This is the first time I write for this site about Heavy Metal, and I start my comments about this legendary album...for me this is the best album ever from Running Wild. I wonder why nobody wrote any comments about this metal album...All the songs from this album are awesome, specially "Under Jolly Roger", "Diamonds Of The Black Chest", "Raise Your Fist", and "Raw Ride"...but this is cruelty for the others songs. After this successful album the band have released a live album what proves the greatness of "Under jolly Roger". This album and "Death Or Glory" are the best from the Pirates of Metal.

Written by Lampion on 31.01.2011 at 16:04

This is the first time I write for this site about Heavy Metal, and I start my comments about this legendary album...for me this is the best album ever from Running Wild. I wonder why nobody wrote any comments about this metal album...All the songs from this album are awesome, specially "Under Jolly Roger", "Diamonds Of The Black Chest", "Raise Your Fist", and "Raw Ride"...but this is cruelty for the others songs. After this successful album the band have released a live album what proves the greatness of "Under jolly Roger". This album and "Death Or Glory" are the best from the Pirates of Metal.

IMO the album is legendary because the birth of the pirate image, but I wouldn't say it's legendary in terms of quality of the music. Sure it's the heaviest RW album and Rolf has this low voice here which he didn't use in any other album, which makes this album sound quite badass, but I can't honestly see this album as their best when it comes to song writing.

Good album for sure, but I feel it's highly over rated in many places. I think the album suffers from the same issue that its predecessor had; the overall averageness of many of the songs and even some of the songs that are better (the title track, "Beggar's Night" and "Diamonds Of The Black Chest") do sound somewhat simplified and could use something interesting added to them. The only real killers here appear to be "War In The Gutter" and "Merciless Game"

Album what gave the pirates, diamonds, rum and a lot of wenches. Old days, this is how piracy born, band became famous singing songs about pirates related items. 3 hit songs are here, what are in best list. Musically its 80's HM, could be heavier

I expected more pirate songs.

My first experience with running wild was this album. And still like it. The debut of their pirate image

Definitely better than the two firsts ones. This one is heavier and has a more precise identity, also there's some classics tunes as Raise Your Fist and the title track.

Respect the pirates of metal!!