The Heretic Anthem has been released as a promotional single twice. One version of the promotional single was for Iowa, and included the rough mix of the song, called the "Heretic Song". The other version was a live single that was a promotional item for Disasterpieces. This version included the performance of "The Heretic Anthem" from Disasterpieces in both audio and visual. It also included a trailer for Disasterpieces. The Heretic Anthem was originally named "The Heretic Song" when it was first played live, The name was changed to The Heretic Anthem for the release of Iowa.