War Goats of the Iron Hill
Dwarf metal, epic fantasy metal, slow-to-mid tempo war march, downtuned guitars, pounding double-kick drums, anvil hits, low male growls with gang shouts, brass and war horns for battlefield weight, ritualistic chants, raw mountain-forge atmosphere, brutal but triumphant tone
War Goats of the Iron Hill
Dwarf metal, epic fantasy metal, slow-to-mid tempo war march, downtuned guitars, pounding double-kick drums, anvil hits, low male growls with gang shouts, brass and war horns for battlefield weight, ritualistic chants, raw mountain-forge atmosphere, brutal but triumphant tone
Lyrics
Intro – distant war horns, anvil strikes, hooves approaching
Hooves on stone
Smoke on snow
Axes up
(Go! Go! Go!)
Verse 1 – slow crushing riff, deep growls
From the tunnels where the anvils roar
We unleash the battered, battle-born horde
Steel-horned brutes with eyes like coal
War goats breathing fire from the soul
Saddles carved from dragon bone
Braids tied tight, beards overgrown
We don’t march, we crash and pound
Every charge a quake in the ground
Pre-Chorus – rising drums, shouted build
No reins of mercy
No gods to plead
Mountain-bred fury
Unchained stampede
Chorus – massive gang vocals, anvil hits
War goats of the iron hills
Hooves like hammers, thirst for kills
Ride or fall, there are no roads
Only scars and broken thrones
War goats, scream and shake the sky
If we die, we still will ride
Through the flame, through the smoke
On the backs of the war goats
Verse 2 – faster riff, rhythmic chug
Ale on breath and blood on mail
We stitch our names in the enemy’s wail
Banners sewn with teeth and rings
Every skull another one that sings
Rust-red moon on shattered ridge
We laugh and charge the broken bridge
They build walls, we build stampedes
Stone and steel obey our steeds
Pre-Chorus – half-time, low growls
Brick will crumble
Crowns will fall
Mountains answer
Our battle call
Chorus – heavier, layered vocals
War goats of the iron hills
Hooves like hammers, thirst for kills
Ride or fall, carve through stone
Every realm a shattered home
War goats, scream and shake the sky
If we die, we still will ride
Through the flame, through the smoke
On the backs of the war goats
Bridge – ritual chant, drums and horns only
(HEY!)
If the mountain burns — we burn with it
If the sky cracks open — we headbutt it
Raise your mug, let madness float
Till the world bows down to the war goat
War goat!
War goat!
Breakdown – slow, crushing, gang growls
No retreat
No command
Only iron
Only land
Final Chorus – full force, maximum impact
War goats of the iron hills
Hooves like hammers, thirst for kills
Ride or fall, no turning back
The mountain rides on every track
War goats, scream and shake the sky
If we die, we still will ride
Through the flame, through the smoke
On the backs of the war goats
(On the backs of the war goats!)
Outro – fading hooves, distant horns
Stone remembers.
Iron laughs.
The war goats ride.