X-Wild

The German heavy metal band X Wild was formed in Hamburg in 1992 by former members of Running Wild - Axel Morgan, Jens Becker and Stefan Schwarzmann (hence their name, ex-Wild). Recruiting a British vocalist, they went on to record three albums, but financial problems forced their breakup in 1997. Musically, they were in the speed/power metal mold, not too far from their former band, while vocalist Frank Knight's strong vocal resemblance to Udo Dirkschneider gave them the occasional Accept similarity. In 1994 they released two albums. The first one was called So What, the second one was entitled Monster Effect and the third one, released in 1996, Savageland