Aviators - Godhunter (NEW ALBUM | Alternative Rock)
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- Опубліковано 24 січ 2019
- The new album is finally here! You can find it on Bandcamp with bonus tracks right here:
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Or Spotify:
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iTunes/Apple Music:
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At the very end of the world, The Elder of the last city on earth sits on his throne awaiting the end of his immortal reign. There is only one being that can complete the task, and he's been warned that she's finally come to take him. He warns to anyone left listening, "Godhunter's gonna hunt you..."
I'd like to thank every single one of the 59(!) Discord server members and patrons who lent their voices to this song in the backup crowd vocals. You all sound amazing!
Lyrics:
Rumors heard
From a little black bird
The edges of a prophecy
The pieces I have learned
Said the daughter of the reaper
Has been searching for the keeper
And I fear she'll let me burn
Locked tight up
In the tower on top
Of the domain of humanity
The godhood that I've earned
When you're holding on to majesty
You'd fear the hunt, a travesty
That balance may return
When you're sinful to the bone
Unholy
And you've claimed yourself a throne
Like me
Wield power of your own
Making
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
If you're something more than flesh
Ascended
And you've taken on the rest
To end it
Then she'll find you in a dream
Tormented
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
Fear confined
To the depths of my mind
For what could be such a threat to me
The conqueror of time
Yet the whispers of a reckoning
Have kept the spirits beckoning
To look upon my crime
Blood and war
When the world is no more
She's been watching for a century
With hatred, and with scorn
If you know the hunter's coming
Then you hide or keep on running
'Cause she's slain the gods before
Don't let her see your power in the daylight
Don't let her see it when you bring the storm
To the master of the eldritch she's a growing bed of thorns
Dark cults, leaders of the night,
Tell the tales of a fright
From a ghost of the future days
A holy crusade
On the gods decayed
To end our violent ways
Lost kings, fallen in the mist
Made their names on a list
And the hunt was carried through
A price for the past
When your name is last
And the hunter comes for you
Of all the free
She has none left but me
And my loyal knights have passed with time
A god and a throne, locked up all alone
In the kingdom I called mine
Dreams of a being
From the watcher unseen
Now he warned me she'll come to take his due
"The hate in your head, she has more" he said
"The godhunter waits for you"
"The difference between Gods and Demons largely depends on where one is standing at the time" Lorgar, Primarch of the Word Bearers Legion
He was so much more right than he realized and so close to self awareness that could have stopped everything becoming so much worse.
Now I understand my life a lot more and why I stood and still stand longer then evil. Cheers to you huzzah!
May oppression never get the better of us!
It could also be that it depends at which time one is standing.
The worst part about lorgar, is he is right. But still cant understand why thats a bad thing.
Gods favor people with faith. So do Demons.
"Of course monsters can be killed. If they couldn't we'd have to call them gods." ~Catherine Foundling
"There's a difference between Gods and gods. I have a few corpses of the latter in my laboratory." ~Warlock
(I'm pretty sure the first quote is incorrect. Sorry.)
"Woe on us all, but if the Gods demanded my home be ashes then the Gods would burn."
~Catherine Foundling.
@@saskiapetersen324 Pretty sure she said it during the rebellion arc in response to one of her subordinates. Either that or it was the fey arc.
@@zackdonzanti9470 I just quote-searched it. It didn't appear, and sounds suspiciously similar to a quote by someone else entirely.
@@saskiapetersen324 I miss-quoted. “The truth of monsters is that, in the end, they die. If they didn’t we would have to call them gods.”
-Eudokia the Oft-Abducted, Basilea of Nicae
"KILL THEM"- Robber
"TAKE THEIR STUFF"- gods forsaken sappers
reminds me of a quote from a dnd-like game (if you know the story, you have good tastes)
"But you're a villain, you can't kill a hero!"
"well its a good thing you aren't a hero"
ah yes this shows that a simple burglar could kill god
I wish to have good taste my fine sir, would you feel so inclined to how they say "give me the sauce"
@@domagojm7696 sorry i don't know what that means
@@waagh196 pretty much just what is the source aka what show or whatever are you talking about. In this case I'm guessing it's some actual play tabletop game?
Or is it like a video game?
,,The hate in your head, she has more, he said''' - that line is so fucking poetic. I don't know why, but that sentence just sounds perfectly
When I think of my response to that line I veer rapidly between "no one has more hate in their head than me" and "I have excorcised all hatred from my being"
Avi has several other lines in his songs that simply perfect. One that springs to mind is: "Wherever you are now, I hope you will forget / the flaws i had before because i haven't lost them yet" (from: I Don't Want to Hurt You)
it adds to the feeling of absolute dread and despair a big bad villian feels at the end as its apporached by a monster it created knowing in absolutey no way was he supeiror to what it had created even in the levels of hate and spite it felt.
It gives me a sense of likep... The Elder became so terrible and dangerous that The Watcher had no choice but to call upon something even worse.
Its my favorite line, something about it touches my heart
"Then you hide or keep on running. 'Cause she's slain the gods before"
Chills. Everytime man.
And "The godhunter waits for you." Dunno if it's just because it's the climactic line or what, but it's intense.
My favorite part is the line about the eldritch along with the unholy bones and the ascended
and i've eaten them, get on my level yo
@@Slimebolt03 terraria weeb spotted
@@andrewrevenge5788 kinda sorta. I chose this as my name b/c when I joined tumblr I wanted a name that sounded like a shitpost or something, and it’s just become my name for practically everything after that. But I am still a massive terraria fan too
This God hunter sounds like a really pissed of Warlock.
or a rouge
Or a Hobbit
meanwhile every dnd player:or me
Guardian!
Lord Shaax will see you now.
