The Brotherhood (Running Wild album)

The Brotherhood is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild.

The Brotherhood
Studio album by
Released25 February 2002
RecordedJuly–November 2001
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length64:20
LabelGUN/BMG
Running Wild chronology
Victory
(2000)
The Brotherhood
(2002)
Live
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard6.0/10[1]
Laut.de2/5[2]

Songs edit

"The Ghost" is about Thomas Edward Lawrence, who was a British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt of 1916 to 1918.

Track listing edit

All songs written by Rolf Kasparek.

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to Hell"4:34
2."Soulstrippers"4:48
3."The Brotherhood"6:49
4."Crossfire"4:26
5."Siberian Winter" (Instrumental)6:27
6."Detonator"3:51
7."Pirate Song"3:17
8."Unation"5:48
9."Dr. Horror"4:53
10."The Ghost"10:23
Total length:55:16
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Powerride"4:26
2."Faceless"4:27
Total length:64:09

Personnel edit

  • Rolf Kasparek – vocals, guitars
  • Peter Pichl – bass guitar
  • Angelo Sasso – drums
Additional musicians
  • Ralf Nowy – backing vocals on "Pirate Song" and "Unation"
  • Oni Logan – vocals on "Doctor Horror"
Production
  • Gerhard Woelfe – engineering (vocals), mixing (vocals)
  • Rainer Holst – mastering
  • Katharina Nowy – producer (additional), engineering, mixing
  • Ralf Nowy – engineering, mixing
  • Ralf Steiner – photography
  • Gabi Steiner – photography
  • Rolf Kasparek – producer, engineering, mixing

Charts edit

Chart (2002) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 23

References edit

  1. ^ Kühnemund, Götz (2002). "Review Album: Running Wild – The Brotherhood review". Rock Hard (in German). No. 178. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ Edele, Michael (25 February 2002). "Review Album: Running Wild – The Brotherhood review" (in German). Laut.de. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – The Brotherhood" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 January 2017.