Rapid Foray

Rapid Foray is the sixteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Running Wild. It was released by Steamhammer Records on 26 August 2016.^[5] The album was delayed due to Rolf Kasparek's shoulder injury, and their subsequent show at Wacken in 2015. A lyric video was made for "Black Bart".

Rapid Foray
Studio album by Running Wild
Released	26 August 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Label	Steamhammer Records
Producer	Rolf Kasparek
Running Wild chronology
Resilient (2013) Rapid Foray (2016) Blood on Blood (2021)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth	8/10[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	9.0/10[2]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[3]
Metal Hammer	5/7[4]

Recordings

According to Kasparek, he recorded the vocals and guitars at his personal studio while Peter Jordan recorded guitar solos, drums and choruses. Three studios were involved in the recording process. He also mentioned that only three musicians took part on the album

Release

An enhanced limited edition digipak edition, available only on the EMP.de website, includes a double-sided poster and an exclusive Running Wild compass.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Skies, Red Flag"	4:44
2.	"Warmongers"	4:29
3.	"Stick to Your Guns"	5:08
4.	"Rapid Foray"	4:47
5.	"By the Blood in Your Heart"	5:27
6.	"The Depth of the Sea (Nautilus)" (Instrumental)	3:53
7.	"Black Bart"	5:06
8.	"Hellectrified"	4:22
9.	"Blood Moon Rising"	4:20
10.	"Into the West"	4:34
11.	"Last of the Mohicans"	11:11
Total length:		58:01

Critical reception

New Noise Magazine called it a "full length full of sweet speed metal riffs, German rhythms, and fun righteous anthems" and said that "the band really does feel as true to the vintage sounds off of their classic material". It gave a rating of five stars.^[6]

Personnel

• Rolf Kasparek – vocals, guitars, bass guitar
• Peter Jordan – guitars

Additional musicians

• Ole Hempelmann – bass guitar
• Michael Wolpers – drums

Production

• Rolf Kasparek – producer
• Niki Nowy – recording
• Peter Jordan – recording
• Michael Wolpers – recording
• Jens Reinhold – artwork, layout

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	166
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	30

References

1. Ray Van Horn, Jr. (1 January 2017). "Rapid Foray – RUNNING WILD". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
2. Gromen, Mark (14 September 2016). "RUNNING WILD – Rapid Foray". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
3. Kaiser, Boris (2016). "RUNNING WILD Rapid Foray". Rock Hard (in German). No. 352. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
4. Halupczok, Marc (26 August 2016). "Running Wild RAPID FORAY". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2017.
5. "RUNNING WILD: 'Rapid Foray' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
6. "Album Review: Running Wild – 'Rapid Foray'". New Noise. 25 August 2016.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Running Wild – Rapid Foray" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
8. "Ultratop.be – Running Wild – Rapid Foray" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Rapid Foray" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Running Wild – Rapid Foray". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Running Wild – Rapid Foray". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.