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).
Contents
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
"Numbered Days" is a cover of the Killswitch Engage song from Alive or Just Breathing (2002).
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