''Tunes of War'' is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal band
Grave Digger
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Description
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. It is a
concept
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about the Scottish struggles for independence from England, from the medieval conflicts between its clans in the 11th century through to the
Jacobite rebellion
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of the 18th.
It is the first album in Grave Digger's trilogy of medievally inspired concept albums which was continued by
''Knights of the Cross'' (1998) and concluding with
''Excalibur'' (1999).
Track listing
All songs composed & arranged by Grave Digger.
Credits
* Chris Boltendahl - vocals
*
Uwe Lulis
Uwe Lulis (born 6 December 1965) is a German guitarist. He is the key member and producer of heavy metal band Rebellion since 2000 and is currently one of three guitarists of German band Accept. He also played guitar in Grave Digger for about 13 ...
- guitars
* Tomi Göttlich - bass
* Stefan Arnold - drums
;Additional Musicians
*
Hansi Kürsch
Hans Jürgen "Hansi" Kürsch (born 10 August 1966) is a German singer, songwriter and former bass guitarist, best known as a member of the power metal band Blind Guardian. One of the founders of the band, he has been its lead vocalist since its ...
- backing vocals
* Scott Cochrane - bagpipes
* Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
;Production
* Chris Boltendahl - producer
* Uwe Lulis - producer
* Suno Fabitch - mixing, engineering
* John Cremer - mastering
* Andreas Schöwe - photography
* Andreas Marschall - cover art
* Ines Phillip - photography
References
Grave Digger (band) albums
1996 albums
GUN Records albums
Concept albums
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