Rheingold (Grave Digger album)

Rheingold
Studio album by Grave Digger
Released	3 June 2003
Recorded	October 2002 – January 2003 at Principal Studios, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	44:18
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Chris Boltendahl & "Resetti Brothers"
Grave Digger chronology
Tunes of Wacken – Live (2001) Rheingold (2003) The Last Supper (2005)

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Rheingold is the 11th studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It is a concept album based on Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung. The album was released in 2003. Many lines of the lyrics are quoted or paraphrased from (an English translation of) Wagner. The music also has occasional references to Wagner, the most obvious one perhaps being the intro to the song "Dragon", which is the "Siegfried's Horn Call" leitmotif.

Track listing

All songs are composed and arranged by Boltendahl/Becker/Katzenburg/Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ring"	1:48
2.	"Rheingold"	4:02
3.	"Valhalla"	3:48
4.	"Giants"	4:37
5.	"Maidens of War"	5:48
6.	"Sword"	5:03
7.	"Dragon"	4:07
8.	"Liar"	2:46
9.	"Murderer"	5:37
10.	"Twilight of the Gods""	6:42

Limited edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Hero"	6:34
12.	"Goodbye"	4:18

Album line-up

• Chris Boltendahl - vocals
• Manni Schmidt - guitars
• Jens Becker - bass
• Stefan Arnold - drums
• H.P. Katzenburg - keyboards