You Can Hear the Skaven In This Music 

Funny thing about the Skaven in terms of lore: The Empire, which are like the main human faction in the setting actually just deny the existence of the Skaven entirely to the point where you can actually get in a lot of trouble for claiming they are real (there's actually a lot of memes about that). That's because the empire is actually keenly aware of the existence and also knows that the Skaven are a lot more powerful than the empire. The thing that keeps the Skaven from just taking over a large portion of the world is the fact that they keep bickering and fighting among each other, however, if they were aware quite how much is known about them on the surface, they might stop their infighting and unite to collectively attack mankind, which would spell desaster. By denying their existence, they keep the citizens from talking about Skaven which in turn means that the Skaven keep on fighting each other instead of uniting for an invasion.

The Skaven are my favorite Warhammer Fantasy faction solely because everything about them is just so much THEM. Their Weapons, their speech, their society, their tactics, everything about them reinforces their core identity, and this theme is no different. I like fighting them as much as I like playing them in other games.

So, something that stood out to me is that behind all of the chaos, the rhythm almost makes me think of clockwork. The skaven are engineers. Not the kind you want building anything you're going to be using or encountering, but engineers all the same. The kind that can and will build nuclear weapons and drop them onto a battlefield where their fellow skaven are still fighting. There is no thing as friendly fire to a skaven. Can't have friendly fire if you don't have friends.

2:50 Yes-yes. Skaven are trick-sneaky. We deceive-fool you man-things. Edit note: Skaven are close to human size. Skaven, pronounced the same way as raven, are the most goonish things I've ever seen in fantasy. In the game Total War: Warhammer 2 and 3 they have a building they can construct in their cities which mine gold, the structure has 3 levels the descriptions of these go as follows: Tier 1: "Skaven sniff out gold, and will excavate out of spite, knowing Man-things and Dwarf-things crave it." Tier 2: "On discovering a substantial seam of gold, a small mine needs fortifying against other treasure-seekers." Tier 3: "Although they have no use for it themselves, Skaven purposely mine gold purely to inconvenience the other races." The Skaven exist to be petty, sneaksy, thieving that are also somehow, thanks to Ikit Claw, one of the most technologically advanced races in Warhammer Fantasy. They've got some vehicles called "doom-flayers" and "doomwheels" they use in a shock cavalry role, they've got things call Ratling Gunners with use, you guessed it, Gatling guns. They've got mortars, grenades, chemical weapons, warplock jezzails which are long range weapons similar to sniper rifles. They've also got a weapon call the "Doomrocket" which is basically a low-yield tactical nuclear warhead. Granted, these weapons aren't as clean or as advanced as our modern day weapons; but they're still effective. As a metric butt-ton of giant bipedal rats, they still don't care about individuals in the army so friendly fire is almost considered essential rather than a definite possibility.

The music also creates these tones that radiate in your brain and body, making you imagine how WRONG all of this is, and how you shouldn't trust anything. Which is true for the Skaven, who don't trust anyone, even themselves.

I'm not sure if its a game that might be up your alley, but Highfleet has a great track that has the same discordant and dissonant type of music. Music that sounds wrong but is hard to look away from in a way. I believe the track is called "Tanc a Lelek". Highfleet is a very depressing and incredibly challenging game, and the track only plays when all hope is lost and all you can do is strive off an inevitable end to hours of grueling gameplay. The desperation is felt in the music IMHO

The Skaven is basically what would happen if those legends about rats in the sewers were all true...and they were all mutants...and could talk...and have their own society...and gods...and the CRAZIEST techno-magic ever devised by a mortal mind...and the ability to created the most horrible, disgusting mutated creatures ever...By the Horned Rat I truly do love the Skaven. Deep under the world, they chitter and plan… Watching… Waiting… Also apparently that scratching noise you hear in the string instruments is created by something called an Apprehension Engine Yes you are correct, the Skaven do have a "organized" society based on clans. Each clan has a specific role such as for example clan Moulder's job is to create war beasts though breeding, mutation and surgical alteration. Among these clans there are four that stand out. Above these clans is the Council Of Thirteen who rule above all Skaven. Their politics are so complicated, convoluted and labyrinthine that assassination attempts are quite common among the council members(Lords Of Decay). Then of course you have the Verminlord and the Horned Rat himself who stand at ranks of their own.

