Hex one and two, by Loot the Body

Hex one and two

by Loot the Body

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a wizard's familiar Such a great collection of critical hits from D&D history. Years of tabletop triumph and defeat have been distilled into one of the coolest concept albums to pull up a chair. The Keep on the Borderlands, The Sunless Citadel, and The Lost City are confirmed bops. Favorite track: The Lost City.

2Funk2Druck A discerning release from Weregnome Records with some broad appeal. Like the Ghost album that never was, this is some great prog rock that I can't put down. Favorite track: The Keep on the Borderlands.

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1.	White Plume Mountain 03:41	lyrics
A thousand years ago a wizard had his hour The warlords of the north surrendered to his power And all across the land he let a madness take control Wicked and fantastic apparitions took men’s souls As he took the throne Keraptis made one more decree Every third child you must render unto me At these words the people sprang like beasts out of a cage All as one they marched and took up arms against the mage Seeing the battle had been lost Keraptis vanished in the air But rumors say he hides and schemes away where none will dare A maze where fire runs like water flowing from a fountain The haunted deadly peak they call the white plume mountain
2.	Dwellers of the Forbidden City 04:10	lyrics
Deep within the jungle’s heart There’s a city that remains And those who make it back alive Will never be the same We scaled the mountain with no crown Then into caverns underground When we emerged we were confronted by such things that we could not believe In the sacrificial pool Consequences dire For those who somehow make it through There’s the waterfall of fire We heard the call of the aboleth Speak with a voice from inside our head And as he summoned there were those within our party who could not resist There’s something alive Something alive in the ruins There’s something alive Something alive and it calls Voices whisper from the trees Like insectes in a hive And creepers yellow with disease Are eating us alive We saw the snakemen’s gleaming eyes Hunger for human sacrifice Tormenting all the unbelievers on the altar of the serpent god There’s something alive Something alive in the ruins There’s something alive Something alive and it calls
3.	Castle Amber 04:17	lyrics
As we all traveled to Gilantri We were surrounded by the mist And one by one we seemed to fall into A slumber we could not resist We awoke in Castle Amber where opulence and pageantry Are just a veil that hides a mystery Everywhere demented creatures and assorted coterie Punish each other for their revelry High above the indoor forest Seven domes of glass While below the lotus flowers Watching as you pass And someone’s scratching underground When you’re inside Castle Amber mingle with nobility They like their magic like their coffee Everything’s a little deadly everywhere there’s lunacy But they try to keep it in the family In the throne room wait the royal Skeletal remains Rusty armor, rotting velvet Frozen all in place Cut off my head the green man says In the card room sits Camilla Shuffling her deck King of wands, knight of swords Ever present death For all of those who would be free Everywhere inside the castle pain and treasure lie in wait And there’s no telling which you’ll see Far beyond the hidden gate you’ll find the means of your escape If you can only find the keys
4.	Tomb of Horrors 04:53	lyrics
Step into the tunnel past the jackal headed man Make it to the archway if you can Into the mouth of the devil you lost another friend Forsaken in a prison without end So you got this far without a hitch And you're thinking that you’ll go home rich Just you wait until the dem lich has his say You’re in the Tomb of Horrors Here dwells Acererak Death waits at every corner And there’s no turning back From the hall of spheres to the statue with three arms Everything was put here to do you harm All who trespass in the treasure room And desecrate the ancient tomb Will lose their soul and seal their doom away You’re in the Tomb of Horrors Here dwells Acererak Death waits at every corner There’s no turning back Those who feel they’re brave enough to try And fools who take his threats as lies Come to see the truth in his ruby eyes much too late You’re in the Tomb of Horrors Here dwells Acererak Death waits at every corner There’s no turning back
5.	Ravenloft 05:08	lyrics
I am the ancient I am the land I was a warrior when I was but a man Once in this valley Beauty took my breath She gazed into my eyes but all she saw was death Ravenloft Ravenloft is my domain Ravenloft Ravenloft forever and again Lusting for love and life I took a darkened road I sought eternal youth And bought it with my soul For the sake of blood I rebelled against my own But she fell beyond the mist That now surrounds my home Ravenloft Ravenloft is my domain Ravenloft Ravenloft forever and again I am the ancient I am the land You have been summoned You serve at my command There is no escaping Though I hope you try You’ll be my plaything Until the end of time Ravenloft Ravenloft is my domain Ravenloft Ravenloft forever and again
6.	The Keep on the Borderlands 04:04	lyrics
The realm of mankind is narrow With chaos always pressing in If not for the work of a rugged few The darkness would surely win In the night a beacon shines Keeping villainy at bay A place where the weary can rest their head And a guiding light for all the brave There’s a Keep on the Borderlands There’s a Keep on the Borderlands When adventure calls the bold And travelers flee bad weather There’s a place where they converge To cast their lots together There’s a Keep on the Borderlands There’s a Keep on the Borderlands That's where the line is drawn There’s a Keep on the Borderlands There’s a Keep on the Borderlands
7.	In Search of the Unknown 03:57	lyrics
Many years ago two men of power built a stronghold High upon a hill beneath a tall and lonely tower Far from the wild marauding hordes Beyond the cities and the roads They built the place where we will go In search of the unknown In search of the unknown Adventurer beware for many dangers there will wait for us But the recompense a thousand times our weight in gold If half rumors are believed So many wonders we will see Our fortune calls we must proceed In search of the unknown In search of the unknown And somewhere deep within the 14 magic pools of blue Await the bold to make their every earthly wish come true The prize is there for us to claim Not much to lose so much to gain Now let's set out on this campaign In search of the unknown In search of the unknown
8.	The Sunless Citadel 03:35	lyrics
They say a mighty fortress sunk into the ground in ages long ago Within its broken halls deep within the earth a cursed stake was sown A seedling then took root Up grew its evil shoots Upon on its limbs a wicked fruit They say that deadly thorns await in bioluminescent briars And an unholy outcast feeds the tree whomever it desires A legion of twig blights Rise in the dead of night To sate their bloody appetite But you never know if what they say is true Until you go below and see what waits for you They say from the ledge you smell the smoke of blazing dragon fire And savage rats and goblins feast upon the bones of all those who inquire But once a year we’re told A precious apple grows Deep down within the twilight grove
9.	Isle of Dread 03:54	lyrics
I see that lust for gold in your eyes I’ve seen it in others greedy and unwise Ignored the countless warnings and sailed ahead Straight to their deaths in the isle of dread Old Barbarosa wrote down the tale But he met his demise before he could set his sail Would you rather be the quick or the dead Forget what he said about the isle of Dreadful tales, Howling Gales, Carnivores, Cloaked in Scales Avert your eyes, Run and hide, Or stay and be, Boiled Alive And if my warning doesn’t suffice I offer a final precious pearl of advice All the sailors who set foot on the beachhead Never returned from the Isle of Dread None have returned from the isle of dread There’s no return from the Isle of Dread
10.	Red Hand of Doom 04:56	lyrics
We are the people of the dragon And for too long we’ve had to wait And watched the sprawl of all the heathens An infestation on the plane All the sheep that sleep on the Elsir vale Unaware that the wolf is coming soon When the jaws bear down and the flesh turns pale They will know they’re in the red hand of doom Now hear the chanting of the war priests Behold the one whose fit to rule The goblin tribes that once were scattered Will all bow down to Azarr Kul There’s a deadly secret we will tell On the battlefield when the blood red moon Lights up our banners on the vale They’ll feel the grip of the red hand of doom The red hand of doom In my words the spark of an empire That will burn the earth for a thousand years Go tell the wyrmlords and their armies The time has come to go to war Go tell the ghostlord in the thornwaste To unleash the lion’s roar Tell the queen who waits to resume her reign That the gates of hell will open soon When she walks upon this earth again She will know it was the red hand of doom The red hand of doom The red hand of The red hand of The red hand of doom
11.	The Lost City 04:03	lyrics
The brotherhood will pray to Gorm For his justice and his mercy But behind their golden masks they call the lightning The magi say they want to heal you But they carry silver daggers And they only worship if the stars align The gods may serve you well But there’s something they won't tell How can you find yourself In a city that's lost The pretty maidens watch the seasons And they keep the incense burning But they’ll only help you if they like their odds All of them completely certain They alone are on the path But none of it will mean a thing when the Zargon’s back The gods may serve you well But there’s so much they won't tell You’ll never find yourself In a city that's lost Get down on your knees If it puts your mind at ease You’ll find no inner peace In a city that’s lost
12.	Against the Cult of the Reptile God 05:13	lyrics
We came to this fertile place in search of a new life Where brotherhood and peace could prevail Side by side we worked the land and built a village fair Believing that together we could never fail But that which we did not foretell has made us turn upon ourselves Something has changed and left us strange Against the Cult of the Reptile God Suspicion grows, hide what you know Against the Cult of the Reptile God Precious ones go missing, never to come back And the ones who do return are changed within Through the twisted shadows and underground we search To find the madness that controls our kin Who can we trust, who do we blame What lies beneath the golden grain Forsake your gold, protect your soul Against the Cult of the Reptile God No place to run can we stand as one Against the Cult of the Reptile God The darkness that usurped our homes Awaits upon a pile of bones The time is here to face our fear Against the cult of the reptile god Take sword in hand, make your last stand Against the cult of the reptile god Against the cult of the reptile god Against the cult of the reptile god

