Shadowmaker

Shadowmaker
Studio album by Running Wild
Released	20 April 2012
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	49:27
Label	Steamhammer Records
Running Wild chronology
Rogues en Vogue (2005) Shadowmaker (2012) Resilient (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Underground	[1]
Dangerdog	[2]

Shadowmaker is the fourteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released on 20 April 2012. It is the band's first studio album since 2005's Rogues en Vogue, and the first since the band's return, after breaking up in 2009.^[3]

Background

Since the band's return to the scene, Rolf wrote 10 new tracks for Shadowmaker, among them are the midtempo opener 'Piece Of The Action', the uptempo number 'Shadowmaker' ("roughly the same pace as 'Angel Of Mercy' from Rogues en Vogue") and the monumental eight-minute track 'Dracula', based on Bram Stoker's novel and the Christopher Lee movies. In an interview, he talks about the album:

"To me, Shadowmaker is a very special album because there was no pressure, time wise or otherwise. I feel it's clearly audible that this relaxed attitude helped me to write one of the strongest Running Wild recordings of all time."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rolf Kasparek

1. "Piece of the Action" – 4:25
2. "Riding on the Tide" – 4:18
3. "I Am Who I Am" – 4:51
4. "Black Shadow" – 5:13
5. "Locomotive" – 4:35
6. "Me & the Boys" – 5:00
7. "Shadowmaker" – 4:25
8. "Sailing Fire" – 4:15
9. "Into the Black" – 4:57
10. "Dracula" – 7:29

Bonus DVD Material

The limited edition (showing the album cover with a darker silver image than the original shown above) comes with a DVD in a black jewel case and slipcase that contains the making of the album and a track-by-track commentary session by Rolf Kasparek

LP track listing

LP 1

Side 1

1. "Piece of the Action" - 4:25
2. "Riding on the Tide" - 4:18
3. "I Am Who I Am" - 4:51

Side 2

1. "Black Shadow" - 5:13
2. "Locomotive" - 4:35
3. "Me & the Boys" - 5:00

LP 2

Side 1

1. "Shadowmaker" - 4:25
2. "Sailing Fire" - 4:14
3. "Into the Black" - 4:57

Side 2

1. "Dracula" - 7:29

Box set

A box set of the album was released containing all of the above features and also contains a postcard, stickers, posters plus a 30-page LP format book with the history of the band packaged in a cardboard box limited to 1,000 copies worldwide

Personnel

• Rock 'n' Rolf - vocals, guitars
• Peter Jordan - lead guitar, vocals (choirs)

Note

• The bass and drums were recorded by anonymous guests that did not want to be identified.

Production

• Jens Reinhold – cover art, artwork
• Niki Nowy – engineering, mastering
• Peter Jordan – engineering
• Rock 'n' Rolf – producer
• Katharina Nowy – additional producing
• Markus "Max" Chemnitz – photography

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
German Albums Chart	12
Swedish Albums Chart[4]	43
Austrian Albums Chart	61

References

1. "Metal Underground review".
2. "Dangerdog review".
3. "RUNNING WILD: 'Shadowmaker' Cover And Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
4. "RUNNING WILD: 'Shadowmaker' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 3, 2012.