Jesper really capture the feeling of Skaven slowly rises up form their under-empire to snatch people down and either eat them alive or chopping them to pieces. I really love the vibe of Vermintide game soundtrack so much, it will make you turn around every now and then, as if there's a Skaven around lurk in the shadow.

I don't know much about Warhammer, but the skaven are fucking cool. They're rats with a sort of underground mystical dark magic and plague theme. They infight like crazy, all hate each other, will friendlyfire their own troops without a second thought, and their society is essentially a hierarchy based around who has the largest tail.

You know its good when Marco's jaw drops less than a second into the track. I love the Vermintide OST for how grimy and sinister and enthralling it is. I hope you revisit this OST soon! Maybe another stream like you had for Darktide?

You should give The Horned Rat from Total Warhammer 2 a listen. Giant humanoid rat throat singing, it's very unique

Kyd-man-thing is best skaven song-noise maker, yes-yes!

Darktide and Vermintide have such appropriate scores for hectic fights against massive numbers. Hunter x Hunter (2011) might be another anime with some interesting music themes for characters and groups with some of the OST adapted from classical music like Lacrimosa and Dance of the Knights.

Again showcasing just how much can be conveyed through music! As I'm sure many others have pointed out, the Skaven are a kind of rat-people, and the strings being handled so roughly perfectly conveys this creepy-crawly feeling! Warhammer Fantasy/40k was an unexpected treat, I'm looking forward to seeing more. :-) For Sigmar! Edit: just finished the video and must have missed the other analyses, time to go back lol

Damn! Didn't know that stuff that does not exist, like Ratman, can have a soundtrack! It sure does sound scary, we are very lucky that ratman do not exist! They don't exist btw!

the "skaven fiddle" is something that seems to have become Jesper Kyd's thing now :D. for another interesting version of the skaven song(though a little different) I'd suggest their total war warhammer theme, it's pretty great and includes some throat singing.

The skaven aka the vermintide are horde of deadly rat men who are also a group of unapologetic asswholes who only think of themselves even among the horde they are more like to shoot through their own front lines with rapid fire weapons because why not they are also known to launch nukes for the hell of it. At one point they almost pulled the moon out of the sky only for another group of skaven I believe clan skryer then nuked it out of the sky purely so they wouldn’t be one upped in tech by another group of rats. This is an actual canon event in the lore for them. They are also the most technologically advanced race in warhammer fantasy and age of sigmar although I use the term loosely basically a mixture of ww1 tech with some fantastical element and a penchant for being just as likely to explode and kill the user just as much as it would kill whoever it is pointed at. So when I said nuke I genuinely meant like a nuclear bomb but magical themed. They also have a mini gun unit called the “Ratling. Gun” which puns out the ass when it comes to the skaven.

watching your videos make me so happy because i get to relive listening to some of the most incredible music as if it's the first time again through you. You somehow know exactly what is happening gameside just by listening to the music. Never stop

The Skaven have been my favourite Warhammer Fantasy faction since my age was in single digits. I've always loved the macabre, and when I bought the rulebook for the tabletop minis, I was indelibly affected by the short story that described their creation (look up the Doom of Kavzar, you won't regret it). The pure horror of it fascinated me, and the more I knew, the more I adored them. They can be the most hilarious, joke-worthy race in the entire franchise... and yet, with a flick of a switch, they become the most utterly terrifying. Because you can never truly defeat the Skaven; you can only ever drive the chittering masses back, again and again and again... until you're too tired to fight anymore, and the Vermintide, finally, consumes you. Always happy to see you taking on more of the Games Workshop-based gaming music. Can't wait until the next!

