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6/11/2025

Heaven Shall Burn Team Up with Old Friend Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage for "Numbered Days" Cover



WATCH "NUMBERED DAYS" VISUALIZER
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN TEAM UP WITH OLD FRIENDS FOR THEIR COVER OF "NUMBERED DAYS" FEATURING JESSE LEACH OF KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — WATCH

 TAKEN FROM NEW ALBUM HEIMAT OUT JUNE 27 VIA CENTURY MEDIA 

BRITTA GÖ
RTZ FROM HIRAES FILLING IN ON VOCALS FOR UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS

Following their tradition of covering some of their favorite and most influential tracks featuring members of the original, Heaven Shall Burn are releasing "Numbered Days" (Feat. Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage).

Check out the visualizer that is accompanying the celebration of the friendship between the bands here


Bonus points for anyone catching the title of one of Heaven Shall Burn's classics in the lyrics.

The band comments, "Killswitch Engage are THE metalcore band! When we heard 'Numbered Days' for the very first time, it totally blew us away. It was clear that something new was brewing up. No other band has influenced this style of music more and interpreted it better. Just because the guys have been very good friends for many years doesn't mean you can't pay tribute to this great band. We hope the song means as much to you as it does to us!"

Leach further adds, "All of us are honored by Heaven Shall Burn covering 'Numbered Days.' That song truly kicked off an album for us that would change our lives. All these years later to have people still resonate with our music means the world to us. Now to have a band like Heaven Shall Burn cover it 23 years later is really wild! Grateful and very stoked to have been a part of the reshaping of this song and to hear someone else's take on it!"

Make sure to catch Killswitch Engage on their upcoming European tour, because "Numbered Days" isn't the only song from this legendary band that had a lasting impact on modern extreme music.

Another pending question is finally answered: After Heaven Shall Burn had to cancel some shows due to their singer Marcus Bischoff suffering from a severe infection of his vocal chords, the band is happy to announce that Britta Görtz from HIRAES will be filling in. "We have a plan!" says Bischoff. "Britta from HIRAES will fill in for me at the upcoming shows, so tomorrow in Kufstein as well as next weekend! Give her a warm welcome, show her what HSB fans are made of and make the shows something very special in the band's history! We are really looking forward to it! Things are already looking better for me, too! Your Molle and the HSB guys!"

 Get well soon and welcome Britta!


Photo Credit: Candy Welz

"Heimat" = German for "home/homeland/native land" — a term that merely refers to a relationship between people and spaces but has nevertheless always been highly emotionally charged. Often misused, it sometimes causes discomfort, lively discussions, and battles over interpretation.

Guitarist Maik Weichert comments, "Heimat is not meant as the narrow-minded end point in the sense it has been used by agitators and populists, but the starting point for observations and perspectives. The album is about a much wider sense of the term 'Heimat': The homelands for many different people and also about the spiritual home, something that shapes and determines our thoughts and actions."

Heaven Shall Burn took their time with the follow-up to Of Truth And Sacrifice, which reached No. 1 on the Official German Album Charts in 2020. Heimat was produced at the band's own studio, The Dude Ranch, which is run by guitarist Alexander Dietz. As in the past, Danish producer Tue Madsen took care of the mixing and mastering.

The Thuringians enlisted the renowned artist Eliran Kantor for the artwork, who previously crafted the artwork for Of Truth And Sacrifice. The centerpiece of the impressive triptych is a rearing stag — in its roaring variant a classic motif of wildlife painting, the epitome of kitsch and trivial art from the 19th and 20th centuries and interpreted by some as a symbol of patriarchy and capitalist competition, but here placed as a vital allegory of resistance amid an apocalyptic scene. He is flanked by a hunting lynx and a watchful owl, which complete the highly symbolic artwork concept as further elements of the triptych. As with Of Truth And Sacrifice, Heaven Shall Burn worked together with composer, producer and director Sven Helbig and conductor Wilhelm Keitel, this time supported by the Mondëna Quartet and the Ukrainian Sophia Chamber Choir.


Cover Art: Eliran Kantor
Heimat will be released on June 27 by the band's long-standing label partner Century Media.
Heimat will be available in the following formats:
*Ltd. Deluxe Triple-Gatefold transp. red-blue splattered 2LP+CD (album on 45rpm + Keinen Schritt zurück -EP)
*Ltd. Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Mediabook (+ Live at Summer Breeze 2024 Blu-ray + Keinen Schritt zurück -EP)
*Ltd. transp. light blue-red splattered LP (500) available from Heaven Shall Burn (SOLD OUT)
*Ltd. Side A/B split (red&black) LP (500) available from Heaven Shall Burn on live shows
*Ltd. deep blood red LP (300) available from Heaven Shall Burn
*Ltd. olive green LP (300) available from Heaven Shall Burn 
*Ltd. transp. sun yellow LP (500) available from cmdistro.de and various Indie retailers
*Ltd. orange LP (300) available from Impericon
*Ltd. transp. green LP (300) available from EMP who also carry options with a wooden canvas (30cm x 30cm)
*Black LP
*Standard CD Jewelcase
*Digital album (+ Keinen Schritt zurück -EP)

