The Grave Digger

The Grave Digger
The Grave Digger
Studio album by Grave Digger
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
Grave Digger chronology

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

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

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Running Free" (Iron Maiden cover)	3:13
Total length:		58:17

Russian edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Black Cat" (also in Digipak edition)	3:50
13.	"Starlight" (Accept cover)	4:19
Total length:		1:03:13

Note

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

Credits

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