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Hex Volume 1 is a three-pronged reference to old-school hex maps, warlock-ian curses, and the number of tracks contained within. Each song lurking herein is directly inspired by popular D&D storylines. The opener and lead single, “WHITE PLUME MOUNTAIN,” recounts the deeds of an evil wizard over metal riffage and proggy synths. The foreboding “DWELLERS OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY” takes listeners on a fuzz-laden journey into the sanctuary of snake worshippers, while “CASTLE AMBER” tells the trippy story of haunted nobles hiding a dark secret. “TOMB OF HORRORS” is a cautionary tale that pits a demi-lich against grave robbers, and goth rocker “RAVENLOFT”is told from the perspective of Strahd Von Zarovich. the most famous vampire in D&D lore. Lastly, the Americana-tinged “THE KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS” closes out the collection with an ode to a remote beacon of civilization. As a whole, Hex Volume 1 is an affirmation of Loot The Body’s core aesthetic and objective. In other words, it serves as the soundtrack to adventure.

All songs written and performed by Loot the Body
Slide Guitar on The Keep on the Borderlands by Brett Lyda
Tracks 1, 2, 5 Mixed by Jeff Lentz
Tracks 3, 4, 6 Mixed by George Bernardo

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Hex Volume 2 chronicles a return trip to the land of classic Dungeons & Dragons lore. Picking up where its predecessor left off, these six songs are inspired by some of the most influential and beloved adventures of all time.

Words, Music, and all instruments by Loot the Body..
Tracks 1 and 3 mixed and mastered by Steven Pascoe
All other tracks mixed and mastered by Francesco Petrelli

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