The Grave Digger is tenth studio album by Grave Digger

Grave Digger (band)

Grave Digger are a German heavy metal/power metal band formed in 1980. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s.-Band history:...

. 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

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...

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Track listing

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

1. "Son of Evil" - 5:04
2. "The Grave Digger" - 5:06
3. "Raven" (based on "The Raven
   The Raven
   "The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow descent into madness...
   
   ") - 4:34
4. "Scythe of Time" (based on "A Predicament
   A Predicament (short story)
   "A Predicament" is a humorous short story by Edgar Allan Poe, usually combined with its companion piece "How to Write a Blackwood Article." It was originally titled "The Scythe of Time".-Plot summary:...
   
   ") - 5:14
5. "Spirits of the Dead" (based on "Spirits of the Dead") - 3:56
6. "The House" (based on "The Fall of the House of Usher
   The Fall of the House of Usher
   "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in September 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. It was slightly revised in 1840 for the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque...
   
   ") - 5:42
7. "King Pest" (based on "King Pest") - 4:08
8. "Sacred Fire" - 4:11
9. "Funeral Procession" - 5:45
10. "Haunted Palace" (based on "The Haunted Palace
    The Haunted Palace (poem)
    "The Haunted Palace" is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The 48-line poem was first released in the April 1839 issue of Nathan Brooks' American Museum magazine...
    
    ") - 4:14
11. "Silence - 7:15

This album is also released as a picture vinyl which includes these bonus tracks:

• "Starlight" (Accept
  Accept
  Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
  
   cover)
• "Running Free
  Running Free
  "Running Free" was the first single released by Iron Maiden, released on 8 February 1980 on the 7" 45 rpm vinyl record format. It was written by Steve Harris and Paul Di'Anno...
  
  " (Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden
  Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
  
   cover)

And as a DigiPack-version, which includes this bonus track:

• "Black Cat" (based on "The Black Cat
  The Black Cat (short story)
  "The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"...
  
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Album line-up

• Chris Boltendahl - Vocals
• Manni Schmidt - Guitars
• Jens Becker - Bass
• Stefan Arnold - Drums
• HP Katzenburg - Keyboards