Grave Digger discography (main) The Living Dead (2018) Grave Digger discography (all) The Living Dead (2018) Fields of Blood Grave Digger. Released 29 May 2020 on Napalm. Because as long as we can’t play live, we are writing new songs and preparing for a new album during this crisis. GRAVE DIGGER have marked their fortieth anniversary with the release of their twentieth studio album Fields of Blood.Fields of Blood is a concept album that focuses on the history of Scotland and its struggle for independence.. More or less, this sounds like a production, but we use it as a pre-production. Since Grave Digger is celebrating its 40th anniversary, will this new album have a special place in the band’s and your fans’ hearts?I think that I understand the Scottish history now and its complete wideness and everything. That is the reason why I’m really proud of the new album, because I could put my heart and my soul into this album because this history is a part of mine. Genres: Power Metal, Heavy Metal. I think the sound of the new album is not old-fashioned, but that is the reason why I contacted Alex to do something that also could be painted in the 80s. You have to be there. Then we remembered the band called Battle Beast that we toured with a couple of times playing festivals, and they have a really cool song already out called “Black Ninja.” And that is something I like and the voice of Noora is really outstanding, so we contacted her and asked if she wanted to be on the new record singing a ballad with me. The recent output of Grave Digger to be totally honest left a lot to be desired. And he day dreams when he’s sitting around sleeping in the museum, that he’s moving back in his own history, a thousand years back, when everything started with Scotland. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. What have you been up to lately?We are waiting, sitting around, and hoping not to catch the virus. Obviously, the coronavirus has put a damper on the band’s touring plans. Lions of the Sea 04. The Clansman’s Journey sets the scene with an instrumental track. We do it with a lot of passion and we can’t stop. King Edward VII, (1841–1910); King Edward VIII, (1894–1972); Daniel Laidlaw, (1875–1950), VC Piper to the Kings Own Scottish Borderers who received the Victoria Cross during World War I, the highest award for gallantry that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces; Bulgarian gaidars. The best bagpipes song is It’s A Long Way To The Top by AC/DC. So, we’ll release a new album definitely next year or in the middle of or after the summer. ... Talking of strange and intriguing Fields of Blood starts off with bagpipes. This tune can be heard being played on bagpipe during the funeral ceremony in the popular movie The Departed, as well as being the ringtone for character Frank Costello in his final scene of the film. But in the end, we wanted to sound a little bit more fresh. It has a lot of details, good atmosphere, it’s a good handcraft. I thought for this album we needed something different. That it is not the kind of history lesson where there is another point of view. The bagpipes play a big part in this album, and it’s an instrument that wouldn’t normally be associated with heavy metal. It’s a little bit more of a personal point of view. Sunday, 11 December 2011 Share. Excalibur is a good album, but when judged against both it's younger and elder siblings it becomes something of a disappointment. What’s your fascination with the history of this country?I always was interested in history, especially the history of Britain and Scotland. Rheingold is based on Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung. A lot of bagpipes, which actually sounds really cool in power metal. So, I think it’s better now to release it. And if you do what you love, it’s not a kind of job or something. Grave Digger – “Fields Of Blood” (Napalm Records) Battle Helm Rating ‘…we did it again and put on the kilts…’ says founder vocalist Chris Boltendahl when asked how he would be celebrating Grave Digger’s 40th anniversary. And I think he did a really good job on it. cool or what? Fields of Blood is the end of the Scottish Highlands trilogy. We don’t have the mentality to sit around here waiting for somebody to send us some money! We are in the middle of thinking about a new album. But meanwhile, we’re doing a lot of promotion for the new album, waiting for better times. And she said, “Yes, cool, let’s do it.”