Blazon Stone
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| Blazon Stone | ||||
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| Released | 4 April 1991 | |||
| Recorded | December 1990 – January 1991 | |||
| Studio | Studio M, Hanover | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 49:27 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Rolf Kasparek, Karl-Ulrich Walterbach | |||
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| Singles from Blazon Stone | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 9.0/10[3] |
Blazon Stone is the sixth album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released in 1991. According to Rolf Kasparek in an interview to a Brazilian heavy metal/hard rock magazine (Roadie Crew, ed. #41, June 2002), Blazon Stone is the best-selling album by the band, in the 1990s. It is also their first album with both guitarist Axel Morgan and drummer AC.
All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blazon Stone" | 6:30 | |
| 2. | "Lonewolf" | 4:49 | |
| 3. | "Slavery" | 5:15 | |
| 4. | "Fire & Ice" | AC | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Little Big Horn" | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "White Masque" | 4:17 | |
| 7. | "Rolling Wheels" | Becker | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Bloody Red Rose" | 5:06 | |
| 9. | "Straight to Hell" | Becker | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Heads or Tails" | 4:58 | |
| Total length: | 49:27 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Over the Rainbow" (instrumental) | Becker | 1:55 |
| 12. | "Billy the Kid" | Kasparek, Dreffein | 4:47 |
| 13. | "Genocide (The Killing of the Buffalo)" (Thin Lizzy cover) | Phil Lynott | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 60:56 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Dancing on a Minefield" | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 65:55 | |
Notes
- 1st press CD release and Polish pressings features the three bonus tracks "Over the Rainbow", "Billy the Kid" and a cover version of the Thin Lizzy song "Genocide". Later CD releases feature one or two bonus tracks
- The 1995 re-release includes the song "Dancing on a Minefield", which is also featured as a bonus track on the 1994 album Black Hand Inn
- The 2017 remastered release features all bonus tracks (excluding "Dancing on a Minefield"), plus the 2003 re-recorded versions of "Blazon Stone" and "Little Big Horn"
