Battle Bards Episode 187: Sewers & Swamps

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

Oh yeah, this is destined to be our most-downloaded show ever, because the Battle Bards are bringing the THRILLS of sewer systems and the EXCITEMENT of swamps right to your eardrums! Decaying organic matter and waste disposal are always fun times in the music department! Syp, Steff, and Syl comb through their MMO soundtrack archives to see what intriguing specimens they could pull out. It’s gonna be gross, people.

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Episode 186 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Freeport Sewers” from EverQuest II, “Marsh of Peril” from Vanguard, and “Swamp of Silence” from Aion)
• “Dalaran Sewers” from World of Warcraft
• “Purple Lotus Swamp” from Age of Conan
• “Wetlands” from World of Warcraft
• “Swamplands” from EverQuest Online Adventures
• “Battle in the Swamp” from Star Wars: The Old Republic
• “Swamp of No Hope” from EverQuest II
• “Empyrea Zanadu Sewers” from Wizard101
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener note from Katriana
• Jukebox picks: “Landing Zone” from Chex Quest, “Bastion” from Spellforce 3, and “Day 10” from Viva Pinata
• Outro (feat. “Swamp” from The 4th Coming)

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Battle Bards Episode 186: Lineage

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

While Lineage II is one of the absolute favorite soundtracks of the Battle Bards, the first game in this series has been shamefully overlooked on the show. No longer! In today’s episode, Syl, Steff, and Syp dig into this rather lovely and expressive score for an MMO that’s been around longer than some of their listeners have been alive. From the sappy to the sublime, Lineage has more than a few surprises in store for the adventurous listener!

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Episode 186 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “The Fog of Dawnlight,” “Before Sunset,” and “Town Market Stargaze”)
• “Against Odds”
• “Phantasmal Island” 
• “Across the Sea”
• “Eternally”
• “The Adventure of Racoon” 
• “Take a Rest Here”
• “Waltz on the Cloud”
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener note from R. Ellen Ferare
• Jukebox picks: “Learn Step Turn” from Creaks, “Quicksilver” from Super Burnout, and “Main Theme” to Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Outro (feat. “Singing of Shepherd”)
• Talk to the Battle Bards on Twitter!
• Follow Battle Bards on iTunes, Stitcher, Player.FM, Google Play, iHeartRadio, and Pocket Casts!
• This podcast is produced using copyrighted material according to Fair Use practices as stated under Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act