Erdling re-release ‘Sternenschimmer’ in an acoustic version
Erdling
The German dark rock / Neue Deutsche Härte band Erdling has released “Sternenschimmer (Acoustic Version)” today, December 18, 2025, via Out Of Line Music.
The new version strips away the bombast and dives straight into the emotional heart of the original. The single is a companion release to the band’s seventh studio album, “Mana”, which arrived on October 17, 2025.
Below is the video teaser for the single.
Erdling on tour
Erdling start their “Mana” headline run in Germany on January 22, 2026 in Munich, with Aeverium listed as special guest. The band’s tour schedule also lists festival appearances at Wave-Gotik-Treffen on May 22, 2026 in Leipzig and Summer Breeze on August 14, 2026 in Dinkelsbühl. Below are all the dates.
- January 22 – Munich, Backstage Halle
- January 23 – Erfurt, From Hell
- January 24 – Leipzig, Hellraiser (Saal)
- January 25 – Nuremberg, Hirsch
- January 29 – Berlin, Frannz Club
- January 30 – Lübeck, Rider’s Café
- January 31 – Hameln, Sumpfblume
- February 5 – Trier, Mergener Hof
- February 6 – Oberhausen, Kulttempel
- February 7 – Frankfurt, Das Bett
About Erdling
Erdling are a German dark rock / dark metal / Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in 2014, led by vocalist and programmer Neill Freiwald. Freiwald from his side has rejected the “Neue Deutsche Härte” label for Erdling and described the project as, “Metal mit deutschen Texten”.
Erdling’s album run on Out Of Line started with “Aus Den Tiefen” (CD, released January 22, 2016), followed by “Supernova” (CD, released March 17, 2017) and “Dämon” (CD, released July 27, 2018). The band continued with “Yggdrasil” (released January 10, 2020) and “Helheim” (released December 3, 2021), before issuing “Bestia” on April 28, 2023.
Their seventh studio album, “Mana”, arrived on October 17, 2025 as an 11-track release, with “Sternenschimmer” as the closing track.
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