''The Grave Digger'' is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band

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. It is considered the darkest album the band has done, along with 1995's '' Heart of Darkness''. The lyrics are about dark concepts, some are inspired by the works of

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Track listing

All songs are composed and arranged by Boltendahl, Becker and Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl.

Note

The 2006 re-issue by

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includes the 2003 album '' Rheingold''.

Credits

;Band members * Chris Boltendahl - vocals *

Manni Schmidt Manfred "Manni" Schmidt (born 27 November 1964) is a German heavy metal guitarist, best known for having been a member of Grave Digger and Rage. History Born in Andernach, West Germany, Schmidt begun his career starting his own band Facto ...

- guitars *

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- bass * Stefan Arnold - drums * HP Katzenburg - keyboards ;Additional musicians * Olaf Senkbeil - backing Vocals * Hacky Hackmann - backing Vocals ;Production * Britta Kühlmann - recording * Henning Winter - recording * Jens Rosendahl - photography * Markus Mayer - artwork, cover concept, design * Chris Boltendahl - producer, cover concept * Jörg Umbreit - producer, recording, mixing * Manni Schmidt - producer * Vincent Sorg - producer, mixing, mastering {{DEFAULTSORT:Grave Digger Grave Digger (band) albums 2001 albums Nuclear Blast albums Music based on works by Edgar Allan Poe