Unfortunately, not everything was positive when I was working on the tribute EP. Some people changed because I was suddenly making music. People who also knew my brother. That disappointed me at first. Then I actually felt sorry for them, because envy destroys a lot of people. Many people don't like it when others are happy. You always see that there are people who are happy when someone makes mistakes or is unhappy. That gave me the impetus for the new single ‘Human Masquerade’, which has been available since 4 October and for which there is also a lyric video youtu.be/vzfWGuBeyXc?si=h86kfb1bYre_OPs3 and the drive for the new album ‘Human’, which is due to be released in 2025.more

This is the last track of the upcoming EP! In this song I used a riff (opening riff) that my Brother taught me back in the days. It was important to me to use it in this song and it is a worthy end of the tribute EP for me personally. As always, big thanks to my friends Gonzalo Civita for the incredible vocals, Henrik Schaller for the great solo and Matías Takaya for the great production! Lyrics by Shannon Once upon a time there was a boy and by his surroundings, he was destroyed. Pain over pain, zero gain He was sure that nothing in his life would remain They would kill him in his sleep While he would desperately count sheep And dream of a better life For which he wanted to strive. When you close your eyes in the darkness lies Death disguised as a lovely friend If you don't watch out It will reach for you And pull you down into the dark ghost town And pull you down But then one night, it got cold He saw something on his pillow, it was mold As he reached out He felt a touch He wanted to shout Air in his lungs was not much As he turned around, he saw its eyes Shining in a dangerous red Upon where he lied At first he was scared, as it visited him every night And soon it became clear That the thing had died Its pale skin Its long hands The greasy hair and a voice of despair It tried to pull the boy outside Tried to cover his eyesight And the boy went with his new friend When you close your eyes in the darkness lies Death disguised as a lovely friend If you don't watch out It will reach for you And pull you down into the dark ghost town And pull you down But one day, as he became a young adult His friend stopped visiting He took it as an insult As it seemed like his peaceful world was vanishing He waited and waited, but his friend stayed away What stayed was the mold in grey For the first time in years, he left his house And he regretted it yet so soon Because what shocked him most to find Was a grave with his name under the pale moonlight He saw his friend waving him with his pale, translucent hand And instructed him to follow him back to their peaceful world And the boy followed him into the afterworld So after all this time He took his last breath And followed his friend Who was known as death. Credits: Music by Michael Heß Recorded by Michael Heß Vocals by Gonzalo Civita recorded at AV Estudio. Mixed and mastered by Matías Takaya at AV Estudio. Lyrics by Shannon Cover artwork by Valentinamore

I'm happy to release a new tale called "LSD Butterfly" from the upcoming ep. I had two great musicians with me and it's always fun to work with them. My two friends Gonzalo Civita (HELÉH, TRIBAL), who delivered a brilliant vocal performance, and Henrik Schaller who played two fantastic solos for the song! Thanks also to Matías Takaya (HELÉH) for the great production! Enjoy! Credits: Music by Michael Heß Recorded by Michael Heß Vocals by Gonzalo Civita recorded at AV Estudio. Mixed and mastered by Matías Takaya at AV Estudio. Cover artwork by Valentina B. Lyrics by Shannon H. Can you see it too? All these butterflies flying in the late afternoon? In circles, squares and triangles hearing their mindless mingles. Over the colourful fields which bloom so bright it hurts my ears. But why my ears? Is the sun even real? I'm feeling like Ikarus so free But I can't escape And it seems so late. The butterflies are falling to the ground Making crazily weird sounds. It's like pink, red, blue, green is screaming Violently shaking the ceiling. Echoing through my head, body and mind Killing me inside. Everything turns dark It seems like I missed Noah's Ark. Suddenly I'm all alone Sitting in my messy bedroom, Everything was just a dream A hallucination between the realms, And as I look onto the pills I see a butterfly who gives me the chills. It's like pink, red, blue, green is screaming Violently shaking the ceiling. Echoing through my head, body and mind Killing me inside.more