Or the legendary scourge, the spreader of the plagues and the king of the endless swarms, Hoo the Rat King
The line “but she will find you in a dream tormented” always gives me chills i don’t know why
Because there is no escape, even in your dreams she will find you and she will end you.
for me that's "Fear confined to the depths of my mind, for what could be such a threat to me, the conqueror of time?". Perfectly encapsulates the miniscule nature of a villain who thinks themselves immortal but subconsciously knows that their days are well and truly numbered.
@@exile8266it’s funny because those two lines compliment each other. If immortal physically, she’ll tear into you in other ways.
My favourite is "Don't let her see your power in the daylight / Don't let her see it when you bring the storm / To the master of the eldritch she's a growing bed of thorns"
and honestly for similar reasons like this all powerful being afraid to use its powers is a really interesting concept
@@strifeandharmony6472 who is She?
"They say gods can't be killed... But have you ever wondered why you've never seen one?"
a vaulid answare but i feel like most of them simply left the world so we could learn the wrong that humans make granted i dont care about trees or anything like that im just a loser its just i see humans noting but horrorible poeple no offance to you im sure your a great person or i could be the worse the internet was a fun idea it was a horrorifing chiose and the robot wars is comeing
You haven't seen one because they decided that is best if they don't involve directly in human affairs.
If they do, well, welcome to Crusades 2.0 then.
Google's a dick, whats the Quote from?
SkyGuardian
AYO SOMEONE SAY CRUSA-
@@jseries101 We are horrible (as people). But that doesn't mean we aren't amazing as well. Just look at what we've accomplished! The environment is a mild concern at best (in most of the world), we build beyond any other species, and we have evolved so far as to understand our impact on the world!
Don't write us off just yet. It may take a generation or two, but I have faith humanity will succeed. Despite our multitude of failures, we have succeeded beyond all others. Keep strong, my friend. Keep strong.
This sounds like a story based off of a D&D campaign these guys play... and I love it.
That's like every single song!
OMG RIGHT!!! THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT!!!
It sounds like its based off my current D&D character it's weirdly accurate
Is literally the theme of an NPC in my campaign.
I was watching Critical Role then went on finding D&D related song and end up finding "The Traveler Song" and I liked it but this song made me subscribe and listen to their songs
"What a fool you are. I'm a god, how can you kill a god? What a grand and intoxicating innocence. How could you be so naive?"
-Dagoth Ur
One Godhunter later and its "This is the end. The bitter, bitter end."
ThePrzibilla my sweet nerevar
ThePrzibilla it should follow with
* deceased *
Nerevarine: Haha, Kagrenak's tools go brrrrrrrrrrr
Loki: "enough! You are all beneath me! "I am a GOD you dull creature, and I will not be bullied by-"
*hulk proceeds to beat him to a pulp.*
"Puny God"
This song surprisingly works very well for The Chosen Undead, The Ashen Undead, The Tarnished, & The Cursed Undead.
Best not to forget the best Hoonter among them
Reminds of the Godskins and the Golem Eyed Queen, and all those characters you mentioned.
@@amanthatlikesfromsoftware They also work, didnt think about it but yeah it surprisingly fits them too!
"I am a god!"
Godhunter: "And I took that personally."
"We eat gods for breakfast!"
"gods arent real? your staring at me."
That's true
I am the only God that people genuinely want to kill.
Too bad for them, I am such a coward that they can never catch me :)
I would like, but the like count is 420 and I don't want to ruin the nice.
A god minding their own business: *WHY DO I HEAR BOSS MUSIC?*
@Darrell Dolph * Bayonetta appears from a swarm of bats* need help darling
@Darrell Dolph
Kratos: I go to
@Flurry
The knight: *silently sharpens his nail*
@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 not wanting to be a party pooper but The Knight might as well be small as hell, because you know, it's a bug
Ivlis * rises from a hole from within the earth with an army of flame demons *: Hopefully it goes better than the last two times.
I tried to make a story line based off the four albums (Stargazers, Dystopian Fiction, Godhunter, Building Better Worlds). Enjoy. (Based off lyrics, lore, and speculation.)
Stargazers is mainly about the war. We don’t know when it was, but it happened.
In mankind, there rose up men who were merged with machines to become beings known as "The Ascended". The Ascended were more than human. They became powerful, unstoppable, immortal. They may have even been able to travel through time, at least a one-way backwards (based off “Signed on for a Sequel, where it states “When the 21 century arrives”). This power seems to have come from The Watcher: "He's been given a warning from a visitor who gave him his power long ago", "From the watcher unseen
/Now he warned me she'll come to take his due" (Godhunter lore/lyrics). As to "why" he did this, I will attempt to discover this later.
But anyway, one way or another, the Ascended rose to power. They became government leaders. But they wanted full power, and so they declared war. First they bombed and decimated their opponents, turning cities into wastelands. A huge, giant war that caused the water to be red with blood, and blood ran through the streets like running red water. Then, they fooled the people. They made them forget that they were once men, and were worshiped and feared as gods. The Ascended were in control.
Dystopian Fiction is after the war. It starts with the song “Exodus”, and it is aptly named. Miami was hit with a massive exodus after the Ascended ordered the city to be firebombed, which happened at midnight (Whenever it Rains). The lucky ones escaped. After that, the city became known as “Bleeding Sun”, because the fire fell so heavily it looked as though the sun had bled upon it. The people wanted to overthrow, but how could they? These were immortal gods, and the people still worshiped them as such. But then they found out the truth behind these “gods”: they used to be men (Rogue assumedly told them, but more about her later). The religion that helped keep the Ascended in power crumbled. They were still powerful and immortal, but they were still once men. The people had an anthem to give them hope (Dystopian Fiction). They began to unite against the Ascended, under the leadership of a young woman. However, not all Ascended are evil.
Now for the complicated bit.
