29
3."Stick to Your Guns"5:08
4."Rapid Foray"4:47
5."By the Blood in Your Heart"5:27
6."The Depth of the Sea (Nautilus)" (Instrumental)3:53
7."Black Bart"5:06
8."Hellectrified"4:22
9."Blood Moon Rising"4:20
10."Into the West"4:34
11."Last of the Mohicans"11:11
Total length:58:01

Critical reception

New Noise Magazine called it a "full length full of sweet speed metal riffs, German rhythms, and fun righteous anthems" and said that "the band really does feel as true to the vintage sounds off of their classic material". It gave a rating of five stars. [6]

Personnel

Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 166
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 30

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References

  1. ↑ Ray Van Horn, Jr. (1 January 2017). "Rapid Foray – RUNNING WILD". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Gromen, Mark (14 September 2016). "RUNNING WILD – Rapid Foray". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Kaiser, Boris (2016). "RUNNING WILD Rapid Foray". Rock Hard (in German). No. 352. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Halupczok, Marc (26 August 2016). "Running Wild RAPID FORAY". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "RUNNING WILD: 'Rapid Foray' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Album Review: Running Wild – 'Rapid Foray'". New Noise . 25 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Running Wild – Rapid Foray" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Running Wild – Rapid Foray" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Rapid Foray" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Running Wild – Rapid Foray". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Running Wild – Rapid Foray". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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