SEASON OF THE WITCH
GRAVE DIGGER
SONGWRITER:
CHRIS BOLTENDAHL
COUNTRY: GERMANY
ALBUM: RETURN OF THE REAPER
LABEL: NAPALM RECORDS
GENRE: HEAVY METAL
YEAR: 2014
Grave Digger is a German heavy metal band that was first formed in 1980 by Chris Boltendahl and Peter
Masson.
On 12 January 2010, Schmidt was replaced by
Domain guitarist Axel Ritt after performing temporarily during the remaining
dates of the band's previous tour.
From mid-May to mid-July 2010, the band
recorded their new álbum The Clans Will Rise Again, which
was released in Europe on 1 October with a North American release following
soon after. The album is a loose sequel of the Tunes of War album, but this time it is not a concept album about the Scottish
history. It's
more of a work about Scotland, its mysticism and its people. On
11 September, Grave Digger released a video for "Highland Farewell",
the fourth track appearing on the album.
On 27 July 2012, the band released a new EP
entitled Home at Last with Clash of the Gods following on 31 August 2012. They performed a handful of shows in
the UK and Europe from early to late 2012 and then toured throughout 2013 in
Europe and a few shows in Brazil in support of the album.
In February 2014, the band began recording
their next álbum Return of the Reaper. On 20 March, the band
revealed the artwork followed by the track listing on 23 April. It was released on 11 July. In
mid-November, keyboard player Hans Peter Katzenburg left the band in order to
spend more time on outside projects. He was replaced by Marcus
Kniep, who would continue performing as The Reaper.
In October 2015, Exhumation – The Early
Years was released, which contains re-recorded versions of the band's
"absolute classics with a dynamic and powerful sound of 2015,"
according to a press release.
In June 2016, Grave Digger entered the studio
to begin working on their next album entitled Healed by Metal,
which was released on 13 January 2017. They embarked on a tour with Blind Guardian as the support act on their second leg North American tour
supporting the album Beyond
the Red Mirror.
In March 2018, the band returned to the
studio to record their nineteenth album The Living Dead, which was
released on 14 September 2018, with a European tour taking place in January
2019. On 25 June 2018, longtime drummer Stefan Arnold departed the band and was
replaced by keyboardist Marcus Kniep, thus returning Grave Digger as a quartet
since 1996
Return of the Reaper is the 17th album by
German heavy metal band Grave
Digger, released on 11 July 2014 via Napalm Records.
It is the final album to feature H.P. Katzenburg on keyboards.
The album cover was created by Gyula
Havancsák of Hjules Illustration and Design, who has been responsible for all
of the band's artworks since 2005's The Last Supper.
When given a description about the album, vocalist
Chris Boltendahl cites the album stylistically reminiscent of Heavy
Metal Breakdown, Witch
Hunter and he Reaper.
A misty dawn breaks
through the clounds
The forests sleeping horses rise.
The thunder God demands tribute
The king refused to pay the price
Princess of the midnight sun
Lost in the shadows on the run
To survive wolves on the hunt
The nightmare won't end
A wonder must come
Only the good will
survive, only a few will find salvation
Hold up the flame to be alive, reaching out for revelation
Season of the witch
Father father i don't
wanna die
Oh Lord, please tell me why
Father father you
betrayed me
Oh Lord, why you broke me
Only the good will
survive, only a few will find salvation
Hold up the flame to be alive, reaching out for revelation
Season of the witch,
time to break out
Season of the witch, don't cry too loud
Season of the witch, time to break free
Season of the witch, join the crowd and follow me
Only the good will
survive, only a few will find salvation
Hold up the flame to be alive, reaching out for revelation
Season of the witch.
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