Dabu & Simon Swerwer | Vile Force of Darkness

[@princeimrahil6557]

This song reminds me of my first fortress. Necromancers had taken over much of the continent and constantly raided me. I barely fought off a brutal multi-year siege only to see an army of goblins mass outside my shattered walls. They arrayed themselves outside my fortress, countless creatures, armed and armored. I certainly wouldnt be able to stand against them. But then instead of attacking, their general came forward. He was old and scarred, and held an adamantine sword that had been captured in some ancient battle. He had only one request: he wanted a ring. It turned out one of the necromancer's abominations that I had just slain was actually the goblin's son. Somewhere in the mounds of rotting dead was an important family heirloom. My duke gave him the ring, and the Goblin general thanked us . His legion marched away, never to be seen again.

[@Bluglojo]

STORY WENT HARD, 10/10

[@clockworkpotato9892]

This feels like an old folk tale. I like it.

[@Shiggityshiggtyschwa]

You know how to spin a good fort yarn. Well done

[@TonytheCapeGuy]

I'm never in a million years touching this game, but MAN do I love the lore y'all spit.

[@skullofglory10]

@@TonytheCapeGuy Call it a colony simulator if you want, But dwarf fortress is more like a story generator!

[@bolt_vanderhuge]

"Milord, the goblins army has arrived, but their war drums slap so severely that I'm pretty sure we deserve to die."

[@antikoerper256]

Its like a return to the glorious and golden past... Thats the vibes I get

[@andron7108]

They know that the dead won't stop, that they never tire, never fear. However - their children are behind those gates, there is nowhere to go, nothing to do but fight.

[@TheGospodinmichail]

Dabu & Simon Swerwer | Vile Force of Darkness This is a Dwarf Fortress OST song. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It menaces with spikes of drums and is encircled with bands of guitar. It is encrusted with awesome. The object is adorned with hanging rings of amazing. On the item is an image of dwarves in the deep. The dwarves are laboring. The image refers to the release of Dwarf Fortress on Steam in the late fall of 2022.

[@arturillosmeriglia8029]

value: *100000000000*

[@rpgcraftsman520]

@@arturillosmeriglia8029 Not enough 0s. XD

[@denseaf1582]

Dwarf Fortress really did get an amazing soundtrack out of nowhere

[@Weedlordking]

dwarf fortress had soundsense for ages which was a soundtrack mod with great songs by the same guy who made the soundtrack for the steam version

[@arthurbarros5189]

Out of nowhere? People have been doing amazing dwarven inspired music for quite some time, in and out of DF. Listen some of Toen's works.

[@zildmania]

no

[@josephpaulson9495]

It used to just be a single song, right? I remember losing my goddamn mind after 100 hours of playtime when I tried out classic, I wish I had found out about that soundsense mod the other guy mentioned earlier.

[@arthurbarros5189]

@@josephpaulson9495 I just muted it and listened to Dungeon Synth, before steam. One day I will go back to it. . Every album is a different flavor of fortress to build. The Long Night mod + Knights of Nvrul is an amazing combination, I had to stop doing it to be able to sleep again.

[@Waggendaily]

The real genius of this track is the start, the first few notes make it feel like a wild west standoff, and once the strings kick in it's an unsettling chord on purpose to give it an unsettling sense to make you react to it, it plucks at the fight or flight part of your brain. Then it kicks into the war drums in this steady cadence through most of the track, and then you have the dueling guitars towards the end of the track which is to represent both armies. Really good stuff man I can't get enough of this track. My son always comes running to watch because he knows exactly what this music means.

[@Waggendaily]

Also, the strings sound like an alarm and I love it

[@rpgcraftsman520]

I think my favorite part of your comment is the fact that your _kid_ loves this song, and he _wants to see what happens._ Those are some Life Goals right there boy

[@istivanp8747]

When my first goblin invasion happened, I hit pause to make a burrow to prepare for the invasion. This music gave the situation a real 'mobilize' and prepare for battle feel.

[@cam4224]

Probably my favorite song in the entire soundtrack. Makes me hype as hell whenever a vile force of darkness arrives even if it's just 6 goblins who show up, kill a random fisher dwarf, take his shoes, sit in a tree for a week, and then leave.

