Grounded – Chapter Eight

Grounded – Chapter Eight
Studio album by
Metalium
Released25 September 2009
RecordedMarch–June 2009
StudiosRusa Casa Studio and Tornado Studios, Majorca, Spain
GenresHeavy metal, power metal[1]
Length47:50
LabelMassacre
ProducerLars Ratz
Metalium chronology
Incubus - Chapter Seven
(2008) 		Grounded – Chapter Eight
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Darkscene.at5/10[2]
Powermetal.de6/10[3]

Grounded – Chapter Eight is the eighth studio album by the German power metal band Metalium, released on 25 September 2009.[4][5] The song "Heavy Metal" was released as a single on 16 June 2009.[6] It is the band's last album before their split-up from 2011 to 2023, and their final one with founding bassist Lars Ratz who died in an ultralight crash in 2021.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Heavy Metal" (Lars Ratz, Tolo Grimalt) - 3:33
  2. "Light of Day" (Michael Ehré) - 4:08
  3. "Pay for Fee" (Ratz, Grimalt) - 4:22
  4. "Pharaoh's Slavery" (Ratz, Grimalt) - 6:15
  5. "Crossroad Overload" (Ehré) - 4:57
  6. "Falling into Darkness" (Ratz, Grimalt) - 4:50
  7. "Alone" (Ratz, Grimalt) - 4:01
  8. "Borrowed Time" (Ehré) - 6:09
  9. "Once Loyal" (Ehré) - 3:46
  10. "Lonely" (Ehré) - 5:48
  11. "Can't Tell The Future" (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

Band members
  • Henning Basse - lead and backing vocals
  • Matthias Lange - guitars
  • Tolo Grimalt - guitars
  • Lars Ratz - bass, keyboards, additional guitars, producer
  • Michael Ehré - drums, keyboards, additional guitars

References

  1. ^ "METALIUM: Grounded – Chapter Eight". Vampster. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  2. ^ "METALIUM: Grounded – Chapter Eight". Darkscene.at. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  3. ^ "METALIUM - Grounded - Chapter Eight". Powermetal.de. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  4. ^ "METALIUM: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ "METALIUM: Songs from the new album "Grounded – Chapter XIII"". Vampster. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  6. ^ "METALIUM: new album 'Grounded – Chapter VIII'". Vampster. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  7. ^ Marina, Lorenzo (18 April 2021). "Muere un hombre de 53 años al estrellarse con un ultraligero en Vilafranca". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2025.

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