1) The Godhunter/Hunter: she is the young woman leading the uprising against the Ascended. When she was younger, she witnessed the horrors of the Ascended government: the war, the slaughter, the innocent lives lost. She couldn’t do anything about it, but then she became Ascended. She infiltrated the tyrants who had taken over Bleeding Sun (the Keepers), who trapped the survivors inside the city like a prison, encouraged the name “Bleeding Sun” as a warning against revolution, and used their god status to keep people in line. (Side note, central Miami is called “Kingdom Come”, where the leaders live). She hid her nature and became the leader of the human revolution. She used her position inside Kingdom Come to infiltrate their strongholds. She killed the gods. She saw humanity rejoice and build better worlds (the entire album is about rejection tyranny and rebuilding). However, she is immortal. She sees humanity rise up, start a war, rebuild, start a war, rise up... She finally saw that humanity would never learn. This hopelessness,plus the centuries she had lived and the lives she had seen lost led her to want to stop hunting, because during this entire time she has been stamping out any Ascended that threaten to relive the past “Ascended Dynasty” (as I just decided to call it). But eventually, she changes from not wanting to hunt, to wanting to finally die, but being unable to due to her Ascension, and so she waits for the end of the world to see if she will finally have peace.
(I have been told she is the one with the gun, according to DeviantArt.)
2) The Traveler: Not much is known about him, as he was just given a name in Godhunter. However, what we don’t know, we can speculate. We do know for certain that he is Ascended, and seems to have been pushed into the past, based on the phrasing “At the beginning of The Traveler’s journey through time”. His story starts in a village on a stormy night, where he is about to witness the 100-year breach. This is a breach caused by evil magic, which allows the dead to rise for one night. Obviously a bad thing for that village, though luckily there is only “one breach every hundred years”. It never states it, but it can be assumed he broke the spell. From there it is unknown what he does, but we know he has watched innocent lives lost to war, and mourned them (based off Whenever It Rains). This mourning presumably means he fought to stop the Ascended, and I speculate he is the mysterious “Ascended” in “No More Heros” who kills any being that may become more powerful than the Hunter, the one who killed the gods that caused such death. Unfortunately, this can’t undo the last and the one he loved is dead, killed in a firebombing, probably the one that caused Bleeding Sun (based on “I’d tell you I’m sorry I’d walk through the flames”).
As he continues, he realises the world is about to end, and he wonders if he can truly die, despite his ascension.
(I have been told he is the one on the far left, according to DeviantArt.)
3) The Rogue: Another one who was just named in Godhunter, so much is unknown, but, again, we can assume the capability to time-travel (“A god traveling through history”). The Rogue fights for truth, and opposes those who lie to the people. Her fight is different though: she fights with words, by spreading the truth. In the age of technology, she has sworn to oppose all enemies to truth, which sets her against the tyrannical Ascended, who lie to the people to keep power. It was presumably her who revealed their true nature to the prisoners of Bleeding Sun, which led to the revolution of The Hunter. However, by the time of the revolution, truth is all-but dead, killed by the lies of the Ascended. After seeing this, she gave a final warning: the path of lies lead to war. It can be assumed she joined in the revolution of The Hunter, seeing as how she was partially responsible for it, and, judging by the album cover, traveled with The Hunter and Traveler to kill all the “gods”. We don’t know what happens to her, but it is likely that she, too, awaits death.
(I have been told she is the one with the bow, according to DeviantArt.).
4) The Watcher: he has been around for a very, very long time, since before the 4-part album story arc. The Watcher does what his name implies: he watched humanity. I can’t say he is Ascended, because he is mentioned by the creature in “Far Side” (a song about an actual demon trying to trick you into going to hell), and in “The Watcher”, where is the one who leads people in limbo to heaven or hell. In fact, he seems to be a type of judge, coming for those who he deems worthy of death (I’ll forgive the death you’ve earned/The cities you’ve burned).
But all the same, he exists, he is immortal, and he is ancient. The Watcher, whatever he is, does not trust humanity, presumably due to him watching “the slaughter of billions across the Earth”. In fact, he seems to be the one who started the Ascended, as mentioned previously. The only reason that seems to make sense for this is that The Watcher's distrust of humanity made him desire to place other beings, who have a share of his power, in charge of humanity, rather than humanity itself. However, his actions led to the end of the world. Due to the evil he created, and his presumable dislike of evil (I'll forgive the death you've earned/the cities you've burned), The Watcher ascended The Hunter, The Rogue, and The Traveler to kill the gods in an attempt to undo the mess he had made, as he refuses to interfere. However, as he sees the world about to end in war, he steps forward. “As the only god with the power to take action”, he approaches the last leader of humanity with a deal. This is a huge occasion, as The Watcher not only doesn’t trust man, but also made it a rule that he won’t interfere (“Now I’ve broken all the rules I’ve written”).
He brought he last human leader to his domain in limbo (“Just to bring you to this cold fort between/your ailing home and afterlife’s wither”). He makes a deal to save humanity, and the Earth: he’ll grant his soul, his power, to the leader, if he leads humanity to something better. The Watcher will ascend the leader to save the world. It seems that The Watcher needs humanity to exist: “To the last home/of civilisation/without which I’m gone”). This makes sense, given that, if there is no humanity to go to limbo, there is no need for a gatekeeper of limbo. Thus, he will strive to keep humanity alive, so he may survive. While the leader rebuilds, The Watcher will wait in a castle by the sea, presumably in limbo.
However, there is one catch: if the leader becomes corrupted, if he fails, The Watcher will return for him.
(He is the one on the far right by the pillar.)
The man in the middle clutching the arrow is the last god, who wrote the warning of “Godhunter”.
So... what'd you think?
