In light of a recent severe throat infection sidelining their vocalist Marcus Bischoff, German metalcore band Heaven Shall Burn have enlisted Britta Görtz of Hiraes to fill-in at their immediate live shows. Bischoff himself approved the plan, stating:
“We have a plan! 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!”
In other news, the band have newly debuted their cover of multi-platinum metalcore outfit Killswitch Engage‘s 2002 track “Numbered Days“. Upping the ante, Heaven Shall Burn also called upon that band’s vocalist Jesse Leach to guest on this rendition. Heaven Shall Burn relayed of this take on the track:
“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!”
Speaking on getting the chance to revisit the song decades later with Heaven Shall Burn, Leach added:
“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!”
Heaven Shall burn‘s new album “Heimat” will be released on June 27th.