3:56 Both. They have a very significant hunchback, like, I’m bad at geometry but it’s like a 90 degree angle. if they stand upright they are often larger than people.

Vermine-tide 2 music lesgooo!!! The game has some great ost's. Happy to see you reacting to this 💜

From a literary standpoint, the skaven existed in Warhammer Fantasy to be humanity's "Dark Reflection" so to speak. They are what humanity would be with every redeeming quality - honor, self-sacrifice, generousity, etc - stripped away, and with all their worst qualities amplified. They're craven, conniving, vile creatures that embody the worst of humanity, cranking that very thing up to 11. From a meta standpoint in the franchise, they were embodiments of the concept of 'decay and ruin'. Their god was one of Ruination, not mere destruction or annihilation, but specifically ruin, to separate them a little bit from the factions of Chaos that embodied the cosmic forces of society that threatened it's existence (Disease, violence, indulgence/depravity, and the lust for power/knowledge). This was also to separate them a bit from the Beastmen of Chaos, who embodied the 'inhumanity' present within humankind (animalistic, brutal, tribal, etc). You can hear in the way the music is rather discordant and abrasive that these beings have no concept of harmony, that their 'music' is meant to unnerve humanity in grim mockery. The moving audio mixing hints at them being everywhere at once, their presence nearly inextricable from humanity itself (they live under every major human city too). Not only are they seemingly everywhere, they're also seemingly 'nowhere'. They're sneaky critters (cowards too) that only strike when they feel they have an advantage, like in an ambush or in massive hordes. I can think of no better track to embody these creatures. The grim mirror of humanity, omnipresent yet imperceptible, embodying disharmony in their music, always seeming tensed up and ready to strike... but only when you're not ready for it, if they have anything to say about it.

Yeees! Been waiting for this. Awesome as always Marco, cheers!

All those poor bow strings being snapped and ravaged in the making of this ;-;

Always love seeing people react to skaven, music and most initial perception is very swarm like, then you see stormvermin...then rattling guns, then ninjas, then warpfire hell, then doomwheels, then warp bombs, then a doomrocket and by the end you are not sure what is happening anymore.

Man..... Warhammer is a concentration of beautiful art There's literally hundreds upon hundreds of incredible books. So many incredible stories. There are so many incredible fan stories and even short films and series. The game's are good too. Dawn of War series is literally what I grew up with. And the music.... My god the music is incredible. It just fits right in. It's perfect for this dark and horrific world. I'm happy that you slowly getting into it because it's truly a marvelous thing to behold. The world of Warhammer is a masterpiece But... I gotta admit... It's a tough job to actually get into it But once you do... Hah... Then there's happiness)

The Under-Empire is coming.......I can hear them coming

Warhammer fantasy has a pretty unique setting it's not classic fantasy even though those fantasy races and creatures are in it. Where it's set much more early modern period but with Dark Fantasy and Gothic Fantasy overtones. Really cool to see you exploring more of it.

“No-fur man-thing appreciates great-superiority of Skaven rat-music, that is good-good.”

Not an expert but I played cello for 5 years, (which sounds like the main instrument you can hear in piece.) you are correct it sounds like they are pushing very hard on the bow and playing fast across the strings while also not playing in the center, sounds like they are playing too close to the bridge if I had to guess, which is what can causes the high pitched screeches.

You gonna love when you hear the (spoiler) on the Bile Troll theme! I am sure. Goodluck, love your videos so far

If you are interested in more Warhammer music, Rogue Trader RPG game came out a few days ago. It's main theme is similar to "Children of the Omnissiah," the choirs and organs are still there, but it is more adventurous and upbeat adding its own fresh spin on the classic Warhammer 40k sound.

I was thinking a few weeks ago that It would be really cool to see you react and analyze music from Vermintide. Lo and behold, this video. Thank you very much ^^

Notice the violin toll like a bell. One of the skaven thing is a bell. So the violin tolls like one from side to side.