Pre-order the album here.
HEIMAT TRACK LISTING:
"Ad Arma"
"War Is The Father Of All"
"My Revocation Of Compliance"
"Confounder"
"Empowerment"
"A Whisper From Above"
"Imminence"
"Those Left Behind"
"Ten Days In May"
"Numbered Days" (Feat. Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage)
"Dora"
 "A Silent Guard"
"Inter Arma" 

KEINEN SCHRITT ZURÜCK EP TRACK LISTING:
"Keinen Schritt zurück" (Feat. Donots)
"Schweineherbst" (Feat. Dÿse)
"Eisenkopf"
"Destroy Fascism"

HEAVEN SHALL BURN have already released three singles and videos taken from Heimat:
"My Revocation of Compliance" video 
"Confounder" video  
"Empowerment" video

Don't miss their exclusive release shows in clubs and festival appearances in Europe. More info here.
HEAVEN SHALL BURN ARE:
Marcus Bischoff — Vocals
Maik Weichert — Guitar
Alexander Dietz — Guitar
Eric Bischoff — Bass
Christian Bass — Drums


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2/20/2015

My Rock Spotlight on: Diamante



Let's try a new and hopefully regular column on here, as I add more hard rock, punk, and metal related coverage. Every once in a while, I would like to do a spotlight on band or artist in hard rock, metal, or punk, that I think you should check out and it deserves your attention. Today, I'm focusing my attention on hard rocking beauty, Diamante.

This talented and beautiful signer from Boston, Mass. who writes her own songs, was by the age of only 17 (she's currently 18), already garnering the following accolades, according to her Facebook page: "Best Rock Record at the Indie Music Channel Awards two years in a row, as well as wins in the categories of, Best Young Rock Artist, Best Rock Recording, Best Music Video for “IMPOSSIBLE,” and the coveted title of Teen Artist of the Year." 
I first time I heard about this talented beauty was via this year's Revolver's Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue (currently out in newsstands and bookstores). After reading about her there, I decided to check out her music and like what I heard. It's got an early Pat Benatar feel to it, with riffs to please fans who like there rock catchy but still with some punch to it, as well as with some bad attitude. It's lead by her impressive, beautiful, and sexy vocals. 
What follows are some songs and videos of hers, so you can check out some of her tunes, for yourself. She has a new song that just debuted this week called "Dirty Blonde" that is just sooo fucking good. It's sexy, filled with attitude, and one of my favorite new songs that I have heard this entire month. The song is from her upcoming EP Dirty Blonde, which you can preorder here on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dirty-blonde-ep/id964667524.

If you really wanna hear just how amazingly beautiful her voice is check out her cover of Bon Jovi's hair metal classic, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
And, from 80's pop metal we go to the 90's mainstream rock antithesis of it: grunge, as she covers Nirvana's classic "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Here are some videos that showcase her own, original music. First off, we have one from last year, it's the very catchy and melodic rocker "Savage". Also, it is very worth mentioning that she looks really sexy and absolutely beautiful in the video.
And, finally we have the hard rocking and totally badass "Bite Your Kiss" which has the feel of a Ratt and Motley Crue with a touch of the bluesier Great White or AC/DC mixed with the sexiness of The Pretty Reckless.

If you want to learn more about Diamante check out the following links of hers:
Official Site: http://www.diamanteofficialmusic.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DIAMANTEband
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/diamanteofficialmusic/

And, be sure to let me know, if you like this column, I already have an artist in mind for the next one.

11/18/2009

Music Mix: Cover Up



Time for a new mix kiddies! This time around, my mix is all cover songs. Most of them are of metal bands covering other metal bands, but a couple of them are of metal bands taking on more pop oriented music. In parenthesis, after each song title, you will find the name of the original band that played that song, in case you wanna know who it was, or you wanna look for the original (which you really should do). I tried to pick some cover songs you might have not have not heard, but I think all the songs are fucking awesome takes on them and kick ass. Anyways, you can download the mix from here: http://www.4shared.com/file/154795549/43818394/Cover_Up.html

And, for the horndogs, or the simply curious, amongst you, the girl on the cover is the lovely Christian Serratos, who stars in the Twilight movies. The pic is from a PETA ad, that she recently did. Clearly PETA kicks ass! The Twilight films, on the other hand, are pretty fucking annoying...

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