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Grave Digger is a German speed metal band formed in 1980 by vocalist, Chris Boltendahl, and guitarist, Peter Masson. Through their heavy and atmospheric sound, they have become known as one of the most legendary metal bands from Germany.
Studio albums:
Heavy Metal Breakdown (1984)
Witch Hunter (1985)
War Games (1986)
Stronger Than Ever (1986, released under the name "Digger")
The Reaper (1993)
The Heart of Darkness (1995)
Tunes of War (1996)
Knights of the Cross (1998)
Excalibur (1999)
The Grave Digger (2001)
Rheingold (2003)
The Last Supper (2005)
Liberty or Death (2007)
Ballads of a Hangman (2009)
Live albums:
Tunes of Wacken (2002)
25 To Live (2005)
VHS/DVDs:
DVD: Tunes of Wacken (2002)
DVD: 25 To Live (2005)
Current Line-up:
Chris Boltendahl: vocals
Manni Schmidt: guitar
Jens Becker: bass
Stefan Arnold: drums
Hans Peter Katzenburg: keyboards
Other prominent members that are no longer in the band:
Guitars:
Peter Masson: Guitar on Heavy Metal Breakdown through War Games.
Uwe Lulis: Guitar on Stronger than Ever through Excalibur.
Thilo Hermann: Second guitar on Ballads of a Hangman.
Bass:
Willi Lackman: Bass on Heavy Metal Breakdown and Witch Hunter.
C.F. Brank: Bass on War Games and Stronger Than Ever.
Tomi Göttlich: Bass on the Reaper through Tunes of War.
Drums:
Albert Eckhardt: Drums on Heavy Metal Breakdown, War Games, and Stronger Than Ever.
Simon Adams: Drums on Witch Hunter.
Jörg Michael: Drums on The Reaper.
Frank Ulrich: Drums on Heart of Darkness.
As with Maiden, big thanks to the Metal Archives (<a href="
http://www.metal-archives.com/" target="_blank">
http://www.metal-archives.com/</a>) for helping me out with the discography and certain band members.
