Welcome to Savage Lands

• Music Funds Land •
Culture Protects Biodiversity

Savage Lands is the first Metal-driven non profit where 100% of music royalties protect biodiversity.

Giving wildlife a louder voice!

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

REAL IMPACT ON STAGE + REAL IMPACT ON THE GROUND!

international artists, brands & festivalsActing as loudspeakers and financial supports.

Metal for biodiversity

Savage Lands is not a band supporting a non profit.
It is a non profit using culture as infrastructure.

We do not raise awareness. We finance land. 

Culture → Funding → Conservation.

We do not talk about change.
We finance it.

Savage Lands Music

Watch Savage Lands Live at Hellfest

BUILT ON EXPERIENCE

Our founders are not newcomers. (D. Verbeuren – MEGADETH- + S. Demercastel) 
Over 25 years in music.
Over 25 years in various environmental action.

Our legitimacy is earned — on stage and on the ground.  We are credible. We are ready to scale.

  • 1,500 trees planted at Hellfest (50,000 targeted for 2027) – 
  • 3 Forest Sanctuaries in France (Metal Forests) – 
  • 2 Easements in Costa Rica + 12 000 trees planted alongside with Alianza Verde – 
  • 1 Biological corridor in Burundi (with Jane Goodall Institute)
SUPPORTED BY :

HOW IT WORKS

1

Artists create music

2

You stream or donate

3

Royalties are collected

4

4 / Funds are allocated to land acquisition, reforestation,
ecological easements worldwide

5

Partners, brands and festivals finance land preservation

OUR MODEL

100% Music royalties + Festival partnerships + Revenue-linked collaborations + Army of the Trees open contribution model

listening is already donating

Every stream funds land protection.
Listening → royalties → forests.

Our missions

Savagelands inc is a US based 501(c)(3) NGO and now also in Europe. 

Our 4 official missions are :

We fund targeted reforestation initiatives by mobilizing the best local technical partners. We encourage landowners to take action. Each reforestation effort is a vital step in halting ecological collapse. One of the tools to help Re-build the essential and lost connection between man and ecosystems.

We purchase strategic lands to halt overdevelopment. These highly coveted areas often require substantial resources. We partner up with other non profit or individuals to optimize and scale

Through concerts, music videos, and collaborations with renowned artists, we produce music that funds our initiatives and promotes our values + spread informations.

Every event and project brings educational impact and stimulate the community to start their own initiatives. Creating a positive ripple effect, amplifying change!

Empower artists, festivals, citizens to scale the model.

ARMY OF THE TREES

An Open Contribution Brand Model
Stream - Create - Act - Donate

BECOME OUR LOUDSPEAKER

Feature on a track / Video

Dedicate % of your tour sales or merch

Create your own “Army of the trees” Shirt and decide how much you donate

MAKE YOUR STAGE MATTERMake an official support statement. 

Host a Savage Lands booth and / or concert

Create a shirt
Design your version of Army of the Trees and donate what you decide.

Finance a long term co-elaborated project

ACT WHERE YOU AREConvince two friends to post about us or join

Stream add to  playlist, save to library and share our music

Start a community fundriser

Start a local initiative motivational event. 

Support our preservation projects

We rely on your support in order to remain independant and keep inspiring others in order to become a wider movement.

Founders

Dirk and Sylvain, initiators of the Savage Lands project

Savage Lands was born from the meeting of two minds passionate about heavy music and ecological preservation. Bridging the gap between the global metal scene and local environmental activism, Dirk and Sylvain have created a platform where fans and artists unite to protect our planet's most vital ecosystems.
Dirk Verbeuren
MEGADETH drummer. Session musician, music teacher, wildlife enthusiast and animal rights supporter.
About Dirk
Born in Belgium and trained at the Music Academy International, Dirk started his touring career with Sylvain Demercastel in the band Artsonic. After joining Soilwork in 2005 and working as a renowned session drummer for artists like Devin Townsend, he became Megadeth’s official drummer in 2016. Seeking a new way to act for the planet, he co-founded Savage Lands to create the first biodiversity organization fully powered by the global community of artists.
Sylvain Demercastel
Lifelong activist, musician, Costa Rican resident, defender of nature.
About Sylvain
An environmental activist for over 25 years, Sylvain is a musician, photographer, and director who originally recorded and toured with Dirk in the 90s. Established in Costa Rica for the last 16 years, he launched successful reforestation initiatives in the Playa Negra area. Now co-founder of Savage Lands, he bridges the gap between the music world and on-the-ground preservation to create legitimate sanctuary zones.

Let's act, everywhere!

Costa Rica is an emblematic place and a source of inspiration for many.

But it was only a first step and we are now active in Europe and Africa since 2025!

Our goals

To bring a major philosophical change in our perception of nature.

Unlike climate change, acting on biodiversity produces fast rewarding results

Deadline

Nature does not need more awareness.
It needs structural support.

Savage Lands builds that structure.

Join the Army. 

Our best supporters

Honorary Members

International artists and personalities supporting Savage Lands

Christian Andreu (GOJIRA) / John Tardy (OBITUARY) / Maria Franz (HEILUNG) / Dirk Verbeuren (MEGADETH) / Chris Harms + PI Stoffers (LORD OF THE LOST) / Chloe Trujillo (BD OF EYES) / Robert Trujillo (METALLICA) / Alissa White-Gluz (ARCH ENEMY) / Jesper Liverod (NASUM) / Kiko Loureiro / Jane Goodall / Kai Uwe Faust (HEILUNG) / Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) / Mario Duplantier (GOJIRA) / The Metalheads community at HELLFEST and in the whole world…

Lastest news

From the mosh pit to the forest. Read the latest reports on our actions, artist partnerships, and victories for nature.

Join the army of the trees

Support our mission: join us as a member, make a donation, or visit our shop to make a difference.

Our partners

Stronger together. We unite with committed brands and organizations to amplify our impact on biodiversity.