Port Royal is a Metal album by Running Wild, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 63 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- crunchy
- triumphant
- outlaw
About
Port Royal is the fourth album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It expanded on the pirate theme introduced in their album Under Jolly Roger (1987) and established them as "pirate metal" in the metal community. The album takes its name from the location of Calico Jack's death. In 2017, Loudwire ranked Port Royal as the 23rd-best power metal album of all time. "Uaschitschun" tells about the pollution of nature through a Native American's perspective. "Uaschitschun" is a word that the Native Americans used for white males; the nearest translation is "ghost". The ending words were originally spoken by .
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Tracklist
- 1Intro0:50
- 2Port Royal4:12
- 3Raging Fire3:28
- 4Into the Arena3:59
- 5Uaschitschun4:53
- 6Final Gates2:59
- 7Conquistadores4:49
- 8Blown to Kingdom Come3:19
- 9Warchild3:00
- 10Mutiny4:27
- 11Calico Jack8:16
Credits
Performers
- Jens BeckerBASS
- Stefan SchwarzmannDRUMS
- Michael "Majk Moti" KupperGUITAR
- Rolf "Rock 'N' Rolf" KasparekGUITAR VOCALS
- Iain FinlayDRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 63 pressings tracked on Gatefold