Witch Hunter (album)

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Witch Hunter
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Studio album by
Released10 May 1985
RecordedJanuary–February 1985 at Musiclab Studios, Berlin, Germany
Genre
Label Noise (Germany)
Megaforce (US)
Producer
Grave Digger chronology
Heavy Metal Breakdown
(1984)
Witch Hunter
(1985)
War Games
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Witch Hunter is the second studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It was released on 10 May 1985 via Noise Records.

Contents

The song "School's Out" is an Alice Cooper cover that was originally released on the School's Out album.

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Grave Digger, except where indicated. Lyrics written by Grave Digger except where noted

Side A
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Witch Hunter"Grave Digger, Roy Dean Brown4:24
2."Night Drifter"Grave Digger, Roy Dean Brown3:10
3."Get Ready for Power" 5:05
4."Love Is a Game"Grave Digger, Roy Dean Brown5:43
Side B
No.TitleLyricsLength
5."Get Away"Grave Digger, Roy Dean Brown2:59
6."Fight for Freedom" 3:54
7."School's Out" (Alice Cooper cover)Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce 2:41
8."Friends of Mine" 5:23
9."Here I Stand" 4:49
Total length:38:08

Notes

Line up

Production

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References

  1. "Grave Digger Witch Hunter review". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 September 2011.