That sounds pretty awesome, It definitely fits what we've heard so far
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*GO WRITE A BOOK*
On DeviantArt characters are listed in the description of тhe cover (from left to right): Traveler, Hunter, Elder, Rogue, Watcher. So Godhunter has gun (and she is on the DF cover) and Rogue has bow (I'm sure they are one on the FOTS cover too).
@@wh1tec0lt88 Oh, thank you!
My group and I just finished a year and a half long campaign where we were forced to slay the literal manifestation of darkness and dreams and evacuate an entire plane of people to Eberron. This song basically became out theme song at the end.
Eberron is such an amazing world with cool outsiders (qouri or however you spell it and daelkyr)
Okay, I finally realised. This is from a rpg session you had.
Well done, your dungeon master must be proud.
The one singing is a Lich! Definitely a lich!
Edit: "When you're sinful to the bone, unholy" What's more unholy than a lich?
"When you've power of your making" Yeah, liches do that
"and you've claimed yourself a throne, like me" Yeah they do that too sometimes
Plus the singer seems to be immortal, and liches are that too!
R. Kapra I think the song is from the perspective of the one who made the deal with the Watcher in A Castle on the Sea (because the Watcher is mentioned here to have said that the Godhunter is coming to take his due, not her own, which I assume is referring to his ‘Godsoul’ which he gave up in aCotS.). Not that that precludes him being a lich, of course.
I actually started DM'ing a homebrew campaign a while back, and one of my players introduced me to this song. It fit SO well with an NPC accompanying the group, as she is the daughter of a death goddess (Daughter of the Reaper) sent to prevent an Eldritch deity from ending the world, constantly being a thorn in the side of said deity using the curses placed on her by said deity to mess with their cults. The girl also has Lichlike status despite having flesh, and is vampiric, growing more powerful with each cultful of throats slit open. She *was* destroyed by a priestess, but revived when the party got caught up in the fray, and their quest is to help her grow back to full power so they can march unto the heart of Darkness. The only problem is that the kings of pretty much every kingdom have been warped by the influence of the cults and are out to stop them, but the family of the "Godhunter" stands behind them, in with strength in numbers, they will literally face the armies of the eldritch in order to restore the balance of existence, slaughtering rogue gods seeking to recreate reality in their image, and I'm allowing the party to level up to 20 in 3 different classes, and 1 custom class tailored to their skills once they progress the story, to face level 80 abominations that eat Tarrasques for lunch. My characters have called me out for playing the "power fantasy" card but at least they have the opportunity to share and revel in that fantasy. How often do you get to see level 55 sorceresses impale Black Dragons on the fountains of a manor house for fun?
Necroarcanist XIII and I thought MY dm had a power scaling problem, but that campaign sounds awesome
@@onionninja7580 It's my first attempt at DM'ing so I admit I'm still getting the hang of things. I just threw the level 7 party up against a level 20 Oathbreaker Paladin as a boss fight and nobody died, so... yeah.
As the man spoke, the people around him grew more nervous. They tried to keep to themselves, focusing on their drinks, while the man continued to boast of his greatness and power. He must not have been from around here.
Moments later, to no one’s surprise, the man went too far.
“As a matter of fact, I am so strong and powerful, I’m practically immortal! I may as well be a god!”
A hush fell over the bar. Then, without warning, there was an icy breeze, and a mark appeared above the man’s head. A symbol made of light. No one knew what it meant, and yet everyone knew _exactly_ what it meant.
A chill ran down his spine, and a voice only he could hear whispered in his ear.
“You have declared yourself more than mortal. A god. Now, you have been marked. Run, but know that you cannot hide. The godhunter is coming for you.”
Nice
@@Attackbow1566 oh dang I forgot about this comment lol. Thanks!
@@abreebee I'll be back to remind you that this comment exists in seven more years. Later.
Commenting for posterity, this may or may not prompt an entire campaign
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I love to think about Hollow Knight when I hear this song. The player is literally a god hunter. I have so many ideas for what could be used in like, a video made with this song. I love it!
I also think the narrator could be the Pale King, possibly as some sort of spirit or dying god that is invisible to the dream nail, watching over the ruins of his kingdom.
yes! the end even sounds like the dream nail!
I think it's the radiance honestly.
It fits pretty well for Hollow Knight. It also reminds me of the Metroid Prime Trilogy from Dark Samus' perspective: Samus is the Godhunter, and Dark Samus is the last god to fall.
I think Radiance fits better, given that the whole game really leads up to destroying her
I feel darksouls has the same sort of feel
For newcomers to the Bleeding Sun Universe, This image depicts The Elder the Master of the Ascended, The Watcher the Reaper, The Godhunter, The Traveler, and The Rogue. The Ascended are in laymen’s terms, a group of swamp cultists who have become god the the Elder as their leader, and the city known as The Bleeding Sun is just a some how more dystopian Miami. It’s awesome :D
This sounds like Hollow Knight and the Knight is coming to kick the Radiences ass.
I saw a bit of fanart for something like that
Radiance: Why do i hear boss music?
So true 😂
I need one Aviators song about Hollow Knight, anyone else do?
@@TheITwister hell yeah
“You fools! You disastrous, bumbling squanderers! It's not right! Who now shall be First Navigator, Lord of Shapes, harrowed god, Taken King? Not you! You might have been Kings and Queens of the Deep! But you have toppled Oryx and you have not replaced him!
There must be a strongest one. It is the architecture of these spaces.
Why are you leaving?” -Toland, The Shattered One, King’s Fall Grimoire Card.
Lmao nah - Papa Shaxx
We shall ascend to become the one true chosen queen of light.
Cian Abroad she’s considered trying to destroy a dead traveler. The Gardener has the power to destroy entire universes with a swipe of her hands. To oppose the Gardener or the Winnower is suicide if they do notice as anything more as a piece on their game board
I also doubt that Mara could destroy the awakened Traveler. She might be able to but I have my doubts
that "why are you leaving?" has so much "why are you running?!" in it
"Do you think God stays in heaven because he too fears what he's created?"
