TALES OF MIKE RELEASE "HUMAN" ON VINYL

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Tales of Mike’s epic masterpiece HUMAN is now also available on vinyl. 

Epic Heavy/Doom Metal from Germany.

 

Originally released on October 31st, 2025, HUMAN now appears in a new high‑quality vinyl edition, crafted for collectors and supporters of the underground. Released by Fetzner Death Records and Schattenpfade Support Circle. 

 

The vinyl edition features:

Outer sleeve, 3.5 mm spine, glossy print

12-inch vinyl, 180 g, smoke‑coloured

Black inner sleeve

300 g insert, 4‑colour, high‑quality print

Limited to 130 pieces

HUMAN is an album born out of necessity, a personal process shaped by encounters with masquerades, superficiality, and false friends, and the will to remain unchanged.

 

Listen to "Human Masquerade" here:

https://youtu.be/vzfWGuBeyXc

 

Order the vinyl: 

Bandcamp: https://talesofmike.bandcamp.com/album/human-album-2025

 

Fetzner Death Records: 

https://fetznerdeathrecords.de/Tales-of-Mike-Human-LP   

 

Schattenpfade Support Circle: 

https://www.schattenpfade.de/schattenpfade-releases  

 

Tracklist includes:

- Nomen est Omen (Intro)

- Nevermore

- Money Tree

- Human Masquerade

- Ancient Mirror

- Hourglass

- Abandoned

- Swan Song

- RIP (Landscape of Sorrow)*

- LSD-Butterfly*

- Under the Pale Moonlight*

 

 

Links:

Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/talesofmike_official

Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/TalesofMike

Bandcamp: 

https://talesofmike.bandcamp.com/

 

Release Information

Band: Tales of Mike

Title: Human

Release Date: May 25th, 2026 (LP) 

Label: Fetzner Death Records and Schattenpfade Support Circle 

Format: LP (limited to 130 vinyls)

Genre: Epic Heavy/Doom Metal

Country: Germany

 

Line up:

Michael “Mike” Heß — All instruments, recording

Gonzalo Civita — Vocals (AV Estudio, Córdoba, Argentina)

Henrik Schaller — Guitar solos

Bernhard “Doomchild” Tischler — Spoken words (track 1)

Mixed & mastered: Matías Takaya (AV Estudio Córdoba, Argentina)

Lyrics: Shannon Heß

Cover artwork & logo: Joss Miranda

Design & layout: Nicole Dau (CD / cassette editions)

 

ABOUT TALES OF MIKE

Tales of Mike is the sound of lived grief, deep emotion, and connection. Founded by Michael “Mike” Heß, the project channels epic heavy metal into a personal journey... raw, honest, and unfiltered.