“The king was blinded by an instinct that sought to conquer over man. The queen was blinded by ambition and her reach was limited and in vein. The prince was blinded by his own arrogance; all of that power he had was taken from his people. But no more. I consulted the royalty, but worshiped a higher power. Something that is beyond the mere mortality of man. A power so great, its might was revered and sealed out of fear and ignorance. I sit upon the throne until the day comes that we are all graced with its glory. Patience, my dear ones, is a virtue. And may you all be blessed by it.” - Our highest priest, before tragedy struck.
"Foolish Mortals...my King may have been slain but his power continues to remain in this land...his darkness corrupts one and all, for the Crown of Spines is forged from his earthly form and all those who wear it are doomed to repeat the same tragedy over and over again...this is his parting revenge, his last act of Malice ..and once all those capable of opposing him are destroyed, he shall descend once more, in great darkness and power, through your own actions after you mortal fools have learnt the price to be paid for defying his will"- Azrael, Angel of Death, Lord Commander of the Fallen Ones.
This act cannot will not go unpunished, assemble the commanders and their legions we will march upon mortal plane and the world's of hell and cleanse this corruption and chaos from the mortal realm and annihilate the hand that guides this heresy. Nathaniel, Lord Commander Of The Dawn Legion.
I just noticed that in 'Mad Priest' throne is more destroyed than in 'Mad Prince' and in 'Mad Prince' throne is more destroyed than in 'Mad Queen', those are really well thought out covers. And amazing music as always👏
With each succession of power, the kingdom grows more desolate and more driven by hunger and madness. The King slew the Devil, but now it is the Priest who slays the King and his Family, thus showing his nature as the true Devil.
The king slayed the devil which you may think is a good thing but I believe that because of this before the demon was killed, it may have casted a curse on the royals of everlasting madness.
I see questions about whom killed who in the Mad Series... Rok's music allows listeners to paint their own stories. Yet another reason I love his music.
@@alexandercimino4450 i was taking poetic license and was saying that since he killed the prince and used his and his family's heads for some sort of portal device (that's what it looks like to me) that he planned it all from the beginning. He was behind the deaths.
@@mr.badwolf7356 that makes since I was thinking that each person killed the person ahead of them in leadership to be the leader. I like your theory way better.
@@alexandercimino4450 I thank you for the praise, but the credit is due more to the artist of the picture. They put out the details. I just stitched them together in an intriguing narrative.
Thank you Rok Nardin. Thank you for sending me a birthday email. I've seen that you care about your fans, and that's something special. This song is fantastic as always.
For a prequel I would recommend Checking out his song: The Devil. You can see the mad king holding the same skull in his hand in the first cover at and now we can see the similar skull and figure rising in the portal behind the mad Priest.
Rok nardin. You are a musical genius. How you made these four great pieces with diffrent styles, and create the same feeling, is amazing. I am, probably as many others, stoked for what you might bring us next!
OH MY GOD, what I just heard was amazing. That build up start with the Violins to the vocals... my god! You feel the story through the music in your own internal imagination and that makes this series thrive! From my perspective, the Priest has been pulling the strings all along. Convincing the Queen to kill the King and driving the Prince to madness only to have him killed. The Priest sits the throne, finally achieving his goal of sitting with all the power, all the cards and yet, the throne is not what it used to be. I love it.
As another commenter mentioned if you look at the skull the mad king holds it looks like the skull from the song The Devil and now if you look behind the mad priest it’s looking like the devils behind it all. Might not be but it’s certainly some room for more story thoughts.
"The King slew the Devil and the Queen slew the King, the Prince poisoned his mother, but it was all the Mad Priests Scheme"- From the Lay of the Mad Kingdom
I feel like it was the demon working behind the scenes through the priest. Its a perfect revenge to the King to not only kill him, but end his entire line and family.
I think this is the perfect end for this saga of songs. In the image we can see the shadows of the devil behind the priest, maybe just before being summoned or reborn. It is an endless cycle, doomed to repeat itself . . like those song repeat themselves in my playlist for being so damn good.
Look closely at the Priest...the next theme was hidden already there! Id you look cloesely you can see the Horns of the devil from the mad devil...this is pure Genius man!!
