Grave Digger (German classic/speed metal band)

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Annotation

Grave Digger are one of the early German Accept-derived classic/speed metal bands, along with Running Wild, Helloween, Sinner, Cutty Sark, and Rage. The only original member who is still in the band is vocalist Chris Boltendahl.

After three albums, Grave Digger decided to change their name into Digger and commercialized their sound. Chris Boltendahl later admitted that their main motivation for this change was to make more money. This failed and the band split up, but re-united in the early '90s under the old name Grave Digger.

Annotation last modified on 2010-09-03 16:47 UTC.

Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Heavy Metal BreakdownGrave Digger4.55
1985Witch HunterGrave Digger4.54
1986Stronger Than EverDigger2
1986War GamesGrave Digger33
1993The ReaperGrave Digger31
1995Heart of DarknessGrave Digger34
1996Tunes of WarGrave Digger43
1998Knights of the CrossGrave Digger4.54
1999ExcaliburGrave Digger44
2001The Grave DiggerGrave Digger33
2003RheingoldGrave Digger46
2005The Last SupperGrave Digger34
2007Liberty or DeathGrave Digger37
2009Ballads of a HangmanGrave Digger4.53
2010The Clans Will Rise AgainGrave Digger43
2012Clash of the GodsGrave Digger34
2014Return of the ReaperGrave Digger32
2015Exhumation (The Early Years)Grave Digger1
2017Healed by MetalGrave Digger35
2018The Living DeadGrave Digger34
2020Fields of BloodGrave Digger43
2022Symbol of EternityGrave Digger33
The History - Part 1Grave Digger1

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1993The Best of the EightiesGrave Digger1
2002MasterpiecesGrave Digger1
2003Lost Tunes From the VaultGrave Digger1
2004The Middle Ages TrilogyGrave Digger31
2006The Grave Digger / RheingoldGrave Digger31
2016Let Your Heads Roll - The Very Best of the Noise Years 1984-1986Grave Digger1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2002Tunes of Wacken: LiveGrave Digger1
200525 to LiveGrave Digger43
2011The Clans Are Still MarchingGrave Digger1

Album + Demo

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1989Bottles and Four CoconutsHawaii1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Shoot Her DownGrave Digger1
2011Wacken Hymne 2011 Wacken Will Never DieGrave Digger / Doro / Onkel Tom / U.D.O.1
2024The Grave is YoursGrave Digger1

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1993Symphony of DeathGrave Digger1
1997The Dark of the SunGrave Digger2
2006YesterdayGrave Digger3
2008PrayGrave Digger31
2011Ballad of MaryGrave Digger1
2012Home at LastGrave Digger1

Other + Demo

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1983Born AgainGrave Digger1

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