Army of the Trees
Artist: Savage Lands
Catalog Number: SOM793
Release Date: February 14th, 2024
- Black Rock Heart (4:36)
- Ruling Queen (4:31)
- The Last Howl (6:04)
- No Remedy (4:27)
- Out of Breath (4:49)
- Better Man (4:23)
- Never Be Up (3:42)
- Army of the Trees (4:26)
- Visions of Life (4:02)
- Addicted (4:45)
After seeing how deforestation threatens Costa Rica’s landscape, metalheads are banging their heads together to preserve the world’s ecosystem. Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and musician-turned-activist Sylvain Demercastel founded Savage Lands in 2022. Since then, the 501 (c) (3) non-profit has protected 100,000 square feet of Costa Rican rain forest. 100% of the royalties from their debut album, Army of the Trees, support the organization’s ongoing preservation projects, which include tree planting, building nature sanctuaries and establishing green zones. Savage Lands partners with local and global organizations like The Jane Goodall Institute, as well as many of the biggest players in metal. Army of the Trees features Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), John Tardy (Obituary), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Lord of the Lost, Maria Franz and Kai Uwe Faust (Heilung), Julien Truchan (Benighted), members of Black Bomb A and other stars from France’s metal scene. “Now is the time to take a stand”, Savage Lands roar in a fierce rallying cry during the album’s thunderous title track. Raise your horns and join the Army of the Trees in support of metal’s first non-profit.
