Since their formation, German individualists HARKON have been delivering sophisticated, melodic, and at the same time powerful HEAVY METAL.

After “The Errorist”, the North Rhine-Westphalians released their 3ʳᵈ single, “Blood Will Have Blood” on October 31.

Following their EP “Ruins Of Gold” (2019), the band’s long-awaited debut album “Love And Vore” is finally released via Doc Gator Records: a powerful work that balances catchiness and progressiveness, carried by strong hooks, anthemic choruses, and profound lyrics.

“‘Blood Will Have Blood’ is a proverb meaning that violence breeds more violence, a concept famously expressed by Macbeth in Shakespeare’s eponymous play. So this song is about action and consequence, about forgiveness and foolishness. About doing what maybe needs to be done even if it may seem like wasted time. Wait, is that why the song pays tribute to Iron Maiden’s ‘Wasted Years’ in the middle part? Who knows …”

For the powerful, transparent, and wonderfully organic overall sound of their songs, HARKON once again relied on a well-established producer duo: Cornelius Rambadt (Disbelief, Bonded, Sodom, The Very End) handled the recording and mixing, while Dennis Koehne (Lacuna Coil, Caliban, Orden Ogan) took care of the mastering.

The result is an organic, powerful, yet modern sound that perfectly captures the essence of Progressive and Melodic Heavy Metal.

TRACKS

1. Watch The World Go By (04:21)
2. Double Down (03:43)
3. Blood Will Have Blood (03:58)
4. Take It Slow (03:59)
5. Disconnected (03:50)
6. Thistleblower (04:24)
7. The Errorist (04:50)
8. Dead Sun (04:20)
9. The Disease (03:37)
10. Round And Round (04:29)
11. One In Vermillion (04:08)
12. Five Years From Now (CD Bonus Track) (04:47)
    Total: 50:26 min.

» With “Love And Vore”, HARKON finally prove that they are more than just an insider tip:
a band that delivers catchy anthems with depth, thrilling fans and critics alike – and showing that metal from Germany can still write new chapters in 2025 … [ … learn more here ]

LINE-UP
○ Björn Gooßes • Vocals
○ Volker Rummel • Guitars
○ Marcel Willnat • Bass
○ Lars Zehner • Drums

More information: https://www.facebook.com/harkonmusic

Since their formation, HARKON from North Rhine-Westphalia have been delivering sophisticated, melodic, and at the same time powerful HEAVY METAL.

Following “Watch The World Go By”, the band released their second single, “The Errorist” on October 10. 

Following their EP “Ruins Of Gold” (2019), the band’s long-awaited debut album “Love And Vore” will finally be released on October 31, 2025, via Doc Gator Records – a powerful work that balances catchiness and progressiveness, carried by strong hooks, anthemic choruses, and profound lyrics.

HARKON reveal:
“‘The Errorist‘ is about seeing mistakes not as failures, but as opportunities. Everyone makes mistakes, but you can learn from them to find yourself and, in an increasingly divided world, perhaps also to find each other again, while distinguishing true terror from supposed error.”

🎥 🎬 ⚙️ Harkon

LYRICS
I sense a heavy day to come
From afar I hear the sound of a battle drum
I fought and lost just to fight again
Will we ever learn from all the pain

Changes for the better now
Good intentions turned to misery somehow
What happened to them on the other side?
Everybody disappeared into the void

When the skies collide
And rain keeps falling
I’m the errorist

When the skies collide
Rain keeps falling hard onto our joys and pride
All nations come crawling, no more lies to hide
It’s all been washed away
Let’s raise the wrong fist
The errorist!

Maybe we will lose it all
The errorist can’t fix what cannot be controlled
Maybe it is all too late
The errorist still tries to put the record straight

When the skies collide
And rain keeps falling
I’m the errorist

When the skies collide
Rain keeps falling hard onto our joys and pride
All nations come crawling, no more lies to hide
It’s all been washed away
Let’s raise the wrong fist
The errorist!

This life is trial
This life is error, too
Let’s see some reason
Let’s try for me and you

For the powerful, transparent, and wonderfully organic overall sound of their songs, HARKON once again relied on a well-established producer duo:

Cornelius Rambadt (Disbelief, Bonded, Sodom, The Very End) handled the recording and mixing, while Dennis Koehne (Lacuna Coil, Caliban, Orden Ogan) took care of the mastering.

The result is an organic, powerful, yet modern sound that perfectly captures the essence of Progressive and Melodic Heavy Metal.

With “Love And Vore”, HARKON finally prove that they are more than just an insider tip:
a band that delivers catchy anthems with depth, thrilling fans and critics alike – and showing that metal from Germany can still write new chapters in 2025. [ … learn more here ]

LINE-UP
○ Björn Gooßes • Vocals
○ Volker Rummel • Guitars
○ Marcel Willnat • Bass
○ Lars Zehner • Drums

More information: https://www.facebook.com/harkonmusic

Since their formation, HARKON from North Rhine-Westphalia have been delivering sophisticated, melodic, and at the same time powerful HEAVY METAL.

Following their EP “Ruins Of Gold” (2019), the band’s long-awaited debut album “Love And Vore” will finally be released on October 31, 2025, via Doc Gator Records – a powerful work that balances catchiness and progressiveness, carried by strong hooks, anthemic choruses, and profound lyrics.

Supported by the Wacken Foundation and refined by Cornelius Rambadt’s production and Dennis Koehne’s mastering, “Love And Vore” combines the power of classic Metal tradition with modern, powerful energy …

Now, the band has released a first single and video ‘Watch The World Go By’ from the upcoming album.

HARKON reveal:
“‘Watch The World Go By’ is about still seeing beauty in the rockiest road ahead – even if it sometimes means letting the outside world, with all its blunders, pass you by.”

🎥 🎬 ⚙️ Harkon – Artwork & Logo: Björn Gooßes

LYRICS
I’ve seen them haul, I’ve seen them fall
No time to breathe or to recall
And laughter echoes through the streets of shame

Defeat today, trade on the prey
No time to fail or to replay
And silence laughs at all the scores you aim

I see tomorrow, a diamond in the rough
I see it coming in darkness, fair enough
I see its colours with half an eye
And watch the world go by

On wires and walls, a beggars’ ball
It’s all for none and none for all
And laughter echoes from a distant shade

I’ve heard them crave from shallow grave
It’s all but glory to the brave
And silence laughs at all the plans you made

I see tomorrow, a diamond in the rough
I see it coming in darkness, fair enough
I see its colours with half an eye
And watch the world go by

I see tomorrow, a diamond in the rough
I see it coming in darkness, fair enough
I see its colours with half an eye
And watch the world go by

With half an eye I watch the world go by

For the powerful, transparent, and wonderfully organic overall sound of their songs, HARKON once again relied on a well-established producer duo:

Cornelius Rambadt (Disbelief, Bonded, Sodom, The Very End) handled the recording and mixing, while Dennis Koehne (Lacuna Coil, Caliban, Orden Ogan) took care of the mastering.

The result is an organic, powerful, yet modern sound that perfectly captures the essence of Progressive and Melodic Heavy Metal.

» With “Love And Vore”, HARKON finally prove that they are more than just an insider tip:
a band that delivers catchy anthems with depth, thrilling fans and critics alike – and showing that metal from Germany can still write new chapters in 2025 … [ … learn more here ]

More information: https://www.facebook.com/harkonmusic