The Grave Digger is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It is considered the darkest album the band has done, along with 1995's Heart of Darkness. The lyrics are about dark concepts, some are inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Track listing All songs are composed and arranged by Boltendahl, Becker and Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl. Note The 2006 re-issue by Nuclear Blast includes the 2003 album Rheingold. Credits Band members Chris Boltendahl - vocals Manni Schmidt - guitars Jens Becker - bass Stefan Arnold - drums HP Katzenburg - keyboards Additional musicians Olaf Senkbeil - backing Vocals Hacky Hackmann - backing Vocals Production Britta Kühlmann - recording Henning Winter - recording Jens Rosendahl - photography Markus Mayer - artwork, cover concept, design Chris Boltendahl - producer, cover concept Jörg Umbreit - producer, recording, mixing Manni Schmidt - producer Vincent Sorg - producer, mixing, mastering Grave Digger (band) albums 2001 albums Nuclear Blast albums Music based on works by Edgar Allan Poe