Chris Boltendahl

No rules, try better No rules, moving away No rules, try better No rules, moving away No rules, try better No rules No rules No rules

Gravedigger was formed in 1980 by Chris Boltendahl and Peter Mason, and they had a couple of songs on compilations before they released their debut album in 1984 called Heavy Metal Breakdown, and they've gone on to release a lot of albums since.

But let's hear the title track from that first album.

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Gravedigger, a band that formed in 1980.

They are still around to this day, led by their vocalist, Chris Boltendahl.

And as recently as 2025, they were at the Wacken Festival in Germany celebrating their 45th anniversary.

So I think for Craig and I, this is our first deep dive or really our first dive at all into the history of Gravedigger.