| Ballads of a Hangman | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Grave Digger |
| Cover: | Grave Digger - Ballads of a Hangman.jpg |
| Released: | 27 January 2009 |
| Recorded: | August–October 2008 at Principal Studios, Germany |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, power metal |
| Label: | Napalm |
| Producer: | Grave Digger, Resetti Brothers |
| Prev Title: | Liberty or Death |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | The Clans Will Rise Again |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Ballads of a Hangman is the 14th studio album by the German heavy metal band Grave Digger, and was released on 27 January 2009. It is the first Grave Digger album to feature two guitarists, the only one to feature Thilo Hermann who co-wrote the album but was asked to leave soon after its release and also the last one with Manni Schmidt who left the band in October 2009 due to personal differences with Chris Boltendahl.[1]
The semi-ballad "Lonely The Innocence Dies" featuring Veronica Freeman of Benedictum was noted for being close to a harder version of "Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave.
All music composed by Boltendahl/Schmidt/Hermann