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Greedgripped & Spellspoilt

by Battlemaster

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1.
THE GOURMANDS APPETITE THE SNAPPING SNARE OF CRACKING BONES SENSATIONAL FLAVOR EXPLODES SPRITES CRAMMED PACKED WITH MUSHROOM CAPS THEN DROWNED IN REDUCED TREANT SAP FECUNDATED BOILED EGG OF OWLBEARS I’LL GLADLY TAKE AXING THROUGH ITS SHELL AND SCOOPED A FRESH MAMMALIAN BALUT LIVE AND ENJOY ALL THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE DESPICABLY INDULGENT - THE GOURMAND’S APPETITE LUDICROUSLY CRAVING OPULENT DELICACY THE GORGING GRATIFICATION OF THE GOURMAND’S APPETITE IN ANCIENT CUISINE CLASSICAL FRIED PAIRS OF OGRE TESTICLES HANG ROTTEN WYVERNS IN A CAVE SPILLING STENCH BUT THE POISONS’ DRAINED SPLAY APART A BELLY RIFT AND DISEMBOWEL A HIPPOGRYPH STUFF ROASTED KOBOLDS INSIDE FERMENT AND SERVE WITH GULLY WINE MIGHTY FINE GULLY WINE LIVE AND ENJOY ALL THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE DESPICABLY INDULGENT - THE GOURMAND’S APPETITE LUDICROUSLY CRAVING OPULENT DELICACY THE GORGING GRATIFICATION OF THE GOURMAND’S APPETITE SHOVEL MORE INTO YOUR HOLE DRIPPING DOWN YOUR CHIN WITHOUT CONTROL REPUGNANT SMELLS, AGGRESSIVE TASTES WITH SPITTLE SPRAYING SAUCES OUT FROM A MESSY FACE REVOLTING VISAGE MAKING ME GAG RELEASING VULGAR GASES FROM THE FOULNESS OF YOUR BAG I CAN’T BEAR THE SICKENING SIGHT
2.
Overburdened 03:32
OVERBURDENED SHACKLES OF ENCUMBRANCE - RESTRICTING MY PACE MANACLED AMBITION - CAPTIVE TO AGGREGATE WEIGHT I’M A GREEDY BASTARD - AND I WANT WHAT’S MINE I NEED IT ALL, ALL THE TIME I NEVER LEAVE ANY TREASURE BEHIND THE ITEMS - I’VE CAPTURED I NEED TO TAKE WITH ME THEIR VALUE - NO DIFFERENCE AND NO PRIORITY I AM A REAL BAD HOARDER YOU KNOW IT'S SLOWING ME DOWN I WISH I HAD THE FUCKING STRENGTH TO LUG THIS BULLSHIT AROUND THE ITEMS - I’VE CAPTURED - I NEED TO TAKE WITH ME THEIR VALUE - NO DIFFERENCE - AND NO PRIORITY MOST THINGS - SERVE NO PURPOSE - I KNOW I’LL SCRAP FOR GOLD A PACK RAT - SLOW-MOVING - OR SO I’M ALWAYS TOLD MY INVENTORY - OVERBURDENED HEAVY ARMOR - OVERBURDENED MASSIVE WEAPONS - OVERBURDENED BAG OF HOLDING - STILL OVERBURDENED I CRAVE THE CLUTTER - IGNORE MY CARRY WEIGHT EVEN WHAT I CANNOT WIELD - YOU KNOW I’M GONNA TAKE TOO HEAVY - CAN’T CARRY - I’M GETTING LEFT BEHIND I’M SPENDING - TOO MUCH TIME JUST SORTING THROUGH MY TRAPPINGS I CAME TO - ADVENTURE - NOT SHUFFLE JUNK AROUND I WISH THIS - BEHAVIOR - OF MINE COULD FINALLY CHANGE I’M OVERBURDENED - WEARING ALL MY HEAVY ARMOR - OVERBURDENED MIGHTY WEAPONS - OVERBURDENED BAG OF HOLDING - STILL OVERBURDENED OVERBURDENED - OVERBURDENED OVERBURDENED - OVERBURDENED EVERY BARREL, CHEST AND URN CONTAINS OBJECTS THAT I DESERVE EACH ENEMY THAT I KILL HAS SOME SORT OF GEAR THAT I WANT STILL
3.
ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE ENTERING THIS PLANE BY A LIGHTNING’S, CRASH LIKE TERRIFYING WAVES OF TEETH, GNASH DEMONS’ WITH MY FAMILY’S NAME - ONLY SHADES YET THEY STILL REMAIN ANCESTORS RETURNING TO GUIDE - INVITED TO ENTER OUR NIGHT SERVING WHOMSOEVER GRANTS THEM NEW LIFE LOYAL BEYOND DEATH THEY FLY - IN RETREAT ONLY BY NIGHT PERFECTED PROTECTORATE PATROLLING THE SKIES - BEARING OUR SIGN BLACK CAVALCADE ECLIPSING, TIME AN EXPRESSIONLESS CORTEGE, SUBLIME THE OVERSEERS' ARCHRETINUE - HIDDEN HANDS GUIDING HITHERTO COVENANTORS ENTRUSTED THROUGH