| Masquerade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 30 October 1995 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1995 | |||
| Studio | Horus-Sound-Studio, Hannover, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, speed metal | |||
| Length | 50:49 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Rolf Kasparek, Karl-Ulrich Walterbach | |||
| Running Wild chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[1] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[2] |
Masquerade is the ninth album by German band Running Wild. It is the first in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, continued with The Rivalry and concluded with Victory.
Track listing
All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Contract / The Crypts of Hades" | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Masquerade" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Demonized" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Black Soul" | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Lions of the Sea" | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Rebel at Heart" | 5:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Wheel of Doom" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Metalhead" | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Soleil Royal" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Men in Black" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Underworld" | 6:19 |
| Total length: | 50:49 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Iron Heads" (From the Death Metal compilation album) | Kasparek, Warnecke | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Bones to Ashes" (From the Death Metal compilation album) | 5:17 | |
| Total length: | 61:51 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lions of the Sea" (2003 Re-recorded version) | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Black Soul" (2003 Re-recorded version) | 5:17 |
| Total length: | 61:51 | |
Release
Two different limited edition releases exist; a wooden box containing a poster and a big box treasure chest that comes with the Death or Glory Tour - Live VHS, the adrian bandana, a 26-page booklet and the original album
Personnel
- Rolf Kasparek – vocals, guitar
- Thilo Hermann – guitars
- Thomas Smuszynski – bass guitar
- Jörg Michael – drums
- Additional Musician
- Ralf Nowy – effects on "The Contract / The Crypts of Hades" and "Underworld"
- Production
- Rock 'n' Rolf – producer
- Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
- Gerhard Woelfe – engineer, mixing
- Marisa Jacobi – layout, typography
- Andreas Marschall – cover art
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 54 |
References
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 373. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ↑ "Reviews: Running Wild - Masqurade". issue 102 (in German). Rock Hard. 1995. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Masquerade" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
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