Healed by Metal

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Healed by Metal
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Studio album by
Released13 January 2017
RecordedPrincipal Studios, Senden / Münster, Germany, June–September 2016
Meadow Studios, Weiterstadt
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length34:56
Label Napalm
Producer Grave Digger
Grave Digger chronology
Return of the Reaper
(2014)
Healed by Metal
(2017)
The Living Dead
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Healed by Metal is the 18th studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger, which was released on 13 January 2017 via Napalm Records. This is the first album to feature new keyboardist Marcus Kniep as The Reaper since H.P. Katzenburg's departure in 2014. [3]

Contents

A lyric video was made for "Call for War" and a music video was made for "Healed by Metal". [4] [5]

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Boltendahl/Becker & Ritt; All lyrics by Chris Boltendahl

No.TitleLength
1."Healed by Metal"3:43
2."When Night Falls"3:54
3."Lawbreaker"3:05
4."Free Forever"3:21
5."Call for War"3:19
6."Ten Commandments of Metal"3:25
7."The Hangman's Eye"3:05
8."Kill Ritual"3:41
9."Hallelujah"3:28
10."Laughing with the Dead"5:15
Digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Kingdom of the Night"4:07
2."Bucket List"3:02
Total length:43:23
Japanese edition bonus tracks [6]
No.TitleLength
11."Kingdom of the Night"4:07
12."Bucket List"3:02
13."Brave, Young & Innocent"4:20
Total length:48:10

Personnel

Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 105
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 45

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