THE AGES AND SO REMEMBER - WE THE WINTERBOUND - WE’VE ENABLED RETURN REVERED WARTHIRSTING CHAMPIONS - BOUND BY BLACK BLOOD BORN BENEATH ARE THE GLORIOUS GIFTS WE BRAVELY RECEIVE FAITHFUL PHANTOM DEFENDERS, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE CONVOKING BY OUR SUCCESSIONS, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE MYSTIC EIDOLONANT FEALTY, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE CRYPTIC WRAITHIAN WATCHMEN, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE THE EMISSARIES OF ETHER, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE ENFOGGENED CRACK COMMANDOS, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE IN OUTWORLDLY VIGILANCE, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE OBSERVANT ALWAYS OUR WATCHFUL EYE, ELITE SPECTRAL ATTACHE COVENANTORS ENTRUSTED THROUGH THE AGES AND SO REMEMBER - WE THE WINTERBOUND - WE’VE ENABLED RETURN REVERED WARTHIRSTING CHAMPIONS - BOUND BY BLACK BLOOD BORN BENEATH ARE THE GLORIOUS GIFTS OF INCORRUPTIBILITY ANCESTORS RETURNING TO GUIDE - INVITED TO ENTER OUR NIGHT SERVING WHOMSOEVER GRANTS THEM NEW LIFE LOYAL BEYOND DEATH THEY FLY - IN RETREAT ONLY BY NIGHT PERFECTED PROTECTORATE PATROLLING THE SKIES BEARING OUR SIGN - RIDING THE SKIES
4.
Extradeath 05:43
EXTRADEATH THE SINGING STEEL - AND BLADE’S APPEAL - GIVES ME THE URGE TO DO IT TO KILL AND KILL - WITH INHERENT SKILL - DEATH’S REQUESTING ME TO PROVE IT AND ONLY THEN - CAN MY INTENT - BE CLEAR, I’M TASKED TO CAST MY KILLING CURSE AND CLEAVE MY WAY - TO AND FRO - TWIXT THE LIGHT AND DARK THERE’S NOTHING BUT THE HATRED STILL INSIDE - I PRAY FOR IT TO GUIDE THE SINGING STEEL - AND BLADES APPEAL - GIVES ME THE URGE TO DO IT TO TAKE THE PLUNGE - RIPPING IT COMES - AND I GOT THE GUTS TO PROVE IT AND ONLY THEN - CAN I BEGIN - AGAIN TO SEE THE LIGHT AND RELIVE ALL THE SURGING OF MY SENSES STIMULATING SWEET SWEET DEATH EXTINGUISHED LIFE - SMOULDERING DEATH CRUELLY STOKED TRANSCENDENTAL BREATH THE SINGING STEEL - AND BLADE’S APPEAL - GIVES ME THE URGE TO DO IT TO KILL AND KILL - WITH INHERENT SKILL - DEATH’S REQUESTING ME TO PROVE IT AND ONLY THEN - CAN MY INTENT BE CLEAR - I’M TASKED TO CAST MY KILLING CURSE AND CLEAVE MY WAY - TO AND FRO - TWIXT THE LIGHT AND DARK EXTINGUISHED LIFE - SMOULDERING DEATH CRUELLY STOKED TRANSCENDENTAL BREATH FROM SCALDING COALS - BEYOND CONTROL RETRIEVED FROM REWARDED REST - AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN... EXTRADEATH I KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN HERE - WITHIN THE SPIRALLED FOG - I KEEP SLIDING BACK THIS NIGHTMARE’S SO FAMILIAR IT SATISFIES ME - EXCRUCIATING, I GRANT MYSELF EXTRADEATH I KNOW I’VE SENT MYSELF HERE - LIFE AFTER LIFE IN AGONY I’M SENT BACK THIS ALL SEEMS SO FAMILIAR FRIGHTENED BY THE FACT THAT I’D GLADLY DO IT ALL AGAIN
5.
Plunderdrunk 01:34
PLUNDERDRUNK I PILFER CORPSES OF THE GRAVEYARD IN THE NIGHTTIME THEIR UNGUARDED CONQUESTS ARE MINE ALONE TO CLAIM PLUNDERDRUNK PLUNDERDRUNK SLOPPY REMORSELESS PLUNDERDRUNK I’M JUST A WASTED GLUT INSATIABLE THIRST FOR MORE VILE ACQUISITIONS I CLAIM FROM THEIR ROTTING FLESH PLUNDERDRUNK PLUNDERDRUNK PLUNDERDRUNK
6.
