The Rivalry (album)

1998 studio album by Running Wild

The Rivalry

Studio album by

Running Wild

Released

9 February 1998

Recorded

1997

Genre

Heavy metal, power metal

Label

GUN

Producer

Rolf Kasparek

Running Wild chronology

Masquerade
(1995)

The Rivalry
(1998)

Victory
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rock Hard	8.5/10^[2]

The Rivalry is the tenth album by German heavy metal 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. It is also their last album with drummer Jörg Michael.

Track listing

All songs by written by Rolf Kasparek, except where noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"March of the Final Battle (The End of All Evil)" (Intro)	2:00
2.	"The Rivalry"	5:34
3.	"Kiss of Death"	3:36
4.	"Firebreather"	4:04
5.	"Return of the Dragon"	6:47
6.	"Resurrection"	4:45
7.	"Ballad of William Kidd"	8:43

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Agents of Black"		3:57
9.	"Fire & Thunder"		7:33
10.	"The Poison"		4:40
11.	"Adventure Galley"	Kasparek, Hermann	4:20
12.	"Man on the Moon"		4:49
13.	"War & Peace"		7:42
Total length:			68:27

Note

The limited edition CD release features the album's cover in 3D.

Personnel

Rolf Kasparek – vocals, guitar
Thilo Hermann – 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

Chart (1998)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	19

References

^ The Rivalry at AllMusic
^ Kühnemund, Götz (1998). "Review Album: Running Wild - The Rivalry review". Rock Hard (in German). No. 130. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – The Rivalry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 January 2017.