''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
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''.
Track listing
All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted
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
Running Wild is a German heavy metal band formed in Hamburg in 1976. They were part of the German metal scene to emerge in the early to mid-1980s, and are also considered to be one of the country's so-called "big four" of power metal, along w ...
– vocals, guitar
*
Thilo Hermann
Thilo Herrmann (born 19 September 1964 in Mühlhausen, East Germany) is a German heavy metal guitarist and songwriter who worked with Grave Digger from 2008-2009.
History
Prior to joining his latest band Grave Digger in 2007, Herrmann has p ...
– guitars
* Thomas Smuszynski –
bass guitar
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*
Jörg Michael
Jörg Michael (born 27 March 1963) is a German drummer who is known for playing with numerous groups, including the power metal band Stratovarius, with whom he played from 1995 to 2011. He has also been a member of Mekong Delta, Rage, and many ...
– drums
;Additional Musician
* Ralf Nowy –
effects
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* A result or change of something
** List of effects
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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
References
1995 albums
Noise Records albums
Running Wild (band) albums
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