You may have hears of Highfleet. I highly suggest it; it's been mentioned a few other times in the comments. I've never heard anything like it.

The very moment when the music plays with the player, warning you already on a subconscious level know what will happen. In the left 4 dead is the same thing. Or from the second vermintide, two songs of the beastmens that sounds like fast hoof sound. (Attack of beastmen; Beastmen horde theme) In many games, horde music is something special. Masterpeace. And somehow the composer came up with this.

A musical equivalent of a scratching inside the wall.

Arguably one of my favorite tracks in all of gaming, for one of my favorite fantasy races in all of worldbuilding. Especially since it really encapsulates the uneasy and decrepit atmosphere of skaven culture and general skittering chittering unease, as well as you mentioned their... General villany. Helps that it also feels it steadily conveys the gravity of their power, coming out one by one until they emerge as a literal 'tide of vermin' that floods their playgrounds, bringing with them chaos and ruin, before scurrying back into the shadows leaving nothing but corpses and tragedy behind. And yes, you are correct, they absolutely mean business and are a serious threat. Way more serious than one might assume when they think "oh its just a buncha dumb rats coming out from the sewers and shadows to fight because they're scared to face us in broad daylight." In actuality, what you have is "quantity over quality" epitomized, weakened only by their squabbling. Which, once stopped to (mostly) cooperate, literally brought about the fucking apocalypse. More slaves, more skilled warriors, more resources, more production, more research and development, and more bodies to throw than an army would be able to kill if every bullet fired killed at least one skaven. Combined with a society that weeds out all of the weakest and breeds only the strongest (for their 'important' folk anyhow) what you are left with are huge armies of 6'2"+ giant ratment capable of ripping a man's arm off, seemingly unstoppable plague fanatics, assassins capable of killing the greatest of warriors, and most notably technology the likes of which the world had never seen, ranging from fully automatic weaponry in a world of flintlock, to bioengineering capable of creating horrifying monsters, to literal nuclear technology (which they then used to *blow up the fucking moon.*) Love these silly little guys

The entire track feels like rats clawwing at strings

when i listen to this song i always imagine skaven playing this with skaven made instruments. Edit i also love how the song sways between headphone channels.

Hearing this once again reminded me of Lost Ark's Akkan raid music. It's incredible how it is completely different, yet eerily similar, just like the enemies they cover are very different, yet very similar. I'm glad you covered this one, I feel that I might've missed an OST gem, so I am going to be making up :P

Love the way those sounds were coming from both sides of my headset, really added to how discomforting it all was.

the beginning of the music just well describes how i feel when i hear my mom's footsteps at night coming towards my room when im supposed to be asleep but i was on my phone when i was a kid.

i find it very nice that he states at the beginning that he doesn't know much about the skaven then he goes on to describe them perfectly violent verminous humanoids that want consumption and ruination

I know I am a bit late here but if you are interested there is a lore video on the origins of the Skaven called "The origins of Skaven -warhammer fantasy lore" by the book of Choyer

This is like if Trent Reznor or Skinny Puppy made orchestral music. I dig it.

I'm sure plenty of others have already mentioned this, but here goes anyway just in case: Humanity isn't entirely aware of the existence of the skaven. People in power do, they know all too well that an entire civilization of rat-people that greatly outnumber them live just beneath their feet; however, they deny their existence. The common people basically treat them like the boogeyman, or consider them to just be beastmen (beastmen are their own entire race). The skaven keep up this illusion themselves, often employing assassins to take care of anyone that's learned too much, either through outright killing them, threatening them or making some kind of deal to keep them quiet. The reason they even make a deal is to manipulate this person and further their own goals indirectly. These assassins even have a spell cast on them or imbibe a certain potion that causes their bodies to dissolve into black goo if they should fail and die, so that the body can't be used as evidence. Furthermore, there seems to be a phenomenon that I believe is related to a spell cast on the skaven as a race: anyone who witnesses one will slowly begin to forget about the encounter, or at least the details become fuzzy. As few as 40 years ago in the story, the skaven nearly captured a major human capital in a blatant invasion. This invasion is now said to have just been beastmen. Some people manage to remember, but anyone else assumes they're crazy or they end up "dealt with." The skaven are so far content to hide and wait and continue their infighting, knowing that anyone with the power to do something about them either deny their existence or don't care enough.

