Vanden Plas Mark the Release of Acoustic Album “AcCult II” with a Styx Cover, “Boat On The River”

Vanden Plas, German progressive metal pioneers, released their acoustic album »AcCult II« on June 12, 2026. The album came out via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl.

To celebrate the release, Vanden Plas dropped the single Boat On the River, a cover of the legendary Styx.

Below you’ll find the acoustic version of the single Postcard To God, which originally appeared on the band’s fifth studio album “Christ.O” from 2006. Before that, the band unveiled a similar single for the track Far Of Grace, which comes from their self-titled third studio album, released in 1999.

You can already pre-order the album “AcCult II”.

Besides reworked versions of their own songs Far Off Grace, Holes In The Sky, The Ghost Xperiment and You Fly, »AcCult II« also features interpretations of classic songs by other artists, including Boat On The River by Styx and Nothing Else Matters by Metallica.

The closing track, You Fly, features John Helliwell on sax, a member of the renowned art rockers Supertramp.

Vanden Plas recorded the album with this lineup: Andy Kuntz (vocals), Stephan Lill (guitar), Andreas Lill (drums), Thorsten Reichert (bass), and Alessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards).

Tracklist for “AcCult II”:
1.    Far Off Grace
2.    Holes In The Sky
3.    The Ghost Experiment
4.    Boat On The River
5.    Healing Tree
6.    Postcard To God
7.    Nothing Else Matters
8.    You Fly (Ft. John Helliwell)

Lineup:
Andy Kuntz – vocals
Stephan Lill – guitar
Andreas Lill – drums
Torsten Reichert – bass guitar
Alessandro Del Vecchio – keyboards

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