-Spykids 2
No
but its still a good quote
@@eldaross8646 it's a very good quote. It's made even better by the fact that it came from spy kids 2.
@@CoolCrimsonJaguar nonono you see its
- Steve Buscemi spy kids 2
@@theirishviking9278 ah, thank you.
@@CoolCrimsonJaguar no. i think your wrong. if he made us, then he cna destroy us. has done it before. noha story
Me: *frantically creating a character called the Godhunter*
Nice
I feel bad, I JUST found this artist through this song and absolutely love it, been listening to it non-stop. However, I really want to discover all their other music because hot-DAMN this quality is a breath of fresh air, but I just can't stop listening to this song to discover the other godly songs they have.
When I showed my friend Aviators music for the first time we went with when Aviators style really came into its own, heres a list of albums you should check out, where each one imo gets better and better:
Stargazers (2016)
A Song That Never Ends (2016)
Acoustic II (acoustic versions of his older songs) (2017)
Dystopian Fiction (2017)
Howling at The Moon (synthwave EP) (2017)
Let There Be Fire (2018)
Godhunter (2019)
When you're done with them you can go back to his older music and see what you think as some is quite different from his later styles. I like it all though ^-^
The Elder: (Comes into power)
The Hunter: Ah shit, here we go again.
This man’s pinky has more musical talent than many “musicians” whole being
It's ok, you can say Cardi B
@@thegreatestdane8978 Modern Mainstream Musicians are incapable of making music about anything but sex, guns, gangs, money, or beer. Aviators is an example of the future.
What a great song to start off a great album! The choir turned out amazing!
@Joshua Gonzalez But... the song "Godhunter" is the first song on the album of the same name. That's what I meant.
I'm getting a real "Kill Six Billion Demons" vibe from this, and I love that. And I adore the beat, it's foreboding, yet exciting, like the mix of fear and energy when you know something dangerous is coming. Your music is always so evocative, and this is just another excellent example. Wonderful work, Aviators!
I absolutely adore the hooded man on the cover, like he's built up the "god" and he was reaping the benefits then when it comes time for his fall he fades away into the background to look for another puppet.
by the way that is the watcher aka death the grim reaper in another song in this album after a apocolyptic war death agreed to give his power to the elder with the stipulation he use it to save humanity and life for if everything died so would death himself the elder quickly grew drunk on his power and went back on his deal with death instead splitting some of his power and giving it to his followers making them immortal then he began to rule over the remaing humans as gods then began to kill them off till the godhunters wiped out every last follower of his then he himself.
I don't know much about Steven kings multiverse of books(only what my dad has told me) but this guy sounds a hell of a lot like Randall Flagg.
This song fits my DND character perfectly.
She was a paladin/Templar/Inquisitor who slowly became disgusted with the gods over the course of the campaign. The gods would enforce their laws on the realm of man but when push came to shove the only ones who would put a stop to the big bad was man, gods couldn't give the slightest shit. When the campaign narrative was over and we were in epic levels she lead a campaign against the gods and daemon lords slowly killing them all with the express intent of putting the material realm into the hands of the people who inhabit it.
that's what i like about paladins, on the outside they seem holy and seem to need o serve the god but the power they rely on is their oath
Damnit I thought my idea was original. I have something similar in mind for my players. By the way... ever heard of the athar from 3.5?
Yeah, the line daughter of the reaper is my assassin. She can one shot a lv 3 character. Scary stuff
same as mine, but he plans on ending them by using a inanimate garden gnome ornament and controlling it with the mold earth cantrip to fool the local koa toa into thinking it's a primordial archgod and making it omnipotent. it was originally just my characters idea, but now the whole party has dedicated their servitude to " the supreme Grand Master champion of reality, BARNABUS THE SOUL RENDER!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
@@mranderson9553 Yeah paladins, almost transcend the gods in terms of how good they have to be. A god doesnt lose all their power form a single evil act. It's why the title 'god of paladins' in Faerun was given to a god that started as a demi/lesser while he was still a nobody, because said god was the pinnacle embodiment of a Paladin (Torm)
When the party hits level 20
I want to take the opportunity tell you that "Let there be fire" makes me get out of bed each morning. Thank you Aviators, you help me fight depression
I understand that, Aviators' music is marvelous for putting your mind at ease when you're feeling really bad. I recommend you checking "October Sunset" if you haven't already.
I remember when Apocalypse State of Mind was released and just in the right time, it helped me a lot.
Stay strong, bud!
I feel y'all
Feelin' ya bro
And Monumental makes you continue feeling like a badass
Didn't realize I was taking a trip through Feelstown today
I love how you weave a story through all your music!
Me too! Is it bad this song even inspired a story idea in my mind?
Well, if I remember right, these are based off of DnD sessions. So it makes sense that you'd get some world building/story vibes. I'm not all that knowledgable with tabletop RPG's, so I might've gotten the game wrong.
@@kelseyvelvet8970 Nice!
Absolute banger, this! It was an honor to provide backup vocals once again with the rest of the crowd!
Alright, i know this song is about the creators DND session, but...
Why does this song seem to fit the story of Elder scrolls: Morrowind?
Because Azura talks to you in your sleep in the beginning of the game, and in the end you basically kill a God?
Idk, ignore me, im obsessed with Elder Scrolls as of late.
Alduin anyone?
Red Water Dreams also really fits into Morrowind
Its not from a DnD session. It's a song in the Bleeding Sun trilogy the creator (Avi) made up.
Not usually much of a rock person but this has fantasy/story elements to it and its wonderful, Godhunter was the first of your songs I heard and I love it.
