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.