"Skay-vinn" is how you say it, not trying to nit-pick, just felt like clarifying.

Considerations for thematic video game compositions on your own time if you wish: Welcome to the Sprawl; Dead Space 2 The Black Soulstone -- Leading into --> Azmodan (they're 2 separate tracks, but follow each other immediately); Diablo 3 The Golden Cave; Guild Wars 2 Brood War Aria - Star Craft 1 (and 2, 2 has a great rendition)

I just stumbled upon your channel by accident and I'm totally baffled. I just wanted to watch one last video before going to bed and now I'm stuck since hours, watching a guy go full nuts over warhammer OSTs. By any chance, please mark "Warhammer - Age of Reckoning - Main Menu Theme" for any later videos. The game itself was a ...show by an AAA publisher I don't want to name - but the original vibe of Brad Derrick comprehending somewhat medieval forces constantly fighting for their borders reminds me of Orquesta Reino de Aragón - with a bit of bias of the Order clashing against their different foes in the particular areas. After all it was an MMO where houndreds of players where meant to fight over territory. Cheers.

I'm not sure if anyone pointed this out here But if you listen closely, the music sways from left to right across speakers/headphones Just like a bell........

When it comes to playing with a distorted tone, you don't actually have to apply a lot of pressure. You can hear this by the fact that there is a bouncing technique in there on the end of the tone. Physically all you need to do is move closer to the bridge, nearly on top of it. This, especially with modern strings, produces a metallic sound, which is used to great effect here. One other thing they could be doing is playing some of the loudest squeaks on the other side of the bridge, though I cannot say whether or not they are doing this for certain. The other benefit this track has is it's editing and filters. Jesper Kyd kicks the most butt for his soundtrack. If you've been enjoying Darktide, you'll enjoy Vermintide 2. VT2 is insanely good, and fits a similar niche. I will say however that it is much more melee-centric, and has a more defined story between the missions. The story isn't crazy, and acts as more of context and a loose guideline for the missions to follow.

Should be noted that unlike Darktide and Mechanicus, which are from Warhammer 40k, Vermintide is from Warhammer Fantasy. So one's Grimdark Sci-Fi whereas the other is closer to medieval or early modern High Fantasy.

MORE WARPSTONE YES YES

For me, the most skaven theme is the "vermin tide" theme from Total war warhammer II. Sounds crazy, frenetic and once you played some time to the game, you can totally imagine a crazy rat orde coming to you in all directions.

Skaven are probably the most technologically advanced race in Warhammer fantasy but they are more or less bereft of a moral compass. they are great engineers but they build with trash, and scraps as well as what they make. the skaven have no OSHA or any other safety group, they have a device called the farsqueaker that's pretty much a radio but its purposely made shoddy so that ambitious skaven can take advantage and kill superiors in 'accidents' to move up the ranks. more or less all skaven that have been portrayed have been male, female skaven are kept in whats called a breeding pit (these are only accessible to high ranking skaven, castrated skavenslaves, and those that earn great favor of a very high-ranking skaven) called rat mothers, brood mothers, or breeders, and Each Rat Mother weighs at least 700 pounds and measures 10 feet long from snout to tail. and if you want an idea of the skaven mortality rate a Rat Mother gives birth to 1~10 rattlings every week

Vermintide 2’s OST always engages me, even with the hundreds of hours I’ve put into the games grinding out maps. Jesper kyd has been one of my favourite composers ever since Assassins Creed 2 and he never disappoints. Keep up the good work Marco and any chance for a Furi OST analysis? It’s a really cool indie game that’s got pretty hype music

YEAH ! I tell so many people to listen to Vermintides soundtrack, the feeling of a train incoming when horde themes start is just brilliant !