[@snaek2594]

To me it's perfect for invading necromancers.. The way that the music is so sorrowful, the march of the dead, twisted into a terrifying form unleashed upon on your fortress.

[@Karina-winsmore]

That was a Grave Grudge you just described. Vile goblins must pay for this!

[@AnewhopeeeeE]

weird how the forgotten beast one sounds way more upbeat, and this one makes you feel like your fortress is seeing its last day. I guess its just the nature of the game to sometimes have tracks fit more or less depending on the situation which is totally random...

[@MirrorHall_Clay]

@@AnewhopeeeeE well, tbf, a forgotten beast can end up being made of something gaseous, and then they're likely a pushover. Armies, on the other hand, can be HUGE, and they don't have that weakness.

[@CannonGerbil]

​@@MirrorHall_ClayI'll be honest, I've never actually lost a fort to a siege. Worst comes to worst you just seal yourself off, and live off the caverns for a season or two, and that's assuming you didn't manage to line your entrances with cage traps before the siege shows up. Now forgotten beasts I've lost forts to multiple times, including one memorable one where a flaming forgotten beast climbed up out of the volcano I was using as my forge area, bypassed my cage traps, and set all my best craftsdorfs on fire before I even knew we were under attack

[@serentine7]

A force of darkness keeps passing through my borders but not actually invading me. They bring this banger every time they pass through though so I can't say I mind much!

[@tzitzimitra4628]

Chad Goblin: *invades your fortress* *drops mixtape* *refuses to elaborate* *leaves*

[@nachoguy5]

For me it's always a "vile force of darkness" consisting of 2-3 goblins who despawn immediately followed by several goblin thieves. The "sieges" seem to be a vehicle for them to distract me for a second while they sneak kidnappers on to the map.

[@ralgomes]

A Vile Force of Darkness is Just Passing By!

[@josefaksoy42]

That sounds really grim, almost like foreshadowing that once their done with your neighbour they could be coming for you next

[@TheCrackersman]

Seriously, this song fits Dwarf Fortress’s game design perfectly. This is a Fortress level threat, and it encapsulates the panic of hunkering down, of sealing doors and hatches and mustering your militia to rally points while your dwarfs hurry the children into the burrow. I can almost hear the marching of the army approaching.

[@clockworkpotato9892]

I think the marching's part of the song

[@ostlandr]

No "almost" for me. 🙂

[@cobytaylor2097]

Read the marching right when the drums started

[@tibbs7620]

I ADORE how, with most of these songs - you can pick out tunes from a lot of the songs from Soundsense. It feels so right!

[@RDR911]

I believe most of the OST was recorded a decade or so ago, so it makes sense that people have heard it in places before!

[@Jokkefanten]

@@RDR911 It's actually music that's inspired or remastered from a mod that added a fanmade soundtrack to the game before the steam release. A lot of the music was lisence free.

[@AklyonX]

Vile Darkness approaches, strike the drums!

[@complexemotions338]

I love how at 2:50 it feels like it's going to fade out, and in a lot of songs on the OST it would, but if any moment and the game deserves to have a music drop, it's this one.

[@rpgcraftsman520]

Amen to that

[@qwik123456]

This has a mellow but badass prepare for battle vibe

[@MrMistersen]

Headphones maxed out when this one hit on my first goblin invasion.

[@williambeckwith5457]

Same

[@ClassicShocker]

Did Dwarf Fortress become my favorite soundtrack of the year? I think it just did!

[@Anx13tyPrime]

I was in love with Drink & Industry, and Strike The Earth, and a host of other tracks... but this, this is a masterpiece

[@Ron-nr8lw]

I love hearing this awkwardly play cuz a single goblin patrol entered my territory for half a second before leaving

[@UserHey]

Istg I panicked so much with my 16 dwarfs being in the open

[@davidr5284]

Really did an incredible service to this masterpiece of a game by making masterpieces of your own. ☼Soundtrack☼

[@hihohe4067]

We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the bridge and Second Hall. Frár and Lóni and Náli fell there bravely while the rest retreated to Mazarbul. We still hold the chamber but hope is fading now. Óin's party went five days ago but today only four returned. The pool is up to the wall at West-gate. The Watcher in the Water took Óin - we cannot get out. The end comes soon. We hear drums, drums in the deep.

