the rivalry

• 1998 de yayınlanan running wild albumu.albumun outro'su war & peace mutlaka dinlenmesi gerekenler listesinde üst siralarda yer alir.adventure galley,fire & thunder,resurrection o güzel running wild tadini verir.birde the rivalry albumun 2.şarkısı olup sözleride şu şekilde yazilmiş;
  
  since all time began the holy council guards the light
  they saw dawn of man, made by gods to serve their pride
  their slave, he fell from grace, he became the renegade
  but evilness took place, cause a darkened force lurked in the shade
  
  silent wings of black, shadowed all the good at heart
  the snake on the attack, shot to bite right off dark
  the poison in their vein, freezed their soul, their heart, their mind
  so they praised the evil's name, the beast to serve, the world to grind
  
  time of all eternity, can never change the final destiny
  the purified that stood the fight, will be saved to see the world of light
  
  the rivalry, since eternity, the final fight the blackened world to free
  lost in hate, determined fate, all evil's damned to walk the fiery gate
  
  the time is right at hand, to see the truth behind the lie
  decade of evils end, the poisoned heart is doomed to die
  the chosen one is here, they're in a deadly fix
  he is the one they fear, cause he is up to all their tricks
• running wild'ın 1998 çıkışlı mükemmel ötesi albümü 3 sene aradan sonra harika bir albümle harika bir çıkış yapmışlardır.kapak tasarımı mükemmeldir.
  
  vocals/guitar:rock 'n' rolf
  lead guitar:thilo hermann
  bass:thomas smuszynski
  drums:jörg michael
  
  march of the final battle (the end of all evil) (2:00)
  the rivalry (5:34)
  kiss of death (3:36)
  firebreather (4:04)
  return of the dragon (6:48)
  resurrection (4:45)
  ballad of william kidd (8:43)
  agents of black (3:56)
  fire & thunder (7:33)
  the poison (4:39)
  adventure galley (4:19)
  man on the moon (4:48)
  war & peace (7:44)
• running wild'ın albüme isim veren parçası.intro daki solo muhteşemdir.10 yıldır beynimde dönüp duruyor.