I only played a bit of the Vermintide games but I specifically remember this track because of how much that intro stood out. If I'm not mistaken it plays in a big courtyard market area in one of the first few missions

This musta been a really fun song to record. Never heard string instruments sound this ANGRY. Also crawling, and stalking. The video title is correct essentially.

The best part about the song, is that it moves from left, to right. Over and over. Like a tolling bell, which is the symbol for the Skaven originating from thier first known appearance in The Doom of Kavzar.

0:53 Nailed the Skaven sound perfectly

The Skaven are just the best. Filthy, man-sized rat things with an endless hunger and a "society" built *entirely* on pitiless back-stabbing cutthroat oneupmanship (oneupratship?) would be cool enough (their schemes are so byzantine and opportunistic they often look comical to outsiders), but we have the Great Clan Skryre throwing about insane blends of magic and engineering, Clan Pestilens conjuring the worst diseases in the Old World, Clan Eshin with terrifyingly lethal assassins and Clan Mors boasting the kind of monstrous flesh sculpting that would make Godrick the Grafted feel ill. And the Empire keeps them under wraps because if the public knew just *how many* of them were down there, society would simply break down in panic. God, I love Skaven.

Skavens have a bit of dimorphism meaning they are different types of skaven that are different sizes. Skaven in general have a very hunched over posture and are such only a little smaller than a a man 4”-5” abouts. Some Skaven like Stormvermin can be man sized or greater 6”+ and Rat Ogres…well I think you can surmise those are much larger than humans! Individually most humans could probably best a Skaven physically, but a Stormvermin would be perhaps a greater threat than the average person. What really makes them so intimidating is absolutely OVERWHELMING numbers. For every one human there are like HUNDREDS of Skaven and TENS of Stormvermin!

This sounds like some kind of horror movie track or something super disconcerting

Vermintide 2's premiere trailer perfectly encapsulates Kyd's thesis of crawling inescapable dread carried by tiny skittering feet. The ironic thing is the trailer music is never heard again.... unless you're the last one standing and it's you against the unending tide.

Also, I would LOVE to see you react to "Scorching Wind", from a little sandbox roleplaying game called "Kenshi". I'm YEARNING for somebody schooled in music theory to break down the most emotional and thematic song in the soundtrack.

Ah yes, our lord and saviour Jesper Kyd

Id recomend you watch some of the trailers for vermintide 2. To get a feeling for what the Skaven are capable off. Imagen an enemy witch steel cannot tame. Walls canot stop. An enemy where there is no front line. One where you cut the head of the snake a 100 stands ready to take their place. Where casualties means nothing. And ends justify means. Skaven is what got me into Warhammer.

The Skaven may be one of the greatest and most hilarious fantasy races I've come across. They are so over the top and badass. The underground cities the ratling guns the nukes hahaha. I love them.

It's giving me bowing at, on, or behind the bridge vibes with a rigid staccato bowing and a lot but not grinding pressure. Also wouldn't be shocked if this part was scored to be similar to if not in one of the experimental systems in leu of your standard octave. Actual terms are escaping me atm after not having picked up a violin in over a decade.

Fiddles. Rats. They make all da rulez.

I really hope you will react to the empires of the undergrowth soundtrack someday. Love your vids so much

Rats We're rats We're the rats We prey at night We stalk at night We're the rats.

A marco upload? On my birthday? Yay! Awesome video as usual man

Yes-yes! Great review-view man-thing

Holy crap I had no idea you were the bud light seltzer lemonade guy ❤

Skaven-rats confirm this song-music is fire-heat, yes-yes!

You should also check out Stellaris fish in the sea track. Keep up the great work my guy.

the guy in the thumbnail looks like Master Splinter on heroine.

