Grave Digger - 'Symbol of Eternity' (official album stream)

Full length album νούμερο εικοσιένα για τους Grave Digger. "Symbol of Eternity" ο τίτλος του νέου δισκογραφικού πονήματος των Γερμανών metallers και κυκλοφόρησε στα τελειώματα του καλοκαιριού...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Grave Digger have been an integral part of the German heavy metal scene for over 4 decades. Chris Boltendahl, Axel Ritt, Jens Becker and Marcus Kniep are not only a force to be reckoned with in the live sector, they also regularly deliver high-quality Heavy Metal albums.

On their latest album “Symbol of Eternity” they continue to spin the story of the Crusaders...after having dealt with it once before on the album “Knights of the Cross”, they devote themselves once again to the fabled history of the Templars.

Razor-sharp riffs, opulent choir arrangements and the distinctive voice of Chris Boltendahl are components of Grave Digger’s new work. All the trademarks that have made the band stand out for 4 decades can be heard on the album... an original and hard album is “Symbol of become eternity”.

And yet, next to the merciless riffs, like in the opening headbanger “Battle Cry”, melodic refrains are always in the foreground... hard double bass attacks alternating with mid-tempo songs and the almost doom-like title track will make every headbanger’s heart beat faster.

Grave Digger have never been so varied and are not afraid to think outside the box like on the bonus track “Hellas Hellas” which is a cover of the Greek superstar Vasilis Papakonstantinou in which Chris sings Greek for the first time in his career and the Band was even able to win Vasilis himself for some vocal passages.

Open your ears and eyes when the new album will be in stores worldwide on August 26th, 2022 and you can take another journey into the secret world of the Templars... The king is dead... long live the king!»

Band: Grave Digger
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia
Formed in: 1980
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Horror, War, Mythology, History, Metal, Death
Years active: 1980-1986, 1986-1987 (as Digger), 1988-1991 (as Hawaii), 1991-present

Album: "Symbol of Eternity"
Type: Full length
Release date: August 26th, 2022
Label: Rock of Angels Records

Track listing (CD1):
01. The Siege of Akkon
02. Battle Cry
03. Hell is my Purgatory
04. King of the Kings
05. Symbol of Eternity
06. Saladin
07. Nights of Jerusalem
08. Heart of a Warrior
09. Grace of God
10. Sky of Swords
11. Holy Warfare
12. The Last Crusade
13. Hellas Hellas

Track listing (CD2 Live at Metal Hammer Paradise):
01. The Clansman`s Journey
02. Healed by Metal
03. The clans will rise again
04. Lawbreaker
05. The Roundtable
06. The Curse of Jacques
07. Season of the Witch
08. Excalibur
09. Rebellion
10. Witch Hunter
11. Heavy Metal Breakdown

Band members:
Chris Boltendahl - Vocals
Jens Becker - Bass
Axel "Ironfinger" Ritt - Guitars
Marcus Kniep - Drums, Keyboards

Miscellaneous staff:
Chris Boltendahl - Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Cover concept
Axel "Ironfinger" Ritt - Producer, Recording
Uwe Jarling - Cover art, Artwork v Jens Howorka - Photography
Wanderley Perna - Layout