. The kilts are back on! Oh man! Every track on Fields of Blood boasts all of the Grave Digger-isms fans have come to know and love, and is the ultimate way to celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary. The Clans Will Rise Again is about Scotland in general. You mentioned how loud it was in the studio with the bagpipes. Music by Boltendahl and Lulis except where noted We created Fields of Blood, and the title track is the last song we ever wrote about Scottish history. Official music video of the stand out track from the 1996 album Tunes Of War.Lyrics:The clans are marching against the law Bagpipers play the tunes of war Death or glory I will find Rebellion on my mind Rumors know that rebellion will break out Bonnie Prince Charles is in the highlands To claim his crown no doubt He raised his Standart at Glenfinnen Calling to our pride The Jacobites are gathering I'll be at their side Armed and ready stand My rights I must defend Steel is in my hand The clans are marching against the law Bagpipers play the tunes of war Death or glory I will find Rebellion on my mind The town of Edinburgh fell soon in our hands Defeated the English at the Battle of Prestopans Armed and ready stand My rights I must defend Steel is in my hand The clans are marching against the law Bagpipers play the tunes of war Death or glory I will find Rebellion on my mind Type: Full-length Release date: ... Bagpipes : Florian Bohm: Bagpipes, Uilleann Pipes : Andreas von Lippinski: Vocals (backing) Hacky Hackmann: Vocals (backing) Miscellaneous staff German heavy metal band Grave Digger have a version of "Scotland the Brave" as … And then with the pre-production, we go into the studio and record it in a more professional way with a big studio and a good engineer. also listen to 'The Brave(intro to Tunes of War) and bow in awe before the might of HEAVY METAL !! That’s the most important thing. We can’t stop it. We’ve practiced this since 1995 in the same studio and one hand knows what the other hand has to do. We wrote the songs for the bagpipes more or less, because that was the target, that we use more bagpipes than on the older Scotland records, because this is the main instrument of the Scottish people and also a very important music instrument of the Scottish history. But this time it was different songwriting. Grave Digger is a Heavy Metal/Power Metal band from Germany. That is, you know exactly what to expect when you spin a new album. Sound wise, what were you hoping to achieve?We’re always working with the same schedule, the same style when we’re doing the production. Take long-running German metallers Grave Digger, who find great passion and lyrical fodder from the Scottish people and folklore. Excalibur is the ninth studio album by Grave Digger and is the final album of the Middle Ages Trilogy.It tells about the story of King Arthur and the knights of the round table.. Track listing. ! Tunes of War is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger.It is a concept about the Scottish struggles for independence from England, from the medieval conflicts between its clans in the 11th century through to the Jacobite rebellion of the 18th.. The Grave Digger's songs are based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe (except two, "Son of Evil" and "Sacred Fire"). And this was the reason why I told Axel from my vacation two years ago that we have to do another album because the story isn’t at the end so far. This album grows with every spin thanks to its cohesive style that is best enjoyed from start to finish. Did you have to give him much direction, and did it turn out exactly how you envisioned it?I had an idea when I contacted him. This is easily the band's greatest hour since Clash of the Gods eight years ago. With the mere first notes of the introduction, fans of Grave Digger will unequivocally know they have returned to the Scottish Highlands! Every track on Fields of Blood boasts all of the Grave Digger-isms fans have come to know and love, and is the ultimate way to celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary. Grave Digger: Fields of Blood. But this year we recorded bass, vocals, bagpipes, and drums in one studio, where we also do the mix, and Axel, the guitar player, is doing all his guitars in his own studio. That was very important to use it as a folk instrument, as a battle instrument like it was in the beginning. Grave Digger - Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching) - YouTube Three bagpipes, it’s like killing your ears, it’s unbelievably loud. We recorded the bagpipes in the studio and we had three bagpipers, and you can’t stay in the recording room when they play. It’s at the right point now. Fields of Blood also boasts the brilliant cover art by Alexander Tartsus (De Profundis, Depravity, Sepulchral Curse, Sinister). How did you fit them in with the atmosphere of the record?For us, it was really important, because on the last two Scottish albums we also had bagpipes, but not in the way we did it this time. And then I imagined by myself that he was some kind of clans warrior. And I do a lot of vocal spots in my studio, so we are working at different places. 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