| Darksage | Дата: Среда, 18.07.2018, 10:35 | Сообщение # 26 |
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| Цитата Группа образована в Гладбеке (Германия) в 1980 году. В первом составе группы были вокалист и гитарист Петер Массон, бас-гитарист Крис Болтендаль (Chris Boltendahl) и ударник Лутц Шмельцер. Вскоре место у микрофона занял Крис, чей вокал стал «визитной карточкой» группы. Впервые творчество группы было выпущено в 1983 году — песня «Violence» попала в сборник «Rock From Hell». В 1984 вышел первый альбом группы «Heavy Metal Breakdown». После выпуска альбомов «Witch Hunter» и «War Games» Петер Массон ушел из группы. Его место занял Уве Лулис.
В 1986 году группа сменила имя на «Digger». Под этим названием выпущен альбом «Stronger Than Ever», по стилю отличавшийся от музыки «Grave Digger». Альбом не имел успеха и в 1987 году группа распалась[1][2].
В 1991 году Болтендаль начал возрождение «Grave Digger». В состав возрожденной группы вошли гитарист Уве Лулис, бас-гитарист Томи Готтлих (Tomi Göttlich)(экс-Asgard, Rebellion) и ударник Питер Брейтенбах. В 1993 году вышел альбом «The Reaper». В 1994 году Брейтенбаха заменил Йорг Михаэль (Jörg Michael), но следующий альбом «Symphony Of Death» записан уже с ударником Франком Ульрихом. Вскоре ушел и он, на его место пришел Штефан Арнольд. В 1996 году Grave Digger записали концептуальный альбом «Tunes Of War», который посвятили славному прошлому Шотландии.
В 1998 году записан концептуальный альбом «Knights Of The Cross», тематика которого относится к Крестовым походам и Ордену Тамплиеров[4]. В альбоме на бас-гитаре играл новый бас-гитарист — Йенс Беккер (Jens Becker)(экс-Running Wild и X-Wild). Финальной частью трилогии концептуальных альбомов стал «Excalibur» (1999), который посвящён рыцарям Круглого стола и Артуровским мифам.
В конце 2000 года группу покинул Уве Лулис, его заменил Манни Шмидт (Manni Schmidt)(экс-Rage).
С новым гитаристом группа записывает мощнейший альбом "The Grave Digger" который Крис считает лучшим в дискографии коллектива.
Следующий номерной альбом «Rheingold» основан на немецком фольклоре, в частности на саге Рихарда Вагнера «Кольцо нибелунга». Следующий альбом «The Last Supper» выпущен в январе 2005 года. После него группа отметила своё 25-летие, записав живой концерт на DVD «25 To Live».
В январе 2007 года выходит новый, вновь концептуальный альбом «Liberty or death», посвященный террору, тиранам и борьбе с ними. Весной того же года группа дала три концерта в России в рамках тура в поддержку альбома. В 2008 году, во время записи нового альбома, в составе впервые появился второй гитарист. Им стал Тило Херманн (Thilo Hermann)(экс-Running Wild), старый приятель Мани Шмидта.
В январе 2009 выходит новый альбом «Ballads Of A Hangman». Как рассказывал Крис, на создании концепции альбома его подтолкнула книжка со стишками про смерть, подаренная его женой. Во время тура в поддержку альбома из группы уходит Тило Херманн. Три концерта в России были отыграны уже в одну гитару. Летом 2009 года было анонсировано выступление на фестивале «ПроРок» на Украине. Однако шоу так и не состоялось из-за отмены второго дня фестиваля. В октябре того же года из-за разногласий группу покидает Манни Шмидт. Замена ему была найдена в лице старого знакомого Криса, гитариста Акселя Ритта (Axel Ritt).
