GRAVE DIGGER - Liberty or Death

Liberty or Death FORMAT: CD
REALEASE DATE: 12.01.2007
RECORD COMPANY: Locomotive Music
 
8.0
METALFAN RATING:
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
 
8.7
USERS RATING: 6 votes

Top 2007: #71
Grave Digger more
LINE UP:
Chris Boltendahl - voce;
Manni Schmidt - chitara;
H.P. Katzenburg - clape; Jens Becker - bas;
Stefan Arnold - tobe
TRACKLIST:

01.Liberty Or Death02.Ocean Of Blood03.Highland Tears04.Terrible One, The05.Until The Last King Died06.March Of The Innocent07.Silent Revolution08.Shadowland09.Forecourt To Hell10.Massada

At their 14th album, Grave Digger keep walking the road they started with The Last Supper with medium tempo songs, with a rather dark atmosphere on Liberty or Death. The good part of this strategy is that, together with the voice Chris Boltendahl, they have managed to create a brand of sorts, in that you don’t need to recognize a song to know that it’s theirs. The bad part is they can get monotonous, not from lack of creative inspiration (the album is not repetitive), but from lack of speed. The only exceptions are Ocean Of Blood, The Terrible One (my favorite) and Shadowland in places. The rest are rather sedate, getting my attention only on Forecut to Hell; the others don’t say much – except that they cover a theme that has been used and overused and their lyrics are not exactly original: the same fight, liberty, blood, revolution, king and so on. Nothing new on the German front; this is an album that the fans of Grave Digger will surely dig, it will be accepted by heavy metal fans in general and will probably not make any particular impression on the rest of the metal crowd.

(+) the voice, choruses, The Terrible One and Forecut to Hell
(-) the tempo is too slow, lyrics are slightly stupid


Mad more Nota: 8


Posted at 21:14 |  12 Iulie 2007  | 2 Comments  | 8889 Views

Comment on: Liberty or Death

  • L-am ascultat inca de la Craciun.m-au dezamagit.

    1. Posted by Lemmy | 19 Iulie 2007 08:51
  • Mie mi s-a parut mai bun decat The Last Supper. Un album reusit in care nu se observa ca au trecut mai mult de 25 de ani de la lansarea trupei. Nu atata de bun ca si Excalibur de pilda dar merita sa fie ascultat. E interesant faptul ca desi trupa isi pastreaza acelasi stil de foarte mult timp melodiile raman la fel de "catchy" si in albumul de fata.
    Mie nu mi se pare ca tempoul lent constituie un dezavantaj. Spre deosebire de alte trupe power (Hammerfall de pilda) care nu reusesc sa compuna niste balade decente Grave Digger deseori straluceste la acest capitol - a se vedea "The House".

    2. Posted by Arthur | 06 August 2007 03:43
YOUR COMMENT

Also Reviewed

Har

Band: Dordeduh
Date: 29.05.2021
Record company: Prophecy Productions
 - Har
TRACKLIST
01. Timpul întâilor02. În vielistea uitarii03. Descânt04. Calea magilor05. Vraci de nord06. Desferecat07. De neam vergur08. Vaznesit

Obarsie

Band: Sur Austru
Date: 12.02.2021
Record company: Avantgarde Music
 - Obarsie
TRACKLIST
1. Cel din urma2. Taina3. Codru Moma4. Cant adanc5. Caloianul6. Ucenicii din Hartop I7. Ucenicii din Hartop II

Grandeur

Band: White Walls
Date: 23.10.2020
Record company:
 - Grandeur
TRACKLIST
01. False Beliefs02. Eye for an I03. Home Is on the Other Side04. Holy Worse05. Velvet06. Speaking in Tongues07. Starfish Crown08. Locked-in Syndrome09. Month’s End10. The Descent11. Marche Funèbre

Gloria

Band: The Mono Jacks
Date: 26.01.2020
Record company:
 - Gloria
TRACKLIST
01. Nemuritori02. Ce se întâmpla03. Gloria04. Om05. Umeri aurii06. Caleidoscop07. Spuneai08. Caffè sospeso09. Noua vieti10. Ce ramâne11. Zbor

The God-Shaped Void

Band: Psychotic Waltz
Date: 14.02.2020
Record company: InsideOut
 - The God-Shaped Void
TRACKLIST
01. Devils and Angels02. Stranded03. Back to Black04. All the Bad Men05. The Fallen06. While the Spiders Spin07. Pull the String08. Demystified09. Season of the Swarm10. Sisters of the Dawn11. In the Silence

Endorphin

Band: Infected Rain
Date: 18.10.2019
Record company: Napalm Records
 - Endorphin
TRACKLIST
01. The Earth Mantra02. Black Gold03. Symphony of Trust04. Pendulum05. Passerby06. Lure07. Victims08. Walking Dead09. Taphephobia10. Storm