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Grave Digger
- Country of origin:
- Germany
- Location:
- Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1980
- Genre:
- Speed Metal (early); Heavy/Power Metal (later)
- Themes:
- Horror, War, Mythology, History, Metal, Death
- Current label:
- Rock of Angels Records
| Current | |
| Chris Boltendahl | Bass (1980-1982, 1985), Vocals (1980-1986, 1991-present) |
| See also: Chris Boltendahl's Steelhammer, Hellryder, ex-Challenger, ex-Digger, ex-Hawaii, The Fyredogs, ex-Vivian | |
| Jens Becker | Bass (1998-present) |
| See also: Zillion, ex-X-Wild, Bon Scott, Devil's Train, ex-Running Wild, ex-Starchild, ex-Roland Grapow (live), ex-Kickhunter (live) | |
| Marcus Kniep | Keyboards (2014-present), Drums (2018-present) |
| See also: Temple of Your Soul, Veritates, ex-Metal X, The Gorilla Gunmen, For Your Dawn (live), ex-Candescence (live) | |
| Past | |
| Lutz Schmelzer | Drums (1980) |
| Peter Masson | Guitars (1980-1986), Bass (1985) |
| See also: ex-Dry, Moshtec | |
| Philip Seibel (R.I.P. 2002) | Drums (1981-1983) |
| Willi Lackmann | Bass (1983-1984) |
| (R.I.P. 2013) See also: ex-Challenger | |
| Albert Eckardt | Drums (1983-1986) |
| See also: ex-Challenger, ex-Digger | |
| C.F. Brank | Bass (1985-1986) |
| See also: ex-Dry, ex-Digger, ex-S.A.D.O., ex-Vivian | |
| Martin Gerlitzki | Bass (1985) |
| Tomi Göttlich | Bass (1991-1997) |
| See also: Rebellion, ex-Asgard, ex-Exray, ex-Iron Breed | |
| Peter Breitenbach | Drums (1991-1992) |
| See also: Warhead, ex-Inverness | |
| Uwe Lulis | Guitars (1991-2000) |
| See also: Accept, Giftdwarf, ex-Digger, ex-Hawaii, Uwe Lulis Project, ex-Rebellion, ex-Brutal Godz, ex-V8 Wankers, ex-Vivian | |
| Jörg Michael | Drums (1993-1994) |
| See also: Heavatar, Headhunter, ex-House of Spirits, ex-Surgeon, ex-Avenger, ex-Blizzard, Devil's Train, ex-Axel Rudi Pell, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Rage, ex-Running Wild, ex-Saxon, ex-Siren, ex-Soulslide, ex-Stratovarius, ex-Unleashed Power, ex-Glenmore, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Living Death, ex-100 Names, ex-Der Riß, ex-Laos (Gudrun Laos), ex-Schwarzarbeit | |
| Frank Ullrich | Drums (1995) |
| See also: Attack, ex-Fairywhite, ex-X-Wild, ex-Charger, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Stainless Steel, ex-Siren (live), ex-Mendacious Messiah, ex-Living Death | |
| Stefan Arnold | Drums (1996-2018) |
| See also: Wallop, ex-Capricorn, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Grinder | |
| H.P. Katzenburg | Keyboards (1997-2014) |
| Manni Schmidt | Guitars (2000-2009) |
| See also: Refuge, ex-Rage, ex-Jack of Hearts, ex-Rusty Nail, ex-Übergas, ex-Vötca | |
| Thilo Hermann | Guitars (2008-2009) |
| See also: Feanor, ex-Höllenhunde, ex-Faithful Breath, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Running Wild, ex-Glenmore, ex-Risk | |
| Axel Ritt | Guitars (2009-2023) |
| See also: Hellryder, Domain, Monstergroove, ex-Kingdom, ex-Wise Man, ex-Zünder | |
| Past (Live) | |
| H.P. Katzenburg | Keyboards (1996-1997) |
| Chris Boltendahl | Bass (1980-1982, 1985), Vocals (1980-1986, 1991-present) |
