The Last Supper (Grave Digger album)

The Last Supper is the 12th studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger.

The Last Supper
Studio album by Grave Digger
Released	17 January 2005
Recorded	July–October-2004 at Principal Studios, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal[1]
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Chris Boltendahl, Manni Schmidt & Jörg Umbreit
Grave Digger chronology
Rheingold (2003) The Last Supper (2005) Liberty or Death (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Boltendahl/Becker/Schmidt and Katzenburg; all lyrics by Boltendahl.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Passion"	1:20
2.	"The Last Supper"	5:28
3.	"Desert Rose"	4:20
4.	"Grave in the No Man's Land"	4:10
5.	"Hell to Pay"	3:48
6.	"Soul Savior"	4:10
7.	"Crucified"	7:00
8.	"Divided Cross"	3:54
9.	"The Night Before"	3:30
10.	"Black Widows"	4:22
11.	"Hundred Days"	4:17
12.	"Always and Eternally"	5:30

Limited edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Sleepless"	3:31
14.	"Jeepers Creepers"	3:54

Artwork

After the cover art was revealed in November 2004, which received positive feedback, a number of fans were disappointed by it because of the motive. The band stated that the cover isn't a message of the Devil and not against Christians, but a representation of a depressive Jesus Christ at his last days before his death.^[3]

Inspiration

Despite claims to the contrary, the album is not a concept album, although several songs are based on the last days of Jesus Christ:

• "The Last Supper", about the last supper of Jesus Christ and the treachery of Judas
• "Soul Savior", about Christianity
• "Crucified", about the feeling of Jesus when he was crucified
• "Divided Cross", about the time when Jesus was crucified and the feelings of the people
• "Always and Eternally", about the memories and belief that remains after Christ died

Personnel

• Chris Boltendahl - vocals
• Manni Schmidt - guitars
• Jens Becker - bass
• Stefan Arnold - drums
• H.P. Katzenburg - keyboards