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Grave Digger - Timeline
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Year
Albums
Lineup
Style
1980
Lutz Schmelzer
- drums
Peter Masson
- guitars
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Heavy metal
1981
Peter Masson
- guitars
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Philip Seibel
- drums
1982
Demo
[Demo]
1983
Born Again
[Demo]
Peter Masson
- guitars
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Willi Lackmann
- bass
Albert Eckardt
- drums
1984
Heavy Metal Breakdown
Shoot Her Down
[EP]
1985
Witch Hunter
1986
War Games
Peter Masson
- guitars
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Albert Eckardt
- drums
C.F. Brank
- bass
1987
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
1988
1989
1990
1991
Return Of The Reaper
[Demo]
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Peter Breitenbach
- drums
Thomas Göttlich
- bass
1992
For Promotion Only!!
[EP]
1993
The Reaper
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Thomas Göttlich
- bass
Jörg Michael
- drums
1994
Symphony Of Death
[EP]
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Thomas Göttlich
- bass
Frank Ullrich
- drums
1995
Heart Of Darkness
1996
Tunes Of War
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars, backing vocals
Tomi Göttlich - bass, backing vocals
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Guest musicians
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
Scott Cochrane
- bagpipes
Jörg Debbert - backing vocals
Britta Kühlmann - backing vocals
1997
The Dark Of The Sun
[EP]
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
1998
Knights Of The Cross Promo
[EP]
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
Knights Of The Cross
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Jens Becker
- bass
Stefan Arnold
- drums
1999
Excalibur
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
2000
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Uwe Lulis
- guitars
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
2001
The Grave Digger
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
Manfred Schmidt
- guitars
2002
2003
Rheingold Promo
[EP]
Rheingold
2004
2005
The Last Supper
2006
Yesterday
[EP]
2007
Liberty Or Death
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
Manni Schmidt - guitar
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
2008
Ballads Of A Hangman Promo
[EP]
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
Manfred Schmidt
- guitars
Thilo Herrmann
- guitars
Pray
[EP]
2009
Ballads Of A Hangman
2010
The Clans Will Rise Again Promo
[EP]
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
Hans Peter Katzenburg
- keyboards
Axel Ritt
- guitars
The Clans Will Rise Again
2011
Ballad Of Mary
[EP]
2012
Home At Last
[EP]
Clash Of The Gods
2013
2014
Return Of The Reaper
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Stefan Arnold
- drums
Jens Becker
- bass
Axel Ritt
- guitars
Marcus Kniep
- keyboards
2015
2016
2017
Healed By Metal
2018
The Living Dead
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Jens Becker
- bass
Axel Ritt
- guitars
Marcus Kniep
- keyboards
Marcus Kniep
- drums
2019
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Jens Becker
- bass
Axel Ritt
- guitars
Marcus Kniep
- drums
2020
Fields Of Blood
2021
2022
Symbol Of Eternity
2023
Chris Boltendahl
- vocals
Jens Becker
- bass
Marcus Kniep
- drums
Tobias "Tobi" Kersting
- guitars
2024
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