Heart of Darkness[1] is the sixth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. They showed a much darker and more aggressive sound with this release than any of their previous albums. All of the songs have dark, lyrical concepts such as hate, death, betrayal, etc. The title track is inspired by the Joseph Conrad's novellaHeart of Darkness. A music video was made for "Circle of Witches".
Track listing
All lyrics written by Chris Boltendahl and Tomi Göttlich, except where noted; All music written by Chris Boltendahl and Uwe Lulis except where noted.
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"Tears of Madness" (Intro)
Rudy Kronenberger
2:09
2.
"Shadowmaker"
5:39
3.
"The Grave Dancer"
Boltendahl, Göttlich, Lulis
5:02
4.
"Demon's Day"
7:29
5.
"Warchild"
6:09
6.
"Heart of Darkness"
Boltendahl, Lulis, Eric Ingversen
11:56
7.
"Hate"
Boltendahl, Göttlich, Lulis
4:23
8.
"Circle of Witches"
Boltendahl, Göttlich, Lulis
7:43
9.
"Black Death"
5:40
Total length:
56:10
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
1.
"My Life"
5:07
2.
"Dolphin's Cry"
6:00
Total length:
67:17
The limited edition release is limited to 6,666 copies.