The Blood Must Flow - Warhammer 40K World Eaters Song

The Blood Must Flow by Lorcan Ward
A Warhammer 40k World Eaters inspired Thrash Metal song
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There’s two ways to interpret the POV of this song. The first is with this video which was a later addition. A chaos space marine about to join Abaddon’s Black Legion has visions of what Khorne offers. The second is the POV of Khârn which was what inspired the song’s lyrics. I hadn’t planned to write a Khorne song but it just came to me in a wave of inspiration. I tried to mix lyrics that were slightly comical and serious, portraying someone in the depths of the butcher’s nails but also looking back at the their legion’s history.
Musically I went for thrash metal in the style of Slayer, Pantera, Metallica etc but also heavily influenced by DOOM(the solo draws from E4M1 and outro E3M3). The music is meant to portray the World Eaters charging into battle. If you’ve ever seen the film “Gangs of New York” I was imaging Daniel Day-Lewis as Kharn charging the frontlines.
Credits:
Vocals - Vincent Jones(Aether Realm)
Guitar - Lorcan Ward
Bass - Rich Gray
Drums - Robin Stone
Outro Voice - HOOT
Re-amped, mixed & mastered at Trackmix Studios
Footage from Battlefleet Gothic and Gladius
Thumbnail art by Dan Farin - www.artstation...
Lyrics:
Intro:
Blood for the Blood God
Enough, Khorne cares not for words
Empty promises that go unheard
To appease our Lord and earn his favour
Heads need to roll for the blood must flow
Verse 1:
The nails dig deeper and I feel the rush
A surge of anger as I fall to lust
The snarl of teeth as the rage takes hold
Ripping flesh and shredding bone
Chorus 1:
Pile the skulls to mountainous heights
The galaxy trembles at the foot of our might
Verse 2:
Our brothers fell to such pitiful lies
Deluded dreams of decay and pride
We were made for just one thing
Sons of slaughter kill everything
Chorus 2:
Pile the skulls to mountainous heights
The galaxy trembles at the foot of our might
We are not the hounds the corpse lord hath made
For there is only one patron we obey
Verse 3:
Entire worlds we offer up
A tide of blood for his insatiable thirst
No respite, no surrender
Only endless battle for apocalyptic rapture
Outro:
Kill, maim, burn them all
Blood for the Blood God
And skulls for his throne
Butcher, berserker, slay them all
I am wrath incarnate the eater of worlds
On a sea of ichor I now stand alone
For when tribute calls it must be answered
Brother or foe it matters none
Heads will roll for the blood must flow
#warhammermetal #worldeaters #warhammermusic #khorne

[@LorcanWard]

*Check out my Warhammer Metal Playlist:* 🎵 Spotify - open.spotify.com/playlist/7bpczbAvWDPhuT5cVAbRSE 🎵 Apple Music - music.apple.com/ie/playlist/warhammer-metal/pl.u-XkD0vlLUol9LxM 🎵 KZbin - kzbin.info/aero/PLLGcf9MM9tfSDrwi-AJOJjUSh0pQG1Vni Thrash Metal inspired by the XIIth. Blood for the Blood God!!! 🤘

[@shadowstep1375]

This honestly cam at the perfect time since I'm finally starting to paint my Angron.

[@sirreaper3067]

Magical! Amazing! As someone who played the original DOOM games when I was young, listened to those bands, and has both read and seen the gangs of new york - Simply, yes! You nailed all those aspects! You do not cease to amaze.

[@ForTheWarmasterHorus]

Thank you for making real music, not garbage AI, blood angels next???

[@shadowstep1375]

@@ForTheWarmasterHorus It's kinda weird how much AI music has been popping up recently huh?

[@LorcanWard]

@@ForTheWarmasterHorusI saw a thread on Reddit heavily criticising all the AI Warhammer content being made. On the downside my views/engagement has dropped on KZbin with the surge of AI content. On the bright side my name and music was brought up a lot for people to check out in that thread. Blood Angels song is nearly recorded. It’s one of my most ambitious songs.

[@doctorden999]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE, MILK FOR THE KHORN FLAKES!!!

[@TheViralInfekT]

😂

[@Rihadso]

And whatever Lotara Sorintz wants.

[@NorscanWarlord]

Don't forget the Khornedogs damnit!

