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2009 studio album by Grave Digger
Ballads of a Hangman is the 14th studio album by the German heavy metal band Grave Digger , and was released on 27 January 2009. It is the first Grave Digger album to feature two guitarists, the only one to feature Thilo Hermann who co-wrote the album but was asked to leave soon after its release and also the last one with Manni Schmidt who left the band in October 2009 due to personal differences with Chris Boltendahl .[ 3]
The semi-ballad "Lonely The Innocence Dies" featuring Veronica Freeman of Benedictum was noted for being close to a harder version of "Where The Wild Roses Grow " by Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave .[ 2]
Track listing
Title Lyrics 1. "The Gallows Pole" (Intro) Boltendahl 0:52 2. "Ballad of a Hangman" Boltendahl 4:47 3. "Hell of Disillusion" Boltendahl 3:56 4. "Sorrow of the Dead" Boltendahl 3:26 5. "Grave of the Addicted" Boltendahl 3:34 6. "Lonely the Innocence Dies" (ft. Veronica Freeman) Boltendahl 5:45 7. "Into the War" Boltendahl 3:32 8. "The Shadow of Your Soul" Boltendahl 4:15 9. "Funeral for a Fallen Angel" Boltendahl 4:32 10. "Stormrider" Boltendahl 3:17 11. "Pray" Boltendahl 3:37 Total length: 41:33
Bonus Tracks Title Lyrics 12. "Jailbreak " (Thin Lizzy cover) Phil Lynott 4:05 13. "Overkill " (Motorhead cover) Boltendahl 4:33 14. "My Blood Will Live Forever" Boltendahl 4:02 15. "When the Sun Goes Down" Boltendahl 3:56
All music composed by Boltendahl/Schmidt/Hermann
Album line-up
Chris Boltendahl - Lead & Backing vocals
Manni Schmidt - Guitars & Backing vocals
Thilo Hermann - Guitars & Backing vocals
Jens Becker - Bass
Stefan Arnold - Drums
H.P. Katzenburg - Keyboards
References
Chris "Reaper" Boltendahl
Jens Becker
Tobias "Tobi" Kersting
Marcus Kniep
Lutz Schmelzer
Peter Masson
Philip Seibel
Martin Gerlitzki
Willi Lackman
Albert Eckardt
C.F. Frank
Peter Breitenbach
Tomi Göttlich
Uwe Lulis
Jörg Michael
Frank Ulrich
Manni Schmidt
Thilo Hermann
Hans Peter "H.P." Katzenburg
Stefan Arnold
Axel "Ironfinger" Ritt
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