Line-up



1980– Chris Boltendahl - vocals
1997– Jens Becker - bass
2014–2018 Marcus Kniep - keyboards
2018– -//- drums
2023– Tobias "Tobi" Kersting - guitars
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1985 René ''T-Bone'' Teichgräber - bass
1986 Michael Flechsig - backing vocals
1993 Billy King - backing vocals
1993 Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
1998 -//-
1995 Peter Diersmann - backing vocals
1995 Rudy Kronenberger - keyboards
1996–1998 Scott Cochrane - bagpipes
1999 Eric "Fish" Hecht - bagpipes
1999 Michael "Bodenski" Boden - drehleier
2014 Frank Konrad - backing vocals
2014 Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann - backing vocals
2009 Axel Ritt - guitars
1984 Dietmar Dillhardt - keyboards
1993 Piet Sielck - guitars, keyboards
1998–1999 -//- backing vocals
1995 Michael Seifert - backing vocals
1996 Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
1998–2001 Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
2003–2007 -//-
2010 -//-
2012–2015 -//-
2017–2020 -//-
1999 Hansi Kürsch - backing vocals
2011 -//- vocals
2001 Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
2003 -//-
2020 -//-
2003 Michael Robert Rhein - vocals
2012 -//-
2009 Veronica Freeman - vocals
2010 Bastian Emig - backing vocals
2010 Stefan Schmidt - backing vocals
2012 -//-
2011 Doro Pesch - additional vocals
2012 Ross Thompson - backing vocals
2018 -//-
2020 John "Jaycee" Cuijpers - backing vocals
2020 Noora Louhimo - vocals
2022 Vasilis Papakonstantinou - vocals
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
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
1996–2018 Stefan Arnold - drums
1998–2014 Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
2001–2009 Manni Schmidt - guitars
2007–2009 Thilo Herrmann - guitars
2010–2023 Axel Ritt - guitars
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1980– Chris Boltendahl - vocals
1997– Jens Becker - bass
2014–2018 Marcus Kniep - keyboards
2018– -//- drums
2023– Tobias "Tobi" Kersting - guitars
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1985 René ''T-Bone'' Teichgräber - bass
1986 Michael Flechsig - backing vocals
1993 Billy King - backing vocals
1993 Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
1998 -//-
1995 Peter Diersmann - backing vocals
1995 Rudy Kronenberger - keyboards
1996–1998 Scott Cochrane - bagpipes
1999 Eric "Fish" Hecht - bagpipes
1999 Michael "Bodenski" Boden - drehleier
2014 Frank Konrad - backing vocals
2014 Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann - backing vocals
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2009 Axel Ritt - guitars
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1984 Dietmar Dillhardt - keyboards
1993 Piet Sielck - guitars, keyboards
1998–1999 -//- backing vocals
1995 Michael Seifert - backing vocals
1996 Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
1998–2001 Thomas "Hacky" Hackmann - backing vocals
2003–2007 -//-
2010 -//-
2012–2015 -//-
2017–2020 -//-
1999 Hansi Kürsch - backing vocals
2011 -//- vocals
2001 Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
2003 -//-
2020 -//-
2003 Michael Robert Rhein - vocals
2012 -//-
2009 Veronica Freeman - vocals
2010 Bastian Emig - backing vocals
2010 Stefan Schmidt - backing vocals
2012 -//-
2011 Doro Pesch - additional vocals
2012 Ross Thompson - backing vocals
2018 -//-
2020 John "Jaycee" Cuijpers - backing vocals
2020 Noora Louhimo - vocals
2022 Vasilis Papakonstantinou - vocals
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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
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
1996–2018 Stefan Arnold - drums
1998–2014 Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
2001–2009 Manni Schmidt - guitars
2007–2009 Thilo Herrmann - guitars
2010–2023 Axel Ritt - guitars
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Discography


1982 Demo
[Demo] 1982
6.0 6.0
1983 Born Again
[Demo] 1983
1983 Rock From Hell - German Metal Attack
[Split] 1983
6.5 6.5
1985 Metal Attack Vol. 1
[Split] 1985
8.0 8.0
1991 Return Of The Reaper
[Demo] 1991
6.5 6.5
1993 The Best Of The Eighties
[Compilation] 1993
7.8 7.8
1994 Witch Hunter / War Games
[Compilation] 1994
7.5 7.5
1996 Rebellion
[Single] 1996
8.0 8.0
1998 The Battle Of Bannockburn
[Single] 1998
7.0 7.0
1999 Metal Or Die - A Tribute To Accept Vol. 1
[VA] 1999
7.8 7.8
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio
[VA] 1999
9.1 9.1
1999 The Round Table (Forever)
[Single] 1999
8.0 8.0
2001 Burner
[VA] 2001
2002 Tunes Of Wacken
[Live] 2002
8.2 8.2
2002 Tunes Of Wacken
[DVD] 2002
8.0 8.0
2002 A Tribute To The Beast
[VA] 2002
7.7 7.7
2002 Die Definitive Biografie
[Boxset] 2002
2002 The Middle Ages Trilogy
[Boxset] 2002
8.7 8.7
2002 The History: Part One
[Compilation] 2002
8.5 8.5
2002 Masterpieces
[Compilation] 2002
8.4 8.4
2003 Lost Tunes From The Vault
[Compilation] 2003
8.0 8.0
2005 25 To Live
[Live] 2005
8.4 8.4
2005 25 To Live
[DVD] 2005
8.5 8.5
2006 The Grave Digger / Rheingold
[Compilation] 2006
8.0 8.0
2006 Silent Revolution
[Single] 2006
8.0 8.0
2011 The Clans Are Still Marching
[DVD] 2011
8.1 8.1
2011 Wacken Hymne - Wacken Will Never Die
[Split] 2011
7.0 7.0
2015 Limited Edition 5 Vinyl Set
[Compilation] 2015
9.0 9.0
2015 Exhumation - The Early Years
[Compilation] 2015
7.3 7.3
2016 Let Your Heads Roll - The Very Best Of The Noise Years 1984-1986
[Compilation] 2016
8.0 8.0
2023 The Forgotten Years
[Compilation] 2023
7.7 7.7
2024 The Grave Is Yours
[Single] 2024
7.3 7.3
2024 Hell Is My Purgatory (Hellfire 2024)
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2024 Kingdom Of Skulls
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2024 Killing Is My Pleasure
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2024 The Devil's Serenade
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2025 Hellfire Crusade
[Single] 2025
7.0 7.0
2025 Bark To Hell
[Single] 2025
8.0 8.0

