🔥 This is no simple playlist. This is a glimpse into the flame.

Forged in Shadow · Broken by Fate is a curated selection of five chapters from the upcoming 17-track concept album Book One, a mythic metal saga inspired by the legends of Middle-earth.

Each chapter pairs a cinematic spoken-word prelude with a full-length hybrid metal composition, fusing symphonic power, narrative depth, and emotional weight.

These songs trace the forging of the One Ring, the burden it places on its bearer, the formation of the Fellowship—and the quiet unraveling of everything they hoped to preserve.

Included Chapters:
	•	Forged in Shadow – The Ring is born in fire
	•	Shattered Path – The halfling feels the weight of the burden
	•	Oathforged – The Fellowship is formed
	•	The Hunger Between Us – The Son of Gondor begins to question the path
	•	Into the East – The Fellowship fractures. One walks alone—yet not truly alone

🔥 Five chapters. Ten tracks. The full story arrives 11/07/25.

Mythrend Singles (Forged in Shadow, Broken by Fate)

🔥 Interlude I - Forged in Shadow
The tale begins in shadow and fire, as a golden ring is secretly forged to rule all others. This prologue sets the stage for the coming struggle, where oaths, power, and betrayal shape the fate of the world.

Interlude I

⚔️ Interlude IV - Fractured Path
The burden of the Ring grows heavier, pressing down with every step. Shadows lengthen, and doubt seeps into the journey, as the path ahead bends beneath the weight of its power.

Interlude IV

⚔️ Interlude VII – Oathforged
In the wake of peril, a vow is sworn. Voices from every corner of the realm gather, binding themselves to a single purpose. Hope is kindled in unity, though the shadow looms ever nearer.

Interlude VII

Forged in Shadow (Bound by Fire)

One will. One flame. One chain.

Beneath the mountain, 
blood and ash 
The hammer fell, 
the world was lashed 
Not made by gods — but shaped by need 
The fire drank. 
The world would bleed 

One voice spoke 
the death of light 
A ring of gold, a hand of blight 
The shape was simple, smooth and clean 
But held within — a will unseen ⸻ 

Forged in shadow! 
Bound by fire! 
Born to rule, 

to twist, 
and re-wire! 

Not a gift — a hunger fed! 
Not a crown — a voice of dread⸻ 

No soul inside, just echo’s claim 
The world now bends to a single name 
Not love, not law, not rightful reign 
Just silence burned into a chain 

The kings knelt low, the strong went blind
And even gods could not unwind 
What fire built, what dark designed 
A golden curse, a hollow spine ⸻ 

Forged in shadow! 
Bound by fire! 
Born to rule, to twist, and re-wire! 
Not a gift — a hunger fed! 
Not a crown — a voice of dread!⸻ 

One will… 
One ring… 
One eye… 
One king… 
One fall… 
One flame… 
One world… 
One name… 
One will… 
One ring… 
One eye… 
One king… 
One fall… 
One flame… 
One world… 
One name… ⸻ 

It wakes.

Forged in Shadow (Bound by Fire)

Chapter 8: “The Hunger Between Us” follows the fellowship’s first steps beyond sanctuary. Their path turns to the cruel heights of the mountain pass, where storms lash and snow buries their strength. Yet heavier than the cold is the Ring’s burden, sowing doubt and stirring unrest as the Son of Gondor begins to waver.

The Hunger Between Us

“Fractured Path” marks the first cracks in the journey. After the group departs safety, shadows begin to close in and the Ring’s presence weighs heavier with each step. 

This is not yet open conflict, but the unraveling has begun—inside the heart of the one who carries the burden.

The song follows that inner descent: isolation, paranoia, and the feeling of being cut off even while surrounded by others. 

The riffs grind like footsteps on stony ground, the melodies twist with doubt, and the atmosphere collapses into silence—echoing the haunting realization that this path may be one the hero must walk alone.

This track stands as both a warning and a prelude, a moment where fate bends but does not yet break.

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Fractured Path

🔥 MYTHREND 
🤘🏻 Epic fantasy metal opera
🎤 Lore. Power. Emotion. 
📀 Book One - Nov. 2025
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