[@orfanclub6288]

MILK FOR THE KHORN FLAKES, SPOONS FOR THE BOWL THRONE!!

[@deityINSTINCT]

this shouldnt have made me laugh but it did.

[@Briggattonii]

“We are not the hounds the corpse lord hath made” Nice reference to the pre-Angron 12th Legion!

[@LorcanWard]

I was wondering who would be the first to comment on that. I like to include in a pre-primarch reference when I can. If anyone is wondering what the others are: "Men of Iron who tread the storm" Storm Walkers - Iron Hands "Unbroken, The blades of dusk" Dusk Raiders - Death Guard "Firstborn" The First - Dark Angels

[@PhantomHacksaw]

I must have listened to the song 88 times by now. By far the best World Eater song I have heard in all my years. Nothing else has come as close to perfection as this sounds. Please make an album with this sound and style. I would buy that.

[@CHOTCNUTRL]

Calmest World Eaters

[@LorcanWard]

They are just warming up

[@Kat4Dead]

"The Wolves will always come to heel when called. In that regard, it is a mystery why they name themselves wolves. They are tame, collared by the Emperor, obeying his every whim. But a wolf doesn’t behave that way. Only a dog does. That is why we are the Eaters of Worlds, and the War Hounds no longer."

[@BaranZenon]

It is so silly that before this video I got an "Warhammer 40k Tacticus" ad that was showing off the new World Eaters character :D

[@LorcanWard]

Ha, a rare example of an ad reaching its target audience

[@shadowstep1375]

I won't lie, for a moment I thought it was going to be almost 4 minutes of "Blood for the blood god!" Though only now am I realizing there's 8 of them, Khorne would be mildly less angry at this song. Never happy is the lord of skulls.

[@LorcanWard]

What’s funny is that is exactly how the song started. I thought how a song about Khorne would just be Legionnaires shouting “Blood for the Blood God” until Kharn got pissed and lectured them about words not appeasing Khorne before charging into battle.

[@deityINSTINCT]

@@LorcanWard I havent fully digested all of your songs yet. but would you do one for Garviel Loken? (if you havent already)

[@LorcanWard]

@@deityINSTINCT No yet, I still have to do a Lunar Wolves/Sons of Horus song. Originally my Alpha Legion song "I Cannot Say" started as a lodge song with some references to Loken.

[@deityINSTINCT]

listened to your whole Playlist on Spotify, on repeat yesterday at work. I'm soo happy I found your music. ❤️

[@sirreaper3067]

The heavy and brutal riffs, the bloodcurdling vocals, truly an all encompassing song when it comes to Khorne. I saw the beautiful interpratations that Lorcan has made, as always an artist who envisions the song as a painting and a theatrical play, not just music! Yet, I wish to add once again my own visual: The exalted path of the berzerker, who may have began as a simple marine, who refuses to succumb to his wounds under a corpse emperor, so he took the bribe of a different master - Khorne, the blood god. The song narrates his ascension through battles and campaigns, from empty promises and a sacrament of what must be done, to the ever repeating cry of his task, "pile their skulls to mountainous heights", and the final epitomy of his deeds, his magnum opus, as he goes from a vain follower, to the chosen speaking the sacrament himself. And now for a lighter addition to the above: The first time listening was "Oh, this is good!", the 888th is headbanging and yelling "PILE THEIR SKULLS TO MOUNTAINOUS HEIGHTS!"

[@LorcanWard]

I really like your own visual. It's a really good interpretation of the lyrics and story. Interesting to hear my own song from a new perspective now.

[@akstormtrooper508]

Krieg: I see your 1 Khornate Warband and raise 5 regiments.

[@connorwalls9869]

I see your 5 regiments and raise you one Death Guard Vectorium. Show you some real attrition.

[@argo8028]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE

[@BadmanOfBanterbury]

THE NAILS ARE BITING

[@theemperorofmankind7706]

I wish this was sang live on a stage. Just imagine the walls of death and the death pits in the crowd.

[@samfire3067]

Just now i notice the part where its mentioned Hounds as in dogs, nice little mention of their first name for the legion before angron was found

[@cowsquid8859]

Finally, someone gets Warhammer metal right.

[@LorcanWard]

Thanks!