Also this particular song reminds me of the Mistborn books which are awesome and I want to write a story about this song. One day...
Nearly 2022, still the best song ever made.
is 2022 by the time i wrote this
Oh look its 2023 already see you next year
Let it be known that this is one of the only songs i've heard that I physically couldn't resist the urge to sing along. A masterpiece.
Such a rich sound, I loved taking part in this, can't wait for the next crowd song ❤
I said this during the premiere stream and I'll say it again.. There needs to be a book written from all the lore and stories told from this album and Dystopian Fiction... A lot of interesting plot and instantly hooks the listener right in.
They way you delivered the whole story about this album was amazing! And I'm pretty sure we were all blown away...
"In this world, its hunt or be hunted"....
EDIT: 1-28-19 Holy cow! 58 likes! Thank you. I just wanted to show my appreciation for a guy who works 24/7 (ok maybe not) to give us good music.. #SupportSmallMusicians
Okay I kinda want to do this any good way we can talk about how to go about this I kinda want to at least gather up all the lore
@@thegoldenatlas753 imagine if there could be a wiki :D
If you go to all the album's individual Bandcamp pages, there's a short paragraph of lore info on each of them (apart from Way of the Strong and Endgame which are inspired by Nioh and Infinity War, respectively).
Also, as of a couple weeks ago, there IS a wiki (still a work in progress though)...
aviators.fandom.com/wiki/Lore
I would say "challenge accepted" but my writing is shit
I could imagine a kickass DnD campaign about this.
My favourite singer ☆ Love this new song
I cant argue with you there
How can you argue with such a genuine comment👍
Who are you going to call?
God Hunters?!?
Guardians. Duh. (Destiny)
@@bartholemeowthefirst or Warriors of Light (ffxiv)
lotta god killers out there
Or the hunters (BB)
I was pleasantly surprised by this album, and more importantly this song! Your flow through this song, as well as the clever and sharp wordplay that sticks throughout the album is some of the best you've ever done, and I'm glad to have taken part of it! Great song, and great album as always!
Ok so I have a story idea here. A pantheon of gods each one representing a figment of our world. For example war, death or time. This pantheon were once mortal people who "earned" their God hood and then decided to destroy death to make themselves immortal, then the daughter of death goes on a killing spree of the gods. Kratos style. The final gods is the god of time, the one who planned the original killing of death.
The god looks like he is stuck to his throne
You mind if I use that baseline for a novel/short story? Been using his songs for brainstorming ideas the entire evening xD
@@sebastianb.3978 use it However you wish. Just let me know what becomes of it.
@@mikelshort9150 I will. Most likely it will take a while till you get an update tho
@@sebastianb.3978 totally understand. The best stories take the most time
*Hitting thumbs-up before even listening to the song, knowing that it will be good anyways.*
I am new here so I had to listen before I could thumbs up.
Glad I listened.
mood
Holy moley the chorus’ harmony is spine-tingling, great work everyone :)
"Godhunter's gonna hunt you down."
*PREDATOR MISSILE INBOUND*
This is one of your best albums so far. Solid work! It was truly an honor to be part of the crowd for this.
To be honest, this song has inspired me enough to write a book. I call it Godhunters and Dragonhunters, and I'm almost done with the first book. Although in my story, the titular Godhunter is male, yet this song was definitely an inspiration.
Watch the novel market folks...
Will keep an eye out; intrigued.
Sounds good, I'll be on the look out for it.
Let me know when it comes out.
Marking this so I can get updated if it comes out
tell me also please upload on kindle
Loved being a part of this song, along with all the other fans. These crowd anthems always turn out so well!
It’s out! I had a lot of fun being part of Voices of the Crowd for the first time, and it blended so well! Really excited for the rest of the songs to be uploaded here!
Liv & Learn What’s Voices of the Crowd?
@@mr.stuffdoer8483 On Avi's server, he asks for members to submit their voices to be used as the crowd on some songs, such as Dystopian Fiction, Incandescent, and, of course, Godhunter. This was my first time doing it, and I have no idea how he took my trainwreck of a part, and made it fit.
Mr. Stuff Doer Yeah, like Shifsabre said, Avi has a group of people on his Discord that are invited to send in their own vocals for one of his songs per album, this was my first time and well worth it! :D
Liv & Learn Does he pick people randomly or something?
Mr. Stuff Doer anyone can sign up for it, and everyone that’s signed up can do it if they want to!
I find is incredible how everyone who has listened to this has been reminded of a D&D game they played in (myself included).
I love this song so much, up there with Paralyzed as my favorite. It probably helps that a few of the lines feel pulled out of the story I'm trying to write.
"Daughter of the Reaper has been searching for the Keeper" I know it's all based on dystopian fiction, but that line has so much in it for me... Considering one of my characters is the daughter of someone with the title of The Reaper, and I have a character who lives in his own world out of time where he can manipulate it named Keeper. I'll admit I haven't used one of them in forever, but this song like many others gives me inspiration to go back and continue my writing, these songs have helped me so much when I've been stumped as for what to write.
The lyrics are my favorite part! They're so interesting and each tells such an AMAZING story! 🤩
The lore behind all of your songs is amazing. And it just keeps getting better and better
I love the style of this song, it turned out so well! Thanks for letting me and many others on the Discord be a part of the crowd, it makes the song sound so much bigger!
Aviators must be one of the greatest music out there, every song feels alive and has character. It's almost like entire worlds compacted into each song, love it!
I love all the little references to your old songs, like "The Watcher" and "ascended."
Time to finish that bloody Hollow Knight DLC.
Oh, Same!
This song was the spark for my end campaign years ago, I'm now running it, to your future success!
This reminds me of my bard, basically he is the incarnation of an ancient demon god. Basically the world had very few gods and that's because he declared war on them, forging the only weapon that could kill demon, god, and dragon alike.
