Heimberg – Faceless (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold records)
After two exceptional EPs (“Isolation” and “Blind Eye”), which Icy Cold Records re-released together in 2024, the first official album from the French band Heimberg followed in December 2025.
“Faceless” contains eight tracks that take the listener on a journey through murky Dark-Wave landscapes. The guitar logically creates the unique atmosphere that hangs over this work, while the deep bass lines resonate deep in the chest. The cavernous vocals fit the mood perfectly and even add an extra layer of depth. Heimberg not only confirms the talent already showcased on their EPs but also elevates the Strasbourg-based band to one of the most exciting newcomers in the genre in recent years. The album unfortunately contains only eight tracks, and apart from the last two—which I find somewhat dreamier and less inspired—the rest is an absolute masterclass.
Heimberg will definitely please the true Dark-Wave fan and is thus continuing a rapid development that I’m curious to see where it will lead. (Rating:8½).
Listen to “It Keeps Me Up (All Night)”:
About Heimberg
Heimberg is a French post-punk and dark-wave trio from Strasbourg, formed in 2021 by Alex and Quentin and later joined by Anthony. The three play guitar, bass and synthesiser over programmed drums, drawing on cold-wave, post-punk and electronic sources. Their self-released EPs “Isolation” (2022) and “Blind Eye” (2024) were combined into a single album by Icy Cold Records, and their debut studio album “Faceless” followed in December 2025 on the same label across digital, CD and vinyl formats. The band name joins the Alsatian words for home and mountain.
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