The skaven are around six to eight feet tall if I recall but are constantly hunched over

Hello Marco about the lantern rite streams , i suggest u play after 6 days or more after it drops if you want to cruise through the lantern rite story , because they usually divide the story into 3, chapters and release a part every 2 days .

Man-thing has good taste-taste in music!

Gotta say my single favorite bit of Skaven music is still Warlord Krench's boss theme from Vermintide 1.

Hello Marco, your analysis on music is always amazing. Im completely new to opera, but i find it beautiful. Even i who doesn't know much about opera, i can felt the emotion they expressed in their songs. I also watched a few cover you did and it was amazingg🔥. So i would like you to react to Lilium from Elfen Lied the 3 minute version, it's a Latin old anime opening song, where i think it expressed the character "Lucy". I think you'll love it. And of course, a tenor cover from you would be great!!

Its been said I'm sure, but Skaven are indeed mutant rats in the shape of men. They are not human in any sense, but merely the raw stuff of chaos forcing rats to take the shape of men. (And yes, correct pronunciation is "Skay-Ven") As for size, the largest are about human sized. Most though are the size of dwarves or smaller.

Well for once marco say what make that noise(in game music sound) Me: marco what have you make that noise as well 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Skaven are taller than humans, due to how they run they often seem smaller. In addition to that, vast amounts of their army numbers are made up of expendable lesser Skaven. And when saying vast amounts, I mean ocean filling amounts of Skaven. The Skaven are in fact so numerous, that they potentially outnumber all other races combined and they are everywhere with very few exceptions. Housing underneath the major cities of almost every place. Their existence is denied by the Empire of Men, which is not only because of the hubris of men but also because certain Skaven are very carefully eliminating evidence of their existence that has been accumulated over the centuries. But what keeps the Skaven from conquering the entire world? They are rats, and if their population grows too large, their clans to powerful their society literally collapses on itself. Their Warlords and Grey Seers mostly seeking power for themselves and themselves only get envious of other Skaven who achieve great things, while their underlings grow envious with every victory they achieve. The one single force stopping the Vermintide to ever succeed is the Vermintide. They come from underneath in uncountable numbers. Neither trenches nor walls will hold them back, for they just climb those wall and fill those trenches with the bodies of their own dead, so that the endless tide can wash over the world. And that is only if they don't just emerge from within the cities and castles. The Skaven are everywhere. The numbers endless. Their technology wonderous in the most terrible ways. Their power unimaginable. Talking about Vermintide, there's these endless hordes of Skaven roaming, but nothing puts more adrenaline into you than hearing the marching sound of a Stormvermin patrol. They march in unison and are shocking contrast of a well disciplined military unit of heavily armored and skilled combatants within a flood of their more expendable kin.

It sounds almost like this entire track could be played on an apprehension engine. Which is a horror instrument that I highly recommend you check out it should be the very first video you get when you type in apprehension engine

If you enjoyed this another track from Vermintide I would recommend that is "Skaveny" would be "Skaven on the Move".

The rats in the walls.......

At 3:25 i hear similarities to darktide - but Jester Kyd is the composer of both gmaes

spent a good 10 minutes trying to find this song, why? idk.

Definitely need to add Vordt of the Boreal Valley from Dark Souls 3. The first real boss you fight in that game and it really stands out

warhammer fantasy is a comepletley different universe to warhammer 40k, but it does have a few reacurring things (eg the demons of chaos) to confuse you :)

My guy love your work and its had me look at music more like it's telling a story within the story. You should check out Endless Space 2 each Faction has their own theme.

I don't think I've seen anyone mention this which surprises me, but if you listen for it you can hear the music swing back and forth from the left to the right ear to symbolize the swinging of a bell which is a prominent symbol of the Skaven making the entire song even more thematically appropriate.

Almost changed the channel when I heard "Skahhven". Give you the benefit..

Listen to Wasteland from Alice Madness Returns OST, has the same vibe

nice one Marco. 🔥🔥🔥