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GRAVE DIGGER: New Audio Interview With AXEL RITT

October 19, 2010

Apochs.net recently conducted an interview with guitarist Axel Ritt of German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER. You can now listen to the chat below.

"The Clans Will Rise Again", the new album from GRAVE DIGGER, has registered the following first-week chart positions:

Germany: #28
Switzerland: #86

Only 1999's "Excalibur" charted higher for GRAVE DIGGER in Germany — at position No. 21.

A widget for "The Clans Will Rise Again" is available below. Released 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.

"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

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 [to] 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."

Check out the cover artwork below.

GRAVE DIGGER celebrated its 30th anniversary at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The band performed its seventh and most successful album, "Tunes Of War" (1996),in its entirety at the event and was accompanied by "illustrious guests," such as the 20-headed BAUL MULUY PIPES & DRUMS BAND from Hamburg, German metal queen Doro Pesch, BLIND GUARDIAN lead singer Hansi Kürsch and the metal a capella ensemble VAN CANTO.

Wacken Open Air marked the first and final time GRAVE DIGGER played the entire "Tunes Of War" album live. The band also performed some of its other "greatest hits," such as "Ballad Of A Hangman", "Heavy Metal Breakdown" and "Excalibur" at the end of its set.

Interview:

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