В 2010 году группе исполняется 30 лет. К этой дате было приурочено грандиозное выступление на «Wacken Open Air». 1 октября выходит новый альбом «The Clans Will Rise Again», в котором «могилокопатели» вновь возвратились к славному прошлому Шотландии. В рамках тура в поддержку альбома группа дала несколько концертов в России и Беларуси. 7 марта состоялся выход юбилейного DVD «The Clans Are Still Marching», съемки которого прошли на фестивале Wacken Open Air. В качестве специальных гостей на сцене засветились Van Canto, Ханси Кюрш и Доро.
Цитата After various appearances at small festivals, the band recorded two songs for the compilation album Rock from Hell in 1983. A year later, Grave Digger, now comprising Chris Boltendahl (vocals), Peter Masson (guitar), Willi Lackmann (bass) and Albert Eckardt (drums), released their debut album Heavy Metal Breakdown.
In 1985, with Lackmann having left the band, they recorded and released their second album Witch Hunter. Only after the album was completed, a replacement on bass was found in the form of C.F. Brank. Further festival appearances followed, a tour with Helloween as special guest and, finally, their third album War Games in January 1986. To promote this album, a triple headline tour with Celtic Frost and Helloween followed. Thereafter, Peter Masson gave way to Uwe Lulis; in 1987 the band's name was changed to Digger, the name under which they released the album Stronger Than Ever. This album hardly had anything in common with the earlier music of Grave Digger. It was more an attempt to reach the masses with mainstream rock like that of Bon Jovi or Van Halen. The album flopped, as it was not accepted by fans or the masses. As a result, Boltendahl declared at the end of 1987, the breakup of the band.
In 1991, the band was partially reformed. Boltendahl and Lulis, along with two newcomers, Tomi Göttlich and Jörg Michael, who had been the drummer for Rage and Running Wild, released a comeback record called The Reaper in 1993. This album was a return to the true roots of Grave Digger. In the same year, the album The Best of the Eighties was released. It represented a quasi Best-of-Album of their earlier songs.
An EP titled Symphony of Death followed in 1994. In the interim, Grave Digger, now with a new drummer, Frank Ullrich, toured Germany, playing as the warm-up act for Manowar. In 1995, the album Heart of Darkness appeared. It was a very dark album with many influences from the early works of Annihilator.
In 1996, Stefan Arnold became the band's new drummer. This year also marked the release of the concept album Tunes of War, which dealt with the history of Scotland. This album was the first part of the Middle Ages Trilogy. The second album, Knights of the Cross, with Jens Becker as bass guitarist, was released in 1998 and was about the rise and fall of the Knights Templar. The final part of the trilogy finished in 1999 with Excalibur. This album explored the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Shortly after, a tour soon followed through with keyboardist Hans-Peter Katzenburg, who later became a permanent band member.
In 2000, Grave Digger celebrated their 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, they performed at a sell-out concert at the Zeche in Bochum. Many of the band's most popular songs were played alongside other less well-known ones. There were also a number of different supporting acts appearing with Grave Digger. This concert also marked a defining chapter in the band's history, as Uwe Lulis left a short while before the concert because of personal and business reasons. Lulis finally called his new band Rebellion.
A replacement, in the form of the ex-Rage guitarist, Manni Schmidt, was found. Along with him and the new record label Nuclear Blast, the album The Grave Digger, appeared in 2001. The works of Edgar Allan Poe served as an inspiration for the lyrics of the new album. Their first live album, Tunes of Wacken, appeared in 2002. This was coupled with the release of their first DVD, Wacken Open Air. In 2003, a further concept album, Rheingold, was released on 26 May,which centered on the opera Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner. They embarked on a tour supporting the album into early 2004.
After the successful Rheingold Tour, the band recorded another album, The Last Supper, which was released on 17 January 2005. The artwork was first revealed in November 2004 which received positive feedback. A number of fans were disappointed by the artwork because of the motive. The band issued a statement saying that the cover isn't a message of the Devil and not against Christians, but a representation of a depressive Jesus Christ at his last days before his death.Unlike their previous albums, The Last Supper was not a concept album, despite several songs about the last days of Jesus. A few journalists described the album as the best since Tunes of War or Heavy Metal Breakdown. According to the band, it contains "more metal, more passion and more power" than the group's previous efforts. Less than a month later, the band began a tour with Stormhammer and Astral Doors in Andernach, the birthplace of Manni Schmidt.
