Gravestone is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1977 as originally a progressive rock outfit, before going in to the heavy metal genre.
Gravestone | |
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| Origin | Illertissen, Bavaria, Germany |
| Genres | Heavy metal, progressive rock |
| Years active | 1977–1990, 2019–present |
| Labels | Scratch Records |
| Members | Berti Majdan Klaus 'Doc' Reinelt Thomas Sabisch Thomas Imbacher Jürgen Metko |
| Past members | Dieter Behle Mathias Dieth Rudi Dorner Taki Gradl Andy Müller Dietmar "Oli" Orlitta Wolfgang Rittner Mike Schmidt |
Gravestone released five studio albums between 1977 and 1986 before splitting up. Several of the band members continued the band under the name 48 Crash.[1] In 2019, the band reunited to play live shows again. The current line-up is the same as in 1985 (Majdan, Reinelt, Dieth, Sabisch, Imbacher).
Band members edit
Vocals edit
- Berti Majdan
- Dietmar "Oli" Orlitta
Drums edit
- Dieter Behle
- Thomas Imbacher
- Mike Schmidt
Bass Guitar edit
- Berti Majdan
- Dietmar "Oli" Orlitta
- Thomas Sabisch
Guitar edit
- Mathias Dieth
- Rudi Dorner
- Taki Gradl
- Jürgen Metko
- Klaus 'Doc' Reinelt [3]
- Wolfgang Rittner
Keyboards edit
- Andy Müller
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Doomsday (1979)
- War (1980)
- Victim of Chains (1984)
- Back to Attack (1985)
- Creating a Monster (1986)
Compilation albums edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Tartarean Desire - Gravestone - Heavy metal band from Germany, Taratareandesire.com
- ^ a b "Gravestone - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Heavy Metal & Thrash Metal Blog: GRAVESTONE VICTIM OF CHAINS 1ST ISSUE 12" LP". Thrashmetal.blogspot.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
External links edit
- MySpace Gravestone fanpage
- Tartarean Desire - Gravestone Band Page
- Encyclopaedia Metallum - Gravestone (Ger)
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