The Brotherhood (Album)
Encyclopedia
The Brotherhood is an album by German heavy metal
band Running Wild
. The song "The Ghost" is about Thomas Edward Lawrence
, who was British
liaison officer during the Arab Revolt
of 1916 to 1918.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Running Wild
Running Wild (band)
Running Wild is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under...
. The song "The Ghost" is about Thomas Edward Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO , known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18...
, who was British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
liaison officer during the Arab Revolt
Arab Revolt
The Arab Revolt was initiated by the Sherif Hussein bin Ali with the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning from Aleppo in Syria to Aden in Yemen.- Background :...
of 1916 to 1918.
Track listing
All songs by Rolf Kasparek- "Welcome to Hell" – 4:36
- "Soulstrippers" – 4:49
- "The Brotherhood" – 6:51
- "Crossfire" – 4:28
- "Siberian Winter" (Instrumental) – 6:29
- "Detonator" – 3:53
- "Pirate Song" – 3:18
- "Unation" – 5:50
- "Dr. Horror" – 4:55
- "The Ghost" (T. E. LawrenceT. E. LawrenceLieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO , known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18...
) – 10:22 - "Powerride" (Bonus) – 4:26
- "Faceless" (Bonus) – 4:27
Members
- Rolf Kasparek - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Peter Pichl - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Angelo SassoAngelo SassoAngelo Sasso is a heavy metal drummer credited for playing the drums on two Running Wild albums, Victory and The Brotherhood. It was suspected that a drum computer was used in recording these two albums and that "Angelo Sasso" is simply a fictional person used to cover this up...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....