[@TheViralInfekT]

Unapologetic like a Powerfist to the face. Friggen awesome 🤘🤘🤘

[@LorcanWard]

Ha I’m using this is a quote 🤘🏻

[@the_gamewarden1607]

Hell yeah!!! This came out with perfect timing, I just finsihed making a world eaters shield for my senior prank lol

[@sebastianls412]

What’s the prank?

[@the_gamewarden1607]

@@sebastianls412 The people who'll graduate go around the school and kidnap friends or other ppl from class, rearrange furniture that kind of stuff and I built a shield to carry around with me just for fun

[@Ultra04channel]

​@@sebastianls412 Knowing the World Eaters? Nothing subtle.

[@sonofangron2969]

‘Our brothers fell to such pitiful lies, Deluded dreams of decay and pride, We were made for just one thing. Sons of Slaughter: Kill Everything!” Perfectly encapsulates Kharn’s philosophy surrounding why the Emperor created the Astartes and what they were made for: a weapon that would not tire, would not balk at any massacre or casualties, and would never, *ever* stop. The deadliness of the Astartes isn’t due to their technology, their equipment, or even their training or strategy, but simply due to the fact that they can endure and keep fighting longer than anything else. That’s why entire worlds full of trillions of people armed with technological wonders and peerless discipline fall to a few thousand blood-crazed savages…

[@LorcanWard]

Great to see this lyric passage hit home. He takes a jibe at the Death Guard and Emperor's Children but the final two lines are addressed to every Astartes Legion.

[@ikergonzalezmartin2201]

One day ill get my loyal world eater's

[@ThatOneElfEnjoyer]

“BATTLE CALLS, WE ANSWER!” -Kharn the Betrayer 💪🗿🍷

[@ancientmariner9460]

I'm speachless... To say that it's awesome is simply not enough... Did Khorne himself possess you to create such masterpiece ? God damn.

[@LorcanWard]

The butcher's nails inspired it

[@ancientmariner9460]

@@LorcanWard If you have some spare lying around... I'll gladly take some of that burden on my shoulders... ;)

[@MetalSkull-po3kj]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE LET THE GALAXY BURN

[@spartastic4]

As soon as I opened it up and it instantly started, I knew I was gonna love this song.

[@BloodBuffalo]

This is proper early 2000s metal. I prefer your metal core stuff but this works great for current 40k world eaters. Kharn vs erebus song on the second album metalcore style "get up". Well done though. Will share.

[@LorcanWard]

Thanks! It was fun to write in a style I don’t usually do. Future options also for a metalcore song about Angron.

[@bigshotbig6084]

Of course this comes out as soon as I’ve been obsessed with the world eaters for the past month. Thanks Lorcan Ward.

[@ShurilVolari]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! WRATH FOR KHORNE!!

[@perpetualplanner]

"Get... up!" Khârn upon learning of the new Lorcan Ward banger

[@cerberusXII]

Gotta say I'm enjoying the riffs and guitar tones in this one a lot. Reminds me of the German death metal band "Debauchery", especially with the vocals. Solid work!

[@LorcanWard]

Thanks! I’m really happy how the mix came out on this one, especially with how the guitar tones worked. I like Debauchery 🤘🏻

[@alextruecustodian6174]

This is so peak I found my new ringtone 🔥🔥🔥

[@Guaguadeath]

Dude this was badass. Always thought of Warhammer 40K being great for a metal lyrics premise. 🤘 Grim dark!

[@LorcanWard]

Thanks! Its such a metal setting. It’s an endless well to draw song ideas from. I’ve been having a blast and barely scratching the surface with the amount of factions and characters.

[@WeDieStanding948]

LET THE GALAXY BURN!

[@samfire3067]

Yes brother

[@WeDieStanding948]

@@samfire3067 greetings fellow Guardsman! O7

[@weles2692]

I've imagined World Eaters' song as more shouting and raging, yet I love your gloomy and menacing interpretation of them!

[@LorcanWard]

Screaming and chainswords might not be the most listenable song so I settled for the second option thrash metal 🤘🏻

[@tyjytjafdf689]

My lort, that's a tasty chorus...

[@tyjytjafdf689]

Also HOOT is a huge pick for the outro.

[@LorcanWard]

One of my personal favs with how it suddenly slows down from the verse but the heavy guitars make sure it has a punch. Some influence from the Bloodquest comic and a reference to their old legion pre-Angron too.

