Savage Lands – the project headed up by Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and musician-turned-activist Sylvain Demercastel – will release their debut album Army Of The Trees on February 15 via Season Of Mist. Though those two are hardly the only musicians featured on the record. Army Of The Trees offers up the talents of:
- Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)
- Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)
- John Tardy (Obituary)
- Kenny Andrews (Obituary)
- Lord Of The Lost
- Maria Franz (Heilung)
- Kai Uwe Faust (Heilung)
- Julian Truchan (Benighted)
- Chloe Trujillo
- Steeven Corsini (Loco Muerte)
- Auré Jäger (Akiavel)
- David & Viber (Sidilarsen)
- Niko Jones (Tagada Jones)
- Stéphane Buriez (Loudblast, Sinsaenum)
- Nils Courbaron (Bloodorn, Sirenia, DDC)
- Aurelien Ouzoulias (The Beat Factory, Mörglbl)
Since its founding in 2022, Savage Lands – a U.S.-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit – has preserved 100,000 square feet of Costa Rican forest using the money from their music. 100% of the royalties from the organization's debut album, Army Of The Trees, support their ongoing preservation projects in Costa Rica and other countries.
"Our goals are attainable," said Verbeuren and Demercastel. "By converting the land that we purchase into nature sanctuaries, Savage Lands will help set a precedent for environmental activism. But we must work together and quickly. Ecosystems are still under attack. If we don't, then there won't be any wildlife left to save."
Pre-orders for Army Of The Trees are available here.
