Bone Collector | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 January 2025 | |||
Recorded | 2024 | |||
Studio | Graveyard Studios, Cologne, Germany | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
Length | 46:43 | |||
Label | Napalm Records | |||
Producer | Chris Boltendahl | |||
Grave Digger chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [1] |
Distorted Sound | 7/10 [2] |
Ghost Cult Magazine | 8/10 [3] |
Bone Collector is the twenty-second studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger, released on 17 January 2025 by Napalm Records, in celebration of the band's 45th anniversary. [4] A music video for the single "Kingdom of Skulls" was released on 11 October 2024, [5] [6] [7] along with "The Devils Serenade" on 20 December 2024 [8] and the title track on the day of the album's release. [9] This is the first album to feature new guitarist Tobias "Tobi" Kersting, who replaced previous guitarist Axel Ritt in late 2023. The album has received positive reviews from critics. [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bone Collector" | 4:19 |
2. | "The Rich, the Poor, the Dying" | 3:25 |
3. | "Kingdom of Skulls" | 3:44 |
4. | "The Devil's Serenade" | 4:01 |
5. | "Killing Is My Pleasure" | 3:29 |
6. | "Mirror of Hate" | 4:40 |
7. | "Riders of Doom" | 4:55 |
8. | "Made of Madness" | 3:59 |
9. | "Graveyard Kings" | 4:16 |
10. | "Forever Evil and Buried Alive" | 3:34 |
11. | "Whispers of the Damned" | 6:21 |
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 13 |
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