[@Battledongus]

Where's the rest?? I need to know what happens next!

[@Wendiglisten]

​@@Battledongus it's a part from the Lord of the rings part 1 I think. Great book, inspired dwarf fortress, highly recommended by me and everyone else.

[@EasySqueezy1]

3:35 - 3:44 this part never fails to give me goosebumps..

[@rpgcraftsman520]

My personal favorite is always the "air raid siren" sounds in the background. It really sells the panic your dwarves must feel...

[@bertsaerens]

All these Dwarf fortress tracks are amazing, but this one tops it!

[@BrentTheBunny]

Ahh yes, the soundtrack for my annual shipment of goblinite.

[@MiguelAbd]

THIS TRACK IS AMAZING! Oh my God, what a great job was done for thus game. You can feel how everyone considered this a passion project, not just Tarn and Sam.

[@kubaGR8]

I like how the strings at the beginning almost sound like alarm sirens.

[@princeimrahil6557]

"There are 47 goblins outside my home" -Tony Stark

[@NotAFoe]

Man, this track was on when I had my first ever goblin invasion. Here's a story: everything was well and chill in my fort. But I made a big mistake, no one was trained. So when the goblins came 14 of my dwarfs were brutally killed their body parts on the ground. But 1 remaining dwarf, unaware of everything was chilling and mining a corridor. When the goblins found him he began running back and forth the long corridor, terrified of the realization of his fate. Moments later he too was murdered and the fortress would fall to ruin...

[@jamesbright3439]

So you're saying 1 dwarf was trained in a weapon but you didn't realize it and let him die. 😂 mining skill translates to pickax combat skill.

[@skullofglory10]

I had trained several dozens of my Dwarves, (Or as i called them, My Urist army), And they killed all the goblins, Suffered one casualty, And then threw a celebration in the bar...And then one of them pulled a lever, Locking one of the dwarves outside due to a drawbridge that had saved my fortress (It was surface level, With multiple underground areas and bunkers off the sides for invasions, Housing units located one level deeper, And my bar located in the middle of the surface part of my fort) The about 51-49 (One died, One lost at the time, But we got him back in.) Are all still thriving. LONG LIVE FORT AVLAUR!

[@RemnantCult]

When I finally got my first goblin siege, it was the kind of thing that I feared from the beginning. I had plenty of lockable doors and safe zones for citizens and two squads of servicedwarves who were either militia or security, depending on the leader. I had about 12 ready to fight dwarves but not a lot of weapons to go around. I had neglected to forge proper equipment for my dwarves, buying piecemeal parts here and there to make up for it. That was why I feared an attack, even with the respectable numbers and training. After planning and issuing my orders out, I finally ordered my dwarves to attack the marauding goblins and when 3:17 dropped, one of my hammerdwarves dashed into the fray, went into a martial stance, and began to hack away at them. In the end, we had no lives lost, though 1 seriously wounded dwarf who will probably spend a long time in our medical ward. We dug a potter's field for the war dead, away from our village, and threw the bodies inside.

[@crowhaveninc.2103]

First time I heard this was when the dead were walking! The song is so ominous that I thought they gave the undead invasions a unique soundtrack. I still think that would be a great idea! By the Gods, I love this song!

[@neilhinrichs6296]

I'm getting some Diablo 2 guitar vibes out of this one. Amazing stuff

[@Hodoss]

A lot of the soundtrack has a Diablo feel to me. Kinda surprising, but feels just right at the same time!

[@vide0gameCaster]

Dwarf Fortress Soundtracks is nothing short of exceptional.

[@griffitsu]

I have routinely used this for combat music in my DnD sessions.

[@Ixmyl777]

This is exactly what I have started doing after finding this wonderful game.

