A Forsaken playlist

[NeverTame]

Cross-posting from the White Tower boards because I happen to know there are some metalheads around here...

 

Sooo this happened in the "You know you might be a bit too much into WoT when..." thread;

 

 

 

601. ...When you then stay up till 3 AM compiling a playlist of songs that remind you of various WoT characters.

 

602. When you think that NeverTameExceptWhenTheMoNisLooking should post said playlist.

 

 

And since I have a bit of a perfectionist streak, I couldn't just post the random collection of songs of various genres for a miscellaneous collection of characters... Who listens to a playlist that mixes Marina and the Diamonds with Emperor? So I picked a group of characters that seemed the easiest to make a consistent, listenable playlist for -- the Forsaken.

 

We Are Forsaken: a fanmix for the best and the brightest of a generation gone bad. [link]

 

Track list and some commentary under the spoiler tag.

 

 

 

1. A Shroud of False - Anathema; We are just a moment in time / a blink of an eye / a dream for the blind / visions from a dying brain / I hope you don’t understand…
Dedication: Elan Morin Tedronai (this kind of reminds me of Moridin's world view towards the end)

 

2. Forsaken - Within Temptation; We lived our lives / in our paradise / like gods we shaped the world around
Dedication: Forsaken in general (this song decided the genre focus for this one; I couldn't not pick this one...)

 

3. The Last Hour of Ancient Sunlight - Draconian; We took the blood of the earth / and fell in love with death / with life itself as an excuse
Dedication: Forsaken in general

 

4. Return of the Son of Nothing - Tiamat; Everything was like before / and the pharaohs killed the first born sons
Dedication: Ishamael/Moridin (more for the tone of the song than the lyrics tbh)

 

5. The Death of Hours - Draconian; So I became the exile, unable to love / smiling at Death and unite with my solitude / to finally turn the blooded page / I pray these tears will end soon / but you just left me lying here / I wasn’t ready for the world… / still, I was thrown in there
Dedication: Ishamael/Moridin

 

6. Ravenheart - Xandria; Of love and hate the singers tell / but I feel more of both / more than heaven and hell
Dedication: Lanfear (our resident psycho stalker)

 

7. Time to Bring the Pain - Krypteria; Time to teach you ‘bout the feeling when your heart’s being ripped out
Dedication: Semirhage (again, I couldn't not pick this one when I saw the title)

 

8. Monolith - Ihsahn; If my soaring presence threatens to break your neck / then so be it / you shall dread my name!
Dedication: Demandred

 

9. Wrath of a Warchild - Altaria; Then came the drums of thunder / with pain and despair / and after it all was over / something remained / The name of the game is War
Dedication: Sammael (this could have been either Sammael or Demandred but since Demandred already had a song when I remembered this, Sammael got this one)

 

10. Sunburn - Muse; She burns like the sun / and I can’t look away
Dedication: Graendal (maybe more of a Lanfear song but I couldn't find anything more fitting within the genre for Graendal)

 

11. Vicarious - Tool; I need to watch things die / from a good safe distance
Dedication: Moghedien

 

12. Fools of Damnation - Epica; Kneel for me, unknowing fool / bow to the supremacy / kneel for me, unworthy pig / die for the divinity
Dedication: Mesaana (...this could have been Graendal's, but Mesaana was even more difficult to find a remotely fitting song for)

 

13. Master Passion Greed - Nightwish; Seek her / seduce her / tame her / have her / blame her / kill her / feast on it all!
Dedication: Rahvin

 

14. World Pretending - Paradise Lost; And now it’s so absurd what you’re saying to me now / your world’s pretending
Dedication: Asmodean (the whole album Believe in Nothing is so Asmodean it’s not even funny)

 

15. And My Fury Stands Ready - My Dying Bride; And my fury stands ready / I bring all your plans to naught / my bleak heart beats ready / ‘tis you whom I have sought
Dedication: Be’lal (this could be half the Forsaken really but again Be’lal was hellishly difficult to find a specific song for…)

 

16. Alchemist - Ihsahn; Again I find myself in this narrow chamber / and my kettle simmers with the same old brew / now turning sour / there must be more to this than chemistry / as my soul burns with fever
Dedication: Aginor (…yes, more than chemistry; it’s called the True Power)

 

17. I Cannot Be Loved - My Dying Bride; Lover, put a knife in my hand / lie down right there, that’s my command / do as I say in this bloodplay / claw at my skin / I’ll let you win
Dedication: Balthamel (who turned into a sadist, oops)

 

18. Sunset of Age - Anathema; As one forever searching / for landscapes serene / amidst the sunset of age / with joyous masquerade / the summers died
Dedication: the “sunset” of the Age of Legends

 

 

[Hayl3y]

i see some good stuff there

 

^_^

 

NT 5 points

*grins*

[NeverTame]

^_^ Thank you, dearest Storm Leader! *bows*

[Niniel]

I don´t think I have heard any of those but I like the idea of a Forsaken playlist. :)

[dawnflower8]

I don't know any of those songs.

[Panchi]

Me neither.

 

My brother swears that metal songs have the best guitaring

[NeverTame]

That depends entirely on your definition of "good"

 

Edit to clarify that as personal preference yeah I'll probably agree with your brother.

[Hayl3y]

*agrees with ur brother too*

[Panchi]

"good" probably means lots. He is a bit frustrated that if he played metal songs (umm...the good ones) no would understand it. Well, most people would not understand a song with English words in it but they might also hate the tune.