The First Years of Piracy

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The First Years of Piracy
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Compilation album by
Running Wild
Released11 November 1991
RecordedJuly–August 1991
StudioStudio W. Machtsum
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length42:34
Label Noise [1]
Producer Rock'n Rolf
Running Wild chronology
Blazon Stone
(1991)		The First Years of Piracy
(1991)		 Pile of Skulls
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal.de 8/10 [2]
Rock Hard 9/10 [3]

The First Years of Piracy is an album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It is their last album with both bassist Jens Becker and drummer AC. It contains re-recorded versions of songs from the first three albums.

Contents

A promo video was made for this version of "Branded and Exiled".

In 2018, the album was included on a box set titled Pieces of Eight: The Singles, Live and Rare 1984 - 1994. [4] In 2022, the album was re-issued along with Ready for Boarding . [5]

Critical reception

Metal.de reviewed the re-release and compared the re-recordings to the originals and said they are "significantly more homogenous, polished, crisper, and faster [...]". They called the song selection good, although they noted that two important tracks were missing: "Genghis Khan" and "Adrian SOS". [2] Powermetal.de  [ de ] also reviewed the re-release and said the album has "a more venomous, crisp, and contemporary sound. They said the ten tracks are the strongest tracks of the band's early years. [6] In a Pieces of Eight review, Inferno  [ fi ] said the album sounds too clean and rushed, and ruins the feel of the originals. [7]

Track listing

Side A – Running
No.TitleLength
1."Under Jolly Roger"4:04
2."Branded and Exiled"3:50
3."Soldiers of Hell"3:22
4."Raise Your Fist"4:51
5."Walpurgis Night"5:20
Side B – Wild
No.TitleLength
6."Fight the Oppression"4:53
7."Marching to Die"4:37
8."Raw Ride"4:14
9."Diamonds of the Black Chest"2:49
10."Prisoner of Our Time"4:34
Total length:42:34

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Compilations & Tributes". Running Wild. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Endres, Markus (2 June 2022). "Running Wild - The First Years Of Piracy Review". Metal.de (in German). Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Review - RUNNING WILD The First Years Of Piracy" . Rock Hard (in German). 1991. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025. Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 56
  4. ↑ "RUNNING WILD: 'Pieces Of Eight' Limited-Edition Box Set Due In September". Blabbermouth.net . 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Hellweg, Frank (7 April 2022). "RUNNING WILD: Neuauflage von „Ready For Boarding" und The First Years Of Piracy"". Vampster  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Rapp, Marcel (24 May 2022). "Review - RUNNING WILD - The First Years Of Piracy (Re-Release)". Powermetal.de  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Kuusinen, Miika (23 February 2019). "Vain laiskemmanpuoleisille tosirunkkareille – arviossa Running Wildin kokoelmaboksi". Inferno  [ fi ] (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025. Julkaistu Infernossa 10/2018
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