HEAVEN SHALL BURN has just finished recording their upcoming album, Veto, which is scheduled to be released on the following dates:

Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Norway: April 19th

Rest of Europe: April 22nd

Australia / New Zealand / Finland: April 26th

US/Canada: April 30th

Maik Weichert (guitar) comments about Veto: “We cannot wait to play the album to people! It turned out very diverse, it’s melodic, emotional and brutal at the same time. Several guests visited us in the studio for additional performances, so you can look forward to some interesting twists!”

Due to a recent event, Maik would like to share a first song title: “Just while finalizing the very last bits and pieces for Veto we received the sad news that Walter Schilling passed away in Saalfeld on January 29th. Walter Schilling was a Protestant pastor and civil rights activist in the GDR (former East Germany). We have a new song called ‘Antagonized’ that is about him, his life and his work in Thuringia. It might seem odd that a band called Heaven Shall Burn is dedicating a song to a man of the church. Still, Schilling was never into clerical dogmas. Instead he encouraged and helped teenagers to pursue new and alternative cultural ideas under the protective shield of his church and youth centre in Braunsdorf near Saalfeld. Without Walter Schilling a huge part of the youth culture and music in Thuringia wouldn’t have happened – this probably goes for the GDR in general. No matter if you liked blues, played punk or metal, every single person was welcome in Braunsdorf, Saalfeld, Rudolstadt or Jena. Schilling helped establishing what enabled HSB to play music, because most of the clubs and musicians that supported us in our very early days were directly or indirectly involved with Schilling’s work. You will not find many theologians of Walter’s kind.”

To celebrate the release of Veto, Heaven Shall Burn will play three exclusive release shows in Europe:

April

20 - Leipzig, Germany - Impericon Festival III, Agra
26 - Wien, Austria - Impericon Festival, Gasometer
27 - Zürich, Switzerland - Loudfest, Komplex

Other upcoming shows include:

March

20 - Helsinki, Finland - The Circus
21 - Sankt Petersburg, Russia - Waiting Room
22 - Moskau, Russia - Mockba Hall

May

5 -12 - Hamburg, Germany - Full Metal Cruise

Heaven Shall Burn lineup:

Maik Weichert - Guitar

Alexander Dietz - Guitar

Marcus Bischoff - Vocals

Eric Bischoff - Bass

Matthias Voigt - Drums

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