Grave Digger have released “The Number,” the latest single from their upcoming studio album, Faces of Pain, due January 15, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment.
The new track arrives with an official lyric video and tackles the dehumanization of people during one of history’s darkest periods while also addressing the importance of remembering the past.
“‘The Number’ is far more than just a song – it is a cry against forgetting and a memorial to humanity,” frontman Chris Boltendahl said.
“We look back at one of the darkest chapters in history. There was a time when people were stripped of their names, their identities and their dignity. Instead, numbers were burned into their skin. They were no longer seen as human beings, but treated like animals – trapped in an unimaginable system of systematic inhumanity.”
Boltendahl added that the song is also intended as a message of hope, peace and human dignity.
“This song is an unequivocal statement against the horrors of the past. Against what happened and what none of us ever want to experience again,” he said. “But despite its serious and historical context, the song carries an even more important message: it is a symbol of hope. A sign for peace, for the inviolable dignity of every human being and for a future in which every name matters and every individual is free to be who they are.”
Faces of Pain follows Grave Digger’s 2025 album Bone Collector and was produced by Boltendahl at Graveyard Studios in Senden, Germany. The cover artwork was created by Uwe Jarling.
Grave Digger will support the album with their Legends Never Die Tour alongside Motorjesus and Warwolf beginning in January.
Check out the lyric video for “The Number” and the upcoming tour dates below.
Legends Never Die Tour:
January 14 – Siegburg, Germany – Kubana Live Club
January 15 – Münster, Germany – Sputnikhalle
January 16 – Andernach, Germany – JUZ Live Club
January 21 – Nürnberg, Germany – Hirsch
January 22 – Memmingen, Germany – Kaminwerk
January 23 – München, Germany – Backstage
January 24 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7 Konzertfabrik
January 28 – Aschaffenburg, Germany – Colos-Saal
January 29 – Mannheim, Germany – Capitol
January 30 – Leipzig, Germany – Hellraiser
February 4 – Berlin, Germany – Hole 44
February 5 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
February 6 – Hannover, Germany – MusikZentrum
February 12 – Markneukirchen, Germany – Musikhalle
February 13 – Bochum, Germany – RuhrCongress
