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Chris Boltendahl
Grave Digger is a German heavy metal band that was first formed in 1980 by Chris Boltendahl and Peter Masson. Emerging from the early-to-mid 1980s heavy metal scene of their native country, Grave Digger has been referred to as one of the so-called "big four" of German power metal, along with Helloween, Rage and Running Wild. Band history Early years and split (1980–1987) After various appearances at small festivals, the band recorded two songs for the compilation album ''Rock from Hell'' in 1983. A year later, Grave Digger, now comprising Chris Boltendahl (vocals), Peter Masson (guitar), Willi Lackmann (bass) and Albert Eckardt (drums), released their debut album ''Heavy Metal Breakdown''. In 1985, with Lackmann having left the band, they recorded and released their second album '' Witch Hunter''. Only after the album was completed, a replacement on bass was found in the form of C.F. Brank. Further festival appearances followed, a tour with Helloween as special guest an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalcamp
Metaldays is a heavy metal music festival held annually in Tolmin, Slovenia, since 2004. The festival has been more popular every year with more media coverage and in order to not let it grow too big, in 2010 the tickets were limited to 12,000. The festival was organized by Austrian promoter Rock the Nation and Slovenian Master of Metal (MOM d.o.o.). 2012 was the last year when the name METALCAMP was used. Since 2013 the festival is called METALDAYS. The venue is the same, but the organizer has changed. Metaldays is organized by Slovenian promoter MIFI d.o.o. Location The festival is located at Sotočje, Tolmin, Slovenia, which lies in-between the two mountain rivers called Tolminka and Soča. METALDAYS has two festival-reserved beaches and a camping area. Lineups The lineups for each year are the following: 2004 When: 20–21 August 2004 Lineup: Danzig, Apocalyptica, Hypocrisy, Sentenced, Primal Fear, Katatonia, Dew-Scented, Dead Soul Tribe, Fleshcrawl, Mnemic, Prospe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thilo Hermann
Thilo Herrmann (born 19 September 1964 in Mühlhausen, East Germany) is a German heavy metal guitarist and songwriter who worked with Grave Digger from 2008-2009. History Prior to joining his latest band Grave Digger in 2007, Herrmann has played with a lot of other different kinds of metal bands. One of the first bigger bands he played with in his career was the heavy metal/hard rock band Faithful Breath (earlier a progressive rock band), which he joined in 1985. That band changed their name to Risk some years after he joined the band. He did not record anything on their first album as Risk, which is called ''The Daily Horror News''. He did come back however in 1989, and during this time in the band he recorded one EP and two albums and then left them again. In 1994 Thilo was recruited as guitarist for the famous German heavy metal band Running Wild, where he played on their album ''Black Hand Inn,'' as well as three other albums. He left the band in 2001 about a year after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilator (band)
Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band founded in Ottawa in 1984. It is the highest-selling Canadian thrash metal group in history, having sold more than three million albums worldwide, although most sales have been generated outside of Canada. Along with Sacrifice, Voivod and Razor, Annihilator is known as one of the "big four" of Canadian thrash metal. They are also considered to be part of the "second wave" of thrash metal bands from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Annihilator has released seventeen studio albums and undergone many line-up changes. Waters is the only remaining original member, and assembles touring or session musicians to perform with him. Annihilator's first two studio albums, ''Alice in Hell'' (1989) and ''Never, Neverland'' (1990), are considered to be influential Canadian heavy metal records. Many of their later albums — including their third, and only major-label album '' Set the World on Fire'' (1993) — also received praise from critics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of Darkness (Grave Digger Album)
''Heart of Darkness'' 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 novella ''Heart of Darkness''. music videowas 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. The limited edition release is limited to 6,666 copies. Credits ;Band members * Chris Boltendahl - vocals * Uwe Lulis - guitars * Tomi Göttlich - bass * Frank Ullrich - drums ;Additional musicians * Peter Diersmann - backing vocals * Michael Seifert - backing vocals * Rudy Kronenberger - keyboards * Konzertchor Koln - choir on "Heart of Darkness" ;Production * Mathias Bothor - photography * Marc Manthey - engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manowar (band)
Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology and Greco-Roman mythology), as well as numerous songs celebrating the genre and its core audience. The band is also known for a loud and emphatic sound. In an interview for MTV in February 2007, bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras... so it's nice to be one of the few bands that's actually doing that". In 1984, the band was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for delivering the loudest performance, a record which they have since broken on two occasions. They also hold the world record for the longest heavy metal concert after playing for five hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria (at Kavarna Rock Fest) in 2008. They also have been known for their slogan "Death t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony Of Death
