In my opinion, the last great album by Running Wild. The second part of a trilogy focused on good and evil, The Rivalry is a well-executed record played to perfection, although there are a couple of fillers (Kiss Of Death, Firebreather, Agents Of Black), as well as the last album with Jorg Michael on drums, who will be replaced in the subsequent albums by an electric drum.... sorry, the famous drummer Angelo Sasso. This does not diminish the absolute value of songs like Ballad Of William Kidd, War & Peace, Man On The Moon, and the title track. If Rock N' Rolf had stopped here with Running Wild, it would have been the best thing.
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