Excalibur (Grave Digger album)

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Excalibur is the eight studio album by Grave Digger about the story of King Arthur and the knights of the round table. They had quite an impressive line-up for the backing vocals to this album with Piet Sielck, Hansi Kürsch, Hacky Hackmann + Boltendahl.

Track listing

All lyrics by Chris Boltendahl and Yvonne Thorhauer. Music by Boltendahl/Lulis except as noted.

1. "The Secrets of Merlin" (2:38)
2. "Pendragon" (4:21)
3. "Excalibur" (4:46)
4. "The Round Table (Forever)" (5:10)
5. "Morgane le Fay" (5:16)
6. "The Spell" (4:39)
7. "Tristan's Fate" (3:39) (Boltendahl/Lulis/Becker)
8. "Lancelot" (4:45)
9. "Mordred's Song" (4:01) (Boltendahl/Lulis/Becker)
10. "The Final War" (4:02)
11. "Emerald Eyes" (4:05) (Boltendahl/Katzenburg)
12. "Avalon" (5:50)

Limited Edition Digipak

13. "Parcival" (4:59)

Credits

• Chris Boltendahl - Vocals
• Uwe Lulis - Guitars
• Jens Becker - Bass
• Stefan Arnold - Drums
• H.P. Katzenburg - Keyboards

Miscelanea

• The album is about the King Arthur's mythology.
• "Pendragon" is about Uther Pendragon, father of Arthur.
• "Excalibur" is about the powerful sword handled by Arthur.
• "The Round Table (Forever)" deals with the principles of the Knights of the Round Table.
• "Morgane Le Fay" is about the witch Morgane.
• "The Spell" is about the enchantment that Nimue used in Merlin to gain his powers, after a promise of sex and love.
• "Tristan's Fate" is about the tragic history of Tristan and Isolde. Tristan here is a knight of the round table. (In some tales, he's not even connected to Arthur)
• "Lancelot" is about the love of Lancelot (Arthur's knight) for Guinevere (Arthur's wife).
• "Mordred's Song" is about the treachery of Mordred.
• "The Final War" is about the last battle to Arthur and Mordred. Arthur ends mortally wounded.
• "Emerald Eyes" is Arthur's last words to Guinevere.
• "Avalon" is about the fantastic island that Arthur went, where he died.
• "Parcival" is about the knight called Parcival and his quest for the Holy Grail.