Cries from the Quiet World

miércoles, 29 de julio de 2020

Grave Digger "Exhumation - The Early Years (Unofficial Release, Russia, Napalm Records, NPR 626)"

In October 23rd, 2015, Exhumation – The Early Years was released, which contains re-recorded versions of the band's "absolute classics with a dynamic and powerful sound of 2015," according to a press release.

Track list:

Headbanging Man 03:30
Fire in Your Eyes 03:22
Witch Hunter 03:16
Shoot Her Down 03:30
Stand Up and Rock 03:07
Heavy Metal Breakdown 03:49
Enola Gay - Drop the Bomb 03:35
Get Away 03:03
We Wanna Rock You 04:13
Playing Fools 03:50
Here I Stand 04:43
Tyrant 03:28
Paradise 03:48
My Private Morning Hell 03:18
Young and Dangerous 04:32

Total time: 55:04

Released in a jewel case with transparent tray, a 12-page booklet.

Tracks 1 to 13 are re-recordings.

Video was made for 'Heavy Metal Breakdown'.

Recording information:

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Principal Studios, Senden/Münster, Germany, from April till June 2015.

Guitars recorded at Meadow Studios, Weiterstadt, Germany.

Grave Digger "Home At Last (EP & Video, Austria, Napalm Records, NPR 443)"

On 27 July 2012, the band released a new EP entitled Home at Last with Clash of the Gods following on 31 August 2012. They performed a handful of shows in the UK and Europe from early to late 2012 and then toured throughout 2013 in Europe and a few shows in Brazil in support of the album.

Track list:

Home at Last 04:02
Rage of the Savage Beast (non-album track) 04:09
Metal Will Never Die (non-album track) 03:41
Ballad of a Hangman (live Wacken 2010) 04:40
Excalibur (live Wacken 2010) 05:06
Heavy Metal Breakdown (live Wacken 2010) 07:21

Track list: 28:59

The song "Metal Will Never Die" was originally titled "Wacken Will Never Die".

Recording information:

Recorded, mixed and mastered from March to May, 2012 at Principal Studios in Senden, Münster, Germany.

Guitars recorded at Meadow Studios in Weiterstadt, Germany.

Tracks 4-6 recorded live at Wacken Open Air 2010.

Grave Digger "Clash Of The Gods (Limited Edition Digipak, Austria, Napalm Records, NPR 449)"

Clash of the Gods is the 16th album from German heavy metal band Grave Digger, which was released on 31 August 2012 via Napalm Records.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Chris Boltendahl

"Charon (Fährmann des Todes)" (Intro) 2:19
"God of Terror" 4:19
"Hell Dog" 4:28
"Medusa" 5:39
"Clash of the Gods" 4:53
"Death Angel and the Grave Digger" 4:22
"Walls of Sorrow" 4:43
"Call of the Sirens" 5:30
"Warriors Revenge" 4:00
"....With the Wind" (Intro) 0:48
"Home at Last" 3:57

European Limited Edition Bonus Track

"Saints of the Broken Souls" 5:26
"Zurück Nach Haus" ("Home At Last" German Version) 4:01

Total length: 51:85

The Japanese, Russian and Brazilian editions contain the Home At Last EP

Track 1 translates to "Charon (Ferryman of Death)."

A music video was made for the song "Home at Last".

Recording information:

Recorded, mixed and mastered from March to May, 2012 at Principal Studios in Senden, Münster, Germany.

Guitars recorded at Meadow Recording Studios in Weiterstadt, Germany.

Jens Howorka - Photography

Gyula Havancsák - Cover art, Artwork

Jörg Umbreit - Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering

Axel Ritt - Producer, Engineering

Chris Boltendahl - Producer, Cover concept

Loreley von Rhein - Art model ("Death Angel")

Grave Digger "The Grave Digger (Russia, Irond Records, IROND CD 01-129)"

The Grave Digger is the tenth studio album by Grave Digger. This is the darkest album Grave Digger has done, along with 1995's Heart of Darkness. The lyrics are about dark concepts, some are inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Track listing

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