SEARCH FOR TRAPS INTO THE MOUTH OF ADVENTURE AGAIN CAN’T YOU HEAR THE DUNGEONS ARE CALLING, MY FRIEND? HORRIBLE BEASTS AND THE GOLD THEY DEFEND WITH CLEVER DEVICES - USE CAUTION AS YOU DESCEND SEARCH FOR TRAPS - SEARCH FOR TRAPS SEARCH FOR TRAPS - TRAPS YOU NEED TO SCOUR EACH ROOM BEFORE YOU RESUME THE PILLAGE AND THEFT AS DANGER DOES LOOM SCAN EVERY CHAMBER FOR MOST CERTAIN DOOM LIKE LOOSE ROCKS AND WIRES, ELDRITCH GLYPHS AND RUNES TRIGGERING STATUES AND IGNITING FLAME BIZARRE MECHANICS ENSURE THAT ALL ARE SLAIN BUTTONS, SWITCHES, LEVERS ALL SHARE THE SAME AIM CREATE FOR THE GREEDY A DEADLY LEGERDEMAIN SEARCH FOR TRAPS - USE CAUTION PLEASE SEARCH FOR TRAPS - LOOK CAREFULLY SEARCH FOR TRAPS - AND UNDERNEATH SEARCH FOR TRAPS - LOOK OUT BELOW A PIT OF SPIKES - OR IS IT SNAKES? A POISON GAS - ARROWS FLY PAST A FLOODING ROOM - FIERY BOOM HALLUCINATIONS - IF YOU HAD THE PATIENCE YOU COULD HAVE DETECTED THE RUSE SAVED YOURSELF THE EMBARRASSING ABUSE OF A DISFIGURATIVE ACID SPLASH THE ALARM HAS BEEN RAISED BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT FAST ENOUGH KNOW THE WORDS AS YOU ENJOY YOUR NASTY LAST GASP YOU SHOULD ALWAYS THOROUGHLY SEARCH FOR TRAPS SEARCH FOR TRAPS ALWAYS SEARCH FOR TRAPS
7.
THE DECADENCE OF MY MASTER’S CHORES SCOURING INGREDIENTS PAINSTAKING NECROMANCY ARDUOUS SUMMONINGS MADLY GLEEFUL DESTRUCTION OF SERENITY PARODIED SHRIEKS DISGUSTING AND INSULTORY BEFOULING DECOR STAINED IN MUTILATED MORTAL MALARKEY WELL-KEPT NEEDLES AND HOOKS LUSTROUS DESPITE THEIR FREQUENT USE METICULOUS AND TEDIOUS DUSTING OF ANCIENT FLESHEN LEATHER BOOKS THESE EVIL TASKS - OPEN UP THE DOOR EVERY SINGLE TRICK - HE HAS IN STORE INFERNO OF STRENGTH - STRONGER THAN BEFORE THE DECADENCE OF - MY MASTER’S CHORES HIS MYRIAD HAREMS - REQUIRE CONSTANT TENDING FIELDS OF FLESH - INSATIABLY CRAVING PLEASURE SWELLING SATURNALIA - UTTER AND COMPLETE HEDONISTIC BLISS GREEDGASMIC GLOWING GRANDEUR - HUNGER CONSTANTLY PERSISTS ENDLESS STREAMS OF FLOWING WEALTH - COUNTING IN UNCEASING AWE YOUR WEAKENED KNEES WOULD BUCKLE NEATH THE ORGASMIC WEIGHT OF IT ALL THESE EVIL TASKS - OPEN UP THE DOOR EVERY SINGLE TRICK - HE HAS IN STORE INFERNO OF STRENGTH - STRONGER THAN BEFORE THE DECADENCE OF - MY MASTER'S CHORES
8.
DEFORTRESSING WINTER CITADELIA I VOWED I'D RETURN TO DESTROY ALL YOU'VE BUILT I SWORE TO MYSELF IT WOULD ONE DAY BELONG TO ME I PLEDGED ALL MY LEGIONS TO LAMBAST YOUR SKYLINES TO ASH I PROMISED MYSELF I'D MOW YOU ALL DOWN AND I PROMISED MYSELF THE LAST LAUGH YOU ERECT BASTIONS - YOU PRAY THAT YOU'RE PREPARED YOU SPEND YOUR LIFESWORK - YOU KNOW IT'S COMING I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED MARAUDING MADLY- DEFORTRESSING WINTER CITADELIA RANSACKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE NIGHT MARAUDING MADLY - DEFORTRESSING WINTER CITADELIA WE'RE JUGGERNAUTS OUT ON THE ICE I ISSUE NO WARNINGS FROM HERE HENCEFORTH IMMORTALLY WE TRAVEL FROM THE NORTH TO THE NORTH TO THE NORTH I FULLY INTEND - TO ERASE ALL YOU'VE BEEN I WON'T LEAVE A ONE OF YOU LIVING TO WATCH AS TAKE IT AWAY YOU FORGED YOUR STRONGHOLD - YOU SIT UPON YOUR PILE OF GOLD YOU TOIL POINTLESSLY - TO PROTECT YOUR MASSIVE HOARD HIDDEN IN THE COLD MARAUDING MADLY - DEFORTRESSING WINTER CITADELIA RANSACKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE NIGHT MARAUDING MADLY - DEFORTRESSING WINTER CITADELIA JUGGERNAUTS OUT ON THE ICE FOOT-SLOGGED ACROSS THE ICE - OURS ARE THE COFFERS OF ANTIQUITY'S PRICE TO SPREAD THE BRICKS OF YOUR REDOUBT - ACROSS THE PITCH OF OUR LENGTHY HOMEWARD ROUTE AND THEN TO PURGE YOUR TONGUE AND BROGUE - COMPLETELY FROM THIS FUCKING WORLD WE KNOW THERE WON'T BE LEFT A THOUGHT OF YOU - BESIDES THE CUMBROUS SPOILS WE'VE SUBDUED AND EVEN THEN ONLY TO THE CHOSEN FEW
