| The Grave Digger | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Grave Digger |
| Cover: | The grave digger.jpg |
| Released: | 22 October 2001 |
| Recorded: | May–June 2001 at Principal Studios, Senden, Münster, Germany Pre-production recorded at Graveyard Studios, Netherlands Mastered at Principal Studios, Germany |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer: | Chris Boltendahl, Jörg Umbreit, Vincent Sorg & Manni Schmidt |
| Prev Title: | Excalibur |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Tunes of Wacken – Live |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
The Grave Digger is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. It the first album to feature former Rage guitarist Manni Schmidt, and is often considered the darkest album the band has done, along with 1995's Heart of Darkness. The lyrics are about dark concepts, some are inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
All songs are composed and arranged by Boltendahl, Becker and Schmidt; all lyrics by Boltendahl.
The 2006 re-issue by Nuclear Blast includes the 2003 album Rheingold.