Wyvern Witch

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Ugh, this one. Well, it’s not about Danaerys Targarean, even though the lyrics would strongly suggest it. No, in fact it’s one of two songs I’ve written where the anti-hero is a social pariah that gets bloody and brutal revenge on society. The wyvern witch, namely a witch that turns into a dragon was inspired by Morrigan from Dragonage. The second half of the song is about a beefy gladiator who mets said witch and forms a bond with her through their shared contempt for their oppressors (I was also watching Spartacus at the time). I was going for a full on prog sound though I also went to the Stone Roses gig the year I recorded it so I wanted jangly fender strat guitars, which you can hear in the verses. The flange guitars near the end were influenced by The Stranglers. There’s an Opethy vibe throughout, I added in a polymetrical section via Meshuggah. Oh yeah, the ooh yeah! bits were directly influenced by Reverend Bizarre’s Blood on Satan’s Claw.