Gravestone (band) explained

Gravestone
Genre:	Heavy metal, progressive rock
Origin:	Illertissen, Bavaria, Germany
Years Active:	1977–1990, 2019–present
Label:	Scratch Records
Associated Acts:	48 Crash, U.D.O., Stranger, Kreator, Sinner
Current 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 is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1977 as originally a progressive rock outfit, before going in to the heavy metal genre.

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

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Vocals

• Berti Majdan
• Dietmar "Oli" Orlitta

Drums

• Dieter Behle
• Thomas Imbacher
• Mike Schmidt

Bass Guitar

• Berti Majdan
• Dietmar "Oli" Orlitta
• Thomas Sabisch

Guitar

• Mathias Dieth
• Rudi Dorner
• Taki Gradl
• Jürgen Metko
• Klaus 'Doc' Reinelt ^[3]
• Wolfgang Rittner

Keyboards

• Andy Müller

Discography

Albums

• Doomsday (1979)
• War (1980)
• Victim of Chains (1984)
• Back to Attack (1985)
• Creating a Monster (1986)

Compilation albums

• The Best of Gravestone (1993)^{[1] [2]}

External links

• MySpace Gravestone fanpage
• Tartarean Desire - Gravestone Band Page
• Encyclopaedia Metallum - Gravestone (Ger)

Notes and References

1. http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/Gravestone/732/ Tartarean Desire - Gravestone - Heavy metal band from Germany
2. Web site: Gravestone - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Metal-archives.com. 5 October 2020.
3. Web site: Heavy Metal & Thrash Metal Blog: GRAVESTONE VICTIM OF CHAINS 1ST ISSUE 12" LP. Thrashmetal.blogspot.com. 5 October 2020.