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Victory (Running Wild album)

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Victory
Studio album by
Released10 January 2000
Recorded1999
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length55:20
LabelGUN Records
Running Wild chronology
The Rivalry
(1998)
Victory
(2000)
The Brotherhood
(2002)
Singles from Victory
  1. "Revolution"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard8.5/10[1]

Victory is the eleventh studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It is the third and final album in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, started with Masquerade and continued with The Rivalry.

Songs

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"Tsar" is about the Russian Emperor Nikolai II.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fall of Dorkas" 5:16
2."When Time Runs Out" 5:17
3."Timeriders" 4:24
4."Into the Fire" 4:57
5."Revolution" (The Beatles cover)John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:59
6."The Final Waltz" (instrumental)Hermann1:19
7."Tsar" 7:08
8."The Hussar" 4:05
9."The Guardian" 5:09
10."Return of the Gods"Kasparek, Hermann5:31
11."Silent Killer" 4:44
12."Victory" 4:49
Total length:55:39

Personnel

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  • Rolf Kasparek – vocals, guitar
  • Thilo Hermann – guitars
  • Thomas Smuszynski – bass guitar
  • Angelo Sasso – drums
Additional musicians
  • Ralf Nowy – keyboards on "The Final Waltz"
  • Matthias Liebetruth – hi-hat overdubs
Production
  • Gerhard Woelfe – mxing
  • Thorsten Herbig – photography
  • Rock 'n' Rolf – producer
  • Peter Dell – artwork, layout
  • Rainer Holst – mastering
  • Katharina Nowy – producer (additional)

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 52

References

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  1. ^ Kühnemund, Götz (2000). "Review Album: Running Wild - Victory review". Rock Hard (in German). No. 153. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Victory" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Running Wild – Victory". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2017.