Excalibur (Grave Digger album)
Excalibur | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 September 1999 | |||
Recorded | May–June 1999 at Principal Studios, Senden, Münster, Germany Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
Label | GUN Records | |||
Producer | Chris Boltendahl and Uwe Lulis | |||
Grave Digger chronology | ||||
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Excalibur is the ninth studio album by German heavy metal band
knights of the round table
.
Track listing
All lyrics by Chris Boltendahl and Yvonne Thorhauer. Music by Boltendahl and Lulis except where noted.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "The Secrets of Merlin" | 2:38 | |
2. | "Pendragon" | 4:20 | |
3. | "Excalibur" | 4:45 | |
4. | "The Round Table (Forever)" | 5:10 | |
5. | "Morgane le Fay" | 5:16 | |
6. | "The Spell" | 4:38 | |
7. | "Tristan's Fate" | Boltendahl, Lulis, Becker | 3:38 |
8. | "Lancelot" | 4:45 | |
9. | "Mordred's Song" | Boltendahl, Lulis, Becker | 4:00 |
10. | "The Final War" | 4:02 | |
11. | "Emerald Eyes" | Boltendahl, Katzenburg | 4:04 |
12. | "Avalon" | 5:50 | |
Total length: | 53:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Parcival" | 4:59 |
Total length: | 58:05 |
Lyrical content
- The album is about the King Arthur's mythology.
- "Pendragon" is about Uther Pendragon, father of Arthur.
- "Excalibur" is about the powerful sword handled by Arthur.
- "The Round Table (Forever)" deals with the principles of the Knights of the Round Table.
- "Morgane Le Fay" is about the witch Morgane.
- "The Spell" is about the enchantment that Nimue used on Merlin to gain his powers, after a promise of sex and love.
- "Tristan's Fate" is about the tragic history of Tristan and Isolde. Tristan here is a knight of the round table. (In some tales, he's not even connected to Arthur)
- "Lancelot" is about the love of Lancelot (Arthur's knight) for Guinevere (Arthur's wife).
- "Mordred's Song" is about the treachery of Mordred.
- "The Final War" is about the last battle of Arthur and Mordred. Arthur ends mortally wounded.
- "Emerald Eyes" is Arthur's last words to Guinevere.
- "Avalon" is about the fantastic island that Arthur went, where he died.
- "Parcival" is about the knight Parcival and his quest for the Holy Grail.
Credits
- Band members
- Chris Boltendahl - vocals
- Uwe Lulis - guitars
- Jens Becker - bass
- Stefan Arnold - drums
- H.P. Katzenburg - keyboards
- Additional musicians
- Eric Hecht - bagpipes
- Hansi Kürsch - backing vocals
- Hacky Hackmann - backing vocals
- Piet Sielck - backing vocals
- Bodenski - hurdy-gurdy
- Production
- Markus Mayer - cover art
- Jens Rosendahl - photography
- Chris Boltendahl - producer
- Uwe Lulis - producer, mixing, engineering
- Suno Fabitch - mixing, engineering
- Roger Lian - mastering