Excalibur (Grave Digger album)

All lyrics by Chris Boltendahl and Yvonne Thorhauer. Music by Boltendahl and Lulis except where noted. ==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 == References ==