SAVAGE LANDS Release Full Live Concert Video From Hellfest 2024

Posted on September 15, 2025

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SAVAGE LANDS, the unique non-profit metal project founded by Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and musician-turned-activist Sylvain Demercastel, have released the complete live video of last year’s Hellfest performance. Captured on the festival’s main stage, the concert features a powerful setlist drawn from their debut album Army of the Trees and guest appearances from leading voices in the international metal scene.

Hellfest 2024 marked a turning point for Savage Lands: the festival announced a €1 million donation to support the collective’s reforestation and biodiversity initiatives in Costa Rica and Europe. The performance itself saw members of Sepultura, Napalm Death, Biohazard, Obituary, The Gathering, and more joining the stage for a monumental closing rendition of “Roots Bloody Roots,” underlining the project’s rallying call for ecological action through music.

Beyond the stage, Savage Lands continue to grow their network of partnerships. In France, they recently launched the “Alliance of the Trees” with three local associations: Association Francis Hallé, Etats Sauvages, and Semeurs de Forêts, to coordinate reforestation and preservation efforts on a national scale. They are also preparing a landmark initiative on 20 September 2025, when, in collaboration with Heilung, Hellfest Productions, the Jane Goodall Institute France, and ASPAS, Savage Lands will bring 10 metal fans to witness the inauguration of the first Jane Goodall wildlife reserve in Brittany.

More information on the association’s conservation effort can be read on https://savagelands.org/initiatives/

Debut album Army of the Trees is out now via Season of Mist.

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