''Return of the Reaper'' is the 17th album by German heavy metal band

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, released on 11 July 2014 via

Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg. The label later ...

. It is the final album to feature H.P. Katzenburg on keyboards. The album cover was created by Gyula Havancsák of Hjules Illustration and Design, who has been responsible for all of the band's artworks since 2005's ''

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''. When given a description about the album, vocalist Chris Boltendahl cites the album stylistically reminiscent of ''

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'', '' Witch Hunter'' and '' The Reaper''.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

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-c ...

- vocals * Axel Ritt - guitars *

Jens Becker Jens Becker (born 24 May 1965) is a German heavy metal bass guitarist who currently performs with Grave Digger. History Becker was born in Fürth. His first major band was Running Wild, which he joined in 1987. He stayed with them for four ...

- bass * Stefan Arnold - drums * H.P. Katzenburg - keyboards ;Production * Gyula Havancsák - cover art

References

{{Authority control Grave Digger (band) albums 2014 albums Napalm Records albums