[@tyjytjafdf689]

@@LorcanWard Exactly! the first thing it brought to mind was a song called "Sinä et ole yhtään mitään" from Sotajumala. Was honestly kind of lukewarm to the song until the first pile the skulls to mountainous heights hit, but this is definitely right up there with Sojourn and Heretek for me now.

[@drmoshie]

Fucking sick! I love it. Groove and movement. The part from 2:35 is awesome

[@LorcanWard]

I love that part, I was going to write a second solo faster and more shreddy but those riffs won.

[@travisbrewer1641]

This is a real headbanger

[@darwinning1234]

I knew I recognized the vocals the aether realm parentheses sold me. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! Tarot remains my favorite album.

[@LorcanWard]

Vincent is an amazing vocalist. So happy to have him a part of this project. Tarot is an incredible album 🤘🏻

[@ForTheWarmasterHorus]

Blood for the blood god!!!!

[@Afro_Redneck]

YES, I've been wanting to hear what the World Eaters would get from you

[@rowanwilliams7947]

I'm immensely impressed. You've fit the description of Khorne's embodiment to a tea perfectly. this song also is awesome, Although I guess Khorne being the easiest Chaos God to make a tribute song because everyone knows what he is about would be and his demons and legion that unconditionally obeys without any contradiction would be something that any KZbinr with similar calibre can do. But still you beat them to the punch

[@LorcanWard]

Originally I wasn’t going to make a song since as you said Khorne is one of the easier ones, that’s when I got the idea to have Kharn interrupt and sing his song. Fun to channel the World Eater’s energy and their many battle cries.

[@rowanwilliams7947]

@@LorcanWard Well then, that elevates my evaluation. Also is there one planned for Angron?

[@WarmasterWirMustard]

YES FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING

[@SzantymenFalfelus]

It is the first of your songs that I actually like. Nice

[@LorcanWard]

Glad to hear it ha. I'm curious what your favourite bands are?

[@Kayledon777]

Idk what to call it, the way the guitars (? Bass? Idk) sound during the "pile the skulls to mountainous heights" is where it's at. Some impending doom type shit right there. Now im curious what chaos knights will sound like 😈

[@LorcanWard]

It doesn't really have a name, you could classify it as groove/thrash metal but it's more of a compositional technique with the vocals following the music and the accompaniment having staccato notes. A Chaos Knight song? I'll have to think about that.

[@Kayledon777]

@LorcanWard Yeah I love the chaos knights. Something about big mechs is just dope

[@Hegataro]

A Banger from the Banger God, Lorcan Ward? Say it ain't so

[@kuailiang7650]

Now we need one about Commisar Yarrick. One that goes with his origins and his crusade for Ghazghkull

[@LorcanWard]

That's an idea!

[@talscorner3696]

One of your best, imo

[@Briggattonii]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

[@Yohanbig94]

Everytime I get a notification that you uploaded I get extra excited

[@LorcanWard]

That’s what I like to hear 🤘🏻

[@ingopek5485]

Blood for the blood God! For the glory of Khorn! 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@hudsonflores5478]

whenever I listen to this I suddenly start performing about 200% better at everything I do

[@darrianweathington1923]

I'm going to make this my walk in song in UFC

[@sigvald1389]

That was brutal

[@rinardis6020]

the thought of falling victim to chaos forces is truly terrifying, probably not a fun time to live as a civillian in 40k

[@LorcanWard]

I suppose a band of World Eaters is a lot more preferable to Emperor’s Children or Word Bearer’s but the 41st millennium is a very grim place as a civilian with constant threat of invasion, recruitment or just being rounded up to shovel uranium on a starship.

[@sirflapfla97]

You are amazing dude, can't wait for more. If you can can you make more power metal style?

[@LorcanWard]

Thanks! I’ve got a lot more power metal songs planned.

[@sirflapfla97]

@@LorcanWard can't wait man, keep up the great work

[@warrenweaver6664]

Ok this one is badass really good 👍

[@RobertWarhammer]

Outsider: so tell me about these world eaters then 40k fan: play first eight seconds of this song Outsider: I understand completely

[@infiniteink4790]

Y'know. I have no idea if this was intended. But the chorus is very familiar to the cadian song unbreakable. And I like to this this was Angron's or just the world eaters way to stick salt in the wound from the death of Comissar Yarrick

[@LorcanWard]

Ha I can hear that now, It's unintentional but it's because of the similar descending chord progression and rhythm of the lyrics. Good ear.

