GRAVE DIGGER Taps DOMAIN Guitarist For Upcoming Shows
October 21, 2009German heavy metal veterans GRAVE DIGGER have tapped DOMAIN's Axel Ritt to handle the guitar duties for the band on their upcoming live shows.
GRAVE DIGGER mastermind Chris Boltendahl and Ritt have known each other for about two decades, but this will be the first time they will perform together in the same band.
Ritt's first rehearsal with GRAVE DIGGER took place yesterday and it was "a blast," according to a press release from the DOMAIN camp.
Upcoming GRAVE DIGGER shows:
Oct. 24 - Maschinenhalle Zweckel - Gladbeck, Germany
Nov. 20 - Siara Hall - Fortaleza, Brazil
Nov. 21 - Carioca Club - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dec. 18 - Christmas Metal Meeting - Outback - Bad Arolsen, Germany
Dec. 19 - Christmas Metal Meeting - Stadthalle - Langen, Germany
GRAVE DIGGER parted ways with guitarist Manni Schmidt earlier this month due to disagreements between Manni and Boltendahl.
"Ballads Of A Hangman", the latest album from GRAVE DIGGER, registered the following first-week chart positions:
Germany: #31
Austria: #78
Switzerland: #81
The CD was released on January 9 via Austria's Napalm Records.
Fan-filmed video footage of GRAVE DIGGER performing on the Sweden Rock Cruise, which departed from Stockholm on April 2, 2009, can be viewed below (courtesy of "blackopalrough").
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