Konk (album) we feel it's ready." In January 2007, it was reported that The Kooks had returned to their studio in Brighton to begin work on the album, with Pritchard admitting that they had "tons of new tunes." The album was recorded with producer Tony Hoffer at Konk Studios in London, with the band taking advantage of their debut album's success by having a bigger recording budget that enabled them to use better equipment. "We wanted this album to sound more epic than the last one," said Pritchard. Being fans of The Kinks, The Kooks were excited by the prospect of recording
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