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| Last album = ''[[Liberty or Death (album)|Liberty or Death]]''<br/>(2007) |
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| This album = '''''Ballads of a Hangman'''''<br/>(2009) |
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| Next album = ''[[The Clans Will Rise Again]]''<br />(2010) |
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*[[Metal Hammer]] {{rating|6|7}}<ref name=MH>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-hammer.de/Grave_Digger_BALLADS_OF_A_HANGMAN_Review-site-hammer.html |first=Sebastian |last=Paulus |work=[[Metal Hammer]] |language=German |title=Grave Digger BALLADS OF A HANGMAN Review}}</ref> |
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'''''Ballads of a Hangman''''' is the fourteenth studio album by the [[Germans|German]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Grave Digger (band)|Grave Digger]], and was released on January 27th, 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]]. |
'''''Ballads of a Hangman''''' is the fourteenth studio album by the [[Germans|German]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Grave Digger (band)|Grave Digger]], and was released on January 27th, 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]]. |
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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]].<ref name=MH/> |
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== Track listing == |
== Track listing == |
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Ballads of a Hangman is the fourteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Grave Digger, and was released on January 27th, 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.
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.[1]
Track listing
All music composed by Boltendahl/Schmidt/Hermann; all lyrics by Boltendahl
- "The Gallows Pole" - 0:48
- "Ballad of a Hangman" - 4:45
- "Hell of Disillusion" - 3:56
- "Sorrow of the Dead" - 3:25
- "Grave Of The Addicted" - 3:34
- "Lonely the Innocence Dies" - 5:46
- "Into the War" - 3:32
- "The Shadow of Your Soul" - 4:15
- "Funeral for a Fallen Angel" - 4:31
- "Stormrider" - 3:17
- "Pray" - 3:36
- "Jailbreak" (Limited edition bonus) (Thin Lizzy cover) - 4:04
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
- ^ a b Paulus, Sebastian. "Grave Digger BALLADS OF A HANGMAN Review". Metal Hammer (in German).