[@retnuhretsnom96emanymton18]

Knee slapper. A rocking chair battle axe

[@iamlucidess]

"I'm not save scumming this goblin siege I swear, I just wanted to hear this badass song again!"

[@sadiwanv716]

Sounds amazing, really powerfull Good job my friend, thank you for this

[@Legoldos]

its such a shame that this doesnt play in loop during sieges, by the time i am done preplanning defences this track is over :(

[@ran2852]

Be faster. Send them to meet the enemy in an open battle! I found myself doing that much more often now that I can hear this music playing during sieges... If you want to be able to react really fast, make sure that your military dwarves are always equipped and ready for action, and that their training area is close to the entrance to your fortress. This way, most of the times by the moment my dwarves clash with the enemy, the more dramatic part of the music is just kicking in, and it feels gorgeous.

[@Legoldos]

@@ran2852 yea i ultimately did that, after i learnt nothing can stop 50 legendary dorfs in iron/steel armor. Now waiting till adventure mode hits.

[@wiwentor]

@@Legoldos the web titan: bonus points if its made from steel

[@GlaiveSilver]

Just had my first siege, and hearing this was amazing while my militia fought to defend the main bridge into the mountain. The entire soundtrack legitimately slaps, but this track especially!

[@angeloschibetta9873]

The first time I heard this, I was high as hell. When I woke up the next day, I thought I imagined it, glad to see it's still as good as my hazy memory remembered it being

[@scheb3567]

good grief these are some comfy tunes

[@raffia16thblaze10]

this song makes me imagine Khazad Dum aka Moria right as they awaken th dark flame of Udun. The balrog known as Durins bane.

[@AlwaysAboveTheHorizon]

Every siege is a welcome one when the music slaps this hard

[@Pasakoye]

Only song so far I bumped up to 1.25 speed just out of curiosity. Great stuff.

[@ThalosEvansquire]

What can i say except thank you

[@hats1642]

The hunter trudged wearily up the rise, trailing her wounded quarry. The kangaroo had taken four bolts already and it was not difficult to track. As she crested the ridge though, it was not a helpless buck she found beyond but a vile force of darkness. Goblins, four abreast in marching order. Taking a moment to steady herself against a cherry tree, she reached into her quiver and retrieved a special bolt. Two strikes on the flint and the oil-soaked rag was burning steadily. She shouldered the bronze crossbow, raised it to the heavens, and pulled the trigger. The mechanism bucked and the flaming bolt arced away, a filament of black smoke following after a glaring point of light. Not a moment later a peal of bells rang out across the valley and the huge stone bridges rumbled to life, sealing the fortress of Skybreaches from the world.

[@whitesailproductionsofficial]

Oh how his Dwarfship cooked

[@LockeRobsta]

The siren scream of that violin is CHILLING, I love it!

[@ulfhedinnspirit5704]

The first time a goblin army marched against my fort, my dwarfs weren't properly trained. I had fortified the outsides of the burrow, but didn't have a proper militia. What I did have though was a good stockpile of armor and weapons, and a bunch of dwarfs that wouldn't go down without a fight. I didn't order them to attack, but the madlads and madgals took up arms, geared up and actually left the fort to face the goblins face on. To this day, the fort stands proudly, with those brave dwarfs being its protectors.

[@thatdudeoverthere2188]

wish it played longer. Sometimes the sieges and their fucking mounts take some prep. Gotta set bards up along the surface tavern with drums next time the green boys show up too. For *authenticity*

[@pavloxis5158]

My first time playing adventurer mode, i told some human a story about myself. Later I explored elf city and I told a story to the elf about me telling a story to the human about me. Beautiful.

[@worldofwarcraft011]

First heard this a few days ago when I had an army of humans outside my gates...

[@ran2852]

This one is somehow so much fitting... Despite the fact that I probably wouldn't have guessed it is a siege/combat OST if I haven't already heard it in game. DF music is very nice, but this one finds a special resonance with me. And thanks to it, I am that much more tempted to send my dwarves to meet the enemy head on rather than hide behind the walls.

[@jamesbright3439]

Siege, yes. I don't see it as quite an actual combat song.

