Grave Digger "Symbol Of Eternity (Digipak, Greece, ROAR!/Rock of Angels Records, ROAR2208DIGI)"

Symbol of Eternity is the twenty-first studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger, released on 26 August 2022 by Napalm Records. The album continues the band's story of the Crusaders, first explored in their 1998 album Knights of the Cross. It is the last album to feature guitarist Axel Ritt as he departed the band on 10 September 2023. He was replaced with former Orden Ogan guitarist Tobias Kersting.

Track listing

1. "The Siege of Akkon" 1:04
2. "Battle Cry" 3:53
3. "Hell Is My Purgatory" 3:52
4. "King of the Kings" 4:44
5. "Symbol of Eternity" 5:19
6. "Saladin" 0:37
7. "Nights of Jerusalem" 4:40
8. "Heart of a Warrior" 3:47
9. "Grace of God" 4:24
10. "Sky of Swords" 4:16
11. "Holy Warfare" 3:44
12. "The Last Crusade" 5:21
13. "Hellas Hellas" (Vasilis Papakonstantinou cover) 3:59

Time:  49:44

Conceptual album based on the Knights Templar, the Crusades and the Holy Grail.

Sequel album to 1998's "Knights of the Cross".

Official video:

- 'Hell Is My Purgatory',

- 'King of the Kings'.

Official lyric video:

- 'Battle Cry'.

The bonus track, "Hellas Hellas", has been a staple in Grave Digger's sets whenever they played Greece, since the 90s. Chris Boltendahl heard it while holidaying in Greece, learned it phonetically, and sang it for their Greek fans. R.D. Liapakis helped Chris with pronunciation for this recorded version.

Recording information:

Mixed and mastered at Graveyard Studios, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany from November 2021 to February 2022.

Guitars, bass, and drums were recorded at Meadow Studios, Babenhausen, Hesse, Germany.

Vocals recorded at Graveyard Studios, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.