{"product_id":"grave-digger-heavy-metal-breakdown-remastered-with-bonus-tracks-cd","title":"GRAVE DIGGER - Heavy Metal Breakdown (Remastered w\/ Bonus tracks) - CD [OCT 31]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD - Limited Edition Digipack (2025 Reissue with Bonus tracks - newly mastered).  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1984, \u003cem\u003eHeavy Metal Breakdown\u003c\/em\u003e is the debut album by German heavy metal band \u003cstrong\u003eGrave Digger\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a key release in the early wave of German metal. Raw, loud, and unapologetically heavy, the album captures the rough-edged energy of a band eager to make its mark on the burgeoning European metal scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing at a time when bands like Accept and Running Wild were helping define the German sound, Heavy Metal Breakdown leaned hard into a traditional heavy metal formula--buzzsaw riffs, pounding drums, and the gritty, commanding voice of frontman \u003cstrong\u003eChris Boltendahl\u003c\/strong\u003e. Songs like the anthemic title track \"\u003cem\u003eHeavy Metal Breakdown\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eHeadbanging Man\u003c\/em\u003e\" quickly became underground favourites, blending elements of NWOBHM-inspired speed with the heaviness and attitude that would come to define the Teutonic metal scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the production is raw and unpolished--adding to the album's underground charm--it's packed with enthusiasm and primal force. Lyrically, the album sticks to classic metal themes: rebellion, power, and the love of loud music. There's little subtlety here, but that's exactly the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow available newly mastered in digipack and a stunning splatter vinyl!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Headbanging Man\u003cbr\u003e2. Heavy Metal Breakdown\u003cbr\u003e3. Back From The War\u003cbr\u003e4. Yesterday\u003cbr\u003e5. We Wanna Rock You\u003cbr\u003e6. Legion Of The Lost\u003cbr\u003e7. Tyrant\u003cbr\u003e8. 2000 Lightyears From Home\u003cbr\u003e9. Heart Attack\u003cbr\u003e10. Shoot Her Down\u003cbr\u003e11. We Wanna Rock You (Mega Mix)\u003cbr\u003e12. Storming The Brain\u003cbr\u003e13. Violence\u003cbr\u003e14. 2000 Lightyears From Home\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Listenable Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311930487129,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Grave_Digger_-_Heavy_Metal_Breakdown__Remastered__-_2025_Reissue.jpg?v=1759841200","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/grave-digger-heavy-metal-breakdown-remastered-with-bonus-tracks-cd","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}