Grave Digger "Tunes Of War (Digipak, Germany, GUN Records, GUN 146)"

Tunes of War is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It is a concept about the Scottish struggles for independence from England, from the medieval conflicts between its clans in the 11th century through to the Jacobite rebellion of the 18th. This is the first album to feature drummer Stefan Arnold, and the last album to feature bassist Tomi Göttlich.

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.

1. "The Brave" (Intro) 2:24
2. "Scotland United" 4:35
3. "The Dark of the Sun" 4:32
4. "William Wallace (Braveheart)" 5:01
5. "The Bruce" 6:57
6. "The Battle of Flodden" 4:04
7. "The Ballad of Mary (Queen of Scots)" 5:00
8. "The Truth" 3:50
9. "Cry for Freedom (James the VI)" 3:16
10. "Killing Time" 2:52
11. "Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching)" 4:05
12. "Culloden Muir" 4:05
13. "The Fall of the Brave" (Outro) 1:58
14. "Heavy Metal Breakdown" (Re-recorded version) 4:31
15. "Witchhunter" (Re-recorded version) 3:14
16. "Headbanging Man" (Re-recorded version) 3:55

Total length: 1:04:19

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed in May 1996 at Principal Studios in Senden, Münster, Germany.

The bonus tracks are re-recordings of some of Grave Digger's earliest material.

Chris Boltendahl - producer

Uwe Lulis - producer

Suno Fabitch - mixing, engineering

John Cremer - mastering

Andreas Schöwe - photography

Andreas Marschall - cover art

Ines Phillip - photography