Tunes of War

Studio album by Grave Digger

Released

25 August 1996

Recorded

May 1996 at Principal Studios - Senden/Münster, Germany

Genre

Heavy metal, power metal

Length

52:45

Label

GUN Records

Producer

Chris Boltendahl & Uwe Lulis

Grave Digger chronology

Heart of Darkness
(1995)

Tunes of War
(1996)

Knights of the Cross
(1998)

Tunes of War is the seventh studio album by German metal band Grave Digger about the Scottish struggles for independence from England, from the medieval conflicts between its clans in the 11th century through to the Jacobite rebellion of the 18th.

It was the first album in Grave Digger's trilogy of medievally inspired concept albums which was continued by Knights of the Cross (1998) and Excalibur (1999).^[1]

Track listing

All songs composed & arranged by Grave Digger.

"The Brave" (Intro) - 2:23
"Scotland United" - 4:35
"The Dark of the Sun" - 4:33
"William Wallace (Braveheart)" - 5:01
"The Bruce (The Lion King)" - 6:58
"The Battle of Flodden" - 4:06
"The Ballad of Mary (Queen of Scots)" - 5:00
"The Truth" - 3:50
"Cry for Freedom (James the VI)" - 3:17
"Killing Time" - 2:53
"Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching)" - 4:05
"Culloden Muir" - 4:08
"The Fall of the Brave" (Outro) - 1:56

The Digipack version also includes:

"Heavy Metal Breakdown" (Boltendahl)
"Witchhunter" (Boltendahl)
"Headbanging Man" (Boltendahl)

Album line-up

Chris Boltendahl - Vocals
Uwe Lulis - Guitars
Tomi Göttlich - Bass
Stefan Arnold - Drums

References

↑ "Grave Digger". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2012.

Grave Digger

Chris Boltendahl Axel "Ironfinger" Ritt Jens Becker Stefan Arnold Hans Peter "H.P." Katzenburg

Studio albums	Heavy Metal Breakdown Witch Hunter War Games Stronger than Ever (as Digger) The Reaper Symphony of Death Heart of Darkness Tunes of War Knights of the Cross Excalibur The Grave Digger Rheingold The Last Supper Liberty or Death Ballads of a Hangman The Clans Will Rise Again Clash of the Gods Return of the Reaper Exhumation (The Early Years) Healed by Metal

Live albums	Tunes of Wacken 25 to Live The Clans Are Still Marching

EPs / Singles	"Six-Track-Demo" "Born Again" (Demo) "Shoot Her Down" "Return of the Reaper" (Demo) "For Promotion Only" (Demo) "Symphony of Death" "Rebellion" "The Dark of the Sun" "The Battle of Bannockburn" "The Round Table (Forever)" "Yesterday" "Rheingold" "Silent Revolution" "Pray" "Ballad Of A Hangman" "Ballad Of Mary" "Home At Last"

Compilations	The Best of the Eighties Die Definitive Biografie (book) The History - Part One Masterpieces - Best Of Album Lost Tunes from the Vault

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