The Grave Digger
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| The Grave Digger | ||||
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| Released | 22 October 2001 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 2001 at Principal Studios, Senden, Münster, Germany Pre-production recorded at Graveyard Studios, Netherlands Mastered at Principal Studios, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Chris Boltendahl, Jörg Umbreit, Vincent Sorg & Manni Schmidt | |||
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The Grave Digger is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It the first album to feature former Rage guitarist Manni Schmidt, and is often considered the darkest album the band has done, along with 1995's Heart of Darkness. The lyrics are about dark concepts, some are inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Track listing
[edit]All songs are composed and arranged by Boltendahl, Becker and Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Son of Evil" | 5:04 |
| 2. | "The Grave Digger" | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Raven" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Scythe of Time" | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Spirits of the Dead" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "The House" | 5:41 |
| 7. | "King Pest" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Sacred Fire" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Funeral Procession" | 5:45 |
| 10. | "The Haunted Palace" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Silence" | 7:15 |
| Total length: | 55:04 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Running Free" (Iron Maiden cover) | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 58:17 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Black Cat" (also in Digipak edition) | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Starlight" (Accept cover) | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 1:03:13 | |
Note
[edit]The 2006 re-issue by Nuclear Blast includes the 2003 album Rheingold.
Credits
[edit]- Band members
- Chris Boltendahl - vocals
- Manni Schmidt - guitars
- Jens Becker - bass
- Stefan Arnold - drums
- HP Katzenburg - keyboards
- Additional musicians
- Olaf Senkbeil - backing Vocals
- Hacky Hackmann - backing Vocals
- Production
- Britta Kühlmann - recording
- Henning Winter - recording
- Jens Rosendahl - photography
- Markus Mayer - artwork, cover concept, design
- Chris Boltendahl - producer, cover concept
- Jörg Umbreit - producer, recording, mixing
- Manni Schmidt - producer
- Vincent Sorg - producer, mixing, mastering
