12/12/2016 17:02

Grave Digger

Grave Digger: new album 'Healed by Metal' out in January

Classic cuts like 'Headbanging Man' or 'Heavy Metal Breakdown' quickly established Grave Digger as one of Germany's pioneering metal acts in the early 80s – fast forward 36 years since the band's formation, their attitude hasn't changed! Still going strong and belonging to the top of heavy metal, Grave Digger are back with a brand new album, which shows them stronger, heavier and more metal than ever!

Now the band around the reaper unveiled first and hotly anticipated details of their 19th studio album, titled 'Healed by Metal', and which will be coming out January 13rd 2016 on Napalm Records.

Here are your "Ten Commandments of Metal", the tracklist for 'Healed by Metal' will read as follows:
1. Healed by Metal
2. When the Night Falls
3. Lawbreaker
4. Free Forever
5. Call for War
6. Ten Commandments of Metal
7. The Hangman's Eye
8. Kill Ritual
9. Hallelujah
10. Laughing with the Dead

Limited edition digipak edition will include two bonus cuts:
11. Kingdom of the Night
12. Bucket List

The band on 'Healed by Metal': "CALL FOR WAR... A banger in best Grave Digger tradition, simple and energetic – if it catches you once, it won't let go of you any more. Don't try to run and hide... The refrain will haunt you everywhere... There's no escaping. CALL FOR WAR... A statement against war and oppression!!!"

To celebrate their upcoming album live, Grave Digger will be touring in early 2017 (with Mystic Prophecy and Victorius as support bands), catch the pioneers of metal live at the following dates:
13.01.17 DE - Peine /Black Hand Inn
14.01.17 DE - Coesfeld / Fabrik
19.01.17 DE - Berlin / Columbia Theater
20.01.17 DE - Geiselwind / Eventzentrum Music Hall
21.01.17 DE - Glauchau / Alte Spinnerei
22.01.17 DE - Ludwigsburg / Rockfabrik
27.01.17 CH - Pratteln / Z7
28.01.17 AT - Graz / Explosiv
10.02.17 DE - Hamburg / Markthalle
11.02.17 DE - Bochum / Zeche
16.02.17 DE - München / Backstage
17.02.17 DE - Memmingen / Kaminwerk
18.02.17 DE - Andernach / Juz-Live-Club

(source: Napalm Records)