''The Rivalry'' is the tenth album by German band
Running Wild. It is the second in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, which began with ''
Masquerade'' and concluded with ''
Victory
The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes ...
''. It is also their last album with drummer Jörg Michael.
Track listing
All songs by written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted
Note
* The limited edition CD release features the album's cover in 3D
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
* Jörg Michael – drums
Production
* Peter Lohde – Graphic design
* Gerhard Woelfe – Engineering, Mixing
* Rainer Holst – Mastering
* Rock 'n' Rolf – Producer
* Andreas Marschall – Cover art
Charts
References
Running Wild (band) albums
1998 albums
GUN Records albums
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