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1985 studio album by Running Wild
Branded and Exiled
Studio album by Running Wild
Released1985
Recorded1985
StudioCasablanca Studios, Berlin
GenreSpeed metal, heavy metal
Length35:45
LabelNoise (Germany)
Combat (US)
ProducerRunning Wild and Horst Müller
Running Wild chronology
Gates to Purgatory
(1984) 		Branded and Exiled
(1985) 		Under Jolly Roger
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10
Rock Hard8.0/10

Branded and Exiled is the second studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released in 1985.

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Branded and Exiled" 3:54
2."Gods of Iron" 4:00
3."Realm of Shades"Kasparek, Stephan Boriss4:28
4."Mordor" 4:49
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Fight the Oppression" 4:55
6."Evil Spirit"Boriss3:19
7."Marching to Die" 4:35
8."Chains and Leather" 5:45
Total length:35:45
2017 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Branded and Exiled" (1991 re-recorded version)3:50
2."Fight the Oppression" (1991 re-recorded version)4:53
3."Marching to Die" (1991 re-recorded version)4:37
4."Branded and Exiled" (2003 re-recorded version)3:54
5."Mordor" (2003 re-recorded version)4:49
Total length:57:48

Note

  • Some CD versions feature a different version of "Chains and Leather" with notably different vocals

Personnel

  • Rolf Kasparek – guitar, vocals
  • Michael Kupper – guitars, backing vocals
  • Stephan Boriss – bass, backing vocals
  • Wolfgang Hagemann – drums, backing vocals
Production
  • Horst Müller – co-producer, recording, mixing
  • Karl-U. Walterbach – executive producer
  • Thomas Stiegler – mixing
  • Running Wild – artwork
  • D. Magnussen – photography
  • Thotsten Hanl – management

References

  1. Branded and Exiled at AllMusic
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. Holger Stratmann (1985). "Running Wild 'Branded and Exiled'". Rock Hard. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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