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Nov. 1980: GRAVE DIGGER was formed /
festivals
Nov. 1983: recording the sampler ‘’Rock from
hell’’
Jan. 1984: Recording the 1st album ‘’HEAVY METAL
BREAKDOWN’’/Noise Records;
March 1984: Release of „HEAVY METAL BREAKDOWN” Big
success in Europe, the most succesfully debut for a Heavy Metal
band inGermany
Sept. 1984: Recording the maxi-single SHOOT HER DOWN for the USA
/ Noise Records
Nov. 1984: Release of the „SHOOT HER DOWN“ maxi-single;
some festivals with SINNER WARLOCK, RUNNING WILD, etc
Jan. 1985: Recordings to the 2nd album “WITCH HUNTER” /
Noise Records
März 1985: Release of „WITCH HUNTER”
Mai 1985: Tour with HELLOWEEN
Aug. 1985: TV-Show „LIVE AUS DEM ALABAMA“ / Munich
Dec. 1985: Recordings to the 3rd Album „WARGAMES“ /
Noise Records
Jan. 1986: Release of „WARGAMES“
Febr. 1986: Tour with HELLOWEEN and CELTIC FROST
Nov. 1986: Recordings to the 4th album “STRONGER THAN
EVER” / Noise Records “Grave Digger” change name
to “Digger”
Dec. 1986: Release of „STRONGER THAN EVER“
March 1987: The Band split up
June 1991: Reunion of the band. The name: Grave Digger
July 1991: Recording the four-track demo: “RETURN OF THE
REAPER”
Apr.-Jun 92: Tour in west germany
Sept. 1992: Recording the maxi-CD: „FOR PROMOTION ONLY“
Jan. 1993: Tour in east-germany
Jan. 1993: Contract with „Warner/Chappell“ Germany
May 1993: Jörg Michael join in the band (RAGE, HEADHUNTER,
MEKONG DELTA, RUNNING WILD)
June 1993: Contract with GUN-Records/BMG Ariola
Nov. 1993: Release of the comeback-album: “THE REAPER”
Dec. 1993: Contract with BMG, Victor, Japan
Jan. 1994: Headliner-tour in germany
Febr. 1994: Recording the EP “SYMPHONY OF DEATH”/ GUN
Records, Release of “The Reaper” in Japan. Chart-entry
on position 7
March 1994: Shows with “MANOWAR” in Cologne and Berlin
April 1994: Release of „SYMPHONY OF DEATH“ in Japan
Mai 1994: Frank Ullrich (ex HOLY MOSES, LIVING DEATH) join in the
band
May/June94: Tour with „RUNNING WILD“ in Germany
Dec 1994: Recording the 6th album „HEART OF DARKNESS”
April 1995: Release of “HEART OF DARKNESS”
Mai/Juni 95: Headliner-Tour in Germany
Juni 1995: Summer-Metal-Meetings
Sep. 1995: Drummer Frank Ullrich leaves the band
Dez. 1995: Stefan Arnold (ex-Capricorn) join in the band
Mai 1996: Recording the 7th album “TUNES OF WAR”
Juni 1996: Travel to Scotland with jounalists and TV. Make the
“Rebellion”-videoclip
Sep. 1996: Release “TUNES OF WAR” Tho most successful
album of Grave Digger
Nov. 1996: Tour with Rage in Japan
Jan. 1997: TUNES OF WAR Tour Germany / Swiss / Italy
March 1997: Sold-Out shows in Greece
April/May 97: Tour in South America Argentina / Brazil
June 1997: Sensational consert on the „GODS OF METAL”
Festival in Mailand / Italien
August 1997: Short-tour (four shows) with the new bassplayer Jens
Becker. Big show on WACKEN 97
Feb/Mach98: Recording the 8th album „KNIGHTS OF THE
CROSS“
Mai 1998: Release of the “KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS” album
Aug 1998: div. Headliner Festivals in Germany
Sept. 1998: Festivals in der Swizz/Italiy, playing the „Bang
your Head Festival“, shows with “Iron Maiden” and
“Helloween"
Jan 1999 Headliner tour in Germany
Feb 1999 Tour in Spain. Big success
May/June99 Recording the 9th album „EXCALIBUR“
June 1999 Mastering at Masterdisk, NYC
June 1999 Shows on the „Bang your Head“ , „Mind
over Matter Festival, and „With Full Force“ festivals
Sept 1999 Release of « Excalibur »
Jan 2000 “The EXCALIBUR Millennium Tour 2000” in
Germany and Swiss
