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Heimat (album)

Heimat (German for "home") is the tenth studio album by German extreme metal band Heaven Shall Burn. It was released on 27 June 2025 through Century Media Records. The album marks the band's first release in five years since Of Truth and Sacrifice (2020).

Background and themes

Heimat was announced on 9 April 2025, revealing the album's title, release date, and cover art. The album was recorded at the band's own studio, The Dude Ranch, operated by guitarist Alexander Dietz. Mixing and mastering were handled by Danish producer Tue Madsen. Heaven Shall Burn enlisted artist Eliran Kantor to design the artwork, which depicts a triptych featuring a rebelling deer.

Guitarist Maik Weichert explained the album title, stating that it is not meant to be understood in a "bigoted way" but rather as a "gateway for observations and perspectives". The album explores a broader understanding of "home", encompassing both the origins of different people and the idea of a "spiritual home". "A Whisper From Above" is dedicated to Irene Gut Opdyke in the album's booklet. "Ten Days in May" is about the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, 1980 in South Korea and the citizen's uprising against the military dictatorship in the following nine days.

Singles

The lead single, "My Revocation of Compliance", was released on 10 April 2025, having been previously teased through a poem by German writer Theodor Storm. "Confounder", the second single, was released on 30 April and serves as a plea for solidarity and mutual support.

Track listing

Note

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Heaven Shall Burn

  • Marcus Bischoff – vocals
  • Alexander Dietz – guitar, production, engineering, recording, strings recording
  • Maik Weichert – guitar, co-production
  • Eric Bischoff – bass
  • Christian Bass – drums

Additional contributors

  • Tue Madsen – mixing, mastering
  • Eliran Kantor – artwork painting
  • Candy Welz – band photos
  • Christian Thiele – nature photography
  • Patrick Wittstock – layout, design
  • Jesse Leach – guest vocals on "Numbered Days"
  • Ken Susi – solo guitar on "Ten Days in May"
  • Sven Helbig – string and choir arrangements, artistic direction
  • Mondëna Quartet – strings
  • Shir-Ran Yinon – vioiln
  • Sofia Beno – violin
  • Marie Schutrak – viola
  • Franziska Ludwig – cello
  • Sophia Chamber Choir – choral singing
  • Olena Grytsiuk – soprano
  • Yuliia Dunaieve – soprano
  • Ananstasiia Palii – soprano
  • Katerina Antonova – soprano
  • Olena Horiainova – alto
  • Sophia Turta – alto
  • Iryna Razin-Kravchenko – alto
  • Oleksii Shamrytskyi – alto
  • Vitalii Koval – tenor
  • Serhii Panasiuk – tenor
  • Makoto Fujimoto – tenor
  • Seungmo Jeong – tenor
  • Zacharis Galavic – bass
  • Oleksandr Kryvorotenko – bass
  • Oleksandr Boriiko – bass
  • Maksym Kozchenko – bass
  • Wilhelm Keitel – choral conductor
  • Lukas Lützow – score engineering
  • Christoph Aigelsreiter – Pro Tools operation
  • Cameron Masters – technical management, stage monitor mixing
  • Astrid Höger – project coordination

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