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Released | 27 June 2025 | |||
Studio | The Dude Ranch | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal, metalcore | |||
Length | 51:12 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | Alexander Dietz | |||
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Singles from Heimat | ||||
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Heimat (German for "home") is the tenth studio album by German metalcore 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).
Heimat was announced on 9 April 2025, revealing the album's title, release date, and cover art. [1] 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. [2]
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". [3] "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. [4]
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. [5] "Confounder", the second single, was released on 30 April and serves as a plea for solidarity and mutual support. [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ad Arma" | 1:54 |
2. | "War Is the Father of All" | 6:42 |
3. | "My Revocation of Compliance" | 3:33 |
4. | "Confounder" | 4:21 |
5. | "Empowerment" | 4:45 |
6. | "A Whisper from Above" | 4:27 |
7. | "Imminence" | 1:04 |
8. | "Those Left Behind" | 3:24 |
9. | "Ten Days in May" | 4:37 |
10. | "Numbered Days" (Killswitch Engage cover; featuring Jesse Leach) | 3:39 |
11. | "Dora" | 4:12 |
12. | "A Silent Guard" | 5:00 |
13. | "Inter Arma" | 3:24 |
Total length: | 51:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Keinen Schritt zurück" | 4:36 |
15. | "Schweineherbst" | 3:16 |
16. | "Eisenkopf" | 3:50 |
17. | "Destroy Fascism" | 1:58 |
Total length: | 13:40 |
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] | 4 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] | 153 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] | 132 |
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [10] | 37 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 2 |
German Rock & Metal Albums [12] | 2 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] | 15 |