German power metallers Running Wild will release their new album, "Resilient", on October 4 in Germany and October 7 in the rest of Europe via Steamhammer/Spv. The North American release date will be revealed soon, but the Cd will definitely arrive in the U.S. this October.

Says Running Wild mainman Rolf "Rock'n'Rolf" Kasparek : "I really love working at the moment and am currently getting down to business on the overdubs. I can hardly wait to present the new material to the many Running Wild fans worldwide."

According to a press release, Running Wild fans "can look forward to a total of twelve brand-new numbers, ten of which will feature on the regular Cd, and twelve on the limited edition. The album's opener will be called 'Soldiers Of Fortune', and the title track, 'The Drift' and 'Run Riot' will be three typical Running Wild numbers. The most outstanding song on the album, however, will be called 'Bloody Island', with almost ten minutes playing time one of the longest tracks in Running Wild's career to date."

Adds Rolf: "As a composer, it's, of course, difficult for me to pigeonhole the new material stylistically, but friends who have heard the demo version of 'Bloody Island' claim that it would have fitted in on 'Pile Of Skulls'."

According to Rolf, "Resilient" is audibly tougher and more compact than its predecessor, "Shadowmaker", which was released in April 2012 via Spv/Steamhammer.

"'Shadowmaker' happened to come about slightly unexpectedly and spontaneously, even for me," says Rolf. "The album has brought back the fun I used to have with Running Wild, and my fans will get to feel this fun when 'Resilient' comes out in October!"

Photo credit: Miriam Otto