9.
CIRCULAR SIGIL FAILURE THE COURSE IS CAST - AND YOU MUST CYPHER OBLIVION ILLUSORY CONFUSIONS - RETRACING TRAUMATIC SYMBOLOGIES OF THAT ONCE GREAT - BUT AS YOU WELL KNOW NOW BLEAK AND BATTERED PAST SO GO - DISPEL - MY CURSE - AND FEED THE GOLEMIC THIRST THE ALARM RESOUNDS AND THE TRAP IS SET NOTHING THAT YOU’VE EVER FOUND HERE PREVENTS THAT THESE MARKS MY MERCILESS GLYPHIC PROTECTORS THE PSIONIC KLAXON THAT RINGS IN YOUR FEARS DEMARCATIONS WORN AND UNCLEAR YOU GREEDY FOOLS - YOU’LL NEVER CRACK MY CRAFT HITTING THE BRICKS - AND YOU MUST CONQUER THE PUZZLERY TAKEN TO TASK - TOIL WITH UNLOCKING THIS YOU WISH TO PAY CONFLAGRATORY EXPENSES NOT JUST IN BLOOD BUT ALSO IN SIGHT YOUR PRECIOUS ABILITIES STRUCK FROM YOU SO GO - DISPEL - MY CURSE - AND FEED THE GOLEMIC THIRST THE ALARM RESOUNDS AND THE TRAP IS SET NOTHING THAT YOU’VE EVER FOUND HERE PREVENTS THAT THESE MARKS MY MERCILESS GLYPHIC PROTECTORS THE PSIONIC KLAXON THAT RINGS IN YOUR FEARS DEMARCATIONS WORN AND UNCLEAR YOU GREEDY FOOLS, YOU’LL NEVER CRACK MY CRAFT ONGUARD THROUGH TIME - ROUNDLY THE SYMBOLS ALIGN PULSING EXTRAORDINARY DANGER - CIRCULAR SIGIL FAILURE PROTECT WHATS MINE - I’VE KEPT A WATCHFUL EYE SWELLS STRONGLY IN RESISTANT NATURE - CIRCULAR SIGIL FAILURE ONGUARD THROUGH TIME - ROUNDLY THE SYMBOLS ALIGN PULSING EXTRAORDINARY DANGER - CIRCULAR SIGIL FAILURE PROTECT WHATS MINE - I’VE KEPT A WATCHFUL EYE SWELLS STRONGLY IN RESISTANT NATURE - CIRCULAR SIGIL FAILURE
10.
THE TROVELORD’S ALTARCALL I COVET YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT - KNOW WHAT I’VE DONE I CAN FEEL MYSELF CHANGING - AND WHAT I’VE BECOME THIS TURBULENT CAUSEWAY - BRINGS ME TO YOUR THRONE WORSHIP AT YOUR FEET ALL THE GOLD, GEMS, AND TREASURES YOU’VE KNOWN I FEED ON GREED THE URGE TO GATHER WEALTH - IT IS MY ONLY NEED THE TROVELORD’S ALTARCALL I SEND MY PRAYERS I KNOW I’LL BE REWARDED - TREASURE BEYOND COMPARE THE TROVELORD’S ALTARCALL GRANT ME THE ENDLESS WEALTH - I PRIZE AND ADORE EVERY OPULENT TROPHY - I WILL ALWAYS WANT MORE THIS TUMULTUOUS TENURE - IS ALL I REQUIRE BY YOUR SIDE COUNTING CROWNS IN YOUR TEMPLE BY THE GRACE OF YOUR PIGGISH DESIRES I FEED ON GREED THE URGE TO GATHER WEALTH - IT IS MY ONLY NEED THE TROVELORD’S ALTARCALL I SEND MY PRAYERS - DON’T I DESERVE TO BE REWARDED - TREASURES BEYOND COMPARE THE TROVELORD’S ALTARCALL THE TROVELORD’S ALTARCALL I DEVOTE - AND INVOKE YOUR AFFLUENCE - YOUR GODLY VAULTS DIVINE FORTUNE - AND LUXURY IT IS MY VIRTUE - GIVES MEANING TO ME THIS IS MY LONGING - MY GLUTTONY INTO YOUR NAME - MAY I RECEIVE AND GRANT ME PASSAGE - TO WHERE YOU DWELL YOUR SHINE CALL TO ME - TO GLITTERHELL GLITTERHELL
11.
Hordeblight 04:45
HORDEBLIGHT OF ALL THIS VAST RICHNESS SURMOUNTED IN CONQUEST A SCALDING SCOURGE HAS NOW BESET ILL-GOTTEN GAINS POSSESSED WITHIN CAVERNOUS TREASURE ROOMS METALLIC MOLDS WOULD REMAIN FOR TO BRING UNTOWARD ROT BEYOND TIME’S WILT AND STAIN HORDEBLIGHT DISINTEGRATION VIRALLY BEGINS ITS CALLOUS COURSE ENTIRELY WE’RE GREED OBSESSED THIS BLIGHT OUR CRUSHING CURSE GLUTTONY OUR FINAL ACT STOCKPILING IN VAIN EVERY OUNCE OF GOLD WE GATHERED BRUTALLY OBTAINED NOTHING IT WOULD SEEM COULD HALT THIS LEPROSY CONSUMPTION TAKES A HOLD REPAYING WHAT IS OWED HORDEBLIGHT

