RUNNING WILD Mainman Explains Delay In Live DVD/CD Release

German power metallers RUNNING WILD played their farewell show at last year's edition of Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The band's July 30 "best-of" performance was filmed and recorded for an upcoming DVD and CD.

RUNNING WILD's mainman, Rock'n'Rolf Kasparek, has issued the following update on the delay in the release of the above-mentioned DVD/CD:

"I want to sincerely thank all RUNNING WILD fans who attended the show in Wacken and made it an unforgettable moment for me and the band. As you have kept up with that weather, respect! Really. Awesome! But I want also welcome all other RUNNING WILD fans who were not in Wacken, for you will certainly already been waiting on the live DVD and have to wonder why it is not appearing.

"There are a few problems. The company that was responsible for the recordings, unfortunately, messed up the individual tracks. They are lost and the company tried to recover the data for three months. Unfortunately, now we only have a stereo track, and we had to consider alternative ways in which we want to edit the whole thing and what we can do with it.

"I just started to sift through the material, and we will probably — as it looks like by now — to be finished with this work in March. There are many bonus features: many interviews with myself, there are many other things from my private archives, that is, recordings of the old tours, backstage stuff, fun stuff and so on. So this DVD will be a work of art. That is why you have to wait a little longer for it to be released.

"The problem, as I said, was that we first have to see now what we do with all this material, what we can use and what we cannot. That was just the thing, and so I just wanted to briefly explain why it takes so long because everyone has probably already asked: 'What are they doing? Do they have too much time now?' It's just that we have much work with it, and this will take some time.

"But, of course, there's another reason why I am sending you this message today: I would like to wish you all a nice 2010, with much luck and many good things for you all.

"We will see each other! And I have to do something now... Take care. Bye!"

Kasparek's video message in German can be viewed below.

As a special bonus, RUNNING WILD will make available alternate artwork for the DVD, created by none other than Felipe Machado Franco, who has previously worked with BLIND GUARDIAN, GAMMA RAY and ICED EARTH. This artwork will be available for free download exclusively on www.running-wild.net as soon as the live DVD is released.

A 184-photo gallery of RUNNING WILD's Wacken concert can be found at this location.

RUNNING WILD released a "best of" compilation, entitled "Best of Adrian", in November 2006 via G.U.N. Records. The set included selections covering the previous nine years of the band's recording history (while they were signed to the G.U.N. label).

RUNNING WILD's last collection of new material, "Rogues En Vogue" (2005),entered the German album charts at position No. 39. The CD was produced by RUNNING WILD mainman Rolf "Rock'n'Rolf" Kasparek and features the lineup of Kasparek (vocals, all guitars),Peter Pichl (bass) and Matthias Liebetruth (drums).