title: Healed by Metal
text: # Healed by Metal
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | MetalBlast | |
  
  Healed by Metal is the 18th studio album by German heavy metal band Grave Digger, which was released on 13 January 2017 via Napalm Records. This is the first album to feature new keyboardist Marcus Kniep as The Reaper since H.P. Katzenburg's departure in 2014.
  
  A lyric video was made for "Call for War" and a music video was made for "Healed by Metal".
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Chris Boltendahl – vocals
  * Axel Ritt – guitars
  * Jens Becker – bass
  * Stefan Arnold – drums
  * Marcus Kniep – keyboards
  
  ### Additional musicians
  
  * Hacky Hackman – backing vocals
  * Frank Konrad – backing vocals
  * Andreas von Lipinski – backing vocals
  
  ### Production
  
  * Chris Boltendahl – producer, lyrics, cover concept
  * Axel Ritt – producer, recording (guitars)
  * Gyula Havancsák – artwork, cover art
  * Jörg Umbreit – producer, engineering, recording, mixing, mastering
  * Jens Howorka – photography
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2017) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 78 |
  | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 105 |
  | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 15 |
  | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 45 |
  