Blood on Blood (album)

Blood on Blood
Studio album by Running Wild
Released	29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)
Recorded	2019–2020
Genre	Heavy metal power metal pirate metal
Length	55:40
Label	Steamhammer
Producer	Rolf Kasparek
Running Wild chronology
Rapid Foray (2016) Blood on Blood (2021)
Singles from Blood on Blood
"Crossing the Blades" Released: 6 December 2019 "Diamonds & Pearls" Released: 13 August 2021 "The Shellback" Released: 24 September 2021

Blood on Blood is the seventeenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Running Wild, their first album in five years since 2016's Rapid Foray. It was released by Steamhammer Records on 29 October 2021.[1][2]

In December 2019, an EP titled Crossing the Blades was released as an early hint for a new album.[3] Two more singles were released in advance, closer to the album's release date: "Diamonds & Pearls" on 13 August 2021[4] and "The Shellback" on 24 September 2021.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth	7/10[6]

Rock Hard magazine praised Blood on Blood, saying that the album "should really stir up the German album charts soon. Every bet!".[7] That promise is fulfilled with the album reaching number 8 on the German album charts.[8]

Metal Hammer has noted highlight tracks from the album including "the solid rock ballad 'One Night One Day' as well as the ten-minute bouncer 'The Iron Times 1618-1648', in which Rolf [Kasparek] epically addresses the Thirty Years' War."[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blood on Blood"	4:07
2.	"Wings of Fire"	3:57
3.	"Say Your Prayers"	5:08
4.	"Diamonds & Pearls"	4:47
5.	"Wild & Free"	5:27
6.	"Crossing the Blades"	6:00
7.	"One Night, One Day"	4:59
8.	"The Shellback"	6:11
9.	"Wild, Wild Nights"	4:34
10.	"The Iron Times (1618–1648)"	10:30
Total length:		55:40

Japan edition bonus tracks[10]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Stargazed"	3:43
12.	"Strutter" (Kiss cover)	3:08
13.	"Ride on the Wild Side"	4:06
Total length:		67:11

Crossing the Blades promotional EP contains an earlier recording of the EP's title track and the bonus tracks of the Japan edition of Blood on Blood.

New Gems and Live Treasures promotional EP[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wings of Fire"	4:01
2.	"Crossing the Blades"	6:00
3.	"Fistful of Dynamite" (Live in Wacken Open Air 2018)	4:59
4.	"Bad to the Bone" (Live in Wacken Open Air 2018)	5:03
5.	"Rapid Foray" (Live in Wacken Open Air 2018)	4:56
6.	"Uaschitschun" (Live in Wacken Open Air 2018)	4:56
Total length:		29:55

Personnel

• Rolf Kasparek – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, additional bass
• Peter Jordan – lead guitars
• Ole Hempelmann – bass
• Michael Wolpers – drums

Production

• Rolf Kasparek – producer, recording, mixing, photography
• Timetools Mastering – mastering
• Jens Reinhold – artwork, layout

Charts

Chart performance for Blood on Blood

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	18

References

1. Metal Invader Team. "Running Wild: new album entitled "Blood On Blood" in October". Metal Invader. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "RUNNING WILD To Release 'Blood On Blood' Album In October". Blabbermouth.net. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
3. "RUNNING WILD To Release 'Crossing The Blades' EP In December". Blabbermouth.net. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
4. "RUNNING WILD Releases New Single 'Diamonds & Pearls'". Blabbermouth.net. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. "RUNNING WILD RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND LYRIC VIDEO "THE SHELLBACK"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
6. Dom Lawson (1 November 2021). "CD Reviews – Blood on Blood RUNNING WILD". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
7. Mader, Matthias (2021). "RUNNING WILD - Gegen die Strömung, gegen den Wind". Rock Hard (in German). No. 413. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
8. Michels, Alexandra (2021). "RUNNING WILD - "Blood On Blood"-Album auf Platz 8 der deutschen Charts". Rock Hard (in German). No. 413. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
9. "The metal albums of the week from October 29th with Whitechapel, Mastodon, Running Wild and others". Metal Hammer (in German). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
10. "「ラニング・ワイルド/ブラッド・オン・ブラッド」|MARQUEE". アヴァロン| AVALON online (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
11. Bauer, Simon (2021). "RUNNING WILD - Rock Hard Vol. 413 erscheint mit exklusiver CD". Rock Hard (in German). No. 413. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
12. "Austriancharts.at – Running Wild – Blood on Blood" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Running Wild – Blood on Blood" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Running Wild – Blood on Blood". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2021.