Customer Reviews

Ballads of a Hangman

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Well it does usually happen to most bands who have been around for a while...they put out great albums for years & then slide whether it be for 1 album or a few, & Grave Digger was somewhat on that path but w/ this latest piece of power metal mastery the boys are back on the metal throne! The only thing keeping me from giving this CD 5 stars is that the CD sounds like Grave Digger that WE FANS know & love..nothing new...just back to what we expect! I suppose I'd give it 4 & 1/2 stars (if it was allowed) for the addition of female vocals (Veronica Freeman of Benedictum) on the track "Lonely the Innocence Dies" because that's really the only new/different thing that the band has done on this CD. Bottom line, BEST Grave Digger album since 'Rheingold'...hands down!

**This version of the CD is a digipak & has the bonus track cover song "Jailbreak" which was originally done by Thin Lizzy.

IMHO the best since 'The Gravedigger' from '01. Production still off from the 'Tunes' era but lyrics and guitar (and bass) work well above the recent average. Nice dark lyrics and typical German attention to the guitars and bass and drums. Any oldschool GD fans will not be disappointed. That I will absolutelty garuntee. 100%. The "Pray" EP should also be required listening.

Grave Digger is still kicking a**! I was very pleased with the new album and to me is just as good as their previous album Liberty or Death. Grave Digger is one band that will never sell out and still true Metal!