Heimat CD

Edition CD .

"Heimat" = "home / homeland / native country" in German, a term that simply refers to a relationship between people and spaces but which, nevertheless, has always carried a great emotional charge. Often misused, it sometimes causes discomfort, lively discussions, and interpretative battles. Maik Weichert (guitar) comments: "'Heimat' is not intended to be the narrow-minded end point in the sense that agitators and populists have used it, but rather the starting point for observations and perspectives. The album deals with a much broader sense of the term 'Heimat': 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 number 1 on the official German album charts in 2020. "Heimat" was produced at the band's own studio, The Dude Ranch, run by guitarist Alexander Dietz. As in the past, Danish producer Tue Madsen handled the mixing and mastering.

For the artwork, the Thuringians enlisted renowned artist Eliran Kantor, who had also created the artwork for "Of Truth And Sacrifice". The centerpiece of the impressive triptych is a rearing deer - in its roaring variant a classic motif of wildlife painting, epitome of kitsch and trivial art of 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 amidst an apocalyptic scene. Flanking it are a hunting lynx and a watchful owl, which complete the highly symbolic concept of the work as additional elements of the triptych.