Under Jolly Roger

Under Jolly Roger
Studio album by Running Wild
Released	1 April 1987
Recorded	1986
Studios	Soundhouse Studios, Hamburg
Genres	Heavy metal power metal pirate metal
Length	36:35
Label	Noise
Producers	Dirk Steffens Rolf Kasparek
Running Wild chronology
Branded and Exiled (1985) Under Jolly Roger (1987) Ready for Boarding (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10
Kerrang!
Rock Hard	5.0/10

Under Jolly Roger is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It marked a stylistic turning point in which the group dropped the Satanic imagery they had previously used and adopted the pirate theme they would become known for, creating and influencing the later named pirate metal subgenre of heavy metal in the 2000s in the process. The album's title comes from the famous Jolly Roger, the flag used by pirates to identify their ships.

Track listing

All music written by Rolf Kasparek; all lyrics by Kasparek except where noted

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Under Jolly Roger"	4:42
2.	"War in the Gutter"	3:19
3.	"Raw Ride"	4:39
4.	"Beggar's Night"	5:05

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Raise Your Fist"	Kasparek, Majk Moti	5:30
6.	"Land of Ice"	Kasparek, Moti	4:56
7.	"Diamonds of the Black Chest"		4:39
8.	"Merciless Game"	Moti	3:45
Total length:			36:35

The 2017 remastered version contains a second disc, featuring the following songs

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Under Jolly Roger" (1991 re-recorded version)	4:07
2.	"Raw Ride" (1991 re-recorded version)	4:16
3.	"Raise Your Fist" (1991 re-recorded version)	4:43
4.	"Diamonds of the Black Chest" (1991 re-recorded version)	2:50
5.	"Beggar's Night" (1992 re-recorded version)	5:01
6.	"Apocalyptic Horsemen" (previously unreleased)	4:39
7.	"Under Jolly Roger" (2003 re-recorded version)	4:45
8.	"Raise Your Fist" (2003 re-recorded version)	5:32

Note

• The CD and Japanese cassette version feature a different track listing.

Personnel

• Rolf Kasparek – guitars, vocals
• Majk Moti – guitars
• Stephan Boriss – bass
• Hasche – drums

Production

• Dirk Steffens – producer
• Ertuğrul Edirne – artwork
• Rock 'n' Rolf – co-producer