Heaven Shall Burn

Heaven Shall Burn
Guitarist Maik Weichert and vocalist Marcus Bischoff performing at Deichbrand 2014
Guitarist Maik Weichert and vocalist Marcus Bischoff performing at Deichbrand 2014
Background information
OriginSaalfeld, Germany
Genres
Years active1995 (1995)–present
Labels
Members
  • Maik Weichert
  • Marcus Bischoff
  • Eric Bischoff
  • Alexander Dietz
  • Christian Bass
Past members
  • Michael Hartmann
  • Patrick Schleitzer
  • Matthias Voigt
Websiteheavenshallburn.com

Heaven Shall Burn is a German extreme metal band from Saalfeld, formed in 1995. The band consists of vocalist Marcus Bischoff, guitarists Maik Weichert and Alexander Dietz, bassist Eric Bischoff and drummer Christian Bass. They are currently signed to Century Media. They have released eight studio albums, as well as a number of other records. One of their albums, Veto, entered the German album charts at number 2 in 2013,[1] with their latest, Of Truth and Sacrifice, reaching number 1.

Heaven Shall Burn's musical style has been described as metalcore,[2][3][4][5] melodic death metal[2][3][5] and deathcore.[6][7] Their lyrics often express heavy support for anti-racism and anti-fascism. They also have lyrics about resistance, oppression and animal rights. All members are vegans or vegetarians and most follow or followed a straight edge lifestyle.[8][9]

  1. ^ Staff writer(s). "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline". musicline.de (in German). Phononet GmbH. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Colgan, Chris. "Heaven Shall Burn:[Invictus (Iconoclast III)] : PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b Heaven Shall Burn biography @ MusicMight Archived 12 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Heaven Shall Burn – Biography – Metal Storm". Metal Storm. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b Staff writer(s). "Heaven Shall Burn – Band info". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Heaven Shall Burn biography at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ^ HARTMANN, GRAHAM. "As I Lay Dying vs. Heaven Shall Burn – Death Match". Loudwire. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  8. ^ Rausch, Kati (14 June 2012). "MIC article: HEAVEN SHALL BURN in Karlsruhe". Music Interview Corner. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  9. ^ Toby (25 February 2008). "Heaven Shall Burn "We Are The Final Resistance!!"". Metalglory.de (in German). Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.