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GRAVE DIGGER
CURRENT NAME	Grave Digger
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	Gladbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	1980
LABEL	Napalm Records
GENRE	Heavy metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2004-12-19, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2008-10-24, 03:45

Band biography

The German band Grave Digger was originally formed in November 1980 and were one of the first bands to sign with the upcoming label Noise Records in the early 1980's. Through Noise they released three raw power metal albums and soon found themselves being compared to a band called Helloween. In 1987 the band split up but some of the members continued the band under the name Digger. In 1991 Chris Boltendhal reformed the band and they have since then released several albums.

Current members Add - Fetch
Stefan Arnold	1995-	Drums	See also Capricorn, Grinder, X-Mas Project
Hans Peter	1995-	Keyboards, piano
Jens Becker	1997-	Bass	See also Running Wild, X Wild
Manfred Albert	2000-	Guitars
Chris Boltendahl	1980-	Vocals

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Peter Breitenbach	1991-1993	Drums	See also Warhead
Simon Adam	1980-1980	Drums
Willi Lackmann	1980-1984	Bass
C.F. Brank	1985-1986	Bass
Peter Masson	1980-1987	Guitars
Albert Eckardt	1980-1987	Drums
Tomi Göttlich	1991-1997	Bass	See also Rebellion
Uwe Lulis	1987-2000	Guitars	See also Rebellion
Frank Ulrich	1994-1995	Drums	See also After Forever, X Wild
Jörg Michael	1993-1994	Drums	See also Axel Rudi Pell, Headhunter, House Of Spirits, Rage, Running Wild, Stratovarius, Tom Angelripper, X-Mas Project

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Hansi Kürsch		Vocals	On Tunes.

Buy Grave Digger albums

Official releases Add
1984	Heavy Metal Breakdown	Noise
1985	Witch Hunter	Noise
1986	War Games	Noise
1989	Symphony Of Death	April Fool Productions
1993	The Reaper	GUN Records
1994	Best Of The Eighties	Noise
1995	Heart Of Darkness	GUN Records
1996	Tunes Of War	GUN Records
1997	The Dark Of The Sun	GUN Records
1998	Knights Of The Cross	GUN Records
1999	Excalibur 8.5 / 10 Read our review here	GUN Records
2001	The Grave Digger 9 / 10 Read our review here	Nuclear Blast
2002	War Games	Maelstrom Music
2003	Rheingold	Nuclear Blast
2005	The Last Supper 8 / 10 Read our review here	Nuclear Blast
2007	Liberty Or Death	Locomotive Music
2009	Ballads Of A Hangman	Napalm Records

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