Witch Hunter (album)

Witch Hunter is the second studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It was released on 10 May 1985 via Noise Records.

Witch Hunter
Studio album by
Grave Digger
Released10 May 1985
RecordedJanuary–February 1985 at Musiclab Studios, Berlin, Germany
GenreSpeed metal, heavy metal
LabelNoise (Europe)
Megaforce (US)
ProducerGrave Digger
Grave Digger chronology
Heavy Metal Breakdown
(1984)		 Witch Hunter
(1985)		 War Games
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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 Bruce2:41
8."Friends of Mine" 5:23
9."Here I Stand" 4:49
Total length:38:08

Notes
  • The 1985 releases from Banzai Records and Megaforce Records and the 1987 Brown Back Cover Press release from Brazilian-based record label Woodstock Discos, contain the three tracks "Don't Kill the Children", "Shine On", "Shoot Her Down" and "Storming the Brain", excludes "Love Is a Game"
  • "Don't Kill the Children" features an extended, choral intro not present on the version featured on the 1994 Japanese re-issue of Heavy Metal Breakdown. This is considered the original version of the song
  • The 1994 Japanese re-issue contains the 1986 album War Games

Line up
  • Chris Boltendahl - vocals, bass
  • Peter Masson - guitar, bass
  • René T. Bone - bass
  • Albert Eckardt - drums
Additional musician
  • René "T. Bone" Teichgräber - bass on "Love Is a Game" and "School's Out"
Production
  • Karl-U. Walterbach - executive producer
  • Jochen Ruschinzik - photography
  • Hans B. Bruns - design (inner sleeve)
  • Chris Boltendahl - producer
  • Harris Johns - co-producer, engineering, mixing

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



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