The Grave Digger

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The Grave Digger
Studio album by Grave Digger
Released	22 October 2001
Recorded	May–June 2001 at Principal Studios, Senden, Münster, Germany Pre-production recorded at Graveyard Studios, Netherlands Mastered at Principal Studios, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Chris Boltendahl, Jörg Umbreit, Vincent Sorg & Manni Schmidt
Grave Digger chronology
Excalibur (1999) The Grave Digger (2001) Tunes of Wacken – Live (2002)

The Grave Digger is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It the first album to feature former Rage guitarist Manni Schmidt, and is often considered the darkest album the band has done, along with 1995's Heart of Darkness. The lyrics are about dark concepts, some are inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

All songs are composed and arranged by Boltendahl, Becker and Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl.

The 2006 re-issue by Nuclear Blast includes the 2003 album Rheingold.

Band members

• Chris Boltendahl - vocals
• Manni Schmidt - guitars
• Jens Becker - bass
• Stefan Arnold - drums
• HP Katzenburg - keyboards

Additional musicians

• Olaf Senkbeil - backing Vocals
• Hacky Hackmann - backing Vocals

Production

• Britta Kühlmann - recording
• Henning Winter - recording
• Jens Rosendahl - photography
• Markus Mayer - artwork, cover concept, design
• Chris Boltendahl - producer, cover concept
• Jörg Umbreit - producer, recording, mixing
• Manni Schmidt - producer
• Vincent Sorg - producer, mixing, mastering