Defenders Of The Faith, le forum Metal

Tortue a écrit :Chic, un nouveau Pierre Perret

2010-02-02 SONGWRITING
Hi everybody,
last weekend, we've been at the TLC studio, Cologne /Pulheim to put down the first song ideas of the upcoming album. Holy shit, what a blast! Although we only got the first compositions on the list, you can imagine the direction of the songs. Let's call it TYPICAL GRAVE DIGGER!
Once again you'll get the full monty, but spiced with some tiny little finesse. After all that stress within the last year, finally we had the chance to leave the ballast behind and rock it off our chest. Axel and Jens put down some awesome riff ideas, which will be hammered to real hot steel within the next 3 months.
At the middle of May, we'll be at the Principal studio once again, let the Resetti Brothers (never change a winning team) produce the new album.
All you fans out there will get what you want us to do and for what you loved and kept faith with us.
According to the motto: "THE CLANS WILL RISE AGAIN"
Metal On
Chris, Jens, Axel, Stefan and HP

Official GRAVE DIGGER Fan Site -GRAVE DIGGER NEWS- "Hello Fans we're still working on the new songs. Four well arranged ideas are already finished. While Chris is filing the lyrics of the songs, Axel is working on the arrangements of the solos. Along the way, we're working on the 30-Years-Anniversary-Wacken-Show concept, which will be an extraordi...nary event for sure. Stay tuned and keep an eye on the upcoming press release."

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a late 2010 release.

Commented the band: "Yes, everything's on its way, we're right in the middle of recordings the successor to 'Ballad Of A Hangman' and a lot has happened since the release of the that album. Nothing stays the same, but nothing has changed.

"From January to March, we took our time for the new songwriting. Because of the [addition] of [new guitarist] Axel [Ritt; DOMAIN], we finally returned to the virtue that we've lost that long ago. The triumvirate of metal, Jens Becker [bass], Axel Ritt and Chris Boltendahl [vocals] battened in harmony while the whole songwriting session and created 12 explosive songs, which have the spirit of GRAVE DIGGER, two hundred percent!

"Since the days of 'Tunes Of War' and 'The Grave Digger', the creativity around the songwriting process hadn't been that easy-going.

"Axel already recorded the rhythm guitars in his own Meadow Studios, accompanied by some drum programmings done by Stefan. At the end of the month, we'll enter the Principal studios [in Senden, Germany with producers Resetti Brothers] to record drums, bass, vocals, keyboards and some guitar overdubs. Of course, from now we'll keep you informed about our activities with some short video clips. Stay tuned!

"This coming weekend, we'll do some rehearsal with the whole bunch at the TLC studios, to practice all the songs on the new album and check out the live playlist for the upcoming festivals.

"We're highly motivated, more than this, we're burning!

"The fourth decade of GRAVE DIGGER has begun!

"For all of you who can't hold off their curiosity; the concept album is dead, long live the concept album!"

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have set "The Clans Will Rise Again" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on October 1 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded between mid-May and mid-July at the Meadow Studios, which is owned by GRAVE DIGGER's new guitarist Axel Ritt, and Principal Studios, where all of GRAVE DIGGER albums since 1995's "Heart Of Darkness" have been tracked. It was produced by Chris Boltendahl and mixed by Jörg Umbreit.

According to a press release, "Chris Boltendahl, Jens Becker, Stefan Arnold, HP Katzenburg and Axel Ritt offer an explosive mixture of the typical GRAVE DIGGER riff metal, combined with awesome epic chorus hooks, which will fascinate the fans from the very first note.

"'The Clans Will Rise Again' is a loose sequel of the 'Tunes Of War' album, but this time not a concept album about the Scottish history, rather a work about Scotland, its mysticism and its people."

"The Clans Will Rise Again" track listing:

01. Days Of Revenge
02. Paid In Blood
03. Hammer Of The Scots
04. Highland Farewell
05. The Clans Will Rise Again
06. Rebels
07. Valley Of Tears
08. Execution
09. Whom The Gods Love Die Young
10. Spider
11. The Piper Mcleod
12. Coming Home
13. When Rain Turns To Blood

Saracdclabanane a écrit :J'attends pas grand chose de Grave Digger en 2010