Tunes of War
Tunes of War is the seventh studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It is a concept 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.
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| Released | 25 August 1996 | |||
| Recorded | May 1996 at Principal Studios, Senden, Münster, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Label | GUN Records | |||
| Producer | Chris Boltendahl & Uwe Lulis | |||
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It is the first album in Grave Digger's trilogy of medievally inspired concept albums which was continued by Knights of the Cross (1998) and concluding with Excalibur (1999).[1]
Track listing
All songs composed & arranged by Grave Digger.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Brave" (Intro) | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Scotland United" | 4:35 |
| 3. | "The Dark of the Sun" | 4:32 |
| 4. | "William Wallace (Braveheart)" | 5:01 |
| 5. | "The Bruce" | 6:57 |
| 6. | "The Battle of Flodden" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "The Ballad of Mary (Queen of Scots)" | 5:00 |
| 8. | "The Truth" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Cry for Freedom (James the VI)" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Killing Time" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching)" | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Culloden Muir" | 4:05 |
| 13. | "The Fall of the Brave" (Outro) | 1:58 |
| Total length: | 52:39 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heavy Metal Breakdown" (Re-recorded version) | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Witchhunter" (Re-recorded version) | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Headbanging Man" (Re-recorded version) | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 1:04:19 | |
Credits
- Chris Boltendahl - vocals
- Uwe Lulis - guitars
- Tomi Göttlich - bass
- Stefan Arnold - drums
- Additional Musicians
- Hansi Kürsch - backing vocals
- Scott Cochrane - bagpipes
- Hans Peter Katzenburg - keyboards
- Production
- Chris Boltendahl - producer
- Uwe Lulis - producer
- Suno Fabitch - mixing, engineering
- John Cremer - mastering
- Andreas Schöwe - photography
- Andreas Marschall - cover art
- Ines Phillip - photography
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