Branded and Exiled

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Branded and Exiled
Studio album by
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[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]
Rock Hard8.0/10[3]

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

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

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

Personnel[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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.