The second part of grave digger s middle ages trilogy, and the followup to the amazing tunes of war, is called knights of the cross. Comprar grave digger knights of the cross en amazon. Grave digger knights of the cross encyclopaedia metallum. The tragedy is that their leader, chris, also ha one of the worst metal voices ever. Grave digger knights of the cross 1998, cd discogs. Chris boltendahl vocals, producer, backing vocals, uwe lulis guitar, producer, backing vocals, jens becker bass, stefan arnold drums, suno fabitch coproducer, mixing engineer, engineer, stefan gabi moormann assistant engineer. Knights of the cross by grave digger album, power metal. From the release knights of the cross album first played in concert september, 1998 by grave digger at babylonia, ponderano, italy. Grave digger knights of the cross 1998, digipak, cd discogs. Grave digger band knights of the cross lyrics genius. Knights of the cross 1998 album lyrics grave digger. Grave digger 25 to live 21 knights of the cross youtube.
Grave digger is a german heavy metal band formed by chris boltendahl vocals, peter masson guitar, willi lackmann bass guitar, and albert eckardt drums in 1980 in gladbeck, a small town in germany. Grave digger were one of the first bands of the metal genre with whom i got in touch. Recorded and mixed in february and march, 1998 at principal studios in senden, munster, germany. Sep 18, 2012 14 videos play all grave digger tunes of war 1996 full album wally flea grave digger rheingold full album duration. It is the end, of the eleventh century the christians rule european countries the pope is the head of church representing god on earth his words are the law his mind is set on war in the name of god they kill in the name of god they rape blood leads. Deus lo vult, knights of the cross, monks of war, heroes of this time, fanatic assassins, lionheart members. It is the end, of the eleventh century the christians rule european countries the pope is the head of church representing god on earth his words are the law his mind is set on war in the name of god they. Obviously focusing on the crusades, this is another fucking solid grave digger offering, although by far the weakest of the middle ages trilogy, and the second weakest album of all their 90s stuff i havent heard their earlier material, though. Grave digger band the keeper of the holy grail lyrics. Existing as the second of three fulllengths that constitute grave diggers middle ages trilogy knights of the cross finds itself exhibiting many of the amicable. I regularly listened to their medieval age trilogy featuring the albums tunes of war, knights of the cross and excalibur but i later discovered and adored the more recent stuff of the band and fell in love with their experimental works in rheingold or the last supper for example.
Grave digger knights of the cross remastered 20 06. Chris boltendahl vocals, producer, backing vocals, uwe lulis guitar, producer, backing vocals, jens becker bass, stefan arnold drums, suno fabitch coproducer, mixing engineer, engineer, stefan gabi moormann assistant. Tunes of war 1996 knights of the cross 1998 excalibur 1999 knights of the cross is the eighth studio album by german heavy metal band grave digger, released in 1998. Tunes of war is the seventh studio album by german metal band grave digger 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 it is the first album in grave diggers trilogy of medievally inspired concept albums which was continued by knights of the cross 1998 and.
The grail is veiled in mystery ancient books of history at last supper with his discipleship jesus raised it to his lips and when christ was crucified. Their songs often display a power metal and speed metal ethos, with lyrics reflecting battle, destruction, and sorcery. Knights of the cross grave digger band knights of the cross monks of war children of the grave the keeper of the holy grail. The band feels the need to shoehorn a middleeastern themed track into nearly all of their albums, and knights of the cross is no exception, giving us fanatic assassins. It is the end, of the eleventh century the christians rule european countries the pope is the head o. Listen free to grave digger knights of the cross deus lo vult, knights of the cross and more. Chris boltendahl, uwe lulis, jens becker, stefan arnold, hans peter katzenburg. Grave digger knights of the cross 2002, cd discogs. Lionheart grave digger band album knights of the cross. Knights of the cross album, by grave digger the knights of the cross are a group of knights in the dresden files.
Ever since 1993 grave digger has always been, in a manner of speaking, a stylecompact band. Grave digger the battle of bannockburn hd audio youtube. Grave digger band curse of jacques lyrics genius lyrics. Grave digger knights of the cross releases discogs. Knights of the cross by grave digger grave digger format.
The groups debut album, 1984s heavy metal breakdown, produced some. Knights of the cross is one of grave diggers finest and certainly one of the top german metal discs of 1998. Grave digger lyrics knights of the cross 1998 album. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Grave digger is a great band and this album is in accord with their great tradition. Grave digger knight of the cross lyrics metrolyrics. Bobv369lp version desc limited edition, clear vinyl label. Stronger than ever under name digger 1993 the reaper.
Knights of the cross bonus tracks remaster by grave. Knights of the cross 1998 tunes of war is the seventh studio album by german metal band grave digger 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. Knight of the cross it is the end, of the eleventh century the christians rule european countries the pope is the head of church representing god on earth his words are the law his mind is set on war in the name of god they kill in the name of god they rape blood leads to glory for gods sake knights, knights of the cross murder, murder. Knights of the cross invade the east where the islam dwells 3 knights in the name of god, stab women and men burning, raping, eating human flesh satanic bloodlust in their eyes the first crusade. Knights of the cross with the red star, whose insignia is a red maltese cross on a black background. Teutonic knights, whose insignia is a black cross on a white background. Knights of the cross grave digger band released 1998. Grave digger is a german heavy metal band formed by chris boltendahl vocals, peter masson guitar, willi lackmann bass guitar, and albert eckardt drums in 1980 in gladbeck, a small t. Knights of the cross by grave digger song statistics. Watch the video for knights of the cross from grave digger s 25 to live for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Most recently played january 9, 2020 by grave digger at 70,000 tons of metal 2020. Knights of the cross is the second chapter of grave diggers middle ages trilogy, and it essentially continues the same epic and heroic heavypower metal formula of the previous two albums heart of darkness and tunes of war. Knights of the cross is a conceptual album based upon the knights templar, crusades and the holy grail. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Lionheart lyrics 1 fiery red curls cover his shoulder hes the ruler, no one is bolder. Knights of the cross rebellion heavy metal breakdown personnel. Grave digger knights of the cross 1998, vinyl discogs. The song yesterday on this ep is a rerecorded version of the song from grave diggers debut album.
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