I absolutely LOVE this whole "Mad Royals" series you have going on here! The next one should be titled the "Mad Princess" . Please keep this series going!
I have added every single song in the 'Mad' series to playlists and this one just tops them *all*. Absolutely in love with this one! It gives me such chills!
'Come. Come my children. Sit. Listen to our King's fateful tale. Learn, my children. Step in his steps, breathe his air, my brethen. For only one shall wear his crown. And, what have you? Are you brave enough?'
"Foolish Mortals...my King may have been slain but his power continues to remain in this land...his darkness corrupts one and all, for the Crown of Spines is forged from his earthly form and all those who wear it are doomed to repeat the same tragedy over and over again...this is his parting revenge, his last act of Malice ..and once all those capable of opposing him are destroyed, he shall descend once more, in great darkness and power, through your own actions after you mortal fools have learnt the price to be paid for defying his will"- Azrael, Angel of Death, Lord Commander of the Fallen Ones.
"Yet for all his wisdom and knowledge, for all the talk of a higher power....The Mad Priest was unable to stand up to mortal greed, that was his undoing, for he underestimated the greed of mortals considering none to be at par with him...and it cost him dearly indeed"- The Old One, the most exalted and ancient of all Remembrancers.
In my head, there is a whole story going on just from the covers I've seen. "The King, a just man, goes out to hunt down the menace to his kingdom: a devil. He slays the evil creature and travels back to his kingdom, cheered on by his loyal subjects and adored. However, when he gets home, his wife notices there is a shadow about him, a darkness that wasn't there before. The King begins to become crueler, more closed off, and tyrannical. His eyes seemed to glow with a feverish light, a madness from within. She, torn apart from duty and love, plans to assassinate the man who owns her heart "For the good of our people, my dear... I must." One night, as he plays with the severed head of the devil, she walks over to him and leans in to give him a kiss. As he relaxes his guard, a dagger sinks into his chest. The mad King is no more. However, strangely, something compels her to take his head... She begins to rule. For a time, the citizens relax and celebrate the death of the mad King. As the Queen tries to restore the damage from her dead husband, she has nightmares at night. Exhaustion begins to make her more and more volatile. Then, she suddenly begins to lash out at her son, her ministers, and everyone else. Bit by bit, she becomes not violent, but cold and calculating. She expects greatness from her son and harshly lords over him and her own subjects. As the Prince comes of age, he breaks away from the invisible shackles his mother tied him up with and kills her to escape. He begins to live a life a luxury and indulgence as he toys around with his subjects like they were nothing but livestock. It does not take him long to grow as mad or as terrible as the King and Queen, his father and mother. Finally, like an avenging angel, the priest steps forward and slays the Prince to relieve the people of their suffering. He was merely carry out the word of God, of his Lord. The bloodline was tainted and needed to be erased from the land. He steps forward, a figure of benevolence and kindness, as he aids the ailing populace. They rejoice and cry out in adulation of him and the God he serves. Except, the one he serves was never a God. He willing uses the heads of the three royals to call to his Lord, the very entity he serves. "Use me as your vessel. I am but your willing lamb," he cries out from the broken throne. Behind him glows a figure with horns and darkness pours from him. His eyes glow and he smirks slowly, the blindly worshipful expression fades into something almost... malicious. The Priest steps out onto the balcony to address his people. He smirks widely and raises his hands in the air. The crowd of people cry out for him. He breathes in deeply, savoring the air, the pure devotion he is receiving... and chuckles low under his breath. "How entertaining," he whispers to himself as he stares at the people below. Darkness is seeping across the stones and through at feet of the crowd. Slowly, their eyes begin to glow with a feverish light. "The true show has only just begun," he murmurs as he turns and strides into the castle once more. Anarchy begins to break out as the crowd lashes out at each other. Fire begins burning through the capital and a darkness spreads like a plague upon the land. All those who exalt him begin to lose their minds much like the King, the Queen, and the Prince. However, no one dares to point fingers at the Priest. After all, isn't he the sanest of them all? Isn't he the one who saved them from the tyranny? The Priest takes the throne once more and laughs to himself as he feels the cracks running through the stone. The throne splits and crumbles behind him. He sits and lets the darkness devour until nothing of the throne... of the kingdom remains but broken, unidentifiable rumble. In his shadow on the ground is the splitting image of the devil that the King had so desperately gone to slain. The shadow's eyes glow an eerie red, matching the fiery irises of the Priest. "Now... what's next?""
