Grave Digger

[edgeofthorns]

Grave Digger is a band I simply passed over all these years. I ran across their stuff yesterday while looking at Amazon. From there, I began sampling some of their songs. I liked what I heard, so I picked up a disc of their's called, Rheingold. I've listened to it a couple of times already and I'm diggin' it fairly well. The weakest thing for me is the song writing itself. I can handle cheesy, but the writing itself doesn't flow as well as it should. The strongest part of the band for me is the guitarist, Manni Schmidt. He plays with some signatures for sure and just doesn't play repetitive power chords all the time. His playing reminds me a bit of Jorn Viggo Lofstad for comparison's sake.

With all that being said, how does the rest of their catalog hold up to Rheingold? Does it get better, worse etc.?

~Brian~

 

[Harvester]

"Tunes of War" is their pinnacle.

 

[Diabolik]

"Tunes of War" is their pinnacle.

have to disagree...."Knights of the Cross" is their best. Every disc is solid but they dont stray much in terms of song writting. Still a great solid band.

 

[eppst1]

I like Tunes the best, but like Diabolik said, all the discs are great.

 

[mëtålspëd]

\m/

 

[edgeofthorns]

Metalsped, that's a pretty cool song and video.

~Brian~

 

[DemonOfTheWoods]

Grave Digger. One of my all time favorite bands. Not a bad disc, except for the one under the name "Digger". "Excalibur" is my favorite followed by "Tunes of War". I will post slight reviews/ratings for each album (kind of like that King Diamond thread a few weeks back) later on tonight.

as for Rheingold, "Maidens of War" is my favorite track on that.

Manni Schmidt, the guitarist, was a member of RAGE for a long period. Great guitarist, but I prefer Uwe Lulis better with GD.

 

[edgeofthorns]

Grave Digger. One of my all time favorite bands. Not a bad disc, except for the one under the name "Digger". "Excalibur" is my favorite followed by "Tunes of War". I will post slight reviews/ratings for each album (kind of like that King Diamond thread a few weeks back) later on tonight.

as for Rheingold, "Maidens of War" is my favorite track on that.

Manni Schmidt, the guitarist, was a member of RAGE for a long period. Great guitarist, but I prefer Uwe Lulis better with GD.

Thanks DOTW.

~Brian~

 

[mëtålspëd]

I will just throw this out there....

the band Rebellion features ex-GD members Uwe Lulis and Tomi Goettlich. Not really GD clones, but I enjoy them.

 

[SharkBlack]

I will just throw this out there....

the band Rebellion features ex-GD members Uwe Lulis and Tomi Goettlich. Not really GD clones, but I enjoy them.

Rebellion are cool... I only have one disk of theirs, Shakespeare's Macbeth - A Tragedy in Steel...but I dig it

 

[Diabolik]

I will just throw this out there....

the band Rebellion features ex-GD members Uwe Lulis and Tomi Goettlich. Not really GD clones, but I enjoy them.

another great band. every disc is solid

 

[Comic Book Dude]

I love the "The Grave Digger" cd. I like it's Edgar Allan Poe vibe.

 

[mëtålspëd]

Oh, is it also the wrong time to bring up that I saw Grave Digger in NYC with 100.5 people?? It was pretty awesome..... gotta say.

 

[shaq]

Oh, is it also the wrong time to bring up that I saw Grave Digger in NYC with 100.5 people?? It was pretty awesome..... gotta say.

I don't think there were even that many there. I can vouch for that 0.5 part though

 

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

I don't think there were even that many there. I can vouch for that 0.5 part though

Was there a Metal Midget there or something?

 

[shaq]

Was there a Metal Midget there or something?

Indeed there was. With less than 100 people there, what are the odds?

 

[DemonOfTheWoods]

I will just throw this out there....

the band Rebellion features ex-GD members Uwe Lulis and Tomi Goettlich. Not really GD clones, but I enjoy them.

Rebellion kicks ass!!

Oh, is it also the wrong time to bring up that I saw Grave Digger in NYC with 100.5 people?? It was pretty awesome..... gotta say.

I was there too!!!!

 

[mëtålspëd]

...you arent the .5, are you?

 

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

...you arent the .5, are you?

Nick is kinda small, but not certifable midget small. :LOL:

 

[mel_progson]

Manni Schmidt, the guitarist, was a member of RAGE for a long period. Great guitarist, but I prefer Uwe Lulis better with GD.

Check out Rage's dvd 'the video link' for a masterclass in Manni's playing. Great player, great dvd, great band.