| See also: Chris Boltendahl's Steelhammer, Hellryder, ex-Challenger, ex-Digger, ex-Hawaii, The Fyredogs, ex-Vivian | |
| Jens Becker | Bass (1998-present) |
| See also: Zillion, ex-X-Wild, Bon Scott, Devil's Train, ex-Running Wild, ex-Starchild, ex-Roland Grapow (live), ex-Kickhunter (live) | |
| Marcus Kniep | Keyboards (2014-present), Drums (2018-present) |
| See also: Temple of Your Soul, Veritates, ex-Metal X, The Gorilla Gunmen, For Your Dawn (live), ex-Candescence (live) | |
| Lutz Schmelzer | Drums (1980) |
| Peter Masson | Guitars (1980-1986), Bass (1985) |
| See also: ex-Dry, Moshtec | |
| Philip Seibel (R.I.P. 2002) | Drums (1981-1983) |
| Willi Lackmann | Bass (1983-1984) |
| (R.I.P. 2013) See also: ex-Challenger | |
| Albert Eckardt | Drums (1983-1986) |
| See also: ex-Challenger, ex-Digger | |
| C.F. Brank | Bass (1985-1986) |
| See also: ex-Dry, ex-Digger, ex-S.A.D.O., ex-Vivian | |
| Martin Gerlitzki | Bass (1985) |
| Tomi Göttlich | Bass (1991-1997) |
| See also: Rebellion, ex-Asgard, ex-Exray, ex-Iron Breed | |
| Peter Breitenbach | Drums (1991-1992) |
| See also: Warhead, ex-Inverness | |
| Uwe Lulis | Guitars (1991-2000) |
| See also: Accept, Giftdwarf, ex-Digger, ex-Hawaii, Uwe Lulis Project, ex-Rebellion, ex-Brutal Godz, ex-V8 Wankers, ex-Vivian | |
| Jörg Michael | Drums (1993-1994) |
| See also: Heavatar, Headhunter, ex-House of Spirits, ex-Surgeon, ex-Avenger, ex-Blizzard, Devil's Train, ex-Axel Rudi Pell, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Rage, ex-Running Wild, ex-Saxon, ex-Siren, ex-Soulslide, ex-Stratovarius, ex-Unleashed Power, ex-Glenmore, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Living Death, ex-100 Names, ex-Der Riß, ex-Laos (Gudrun Laos), ex-Schwarzarbeit | |
| Frank Ullrich | Drums (1995) |
| See also: Attack, ex-Fairywhite, ex-X-Wild, ex-Charger, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Stainless Steel, ex-Siren (live), ex-Mendacious Messiah, ex-Living Death | |
| Stefan Arnold | Drums (1996-2018) |
| See also: Wallop, ex-Capricorn, ex-X-Mas Project, ex-Grinder | |
| H.P. Katzenburg | Keyboards (1997-2014) |
| Manni Schmidt | Guitars (2000-2009) |
| See also: Refuge, ex-Rage, ex-Jack of Hearts, ex-Rusty Nail, ex-Übergas, ex-Vötca | |
| Thilo Hermann | Guitars (2008-2009) |
| See also: Feanor, ex-Höllenhunde, ex-Faithful Breath, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Running Wild, ex-Glenmore, ex-Risk | |
| Axel Ritt | Guitars (2009-2023) |
| See also: Hellryder, Domain, Monstergroove, ex-Kingdom, ex-Wise Man, ex-Zünder | |
| Past | |
| H.P. Katzenburg | Keyboards (1996-1997) |
| Added by: TheGreatNads | Modified by: Mole666 |
| Added on: 2002-07-20 02:34:53 | Last modified on: 2023-09-27 07:34:26 |
Founded in November 1980 by Chris Boltendahl and Peter Masson.
After three albums, in 1986 Grave Digger decided to change their name into Digger and commercialize their sound. Boltendahl later admitted that their main motivation for this change was to make more money; this failed and the band split up in 1987. Later after Digger's commercial flop the band ...