The Grave Digger

The Grave Digger
Studio album by Grave Digger
Released	22 October 2001
Recorded	May-June 2001 at Principal Studios, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal Power metal Thrash metal
Length	59:00
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Chris 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 tenth studio album by Grave Digger. This is the darkest album Grave Digger 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/Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl

1. "Son of Evil" - 5:04
2. "The Grave Digger" - 5:06
3. "Raven" (based on "The Raven") - 4:34
4. "Scythe of Time" (based on "A Predicament") - 5:14
5. "Spirits of the Dead" (based on "Spirits of the Dead") - 3:56
6. "The House" (based on "The Fall of the House of Usher") - 5:42
7. "King Pest" (based on "King Pest") - 4:08
8. "Sacred Fire" - 4:11
9. "Funeral Procession" - 5:45
10. "Haunted Palace" (based on "The Haunted Palace") - 4:14
11. "Silence - 7:15

This album is also released as a picture vinyl which includes these bonus tracks:

• "Starlight" (Accept cover)
• "Running Free" (Iron Maiden cover)

And as a DigiPack-version, which includes this bonus track:

• "Black Cat" (based on "The Black Cat")

Album line-up

• Chris Boltendahl - Vocals
• Manni Schmidt - Guitars
• Jens Becker - Bass
• Stefan Arnold - Drums
• HP Katzenburg - Keyboards