The Fall of Weirdblade

by Halm

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windgeist Normally I have a hard time when trying to listen to records longer than 45min in one session.
But thanks to the variety of Halm's sound, the 96min of this massive album flew away like nothing and I'm left with the urge for more. Favorite track: The Fall of Weirdblade.

Somnium Cinematic dungeon synth that centers on creating a kind of organic ambience without relying on the raw synth sounds usually found in the genre; think of Elder Scrolls and other game soundtracks. Great variety of sounds and styles in these 96 minutes, just let it play and lose yourself in the world of Halm.

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The Fall of Weirdblade - Limited Edition Cassette and Sculpt
Cassette + Digital Album
Own an artifact from the Realms of Halm.

The Fall of Weirdblade comes pro-dubbed on black cassettes.
It features 5 panels filled with exclusive artwork and lore about the Realms of Halm and comes with a black slipcase.

This release will be shipped with an exclusive resin bust of the banished champion Weirdblade.
Sculpted by Nils Mosimann.
The sculpt requires assembly and is unpainted.

Limited to 20 copies
BE PATIENT! Each Sculpt is MADE TO ORDER!

Includes unlimited streaming of The Fall of Weirdblade via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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The Fall of Weirdblade - Two CD Jewelcase
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The Fall of Weirdblade comes in a beautiful jewelcase (curtesy of Barrow Hoard Records), with a 12 page booklet and new artwork by Nils Mosimann.

Includes unlimited streaming of The Fall of Weirdblade via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	Ten Tall Tales of the Red Pike 03:28		buy track
2.	Cultist Stronghold 12:24		buy track
3.	A King Walks Unseen Amongst his Men 08:44		buy track
4.	Water from Ancient Stone I. Across the Stream, Through the Firs, Towards the Sunlit Crag 03:44		buy track
5.	Akrionite Sorcery 06:17		buy track
6.	Deheimä 12:45		buy track
7.	Sewernight, Torchlight, Verminblight 06:32		buy track
8.	Root and Reed 03:45		buy track
9.	Engraving a Soniferous Trollskull 07:00		buy track
10.	The Fall of Weirdblade 06:32	lyrics	buy track
Stand Tall and Proud Once you said Strenght in your voice Once is Always These Bones will never tire These Bones shall never Break Lightning will Split the Earth But Never this Ghost These old Bones are filled with Life And Forever this Shall Remain Father
11.	Dew and Critters Tumble from a Waking Forest Wyrm 07:39		buy track
12.	The Realm Beneath 04:23		buy track
13.	Shattering the Oracle Upon the Spine of the World 12:14	lyrics	buy track
The blazing celestial body within enshrined the dragon of the starless ages Its aura outshining the dread of existence Not the strongest gauntlet of the master but the siren song of the oracle ambition and prophecy will lead to annihilation Bring down the tower Cast down the Oracle Shatter its back Upon the spine of the world leave only the draken crater for a new morning to grow I am proud of you, wanderer

about

The new album in the Halm Saga.
96 minutes of fantasy synth. Please take your time and enjoy the ride.

It is a time of strife, dread and discovery

Beasts emerge from the deep forests, come down from the mountains and up from abyssal depths. Villages and hamlets disappear. Towns are destroyed. Wild sorcery floods the land and elder spirits awaken from realms of slumber.

Adventurers hunt after tales of fortune that lead them into the wilderness of the realm. Wayfarers seek out new passages and paths for trade and in the depths a cult is planing its rise.

The Empire of Ost and Westmark is at the brink of destruction. A cataclysmic civil war has ravaged the land and its peoples. The pariah champion Weirdblade rallies his chosen warriors at the city of Bronzehafen to defend its inhabitants from Ostwindbunds host. It is his home.
After 3 months they fall to a kill team comprised of the knightly houses best. They fall at Bronzehafens inner Gate of Time.

THE FALL OF WEIRDBLADE is dedicated to the Defiant One, who is my Father, the Conqueror, who is the Spirit, the Sword, that is my Hand and Fire Eternal, who is my Love and Shield.

credits

released August 9, 2021

Recorded in MMXXI by Halm at home in the Old Town of Bern.
All music and concepts by Halm

Mastering: Francis Roberts

Coverart depicting the Fall of Weirdblade at the Gate of Time:
Nils Mosimann
Layout: Nils Mosimann
nilsmosimann.jimdofree.com

Cultist Choir on Cultist Stronghold: Halm, DK, MK, RZ
Magna Mater on Deheimä: Mother
Voice of the Willow on Root and Reed: NS
Vocals of Despair on The Fall of Weirdblade: Halm
Voice of the Defiant One on Shattering the Oracle Upon the Spine of the World: Father

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