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‘Greedgripped & Spellspoilt’ is BATTLEMASTER’s most aggressive and sardonic tormentation to date. These 11 new besiegings are spilling over with soaring inetherial riffs that haunt and disturb; yet at a density so jagged and calculated that bones will snap casually and constantly. Extreme speed is definitely happening. Hostility is the mood.

Slaughtered by the blitz of the master’s drums, and shaken to blind drooling by the audible metal bass guitar, this tale of gluttony will leave all who listen upset and rethinking their own miserable motivations. Belligerent solos and leads work in parallel with violently sharp oration, to rapidly and repeatedly create and destroy your consciousness over and over like a hypno-waking phantasmogorical waterboarding.

If you’re already familiar with these freaks of fantasy, you’re still not ready for this level of high adventure - but you must take the ride. If you haven’t checked BATTLEMASTER out yet, rolling the dice on this album will not only lobotimise you - you also won’t walk the same for weeks.

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released October 21, 2023

Artwork by Ellie Livingston
Recorded by Yave Rust, Alex Psitos, and Andy Horn
Mixed by Alex Psitos with help from David Waltenbaugh
Mastered by Ian Campbell
Guest vocals on "Plunderdrunk" by Zack 'Ripper' Rose

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Battlemaster Richmond, Virginia

BATTLE FOREVER IN A FUCKED ETERNITY OF WAR!


A.B. Horn - Vox
A.M. Psitos - Guitar
J.B. Cole - Guitar
M.M. Davis - Bass
W.A. Tomlin - Drums

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