Port Royal (album)
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| Studio album by Running Wild | ||||
| Released | 26 September 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Running Wild | |||
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Port Royal is the fourth album by Running Wild. This release expanded on the pirate theme introduced on Under Jolly Roger and established them as "pirate metal" in the metal community. The album has sold nearly 1.8 million records worldwide.
The song Conquistadores had some air play on MTVs Headbangers Ball. The music video is also the first recorded use of a 5 string bass in a metal context.
Uaschitschun is song written by singer and guitarist Rolf Kasparek which tells about the pollution of nature through an Native American's perspective. "Uaschitschun" is a word that the Native Americans used for white males, the nearest translation is "ghost." This was probably just because of the pale appearance of the conquerors and not for their deeds, since ghosts weren't considered evil by Native Americans. The ending words were originally spoken by Chief Seattle in a famous speech he made to the whites when they came to buy the lands of Seattle.
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