[@user-dr2rp7ny4v]

absolute banger!

[@claraw7]

Epic 🤘

[@ReinaSaurus]

at this point just assume that a world eaters armour original colour is blank metal and it stays hot rod red by constantly spilling fresh blood

[@Immortal-q2l]

3:12 unbelievably good

[@pedrocruz9091]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD. Musica incrível

[@lordtallon5610]

1:02 ok when I heard this song I always thought the line was: SLAUGHTER SLAUGHTER KILL EVERYTHING! Which is also appropriate I suppose lol

[@dandeother8621]

Why. Can't. I. Stop. Watching. This. 😂

[@LorcanWard]

Khorne demands the music keeps flowing

[@epicstorymode8297]

As a hardcore Khorne fan this fucking rocks

[@loganfoster9194]

BEST ONE YET BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!!!

[@LorcanWard]

Thanks!!

[@keyanklupacs6333]

Would love to see a word bearers inspired song!

[@LorcanWard]

I've got a few ideas for Word Bearers songs. There is a lot to work with since there is Erebus, Lorgar, The Gal Vorbak, even the Word Bearer legion themselves.

[@keyanklupacs6333]

@@LorcanWard Awesome can't wait to hear it! The destruction of Monarchia, Lorgar's Crisis of faith and seeking out of other gods that WILL reward his piety are all probably great story beats to key off of.

[@pootisguy2440]

THIS SONG IS F%#&)*! BRUTAL ! *ANGRY RAGE SCREAM*

[@YOESTUPIDO]

That intro man, f**** love it

[@krirthikdinesh7755]

man u guys need to make a tition or a knight song

[@LorcanWard]

I have some Mechanicus songs in the works.

[@Saybin]

Well done

[@user-wf8jo5be3t]

THE NAILS THE NAILS THE NAILS THE NAILS THE NAILS

[@Historyfrek4ever]

Huh. You know guys, I think they want blood for the blood god.

[@AncientIrishCelt]

*shadowboxing intensifies*

[@D3adlocke]

THE NAILS ARE BITING

[@GodOfWindSikar]

This one was really tasty

[@Fan_of_the_hobby]

Khorne drives a pickup truck from 88

[@centurion7398]

Witness me Gorum!

[@Grotesque_2023]

Would Night lords be Death Metal or Black Metal, that's the real question

[@LorcanWard]

I would say Blackened Technical Death Metal

[@Queen_Skittles]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR!!!

[@user-fo5ch1ee6m]

I don't mean to start a fight... The lyrics to the song are obviously World Eaters, but why are the legions in the video called World Bearers?

[@LorcanWard]

Because there is very little animated footage of World Eaters available. You have to work with what you can find and the Battlefleet Gothic cut scenes suited the song well.

[@InquisitorAnsgar]

I allow this.

[@---RyanCooper---]

What do you think about a collaboration with Grimwind, like cover or smth?

[@LorcanWard]

I’m not familiar with Grimwind, I’ll check out his/their music

[@pauldemon1624]

Noice!

[@ForTheWarmasterHorus]

0:00 repeat for the blood god

[@aurorauplinks]

some of the words are more like the beat of drums, but its still an impressive music video.

[@jaytonobrien6325]

And MILK FOR HIS KHORN FLAKES

[@Ollyatlas]

Do periods feed khorn?

[@Strale3234]

Day 10 of asking for custodies song

[@thelordofdice3932]

Damn is your voice ok?

[@jikmail2007]

THRASH METAL

[@frantiseknovak4484]

Sorry, prefer Slaanesh. S.x, dr.gs, Rock n roll.

[@Shield_bash0357]

And I love you work with ai

[@LorcanWard]

You think this was made with AI? : /

[@ForTheWarmasterHorus]

This is real music. Not talentless Ai garbage. Are you deaf

[@foxpl9298]

Im an Astra Militarum fan in Warhammer Gladius Relics of War Bad song, Cadia broke before the Guard did >:((((((

[@LorcanWard]

@@foxpl9298 the song isn’t actually about the game Gladius or Cadia though