Port Royal (album)
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Port Royal is an album by Running Wild
Running Wild (band)
Running Wild is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under...

. This release expanded on the pirate theme introduced on Under Jolly Roger
Under Jolly Roger
Under Jolly Roger is the third album by Running Wild and established their pirate theme, even if only one track on this album is about the topic. The title track is one of their best known songs and a live favourite...

 and established them as "pirate metal" in the metal community.
The album has sold nearly 1.8 million records worldwide.

The song Conquistadores had some air play on MTVs
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...

. The music video is also the first recorded use of a 5 string bass in a metal context.
  1. "Intro" (Rolf Kasparek / Jens Becker / Majk Moti) – 0:49
  2. "Port Royal
    Port Royal
    Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518, it was the centre of shipping commerce in the Caribbean Sea during the latter half of the 17th century...

    " (Rolf Kasparek) – 4:12
  3. "Raging Fire" (Rolf Kasparek - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann / Majk Moti) – 3:28
  4. "Into the Arena" (Majk Moti) – 3:59
  5. "Uaschitschun" (Rolf Kasparek) – 4:53
  6. "Final Gates" (Jens Becker) – 2:59
  7. "Conquistador
    Conquistador
    Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 16th centuries, following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492...

    es" (Rolf Kasparek) – 4:49
  8. "Blown to Kingdom Come" (Majk Moti) – 3:19
  9. "Warchild" (Rolf Kasparek - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann) – 3:00
  10. "Mutiny
    Mutiny
    Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals to openly oppose, change or overthrow an authority to which they are subject...

    " (Rolf Kasparek - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann) – 4:27
  11. "Calico Jack
    Calico Jack
    John Rackham , commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas during the early 18th century...

    " (Rolf Kasparek / Majk Moti - Rolf Kasparek / Stefan Schwarzmann / Majk Moti) – 8:14

Personnel

  • Rolf Kasparek - vocals, guitars
  • Majk Moti - guitars
  • Jens Becker - bass
  • Stefan Schwarzmann - drums
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