The new single is out! Somehow I got confused with another release date and thought it would be out at the end of the month.
Anyway, it was supposed to be released at the 8th but got postponed to the 15th. It debuted at Oricon at no. 14 with 5615 copies sold.
Regarding the meaning behind the title Heide, I found the following at a
tumblr blog:
Furthermore they just posted at their fb, together with a commen from YUKKE, that the new song (Heide I guess?) will be the theme song for an anime called "Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi":
Spoiler:
MUCC's new song will be the opening theme song of TV anime "Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins)!!
TV Anime "Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi (The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War)"
[Original Story]
Nakaba Suzuki's "Nanatsu no Taizai" (series on "Weekly Shonen Magazine" by Kodansha)
[Broadcasting Stations]
MBS/TBS affiliated 28 networks nationwide (in Japan)
[Broadcasting Time]
Every Sunday 17:00~ (JST) for 4 weeks, starting from 8/28/2016(Sun)
[Member's Comment]
Hello, this is YUKKE, the bassist of MUCC!
I personally love anime so much that I often think about my own top 10 favorite anime characters. So, when we were chosen to do the opening theme, I couldn't stop dancing from joy! With such excitement, we also felt strong responsibility and confidence to do our best as we made the song and did the recording.
We hope you will enjoy "Nanatsu no Taizai(The Seven Deadly Sins)" all the more with our new song!
MUCC
YUKKE(Ba.)
Official Website for "Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi(The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War)"
http://www.7-taizai.net/
I haven't listened to the whole single yet, just to Heide, because I'm translating it right now. I think the music works very well with the lyrics and is quite beautiful. I would love to find a link for the PV but I guess it isn't up yet.
I have to go to university now and will listen to the other songs on my way.