Konk (album) lot in his life, and being in a band doesn't help that kind of stuff." Rafferty's departure made the band consider splitting up, but they soon reconvened with Dan Logan, formerly of Cat the Dog, a fellow Brighton band that also shared management with The Kooks. On 2 March 2008, Logan participated in a Mike Crossey-produced recording session at RAK Studios that yielded RAK, a nine-song disc that was packaged with the special edition of "Konk". "Konk" was released on 11 April 2008 and went on to debut on the UK Albums Chart at number one with first week sales
Grave Digger (band) number of release parties was announced for the band's follow-up album, "Liberty or Death", which was released on 12 January 2007. A Double-Headline Tour together with Therion followed, beginning 17 January 2007 in Essen. In late February 2008, Grave Digger began writing new material. In mid-August, they entered Principal studios with additional guitarist Thilo Hermann to record their 13th studio album entitled "Ballads of a Hangman", which was released on 9 January 2009 under their new label Napalm Records. It was their first album with twin guitars. In February 2009, the band parted ways with Thilo Hermann due to the