[@FippeFi]

this is such a slap, thank you for the amazing soundtrack work

[@caesiumtable-baron7314]

In the distance, the glint of spears up raised-heralding battle-jabbing slightly, with every footfall of the march. At last, war has reached the fortress, your armaments at the ready-and yet-the peaceful quiet which just now ended, only makes it feel all the more sudden.

[@Sk8withoutWheels]

back in the day i tough world of warcraft had the best soundtracks, i now see the truth, amazing work!

[@derpherp1810]

Cackles of the Wicked and Moans of the Anguished herald their arrival as the trees groan and the breeze goes silent. Hush children, flee to the burrows, latch your doors and hatches, drop your picks and mugs brothers and sisters, for a vile force of darkness has arrived.

[@Lexyvil]

I only heard this songs during sieges, which I found out was intentional. I'm so glad that is a thing.

[@spyrofrost9158]

Shoutout to our brave armed forces who march out the gate with spears and swords of steel shining every time this music begins to play.

[@dragonmaster1500]

"An ambush, curse all friends of nature and their 30 giant cheetahs!" Yes this is a thing that happened. I got attacked by Elves with a party of giant war animals and yes there were like 30 of them.

[@jamesbright3439]

Situation normal, all elfed up.

[@Stephen-gk3ds]

This is my favorite song from the soundtrack, but shockingly they're all really good. I only say shockingly because I didn't expect Dwarf Fortress to have such a good soundtrack.

[@iamwill737]

We need an extended version.

[@ilostmyaccountlol]

One of my first attempts at the game ended when 50+ goblins, all clad in metal armor, massacred my 150 civ dorfs, because I skipped building a decent military. As my fortress crumbled, I just vibed with this track.

[@hazelverboom3130]

I kind of look *forward* to sieges, because this song is a delight

[@complexemotions338]

Soon their bloody corpses will color the land like the leaves of autumn.

[@-coffeecat1590]

Probably my favorite So amazing love those strings.

[@gigaslave]

Fun trick to try: Set up support pillars holding up raised platforms by themselves, so Building Destroyer enemies break them and collapse the platforms on their heads.

[@RUdigitized]

great now there's blood all over my front yard and I can't get anyone to clean it up

[@joeynyjohnny12]

goblins called, they want your artifact weapons rack

[@strongstyleorganics4868]

When this plays you know the shit is going down! 10/10

[@jackkfinnn4025]

I heard that there will be new tracks for adventure mod I CAN'T WAITTTTT!!!!!

[@sosig6445]

A Vile force of Darkness has arrived to besiege the fortress, the dwarven militia stand behind the stout walls, and the innumerable goblin horde encircles them. The goblin general then hears a dwarf shout: -An Axedwarf is stronger than 10 Goblin swordsman! The Goblin general is annoyed and decides to send ten of his swordsem over the rampart to put the stupid dwarf in his place A brief struggle is heard then silence... the dwarf shouts again: -An Axedwarf is stronger than 100 Goblin swordsman!!! The General is now infuriated he orders an entire company of goblins to rush over the rampart and end this dwarf's insolance! The clash of still can be heard for several minutes along with screams of pain, then silence. The dwarf shouts again: -An Axedwarf is stronger than a THOUSAND GOBLIN SWORDSMAN! The general is now fuming and spit and foam leaves his mouth as he screams and orders an entire regiment of Goblins to climb over the rampart and skin the dwarf alive! A great struggle is heard, clash of steel, warcries and the sound of metal breaking bone clangs troughout the land for over an hour After all that, a single goblin badly injured climbes back over the rampart: -GENERAL DO NOT SEND MORE SOLDIERS OVER, IT'S A TRAP! THERE IS 2 OF THEM!

[@freddykingofturtles]

The goblins are just standing there... menacingly. Close the doors, man the ballista, and get someone ready to pull the lava lever in case things get fun.

[@x8sNaKe8x]

This is sick! So good and fitting

[@NemoVonFish]

Song rocks so hard I didn't even mind losing my fortress.

[@giaxo1739]

Why does this make me think of Avatar: the Last Airbender music? Like, Last Agni Kai comes to mind when I listen to this.

