GRAVE DIGGER Share Animated Video For New Single “Legends Never Die”
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Following the song’s exclusive radio premiere on Rock Antenne last Sunday, Grave Digger are now also releasing the official music video – an elaborately produced animated piece created in collaboration with the renowned RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
The video was developed and produced by students on the Bachelor of Design (Animation & Interactive Media) programme. Directed by Aaron McLoughlin and the RMIT AIM Studio Student Team 2026, the result is a striking visual production that combines Grave Digger’s powerful heavy metal sound with an extraordinary animated visual world.
Particularly noteworthy: the entire animated video was created without the use of artificial intelligence (AI). All animations, character designs and visual elements were the result of the creative work of the Australian production team.
Musically, “Legends Never Die” is a powerful heavy metal anthem featuring striking guitar riffs, a rousing chorus and the unmistakably raw voice of Chris Boltendahl. The song combines the band’s classic trademarks with the energy and passion that have characterised Grave Digger for more than four decades.
Chris Boltendahl on “Legends Never Die”: "Having tackled a very serious topic from the past with our first single, ‘The Number’, and focused on the hope for a better future, we’re now taking a completely different direction with our second single. Our new single is titled ‘Legends Never Die’.
With this song, we’re paying tribute to the good old 80s – the era when the first and second waves of German True Metal took the world by storm. Anyone who knows us realises that we don’t take ourselves all too seriously. ‘Legends Never Die’ is a humorous homage to our own roots and the entire scene.
In the lyrics, we have a good laugh at our own expense: we tell the story of a band that, due to its advanced age, has actually already ended up on the proverbial sidelines. But through the intervention of mysterious, otherworldly forces, it suddenly gains a whole new lease of life. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, it returns to really rock the stages and the scene one last time.
Behind all the humour and tongue-in-cheek humour, however, there’s also a deeper message that’s very close to our hearts: true legends are simply indestructible. Even if they should eventually pass away physically, they’ll live on forever in spirit, in the songs and in people’s hearts.
Turn up the volume – heavy metal never dies!”
For more than four decades, Grave Digger have been one of the defining forces of German heavy metal. From classics such as Heavy Metal Breakdown and Tunes Of War to the immortal anthem “Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching),” the band around frontman Chris Boltendahl have played a major role in shaping the sound of German heavy metal.
Following the straightforward old-school approach of their 45th-anniversary album Bone Collector, Grave Digger are now ready for the next chapter. Faces Of Pain consistently continues down this path, presenting the band as energetic, uncompromising and diverse as ever.
Chris Boltendahl comments: “The time has finally come: With our new album Faces Of Pain, we are opening the next furious chapter. This record is filled with an incredible amount of heart, sweat and pure passion. How can the result best be described?
What lies behind us was an extraordinary creative effort. In particular, my collaboration with Tobias Kersting on guitar has grown incredibly strong and developed into a deeply rooted creative partnership. His riffs, my lyrics and our shared vision unleashed an incredible dynamic. The result is a mature yet highly explosive late-career work that uncompromisingly combines all the classic trademarks our fans have loved for decades.
Faces Of Pain shows us at our most diverse in a long time. Grave Digger consistently follow their very own style – a style we have shaped ourselves over the years. The remarkable thing is that we never copy ourselves for a single second, yet every song and every note unmistakably carries the band’s typical, mighty sound. Get ready for a true metal monster!”
Razor-sharp riffs, massive choruses and Chris Boltendahl’s unmistakably rough vocals form the foundation 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”. With “Dead Sun” and “Say Hello To The Devil”, the band also reveals a particularly heavy and dark side.
More than 45 years after their formation, Grave Digger are clearly nowhere near ready to call it a day. Faces Of Pain is an album full of energy and classic heavy metal – firmly rooted in the band’s history, yet with its sights set firmly on the future.
The album was produced by Chris Boltendahl at Graveyard Studios in Senden, Germany. The cover artwork was created by Uwe Jarling.
Pre-order Faces Of Pain here.
racklisting:
“The Gate”
“Faces Of Pain”
“Satan’s Tango”
“The Number”
“Legends Never Die”
“Hell To The King”
“Dead Sun”
“The Grave That Should Not Be”
“When The World Is Calling You”
“Soul Reaper”
“Say Hello To The Devil”
(Source: www.bravewords.com)
