GRAVE DIGGER (Heavy Metal – Germany 🇩🇪) – Release “Legends Never Die” Official Animated (NOT AI) Video – Taken from their upcoming album “Faces Of Pain” which is due out on January 15, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment #gravedigger #heavymetal

Second single for the upcoming new GRAVE DIGGER album “Faces Of Pain” (Out: January 15th, 2027): https://lnk.to/FacesOfPain

 

No A.I. was used in the making of this animated video!Created by students in the Bachelor of Design (Animation & Interactive Media) program at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Web: www.rmitanimation.net

Directors:
Aaron McLoughlin & RMIT AIM Studio Student Team 2026

Production Managers:
Aaron McLoughlin, Simon Norton,

Production Designers:
DC Cornelius, Chantal Delourdes, Alejandra Gonzalez Saavedra, Luce Gurney, Sunny Kang, Leah Hoang Le Anh Khue, Natalie Kontrobarsky, Jin Loh, Jack Maliszewski, Alysha Masoem, Aaron McLoughlin, Simon Norton, Henry Qiu, Ze Stringer, Amelia Kiat Qi Tan, Alicia Wen

Character Designers:
Alejandra Gonzalez Saavedra, Leah Hoang Le Anh Khue, Ze Stringer

Background Designer:
DC Cornelius

Lead Animators:
DC Cornelius, Chantal Delourdes, Alejandra Gonzalez Saavedra, Luce Gurney, Sunny Kang, Leah Hoang Le Anh Khue, Costas Lambrou, Jin Loh, Jack Maliszewski, Alysha Masoem, Chelsea Middendorf, Camel Nguyen, Simon Norton, Henry Qiu, Ze Stringer, Amelia Kiat Qi Tan, Zeke Washington, Alicia Wen, Li Zhang,

Assistant Animators:
Hui Ling Kylene Mok, Ansun Seow, Alvis Wong,

Effects Animators:
DC Cornelius, Natalie Kontrobarsky, Aaron McLoughlin, Ansun Seow,

Background Artists:
DC Cornelius, Ze Stringer, Alicia Wen

Compositors:
DC Cornelius, Natalie Kontrobarsky, Aaron McLoughlin, Simon Norton, Ze Stringer

Producers:
Aaron McLoughlin, Simon Norton

Web: www.rmitanimation.net
Contact: simon.norton@rmit.edu.au
Insta: @rmitanimation

No A.I. was used in the making of this animated video

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First single from the upcoming album “Faces Of Pain”, out on January 15th, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment. Pre-Order here: https://lnk.to/FacesOfPain

Chris Boltendahl comments on “The Number”:
“THE NUMBER is far more than just a song – it is a cry against forgetting and a memorial to humanity.
We look back at one of the darkest chapters in history. There was a time when people were stripped of their names, their identities and their dignity. Instead, numbers were burned into their skin. They were no longer seen as human beings, but treated like animals – trapped in an unimaginable system of systematic inhumanity.
When we look at the world today, a justified fear begins to creep in: the fear that these horrific times, in a different form, could one day return. That we might forget where hatred and the dehumanization of others can lead.
This is exactly where THE NUMBER comes in. This song is an unequivocal statement against the horrors of the past. Against what happened and what none of us ever want to experience again. But despite its serious and historical context, the song carries an even more important message: it is a symbol of hope. A sign for peace, for the inviolable dignity of every human being and for a future in which every name matters and every individual is free to be who they are.”

German heavy metal legends GRAVE DIGGER present “Legends Never Die”, the new single from their upcoming studio album Faces of Pain, set for release on January 15, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment.

Watch the video HERE!!!!!

Razor-sharp riffs, massive choruses and Chris Boltendahl’s unmistakably rough vocals form the backbone of the album. Fast-paced heavy metal bangers such as “Faces of Pain” and “Satan’s Tango” meet riff-driven mid-tempo anthems including “The Number”, “Legends Never Die” and “When The World Is Calling You”, while “Dead Sun” and “Say Hello To The Devil” reveal the band at their heaviest and darkest.

 

Pre-orders for the new GRAVE DIGGER album are now open. Faces of Pain will be released on January 15, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment and is available in various formats and limited editions.

More than 45 years after their formation, GRAVE DIGGER show no signs of slowing down. Faces of Pain is an album packed with energy and classic heavy metal – firmly rooted in the band’s history while looking straight ahead.

The album was produced by Chris Boltendahl at Graveyard Studios in Senden, Germany.

Check out variants, merch & bundles HERE!!!!!

 

Track List:

1    The Gate

2    Faces Of Pain

3    Satan’s Tango

4    The Number

5    Legends Never Die

6    Hell To The King

7    Dead Sun

8    The Grave That Should Not Be

9    When The World Is Calling You

10    Soul Reaper

11    Say Hello To The Devil

Pre-order “Faces of Pain” here: https://lnk.to/FacesOfPain
More than 45 years after their formation, GRAVE DIGGER show no signs of slowing down. Faces of Pain is an album packed with energy and classic heavy metal – firmly rooted in the band’s history while looking straight ahead.

 

The album was produced by Chris Boltendahl at Graveyard Studios in Senden, Germany.

The cover artwork was created by Uwe Jarling.

 

Starting in January 2027, GRAVE DIGGER will also bring the new material to the stage. On the “Legends Never Die Tour”, fans can experience the unbroken live power of this German heavy metal institution.

 

LEGENDS NEVER DIE TOUR:

GRAVE DIGGER
MOTORJESUS
WARWOLF

14.01.2027: Siegburg – Kubana Live Club
15.01.2027: Münster – Sputnikhalle
16.01.2027: Andernach – JUZ Live Club
21.01.2027: Nürnberg – Hirsch
22.01.2027: Memmingen – Kaminwerk
23.01.2027: München – Backstage
24.01.2027: (CH) Pratteln – Z7 Konzertfabrik
28.01.2027: Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
29.01.2027: Mannheim – Capitol
30.01.2027: Leipzig – Hellraiser
04.02.2027: Berlin – Hole 44
05.02.2027: Hamburg – Markthalle
06.02.2027: Hannover – MusikZentrum
12.02.2027: Markneukirchen – Musikhalle
13.02.2027: Bochum – RuhrCongress

 

Tickets: https://www.rockworld24.com/smartlinks/rockworld24/grave_digger_live.html

 

Discography:

Heavy Metal Breakdown (1984)
Witch Hunter (1985)
War Games (1986)
Stronger Than Ever (1987)
The Reaper (1993)
Heart Of Darkness (1995)
Tunes Of War (1996)
Knights Of The Cross (1998)
Excalibur (1999)
The Grave Digger (2001)
Rheingold (2003)
The Last Supper (2005)
Liberty Or Death (2007)
Ballads of a Hangman (2009)
The Clans Will Rise Again (2010)
The Clans Are Still Marching (2011)
Clash Of The Gods (2012)
Return of the Reaper (2014)
Healed by Metal (2017)
The Living Dead (2018)
Fields of Blood (2020)
Symbol Of Eternity (2022)
Bone Collector (2025)

GRAVE DIGGER are:

Chris Boltendahl (Vocals)
Tobias Kersting (Guitar)
Jens Becker (Bass)
Marcus Kniep (Drums)

Band Links:

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