Ballads of a Hangman

Ballads of a Hangman
Studio album by Grave Digger
Released 27 January 2009
Recorded Principal Studios, Germany
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Label Napalm
Producer Grave Digger, Resetti Brothers
Grave Digger chronology

Liberty or Death
(2007)		 Ballads of a Hangman
(2009)		 The Clans Will Rise Again
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Blabbermouth.net [1]
Metal Hammer [2]

Ballads of a Hangman is the 14th 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.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleLyrics Length
1. "The Gallows Pole" (Intro)Boltendahl 0:52
2. "Ballad of a Hangman"  Boltendahl 4:47
3. "Hell of Disillusion"  Boltendahl 3:56
4. "Sorrow of the Dead"  Boltendahl 3:26
5. "Grave Of The Addicted"  Boltendahl 3:34
6. "Lonely the Innocence Dies" (ft. Veronica Freeman)Boltendahl 5:45
7. "Into the War"  Boltendahl 3:32
8. "The Shadow of Your Soul"  Boltendahl 4:15
9. "Funeral for a Fallen Angel"  Boltendahl 4:32
10. "Stormrider"  Boltendahl 3:17
11. "Pray"  Boltendahl 3:37
Total length:
 41:33

All music composed by Boltendahl/Schmidt/Hermann

Album line-up

References

  1. ↑ Blabbermouth.net review
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paulus, Sebastian. "Grave Digger BALLADS OF A HANGMAN Review". Metal Hammer (in German).