Yay! I love this song.
I love this art! ;3
HEY YOU’RE THE GUY WHO KEEPS PUTTING UNNECESSARILY BEAUTIFUL ART ON AVI’S MUSIC
@@TheHeatRush Same here!
Hey Skittle, long time no see. I remember you from way back in Awoken. You're the one who draws Aviators background art?
@@ThePhoenixScribe @TheHeatRush awesome! can you tell me what the cool mountain is? thanks!
I love how I randomly get aviators songs stuck in my head. They're so good
For me its always this one ngl
I'm now running a campaign based off of this song and I plan to novelize and publish it later. It was originally going to be a very simple campaign about finding out why fairies are disappearing, but now there's an ancient century-spanning conspiracy that led to many abominations of nature including eight false gods (or Idols), three of which were consumed by their brethren and the other five are going insane.
Always liked The Watcher song, felt the story was interesting. Good to see him come back bois
He’s also blink-and-you’ll-miss-it mentioned in The Far Side from Howling at the Moon (“Have you seen the Watcher’s castle full of ice?/It’s a comforting hold for the wandering souls to stay.”). And A Castle on the Sea from Godhunter is actually from his perspective (the Bandcamp description mentions him and it seems very fitting)- I think in the Godhunter lyrics about “Dreams of a being and the Watcher unseen/and he told me she’ll come to take his due”, the “due” in question is the Godsoul he gave up in A Castle on the Sea.
He’s my favorite character too, mainly for how mysterious he is. As per the song’s description
“The Watcher has seen the slaughter of billions across the Earth from war, and as the only god with the power to take action he strikes a deal with the last leader of humanity. If he gives his soul to this mortal, the ascended one must use its power to lead humanity to a brighter future. Of course, a deal with The Watcher should not be taken lightly...”
and all its talk about a Godsoul, he seems to be a power beyond the Ascended/whatever you want to call the ‘gods’ the Godhunter hunts (and is). And he seems to be associated with death, or at least some kind of afterlife, as well as dreams (His castle on the sea is “a bastion only seen in your dreams” and he appears to the singer of Godhunter in their dreams.) And that’s really all we know about him. I love it; he’s one of the main things I like to think about in the Bleeding Sun/Ascended universe, along with the Godhunter (Speaking of whom, what is with that “daughter of the Reaper” line! The Watcher seems kind of Death-like... is the Watcher meant to be the Reaper? Is the Godhunter the daughter? The “keeper” mentioned immediately thereafter could also be her (No More Heroes from Dystopian Fiction has lines about the “keepers of the Bleeding Sun”, as well as “the immortal angel’s child”) though.), and what on Earth the timeline for this story-universe looks like, especially considering the time travel involved (Signed on for a Sequel, and I think one or more others I can’t remember right now).
But anyway, another important question: what happened to the Watcher post/during No More Heroes?
@@spenserc.4376 it implies he dies with the god in this video basically as death the grimm reaper the eternal WATCHER the person that brings people to heaven or hell if all humanity dies he dies as there no reason to farry souls that dont exist so he made a final gambit to attempt to save what was left of humanity despite his distrust of them by going to the last leader of humanity this guy and gave him his soul and power in exchange he was supposed to save the world and redeem himself from the petty tyrant he was instead he feel into arrogance and madness trying to hasten the death of all non ascended so it just be the immortal left as said in the song to late for a saviour so when the godhunter killes him death goes with him to the other side though the "god" probably goes to hell and watcher to heaven as hes is a angel despite not looking like it
I already am in love with this album, i think i've listened to it two times through already, fantastic work Aviators!
I like listening to this song while playing through the Godmaster DLC in Hollow Knight.
*Feels good, man.*
- Godhunters gonna hunt me down, - whispered old paranoiac sitting on the throne.
Touche, guys!))
This was soooo badass. It gives me goose bumps everytime I hear the chorus, you all are amazing.
""I will match Thassa drop for drop, and show a god what true power is." -Kiora" -Godhunter Octopus, Magic The Gathering.
Love it! I’m in shock of your improvements over the years.
I love this song so much because it's so complex, I'm trying to learn the lyrics but by the time I get to the end I have to re listen because the ending is so different from the beginning that I forget how it goes.
Scanlan Shorthalt, the bard who took down flesh ascended. The King Stayer. The God Hunter.
This song strangely fits in perfectly to a story I've been working on for 3 years. There is even a character called the Black Coat, who is an immortal being who is destined to watch over time for all of eternity, until he is visited by a strange spirit at the end of time who finally puts him to rest. This video was recommended to me by a friend who noticed the similarities.
When you hear that the Tarnished did not, in fact, lay those ambitions to rest and she's coming your way.
"To the People shall come a child, born from death, and She shall be His daughter. Godhunter, she is named, and Hunter she shall be. For it shall be in her and her alone that the False Ones shall find their Final Rest." - excerpt from the prophecies of the Last Rue Tribe
I envision a world where terrible and malevolent eldritch "gods" reign over humanity, extracting sacrifice and tribute from civilizations across the globe. Only one small tribe, worshiping Death itself, eludes their rule. In that tribe, a prophecy foretells the coming of the Godhunter. One who will put a stop to the "gods" reign of terror, by slaying them.
