associated_acts years_active article_title past_members background genre origin name
running wild grave digger 1993 -- 1997 x-wild
 frank ullrich rainer heubel knight axel morgan jens becker stefan schwarzmann frank group_or_band heavy metal , power metal , speed metal hamburg , germany x-wild
x-wild

x-wild was a german heavy metal band founded in 1993 by three former band members of running wild -lrb- thus the name x -lrb- `` ex '' -rrb- wild -rrb- .
the trio hired a british vocalist , frank knight , and put out their first album , `` so what ! ''
, in 1994 .
the band had the support of the majority of fans in running wild 's fan club but gained an anti-image among diehard running wild worshippers becoming notorious as a ripoff band .
even though they used many of the song-writing clichés typical of running wild , x-wild had many other influences and developed a style of their own .
vocalist frank knight was often compared to u.d.o. 's frontman udo dirkschneider and ac/dc 's legendary singer bon scott .
x-wild disbanded in 1997 for various reasons .
