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The Grave Digger

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The Grave Digger
Studio album by
Released22 October 2001
RecordedMay–June 2001 at Principal Studios, Senden, Münster, Germany
Pre-production recorded at Graveyard Studios, Netherlands
Mastered at Principal Studios, Germany
GenreHeavy metal, power metal, thrash metal
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerChris Boltendahl, Jörg Umbreit, Vincent Sorg & Manni Schmidt
Grave Digger chronology
Excalibur
(1999)
The Grave Digger
(2001)
Tunes of Wacken – Live
(2002)

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

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All songs are composed and arranged by Boltendahl, Becker and Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl.

No.TitleLength
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
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Running Free" (Iron Maiden cover)3:13
Total length:58:17
Russian edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Black Cat" (also in Digipak edition)3:50
13."Starlight" (Accept cover)4:19
Total length:1:03:13

Note

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The 2006 re-issue by Nuclear Blast includes the 2003 album Rheingold.

Credits

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Band members
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