Victory (Running Wild album)

Victory
Studio album by Running Wild
Released	10 January 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	55:20
Label	GUN Records
Running Wild chronology
The Rivalry (1998) Victory (2000) The Brotherhood (2002)
Singles from Victory
"Revolution" Released: 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard	8.5/10

Victory is the eleventh studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild. It is the third and final album in a trilogy of a theme of good versus evil, started with Masquerade and continued with The Rivalry.

Songs

"Tsar" is about the Russian Emperor Nikolai II.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fall of Dorkas"		5:16
2.	"When Time Runs Out"		5:17
3.	"Timeriders"		4:24
4.	"Into the Fire"		4:57
5.	"Revolution" (The Beatles cover)	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:59
6.	"The Final Waltz" (instrumental)	Hermann	1:19
7.	"Tsar"		7:08
8.	"The Hussar"		4:05
9.	"The Guardian"		5:09
10.	"Return of the Gods"	Kasparek, Hermann	5:31
11.	"Silent Killer"		4:44
12.	"Victory"		4:49
Total length:			55:39

Personnel

• Rolf Kasparek – vocals, guitar
• Thilo Hermann – guitars
• Thomas Smuszynski – bass guitar
• Angelo Sasso – drums

Additional musicians

• Ralf Nowy – keyboards on "The Final Waltz"
• Matthias Liebetruth – hi-hat overdubs

Production

• Gerhard Woelfe – mxing
• Thorsten Herbig – photography
• Rock 'n' Rolf – producer
• Peter Dell – artwork, layout
• Rainer Holst – mastering
• Katharina Nowy – producer (additional)

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	52