[@Somedude-sm4ct]

Dead walk. Hide while you still can!

[@newCoCoY6]

i tried hiding, ended up trapped for 2 years until i gave up the fort since the zombies will never leave and everyone is going to die fighting.

[@JuliusClonkus]

@@newCoCoY6 Do not give up. Do not surrender. If your dwarves are not enough to fight off the horde, weaponize the world to do battle for you. Few are the things that can withstand the molten blood of the earth.

[@negativefg7922]

@@JuliusClonkus Dwarven shotguns, atom smashers, water rollercoasters and others do be effective

[@bhume7535]

3:15 hell yeah

[@nyanvandare]

Everybody get inside and… PULL THE LEVER!

[@jozzzlyn]

last chance to look at me wayne

[@BVasquezp]

This is entrancing

[@SpencerMepham]

This song played as my fort fell to the Batmen menace was perfect for it.

[@johnhio1843]

This soundtrack is completely ruining my DF playthrough, as all i want to do is sit and listen to the music.

[@dependent-ability8631]

this song makes me happy to be attacked

[@Lexyvil]

Same here. I now want to raid more and get attacked for this.

[@Astianatte592]

This sounds too chill for a goblin siege which are way more dangerous, this is more fit for a elf or human siege

[@thatdudeoverthere2188]

Humans are the dangerous ones for me! Second fort now, and somehow during gen humans are hostile. Fuckers bring two-handed maulmasters and two-handed swordmasters. sure they;re all bronze gear, but you've never known fear till a big man with a big sword cloves two recruits in half in one tick.

[@TheZeyon]

we cannot get out: the end com es soon we hear drums drums in the deep. They are coming

[@tristanbaker355]

Time to pull the diplomacy lever.

[@inybisinsulate]

Certainly needs an extended version with more of these rememberable jingles. Maybe also playing on someone dying during an underground siege they really REALLY start to bug you if you cage them without losses. Had 60 cage traps in a row they took longer to restock and dump it took for a next wave to respawn. This track rarely plays unless you make mistakes which is avoidable with play so this plays less and less. Might also never play in future Adventure it's oughta be tweaked.

[@misterlontra5699]

BARUK KHAZÂD KHAZÂD AI-MÊNU

[@slycat9449]

Really reminds me of Determination from Project Zomboid with those drums

[@nates9778]

Yeah this definitely sounds like it could be in Project Zomboid

[@googhouls]

This sounds so creepy and scary. I dont think its a song for the player or their dwarfs, i think its actually the theme played for the goblins perspective. They enter a dark small tunnel with some rock traps then it opens up into big exspansive room full of magma or giant cave spiders or 100 heavily armed and drunk dwafs. Like my current fort they have to walk past about 50 marble statues depicting various monsters and forgotten beasts being struck down by giant saltwater alligators. take a guess whats around the next corner.

[@shoddypeasant8762]

This track just says "There will be blood."

[@dahunlee_acousticguitar_covers]

'now you will know why you fear the night.' 👀

[@kerwynpk]

This track rocks

[@marcogypaetus9607]

Aye, sounds like the new shipment of iron ore arrived. Just gotta remove the wrapping...

[@idontknowandidontcare4603]

Goblinite is good stuff

[@fanatgorshka]

Этот трек идеально подходит к осаде, коменты под видио об этом говорят. Этот трек играл когда на меня напала армия нежети. Я чувствовал этим треком как армия готова перебить всех моих жителей, это и случилось ведь у меня небыло никакой защиты.

[@cohmasoncohmason4792]

Woah, This Soundtrack is amazing! I just wished they would have named this song something more akin to DIG! Haha because all this song makes me want to do is mine!

[@jamesbright3439]

But it only plays during sieges, so you have to mine gray matter during it.

[@Everything_Heavy]

x1.5 playback speed and you've got yourself a jam

[@jimmy72035]

An intelligent undead just solo my whole fortress lol

[@eonmark847]

"Khazukan Kazakit-ha!"

[@TS-kt3nf]

It is sooooo good! Do you have any tabs available for playing it?

[@lordberossus2545]

yes