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In the early days of their career Grave Digger were not much
more than a second class Helloween but eventually they found their own style
and became something special. Their music became heavier, more intense and the
vocalist Chris "Max" Boltendahl has developed a very unique way of singing
that makes him stand out as one of the most interesting power / heavy metal
vocalists in the world together with names like Rolf Kasparek, Michael Kiske
and Timo Kotipelto. "Excalibur" is their final album on the GUN label and as
you may have guessed or already know this is a concept album about King Arthur
and the knights of the round table. All the old legends can be found here,
from the magics of Merlin to the tragic fate of Tristan and his love Isolde.
Lancelot, Mordred, Pendragon and all the others are here to take you back in
time to where legends were created. The album starts off with an instrumental
medieval sounding intro that will get you in the right mood for the tales that
are told in the rest of the tracks. "Excalibur" is certainly one of the most
memorable releases from these German veterans who have been around since the
year of my birth which happens to be 1980. I know, I am getting old... Nothing
revolutionary but definitely an album worth the money if you like heavy and
power metal in the vein of Iron Maiden or Helloween. Stand-out tracks:
"Pendragon", "The Spell".
| Tracklist |
1. The Secrets Of Merlin 2. |
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Pendragon 3. Excalibur 4. The Round Table (Forever) 5. |
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Morgane Le Fay 6. The Spell 7. Tristan's Fate 8. |
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Lancelot 9. Mordred's Song 10. The Final War 11. Emerald |
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Eyes 12. Avalon 13. Parcival |
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