October 2005 saw the release of a live DVD titled 25 to Live, which was recorded live in São Paulo, commemorating the band's 25th anniversary.
In December 2006, a number of release parties was announced for the band's follow-up album, Liberty or Death, which was released on 12 January 2007. A Double-Headline Tour together with Therion followed, beginning 17 January 2007 in Essen.
In late February 2008, Grave Digger began writing new material. In mid-August, they entered Principal studios with additional guitarist Thilo Hermann to record their 13th studio album entitled Ballads of a Hangman, which was released on 9 January 2009 under their new label Napalm Records. It was their first album with twin guitars.
In February 2009, the band parted ways with Thilo Hermann due to the built up excitement of a second guitarist and with the free space on stage and musical aspects that was observed by every old band member independently. In early October, Manni Schmidt left the band due to ongoing disagreements with Chris Boltendahl. An old friend of the band, guitarist Axel Ritt from the band Domain, was chosen as a temporary replacement for Schmidt to play out the remaining tour dates. On 12 January 2010, it was officially announced that he was now an official full-time member of Grave Digger.
From mid-May to mid-July 2010, the band finished recording their new album The Clans Will Rise Again, which was released in Europe on 1 October with a North American release following soon after. The album is a loose sequel of the Tunes of War album, but this time it is not a concept album about the Scottish history. It's more of a work about Scotland, its mysticism and its people. On 11 September, Grave Digger released a video for "Highland Farewell", the fourth track appearing on the album.
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.
In February 2014, the band began recording their next album which would be titled Return of the Reaper. On 20 March, the band revealed the artwork followed by the track listing on 23 April. It was released on 11 July. In mid-November, keyboard player Hans Peter Katzenburg left the band in order to spend more time on outside projects. He was replaced by Marcus Kniep, who would continue performing as The Reaper.
In October 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.
In June 2016, Grave Digger entered the studio to begin working on their next album entitled Healed by Metal, which was released on 13 January 2017. They embarked on a tour with Blind Guardian as the support act on their second leg North American tour supporting the album Beyond the Red Mirror.
In March 2018, the band returned to the studio to record their nineteenth album The Living Dead, which will be released on 14 September 2018, with a European tour taking place in January 2019. On 25 June 2018, longtime drummer Stefan Arnold departed the band and was replaced by keyboardist Marcus Kniep, thus returning Grave Digger as a quartet since 1996
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| Grave Digger - The Living Dead 2018  Artist: Grave Digger Album: The Living Dead Year: 2018 Genre | Style: Heavy Metal Country: Germany Label & Catalog Number: Napalm Records (NPR 804 DP) Codec & Type: FLAC (image+.cue+log) Running Time: 45:38 File Size: 371 Mb Tracklist:01. Fear Of The Living Dead 02. Blade Of The Immortal 03. When Death Passes By 04. Shadow Of The Warrior 05. The Power Of Metal 06. Hymn Of The Damned 07. What War Left Behind 08. Fist In Your Face 09. Insane Pain 10. Zombie Dance 11. Glory Or Grave {Bonus Track}  Line-Up & Credits:Chris Boltendahl - Vocals Axel Ritt - Guitars Marcus Kniep - Keyboards Jens Becker - Bass Stefan Arnold - Drums ***************************** Produced: Chris Boltendahl, Axel Ritt & Jörg Umbreit Recorded, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered: Jörg Umbreit at Principal Studios, Senden/Münster, Germany Guitars Recorded: Axel Ritt at Meadow Studios, Weiterstadt, Germany Cover Art: Gyula Havancsák Доступно только для пользователейDownload From: Доступно только для пользователей
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| Snaggletooth | Дата: Четверг, 28.05.2020, 14:49 | Сообщение # 30 |
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