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''Pile of Skulls'' is the seventh
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by Running Wild, released in 1992. It is their last album with guitarist Axel Morgan. The song "Jennings' Revenge" tells about the exploits of pirate
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Critical reception

''Pile of Skulls'' was met with mostly positive reviews from critics. Steve Huey of All Music Guide called it one of Running Wild's strongest efforts. While calling it too ambitious, he thought ''Pile of Skulls'' combined the group's trademark pirate subject matter with a unifying concept about corruption and abuse of power throughout history. In a 2013 interview, Rolf Kasparek spoke about the song "Bloody Island" from the 2013 album ''
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'' and explained that the demo version of the song would've been a great fit on the album.


Track listing

Music and lyrics written by Rolf Kasparek, except "Pile of Skulls" by Kasparek and Axel Morgan and "Win or Be Drowned" by Kasparek and Piotr Smuszynski. ;The 2017 Remastered version contains a second disc, featuring the following songs


Personnel

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* Axel Morgan –
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* Thomas Smuszynski – bass * Stefan Schwarzmann –
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;Additional Musician * Ralf Nowy –
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Charts


References

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