Michael Hofmann - Salve Music

In 1976, a group was founded in Hamburg. At first it was called Granite Hearts. The band consisted of Rolf Kasparek (vocalist, guitarist), Uwe Bendig (guitarist), Michael Hofmann (drummer) and Jörg Schwarz (bassist). Two years later, the band decided to replace the bassist and drummer with Matthias Kaufmann and Hasch. In 1979, the musicians decided to change the band's name to Running Wild. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v5RhJ2hBNerc Коллектив написал свою первую демоверсию, которую сочинил и исполнил Уве Бендиг, хотя вокалистом был Каспарек. Olaf Schumann became manager. In the same year 1981, the musicians played at their concert in a small town near Hamburg. After a few concerts, the band decided to record their songs in the studio, and two of them were included in the compilation Debüt No. 1. Soon after, Bendig and Kaufmann left Running Wild and were replaced by Prichter and Stefan Boriss. In 1983, the band made a name for itself at a festival in the city of Teichwig and released a trial disc, Heavy Metal Like a Hammerblow. Running Wild (Running Wild): Biography of the group The band's music attracted the attention of the NOISE company. The band signed a contract with the label and immediately recorded the compositions Adrian and Chains & Leather on the compilation Rock From Hell. "Promotion" of the group Running Wild In 1984, the group wrote two songs Iron Heads, Bonesto Ashes, which were included in the historical compilation Death Metal. Soon after, the musicians recorded their full-length debut album, Gates to Purgatory, the singles from which entered the charts of various countries. The band performed with the groups Grave Digger and Sinner. And a year later, their joint work was included in the collection Metal Attack Vol. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vxzbO_IDpQAk Они продолжали выступать на сценах крупных городов Германии, покоряя новых слушателей. Later, Preacher decided to leave show business and left the band, and Mike Moti took his place. And in 1985 the band released the album Branded and Exiled. This album made Running Wild one of the most popular heavy metal bands in Germany. At the end of the year, the musicians released the compilation Metal Attack Vol. 1, in support of which the musicians went on tour and performed as headliners for the rock group Mötley Crüe. With it, the group performed concerts outside of their own country for the first time, appearing in France, Switzerland and England. With the Celtic Frost band, the musicians from the group Running Wild traveled to the States and made a name for themselves in eight major US cities. In the same year 1986, they recorded an album with producer Dirk Steffens in Hamburg. The group leader was not satisfied with the result, and he himself took up the “promotion” of the group. Thus, in 1987, listeners saw a new album, Under Jolly Roger, in which the group appeared as a pirate band. Running Wild (Running Wild): Biography of the band After numerous concerts and festivals, drummer Hasch and Stefan Boriss left the band. Their places were taken by Stefan Schwarzmann and Jens Becker. The group toured both in their home country and in European countries. But in 1987, drummer Stefan Schwarzmann left for another band and was replaced by Ian Finley. This was followed by the release of Ready for Boarding with live recordings, which received the highest score from Kerrang! magazine. "Pirates" in action In the autumn of the same year, the group's fourth album, Port Royal, was released with an artistically designed cover in a pirate style. At the same time, the musicians’ first video for the song Conquistadores was created. Ian added special fire effects to the video, which became the band's signature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vj2IyX5LXGyg В 1989 году коллектив отправился в турне по Европе с очень загруженным графиком. At the same time, the "pirates" fan club began active work, and even launched a magazine about their idols. The fifth album, Deathor Glory, was released the same year and remained at the top of the charts for a long time. The following year, Ian was replaced by Jörg Michael, with whom he recorded the maxi-single Wild Animal, now considered a classic. In support of the album, the band went on tour, which achieved phenomenal success. After numerous performances, Mike Moti left the band. They took Axl Morgan instead, and AC as the drummer. Running Wild (Running Wild): Biography of the group In 1991, the Blazon Stone disc was launched for sale, which had significant success and sales. Cover art by Andreas Marshall. He also produced several previous albums. Then there was a series of tours and performances, after which the group took a break. More new records The seventh album Pile of Skulls was released in 1992. The line-up already included Schwarzmann and bassist Thomas Smuszynski. A year later, the guys organized a small tour. In it, the musicians portrayed pirates, creating a show on stage with decorations and special effects. Then came the song The Privateer and the album Black Hand Inn with new guitarist Tilo Herrmann (Electrola label). This was followed by a tour in support of the album in Germany. In 1995, the ninth album Masquerade was written based on NOISE. After a tour in Germany and Switzerland, the 20-year-old band took a break. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vr8NnYi6ZSE8 Через два года старый состав собрался для записи новых композиций. And in 1998 the album The Rivalry was released. The last track was written under the inspiration of Leo Tolstoy’s novel “War and Peace”. In 2000, the 11th studio album Victory was released. It became the final one in a trilogy of records with the idea of the struggle between good and evil. The line-up of the band Running Wild gradually changed, with the musicians gradually leaving the group, and the founder was trying to create material for the next album. Matthias Liebtrut took over as drummer, and Bernd Aufermann became the guitarist. With the new line-up, the album The Brotherhood was written, which became very successful in 2002. In 2003, the anniversary collection 20 Years In History was released, which was warmly received by fans. The release of another album and a tour of European countries were planned for next year. But it was cancelled, and the manager became fully occupied with creating a new project. The album Roguesen Vogue was released in 2005 by GUN Records and became the band's 13th disc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vovuV_tUhF9k Конец эпохи? In 2007, there were rumors that the band's leader was playing in another project under a different name. And in 2009, he announced the disbandment of the group Running Wild and promised to organize a farewell concert at the music show Wacken Open Air. Only two years later a disc recording of this concert was released. However, at the end of 2011, the band's leader decided to return to the stage with his musicians. At that time, he already had material for the next album. In 2012, the full-length album Shadowmaker was released, which became very popular and the most productive in the band’s history.

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