1982 Demo
[Demo] 1982
6.0 6.0
1983 Born Again
[Demo] 1983
1983 Rock From Hell - German Metal Attack
[Split] 1983
6.5 6.5
1985 Metal Attack Vol. 1
[Split] 1985
8.0 8.0
1991 Return Of The Reaper
[Demo] 1991
6.5 6.5
1993 The Best Of The Eighties
[Compilation] 1993
7.8 7.8
1994 Witch Hunter / War Games
[Compilation] 1994
7.5 7.5
1996 Rebellion
[Single] 1996
8.0 8.0
1998 The Battle Of Bannockburn
[Single] 1998
7.0 7.0
1999 Metal Or Die - A Tribute To Accept Vol. 1
[VA] 1999
7.8 7.8
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio
[VA] 1999
9.1 9.1
1999 The Round Table (Forever)
[Single] 1999
8.0 8.0
2001 Burner
[VA] 2001
2002 Tunes Of Wacken
[Live] 2002
8.2 8.2
2002 Tunes Of Wacken
[DVD] 2002
8.0 8.0
2002 A Tribute To The Beast
[VA] 2002
7.7 7.7
2002 Die Definitive Biografie
[Boxset] 2002
2002 The Middle Ages Trilogy
[Boxset] 2002
8.7 8.7
2002 The History: Part One
[Compilation] 2002
8.5 8.5
2002 Masterpieces
[Compilation] 2002
8.4 8.4
2003 Lost Tunes From The Vault
[Compilation] 2003
8.0 8.0
2005 25 To Live
[Live] 2005
8.4 8.4
2005 25 To Live
[DVD] 2005
8.5 8.5
2006 The Grave Digger / Rheingold
[Compilation] 2006
8.0 8.0
2006 Silent Revolution
[Single] 2006
8.0 8.0
2011 The Clans Are Still Marching
[DVD] 2011
8.1 8.1
2011 Wacken Hymne - Wacken Will Never Die
[Split] 2011
7.0 7.0
2015 Limited Edition 5 Vinyl Set
[Compilation] 2015
9.0 9.0
2015 Exhumation - The Early Years
[Compilation] 2015
7.3 7.3
2016 Let Your Heads Roll - The Very Best Of The Noise Years 1984-1986
[Compilation] 2016
8.0 8.0
2023 The Forgotten Years
[Compilation] 2023
7.7 7.7
2024 The Grave Is Yours
[Single] 2024
7.3 7.3
2024 Hell Is My Purgatory (Hellfire 2024)
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2024 Kingdom Of Skulls
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2024 Killing Is My Pleasure
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2024 The Devil's Serenade
[Single] 2024
8.0 8.0
2025 Hellfire Crusade
[Single] 2025
7.0 7.0
2025 Bark To Hell
[Single] 2025
8.0 8.0

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27.04.2026 GRE - Athens
Grave Digger: Southeast Europe Tour 2026
26.04.2026 GRE - Thessaloniki
Grave Digger: Southeast Europe Tour 2026
25.04.2026 GRE - Larissa
Grave Digger: Southeast Europe Tour 2026
24.04.2026 SRB - Belgrade
Grave Digger: Southeast Europe Tour 2026
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23.04.2026 CRO - Zagreb
Grave Digger: Southeast Europe Tour 2026
15.11.2025 BRA - Limeira
Grave Digger: 45th Anniversary Latin America Tour 2025
14.11.2025 BRA - São Paulo
Grave Digger: 45th Anniversary Latin America Tour 2025
12.11.2025 BRA - Curitiba
Grave Digger: 45th Anniversary Latin America Tour 2025
11.11.2025 BRA - Brasília
Grave Digger: 45th Anniversary Latin America Tour 2025
09.11.2025 URU - Montevideo
Grave Digger: 45th Anniversary Latin America Tour 2025

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