Metal for the planet ?
Supporting Savage Lands: When Music is a Weapon for biodiversity protection In a world facing unprecedented environmental challenges, Savage Lands stands out as a unique project in order to protect biodiversity, blending music and ecology. Founded by Sylvain Demercastel and Dirk Verbeuren (drummer of Megadeth), Savage Lands is not just an innovative musical group but […]
Growing tomorrow’s forest!
Just after participating in the Hellfest 2024 festival and raising funds thanks to the generosity of Metalheads, it’s time for action!
Hellfest: the roots of Savage Lands
It’s hard not to answer “yes” to such an interesting invitation: Savage Lands had planned to return to Hellfest but thanks to the support of the Akiavel band, it was also on stage that our foundation was able to get its message across. The group has indeed offered to reduce its concert by 10 minutes […]
MY FOREST
Bring the national park to your backyard ! Because we needed to gather as many goodwill as possible. And because everything starts with an idea then some people willing to be the change… We came up with the “My Forest” concept in our focus on reforestation. Instead of waiting for other to start a preservation […]
What happened in HELLFEST 2022
The true birth of Savage Lands We knew it was gonna be special. After two years of canceled editions, it had to be something. Not only we were finaly gonna meet again for real Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth) and I, no more zoom talks ! But we also had to gather with several artists that wrote […]
WHAT DO WE WANT ?
Actions, not words ! Because we know may people want to take action about the environment… Because we know about all the greenwashing attempts. Because we’ve always been dedicated to lost cause (Metal was kind of a lost cause in the 90’s when we started our bands…). We think we can act and inspire others. […]
One tree to save them all !
This is the story of a dead tree who will save hundreds ! When Dirk Verbeuren from “Megadeth” and Sylvain Demercastel decided to re-unite in a reforestation and preservation project, it had to keep one foot in their metal historical roots ! The idea to use Dirk’s network to find a partner that could build […]