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Grave Digger - The Grave Digger



8.4 | 201 votes |
Release date: 22 October 2001
Style: Heavy metal

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01. Son Of Evil
02. The Grave Digger
03. Raven
04. Scythe Of Time
05. Spirits Of The Dead
06. The House
07. King Pest
08. Sacred Fire
09. Funeral Procession
10. Haunted Palace
11. Silence
12. Black Cat [digipak bonus]
13. Running Free [Iron Maiden cover] [Japanese bonus]
14. Starlight [Accept cover] [limited edition bonus]

Staff review by
Pierre Tombale
Rating:
10
This is the exceptional masterpiece, Grave Digger's: 'The Grave Digger' darker and more aggresive than anything that has been released before under the flag of Chris Boltendahl and his metal comrades. Adding with the fresh and raw riffing of Manni Schmidt who formerly played with Rage, we hold here the most terrific power metal album ever. It is a hommage to the writings of Edgar Allen Poe, there are certain popular topics to be found again, such as The Raven, The Fall Of The House Of Usher and The Black Cat. Edgar Allan Poe's works seem to be good materia to make metal songs of it, thinking of Iron Maiden - Murders In The Rue Morgue, Stormwitch - Masque Of The Red Death and probably lots of others I haven't heard yet. Now it's Grave Diggers turn to proceed.

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published 15.11.2004 | Comments (6)

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15.08.2014 - 14:35
Rating: 10
Mariusz

The House and Funeral Procession ♥ Total Perfection
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26.11.2014 - 07:44
Rating: 8
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Damn, this is so damn catchy
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26.11.2014 - 08:59
Fearmeister
Account deleted
He took my life, I've lost control
He killed my wife, he sold my soul
The grave is open, the digger smiles
He takes me under, the deadly skies
The grave digger.

Yea, this album is glorious
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14.01.2016 - 21:51
Rating: 8
musicalkaratekid

Certainly darker and heavier than previous album Excalibur, but I prefer the more versatile songwriting of that album. I think the band hit their creative career peak with this self-titled effort however. I don't think as a collective musical group the band have ever sounded more confident or indeed "youthful". Plus "Silence" is such a beautifully written song, almost makes me tear up every time it comes on.
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11.04.2018 - 17:39
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Tage Westerlund
Its metal but I didn't like it, there were riffs all was heavy but why I did not like this on, I don't know.
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Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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30.05.2020 - 17:10
Rating: 8
Mountain King
K i K o
There's a drop in quality here. It's still very enjoyable but not a masterpiece like its predecessor.
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31.08.2023 - 17:25
Rating: 8
Tom Muller

Favorite digger record
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