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Reviews Articles

	Harakiri For The Sky Aokigahara
	Dog Fashion Disco Sweet Nothings
	Belphegor Conjuring The Dead
	Entombed A.D. Back To The Front
	Accept Blind Rage
	Chaos Moon Resurrection Extract
	Fozzy Do You Wanna Start A War
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	Stormnatt Omega Therion
	Chemia The One Inside

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23.07 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #2 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

20.07 - Hellfest 2014 - A report!

13.07 - Agalloch - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, USA - 8 Jul 2014

13.06 - Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014

06.06 - Roadburn Festival - Day 4: Afterburner

03.06 - God Is An Astronaut - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 18.05.2014

29.05 - Mai Äss or Freak Kitchen in Estonia, 15-17.05.2014

Shoutbox

16:09 - BoxCar Willy
You gave me a sad, J.N

16:05 - J. N.
Castevet, though.

16:04 - Ilham
I can confirm they were not here when I looked for them a month ago.

16:01 - BoxCar Willy
I remember extensively discussin them, but maybe it was just in a thread. They should be here.

15:59 - !J.O.O.E.!
Pretty sure Oathbreaker were never here.

15:52 - moonflash
How amazing is this tune though. [link]

15:51 - BoxCar Willy
Am I going crazy, or dide Oathbreaker get removed from MS? Or were they ever here?

Events Now online Today

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (29)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (22)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (14)

13.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2014 (14)

13.08 - Germany
Summer Breeze Open Air 2014 (11)

22.01 - USA
70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 (11)

Musicians' birthdays:

31 - Aki Kuusinen
46 - Andrew Roussak
59 - Gregg Giuffria
24 - Jose Manuel "Joe" Gonzales
(1977-2010) - Juhani Palomäki
38 - Lenny Blade
44 - Michael Amott
38 - Miguel Gomes
40 - Milan Velecký
36 - Nick Oshiro
25 - Rami Rissa
(1943-2008) - Richard Wright
38 - Shoi Sengupta
65 - Simon Kirke
60 - Steve Morse
50 - Tatsuya Nishiwaki
40 - Ula (Slymenstra Hymen)

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Grave Digger

Popularity index: 224
277 fans

Also known as	Digger ('87)
Country:	Germany
Label:	Napalm Records

Links:	Official website Facebook Twitter show moreReverbNation YouTube

Formed in:	1980

1980-	Heavy metal

Line-up

Current members:
1980-	Chris Boltendahl - vocals
1996-	Stefan Arnold - drums
1997-	Jens Becker - bass
1998-	Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
2010-	Axel "Ironfinger" Ritt - guitars
Former musicians:
1980	Lutz Schmelzer - drums
1980-1986	Peter Masson - guitars
1981-1983	Philip Seibel - drums
1983	Martin Gerlitzki - bass
1983-1985	Willi Lackmann - bass
1983-1986	Albert Eckardt - drums
1984	René ''T-Bone'' Teichgräber - bass
1986	C.F. Brank - bass
1987-2000	Uwe Lulis - guitars
1991-1993	Peter Breitenbach - drums
1991-1997	Tomi Göttlich - bass
1993-1994	Jörg Michael - drums
1994-1995	Frank Ullrich - drums
2001-2009	Manni Schmidt - guitars
2007-2009	Thilo Hermann - guitars
Live musicians:
2009	Axel "Ironfinger" Ritt - guitars
Guest musicians:
1996	Hansi Kürsch - backing vocals
› 1999	-//-
› 2011	-//- vocals
1996-1998	Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
1999	Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
1999	Piet Sielck - backing vocals
2009	Veronica Freeman - vocals
2012	Michael "Das Letzte Einhorn" Rhein - vocals

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

1984 \| 7.6	Heavy Metal Breakdown
1984 \| 7.3	Shoot Her Down [EP]
1985 \| 7.1	Witch Hunter
1986 \| 7.1	War Games
1987 \| 6.6	Stronger Than Ever
1993 \| 8.3	The Reaper
1994 \| 8.3	Symphony Of Death [EP]
1995 \| 8.4	Heart Of Darkness
1996 \| 8.6	Tunes Of War
1997 \| 8.1	In The Dark Of The Sun [EP]
1998 \| 8.4	Knights Of The Cross
1999 \| 8.6	Excalibur
2001 \| 8.5	The Grave Digger
2003 \| 8.1	Rheingold
2005 \| 7.8	The Last Supper
2006 \| 6.8	Yesterday [EP]
2007 \| 7.3	Liberty Or Death
2008 \| 7.9	Pray [EP]
2009 \| 7.9	Ballads Of A Hangman
2010 \| 7.6	The Clans Will Rise Again
2011 \| 8.2	Ballad Of Mary [EP]
2012 \| 7.2	Home At Last [EP]
2012 \| 7.5	Clash Of The Gods
2014 \| 7.9	Return Of The Reaper
	Detailed discography ››

Photo galleries

12.08.2011	Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 12th-14th August 2011 by Baz Anderson
06.08.2010	Wacken Open Air 2010 - Day 2 by Promonex
01.02.2009	Grave Digger + Alestorm + Taletellers + Boneshaker, Toulouse, France, 01/02/09 by Moocher
02.08.2007	Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 2nd-4th August 2007 by Baz Anderson

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

20.06.2014	Grave Digger - Debut New Video
12.06.2014	Grave Digger - New Album Previews Released
30.05.2014	Grave Digger - Debut Lyric Video For New Song
19.04.2014	Grave Digger - New Album Tracklist Revealed
20.03.2014	Grave Digger - New Album Cover, Title And Dates
19.10.2013	Grave Digger - Enter Studio In January, Vinyl Reissues
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Articles

11.03.2014

What Is This Speed Metal You Speak Of?

Concerts

14.08.2014	GER, Gardelegen - Metal Frenzy Open Air 2014
30.08.2014	RUS, Moscow - Moscow Metal Meeting 2014
06.11.2014	GER, Saarbrücken
07.11.2014	GER, München
08.11.2014	GER, Andernach
15.11.2014	GER, Berlin
16.11.2014	GER, Bochum
20.11.2014	GER, Frankfurt
21.11.2014	GER, Speyer
22.11.2014	GER, Glauchau
23.11.2014	CZE, Zlin
27.11.2014	SUI, Pratteln
28.11.2014	GER, Regensburg
29.11.2014	GER, Lahstedt/Peine
05.12.2014	GER, Lichtentfels
06.12.2014	ITA, Milan
07.12.2014	GER, Ludwigsburg
28.12.2014	GER, Hamburg (1)
22.01.2015	USA, Fort Lauderdale, FL - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 (11)

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