Grave Digger completes recording new album
After 14 days of "recording madness," German power metallers Grave Digger have finished tracking their new album, "Ballads Of A Hangman", for a January 9, 2009 release via Austria's Napalm Records. An as-yet-untitled mini-CD will precede the album on November 28, 2008. The group promises that the new recordings will contain "120% metal." Grave Digger frontman Chris Boltendahl previously stated about the band's decision to sign with Napalm, "We have observed the excellent work of the label in the past few years. Napalm did see the writings on the wall and is one of the leading companies, for example, in online promotion and marketing. They elevated older bands like Atrocity to new heights and established newcomers like Alestorm. Thus, we are convinced that Napalm will bring out the best in us, and in return we will deliver a masterpiece of German true metal. A storm is coming, the sea is rough, the coxswains are the veterans, only the ship is new and manned by an excellent crew who know their craft."
The band will hit the road again in January 2009, with Alestorm as direct support.
Grave Digger's latest album, "Liberty or Death", entered the German Media Control chart in January 2007 at position No. 30. This is the second highest chart entry in Grave Digger's history.
"Liberty or Death" was released in North America on January 30, 2007 via Locomotive Records. An e-card for Grave Digger's maxi-single "Yesterday", which was released on October 10, 2006, is available at this location.
Grave Digger performing live at Citibank Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil - August 2, 2008: