[Iwalkalone34]

Hey guys,

 

So I’m new to these forums as I just discovered the huge variety of custom songs all the amazing creators on these forums have created for fans of Rock Band to play and enjoy. I love so many of the song already available, but there is one band that has seemingly never been given a second glance by the authors on these forums, the authors who contributed to Rock Band Network, or Harmonix developers themselves. Though, to be fair, these guys are definitely not a band most think of when it comes to heavy metal.

 

Of course, I’m talking about Running Wild. They are a German heavy metal band who have been creating music since the early 80’s and have been rocking ever since, with their most recent album having come out in August 2016! They have a lot of songs that are awesome epic metal masterpieces, though friends and family I’ve mentioned them to refuse to give them a shred of a chance because many of their greatest hits came out after the band transitioned from thrash/heavy metal to what some would call “pirate” metal. The front man, Rolf Kasparek, even began calling himself “Captain Rolf” around the time of the transition, but I digress.

 

The reason I created an account today on these forums was in the hopes that I could perhaps introduce this band and its style of music to some of you fellow forum-goers and maybe inspire one or more of you to maybe create some custom songs for Rock Band 3. I simply do not have the time to learn how to create customs myself anymore… For if I did I would devote much of my spare time learning the craft and turning some of this band’s songs into customs for others to enjoy.

 

Before I make this post into even more of an essay, allow me to name a few songs that I would absolutely love to see turned into custom songs for RB3. These songs are what I personally consider to be the band’s absolute best songs, with the best of the best having an asterisk (*) following the name of the song:

 

From album Gates to Purgatory (1984)

 

Soldiers of Hell

Genghis Khan

 

From album Under Jolly Roger (1987)

 

Under Jolly Roger

Diamonds of the Black Chest*

 

From album Port Royal (1988)

 

Port Royal

Uaschitschun

Conquistadores*

Calico Jack

 

From album Death or Glory (1989)

 

Riding the Storm

Evilution

Death or Glory

Battle of Waterloo

 

From album Blazon Stone (1991)

 

Fire & Ice

Bloody Red Rose

Heads or Tails

 

From album Pile of Skulls (1992)

 

Black Wings of Death

Lead or Gold

Treasure Island* <

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Considered by many fans to be the band’s best song of all time

 

From album Black Hand Inn (1994), my favorite album of theirs

 

Black Hand Inn*

Soulless

The Privateer

Fight the Fire of Hate

The Phantom of Black Hand Hill*

Dragonmen*

Genesis (the Making and the Fall of Man)* <

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My favorite song from the band, minus the “talky” parts

 

From album Masquerade (1995)

 

Lions of the Sea

Underworld

 

From album The Rivalry (1998), my second favorite album of theirs

 

The Rivalry

Ballad of William Kidd*

Fire and Thunder

Adventure Galley

War and Peace*

 

From album Victory (2000)

 

When Time Runs Out*

Tsar*

The Guardian

 

From album The Brotherhood (2002)

 

Soulstrippers

The Brotherhood*

The Ghost*

 

From album Rogues en Vogue (2005)

 

Draw the Line

Angel of Mercy

Born Bad, Dying Worse

Black Gold

Rogues en Vogue

Dead Man’s Road*

The War

Libertalia

 

From album Shadowmaker (2012)

 

Piece of the Action

Into the Black*

Dracula

 

From album Resilient (2013)

 

Soldiers of Fortune

Adventure Highway

Run Riot*

Crystal Gold

Bloody Island*

 

From album Rapid Foray (2016)

 

Black Skies, Red Flag*

Warmongers

Black Bart

Hellectrified

Last of the Mohicans*

 

 

I know the above is a massive wishlist, but if even one of the asterisked songs becomes a custom song one day, even for just expert guitar, I will be happy. For any of you who have never heard of this band or its music, and I know there are many of you, I would recommend listening to “Black Hand Inn,” the titular song from the album of the same name. It’s one of those songs where if you don’t like it, then you won’t like the band or its style. It encompasses so much of what the band is (or, depending on who you ask, was) all about. I thank you if you have read this far into this massive post; with the Internet reducing most of our attention spans to nothing, I genuinely appreciate those who take time out of their day to read the ramblings of a random forum user on the interwebs. Rock on!

 

[zimbabwean]

I had never heard of this band before your post, so cheers for the info. Good luck with your wishlist

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