The "gods" are most likely simple humans, probably masters of magic. I envision that in this world, its sort of a cycle. Everytime mortals get too uppity, Death throws a Godhunter. Hence the, "She's slain the gods before"
@@Hacker-pt3wm apparently the ascended are people with pieces of the grim reaper aka deaths powers as after the acpoclypse death made a deal with the "god" in this video in which he gave his godsoul the power of death itself to him in exchange he was supposed to save what was left of humanity as if they all die death dies too as there no reason for a farry of souls to exist if theres no souls to send up or down but the leader broke his promoise and instead took tiny pieces of the power he was given and gave them to his followers to create the ascended and deicded to extreminate the rest of humanity
@@wilmagregg3131 So... He had one job, and instead decided it was a good idea to piss off death. ***Who would have thought that plan would backfire?***
@@Hacker-pt3wm yep though death new the risks when he chose him he was already starting a lovecraftian cult to try and become immortal whcih gave him a following big enough to be the last leader on earth but he found out the lovecraftian didnt exist in this world so he turned to more demonic methods till death arrived and gave him godhood fro the promise he would change to be a saviour not the tyrant he was and save everyone he probably felt since he had death contained within him that nothing could kill him unfortanly his own ascended his own broken promise ending up being his down fall as its all the ascended killed that made the godhunter into a true daughter of death strong enough to kill him freeing or killing death
I feel like this would go really well in a hollow knight animation
Can someone explain why I get hollow knight flashbacks when listening to this?
@@thehumandumpsterfire1640 probally because of pantheon
That is by far my absolutely favorite of your songs! I love it to pieces!
-Greetings from Germany
"Why... Why did you kill all the gods? Imagine all the good they could have brought about!"
"I've seen what their ambitions will lead to. I made sure the sins you've never seen would never happen again. I am the goddess of deicide so you never suffer like I did."
What gave you the inspiration for this?
@@alexanderdiaz2196 I'm doing my own writing (oh so slowly, but doing it), and well... These songs give me inspiration.
Just randomly got the urge to toss some "quotes" under songs I felt they fit with, songs that helped inspire my work
What I like the most on the art is that dude on the right, just standing there chilling during the confrontation. G-man vibes intensify.
I swear, every time I think I've worn an album to the bone, another rises to feed the monster.
This is the best. You're the best. I LOVE HAVING MY EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDED!
"We are known by many civilizations as god slayers who destroy their idols and kill their precious gods, but the truth is we are demon slayers who slay the nephilim who call themselves gods. The giants of old who are abominations who corrupt and consume all life they come to contact with. We sent our serves from our homeland to purge their demonic filth from this earth so you can live in the light."
That's pretty feckin cool my guy
did you write this or is this a quote from a book?
@@eldritchcookie7210 Its a quote from the Bible I think
But if you follow the Shadowhunters Novels they say that there was a translation error and it never said that
Of course this is just world-building on the author's part, but Cassandra Clare does some really epic stuff with twisting historic events to fit her book, where the Nephilim are the Good Guys, and are constantly fighting off demon attacks from dead dimentions.
I have to say this right now. This song is basically the theme song of a character I roleplay as in an MMORPG named Karigan Gyren. Karigan (born Aduna Kegethi) is basically a lawful neutral character, an assassin turned mercenary/bounty hunter. Kari/Aduna was raised up by freedom fighters who were killed by minions of a tyrannical "God-King". She's one of those tough-as-nails women, with a soft side to those she cares about, including her own daughter and husband. And this song definitely defines and describes her as a person. So I wanna say thank you for writing this song!
what game tho
@@spamsim8248 A MMORPG called Guild Wars 2. It's been out for eight years now. Why do you ask?
Just tryna find good mmos lol
@@spamsim8248 Guild Wars 2 doesn't have monthly fees, will be on Steam in November. There'll be a third expansion sometime in 2021.
I’ve played it a few times
This is by far your best album to date! I love EVERY track on it and none of them took me more than two listens to love! Here’s to a great 2019, and here’s to all the gods we can slay with this music!
"This is my story, and in this story, the Villian wins, and the hero loses."
"I ain't no hero."
'Been over a year and it's still one of the top songs ever.
Bought the album before I even heard it. That’s how much faith I have in you, my friend! The album is absolutely GORGEOUS and I still cannot believe that you produce such amazing music, yet barely get any recognition. I love you, Avi! Keep up the amazing work!
This was a good way to end this series in a way that no one has ever seen coming
The fact that his Discord friends (fans?) were a part of this makes it even more special
I just started an occult build in Dark Souls. This song fits so well
There's a whole story inside of this painting that only the faithful understand if they have faith in the emperor
Because I'm... By the throne
This is the theme song of a show that doesn’t exist but I want to watch.
I was just letting youtube auto-play and came across this gold mine. POGU
I love the slightly alternative time signature. I've never even dabbled in fantasy rock before but your music makes me want to abandon all other genres for a couple months until I emerge from my months of solitude with an entire album
Walking into the final shape tomorrow with my lads side by side, It’s our damn DESTINY
I don't know if this song kicked off or cemented the period of lore writing I refer to as the godslayer saga but it does fit the main character of it perfectly,
-assuming the story had ever continued to reach a conclusion
The Bleeding Sun saga (that's the official name) initially started back in 2014-2016 with the albums Building Better Worlds, From Oceans to Skies, and Stargazers, although back then no one really knew about it. The songs were just retroactively added in. The album that officially kicked it off was Dystopian Fiction in 2017.
Listening to this while fighting nameless king in darksouls 3.Fits well.
You're under arrest for stealing the world's talent.
...
What's that?
You obtained it legally?
And you have proof?
Oh, okay. Continue on, sir. Sorry for disturbing you.
It starts as Yes-Roundabout a.k.a to be continued meme music
cringey shitposting is the worst thing to find in comment sections
Half the world's talent. Gav from Miracleofsound has the other half.
Edit: in all seriousness listen to Let There Be Fire if you haven't already, it's awesome and they work together so damn well.
Godhunter's still going to hunt him down
Once again, your music never fails to give me chills. Keep up the good work!
Every time I come back to your music you've released something amazing, and specially Godhunter sounds incredible, Im in love with it!!! 😍😍😍