Two-piece melodic death metal ThePinetree Tapes release new single ‘These Woods Are Haunted’

A new band has emerged from the gloom, and it’s bringing something strange with it. The

Pinetree Tapes, a two-piece melodic death metal act founded by German guitarist and

producer Chris Weinhardt, have released their debut single, ‘These Woods Are Haunted’.

The track is available now on all major streaming platforms, with a music video also live on

YouTube.

The project draws on the frosty energy of Finnish Melodic Death Metal (particularly the early

work of Children of Bodom and Norther) but channels that sound into something more

conceptual. Each song is treated as a found recording, part of a mysterious set of tapes

discovered somewhere deep in the forest. No names, no explanations, just stories half-told

and waiting to be explored.

‘These Woods Are Haunted’ is the first of these so-called tapes. The song follows a

grief-stricken figure who ventures into the woods in search of something they’ve lost. There,

they encounter a presence - an entity willing to make a deal. But what’s returned may not be

what was taken.

Weinhardt, a seasoned producer and songwriter, is currently working on additional tracks for an upcoming EP. Once available, the band plans to take the project to the stage with a full lineup of musicians.