![]() However, the band partially reformed in 1991. As a result, Boltendahl declared, at the end of 1987, the breakup of the band. The album flopped, as it was not accepted by fans or the masses. It was more an attempt to reach the masses with mainstream rock like that of Bon Jovi or Van Halen. This album hardly had anything in common with the earlier music of Grave Digger. Thereafter, Peter Masson gave way to Uwe Lulis in 1987 the band's name was changed to Digger, the name under which they released the album Stronger Than Ever. To promote this album, a triple headline tour with Celtic Frost and Helloween followed. Further festival appearances followed, a tour with Helloween as special guest and, finally, their third album War Games in January 1986. Only after the album was completed, a replacement on bass was found in the form of C.F. In 1985, with Lackmann having left the band, they recorded and released their second album Witch Hunter. A year later, Grave Digger, now comprising Chris Boltendahl (vocals), Peter Masson (guitar), Willi Lackmann (bass) and Albert Eckardt (drums), released their debut album Heavy Metal Breakdown. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid-1980s.Īfter various appearances at small festivals, the band recorded two songs for the compilation album Rock from Hell in 1983. Grave Digger is a German heavy metal band formed in 1980. ![]()
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