''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.

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

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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."

Songs

"Me & the Boys" was originally composed for Rolf Kasparek's side project Toxic Taste.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rolf Kasparek.

Release

* The slipcase release contains a DVD with a track-by-track commentary session by Rolf Kasparek * The 2x limited edition 12" vinyl release (showing the album cover with a dark silver coloured image than the original shown above) comes with the original CD, a DVD in a black jewel case containing the above features and also includes a postcard, stickers, a poster and 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) * (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

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Running Wild (band) albums