''Symphony of Death '' is an EP released by Grave Digger. Track listing # "Intro" # "Symphony of Death" # "Back to the Roots" # "House of Horror" # "Shout it Out" # "World of Fools" # "Wild and Dangerous" Japanese Bonus Track 8. "Sin City (AC/DC Cover)" Credits *Chris Boltendahl - Vocals *Uwe Lulis - Guitars * Thomas Göttlich - Bass *Jörg Michael Jörg Michael (born 27 March 1963) is a German drummer who is known for playing with numerous groups, including the power metal band Stratovarius, with whom he played from 1995 to 2011. He has also been a member of Mekong Delta, Rage, and many ... - Drums, percussion References {{Authority control Grave Digger (band) EPs 1994 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of The Eighties
''The Best of the Eighties'' is a compilation album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger A gravedigger is a cemetery worker who is responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service. Description If the grave is in a cemetery on the property of a church or other religious organization (part of, or called, a churchyard), ... released in 1993. It consists of tracks from their first three albums from the 1980s, disregarding their fourth record " Stronger Than Ever," as well as a few rare tracks. Track listing {{DEFAULTSORT:Best of the Eighties, The 1993 greatest hits albums Grave Digger (band) albums Noise Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reaper (Grave Digger Album)
''The Reaper'' is the fifth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It was released on 2 November 1993 via the label GUN Records. This was the band's return after a long hiatus, released seven years after their previous album '' Stronger Than Ever''. Background A new line-up was formed except for the band leader, Chris Boltendahl and guitar player Uwe Lulis. The latter had convinced Boltendahl to release a new album in the first place, which was why he later on tried to get the name Grave Digger when he parted from the rest of the band (after the release of Excalibur). In this album there was a change towards darker lyrics and faster songs, as well as the start of the trend of featuring the Grim Reaper on the cover. The album cover image itself is a ''"Dance of Death"'' woodcut by 19th century German artist Alfred Rethel. Much of the material was written in the late 1980s, during Boltendahl's short-lived project, Hawaii. Track listing All songs written and arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stronger Than Ever (album)
''Stronger Than Ever'' is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. However, they changed their name to just "Digger" for this release. Retrospect Records, a little-known record label, very briefly issued a re-release of the album on CD in 2005. The CD was released with presumably no involvement from the band and is considered a bootleg. The CD is no longer available and the only official versions of the album that were released by the band are the vinyl and cassette versions. To this day it remains the only album in Grave Digger's catalog to not receive an official CD release. "Shadows of the Past" borrows two lyrical lines from "Yesterday", a song released on their 1984 album ''Heavy Metal Breakdown''. Track listing Notes * The 1987 cassette release contains an exclusive untitled intro before "Shadows of the Past", which is not listed * The track listing is erroneously printed on the back cover as: * Stand Up and Rock * Wanna Get Close * Lay It On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost () was a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich. They are known for their strong influence on the development of extreme metalBukszpan, Daniel. ''The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal''. Barnes & Noble Publishing, 2003. p.43 and avant-garde metal.Wagner, Jeff. '' Mean Deviation''. Bazillion Points Books, 2010. pp.116-124 In May 1984, extreme metal band Hellhammer dissolved, but two of the members of that band, guitarist/vocalist Thomas Gabriel Fischer (under the new stage name "Tom Warrior") and bassist Martin Eric Ain, went on to form Celtic Frost in June and release their debut, ''Morbid Tales'', by November of that same year. This was followed by '' To Mega Therion'' (1985) and the highly experimental ''Into the Pandemonium'' (1987), all of which were widely praised. Celtic Frost's next album '' Cold Lake'' (1988) saw a new lineup and a radical change of style, which was widely derided. After the release of ''Vanity/Nemesis'' (1990), the group disbanded. It re-formed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Games (Grave Digger Album)
''War Games'' is the third studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger, released on 1 February 1986 through Noise Records. The official lyrics of the album have only been released with the 1994 Japanese re-release. Track listing Lineup * Chris Boltendahl –vocals * Peter Masson – guitar * C. F. Frank – bass * Albert Eckhardt – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... ;Additional musician *Michael "Flexig" Flechsig – backing vocals ;Production *Chris Boltendahl – producer, cover concept *Jan Němec – producer, engineering, mixing, mastering *Karl-U. Walterbach – executive producer References * 1986 albums Grave Digger (band) albums Noise Records albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witch Hunter (album)
''Witch Hunter'' is the second studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It was released on 10 May 1985 via Noise Records. The song "School's Out" is an Alice Cooper cover that was originally released on the '' School's Out'' album. Track listing All songs composed and arranged by Grave Digger, except where indicated. Lyrics written by Grave Digger except where noted Notes *The 1985 releases from Banzai Records and Megaforce Records and the 1987 Brown Back Cover Press release from Brazilian-based record label Woodstock Discos, contain the four tracks "Don't Kill the Children", "Shine On", "Shoot Her Down" and "Storming the Brain", excludes "Love Is a Game" *"Don't Kill the Children" features an extended, choral intro not present on the version featured on the 1994 Japanese re-issue of ''Heavy Metal Breakdown''. This is considered the original version of the song * The 1994 Japanese re-issue contains the 1986 album ''War Games'' Line up *Chris Boltendahl – b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