By the blood of three I call to thee The head of a king with strength, forcefully taken. The head of a queen with grace, artfully seized. The head of a prince with cunning, Traitorously severed. 3 heads, 3 royals,1 line ended I grant thee form and call ye forth.
I really love The Mad series. It’s so good. I can’t wait for a Mad Jester. And there’s a story to all of these pieces, I can see it in the art Also, Rok you’re so amazing at this. All your music to me is just like, it hits the right spot
Yo, the king, queen, and prince’s heads are all floating! Rok, you are an artist man. YO!!! THE DEVIL’S BEHIND THE PRIEST!!!! The best music series by far
This series can never end. Gotta cover every character in the book and then start making new ones when you run out of the usuals, this series is too good to end
Chronologicaly the picture demostrates 5 creations of rok : the devil than the mad king who killed the devil, than the mad queen who killed the mad king, the prince who killed the mad queen and then the priest...but did the preist kill the prince? Rok is a genius🔥
@@davidiremashvili4070 No Problem Looking at it he has been the master mind behind all of them being mad making them kill each other till the weakest one was left
been listening to Rok for ages ever since I started making orchestral music feeling like he is a true veteran in the business and only found out recently, this dude is 24 and some of his earliest tracks I know goes back 7 years!🙏
no he didnt wait he planned everything from behind the curtains so that from the front you can only think that he just waited but no everything was his work. he who brings despair whenever he goes.
Just realized the foreshadowing of the new song. Brilliant. The devilish shadow on the flames in the background are not from the priest but for... The Mad Devil.
I literally just woke up and my day is already made, this dude just makes amazing music. Even the priest turned mad now, nobody is safe from becoming mad.
Rok by himself, creates this magnificent story with his "The Mad" songs which enables me to create these images in my head for exactly what story he has in mind. A religious leader working underneath everyone's noses, setting up a conflict between the royals in order for himself to sit on the throne...awaiting his master, the Mad Demon to share the news.
I think this is my favorite work of yours, and I've been here ever since The Devil. I've always been a fan of religious themes in music, and this dark, dramatic, intense, final boss atmosphere REALLY fits well. I'm absolutely having this on replay whenever I sit down to write. It's perfect.
As much as I love to see the “Mad” series continue,this feels like an epic finale. All of the mad royalty dead, the Devil and his priest remains. Great music,Great art.
I rarely comment on RUclips section videos but as an avid comic book writer I usually listen to your songs as I’m writing since they inspire creativity. For a solid month I wasn’t aware of how to connect a few points in my story but just by listening to this song I was able to finish it. Thank you so much your music is a gift and never stop making it
This is a suggestion : "The Mad God" I've already talked about Mad God in the previous video's comments (it's a movie) I think the visuals of this film could help you to have a really great song. I feel like I can almost see your songs, this would be, I believe, a masterpiece.
no I think its the Devil from the song The Devil, because in Mad King the King is holding a skull that looks like the Devil's skull, so I think these song and that song are interconnected
I used to think mad queen had the best soundtrack but this... Just blew my mind😭keep up the good work rok you're a legendary musician don't let anyone tell you otherwise
Someone suggested Mad Priest a while ago and he did it. Rok is gonna blow me away every second. If his artwork is so inspired, there's a set of horns in the back, maybe the only sane one is the God of Chaos? Or even, since they're all going mad, the only sane one is the farthest from the throne, the Insurrectionist...
Seeing all the comments from all over the world tells me one thing: unlike politics, music brings all races and colours together as one. How I wish the world would be this united. ❤️ I hope music will do that. Nice music
I won't lie, the reason this track is your 8th best is because of me. I always revisit this track, and even with the newer stuff I still think this is you best track. Please continue The Royals album, the world needs more
It's been ages since music like this has created such a fantastic story in my head. It's inspired me to pick up that pen and treck through the task of finishing a book. Please keep this content rolling, quiet literally music to my ears
Rok, I just want to say that you're easily my favorite artist, not even a contest! Every single song I've heard from you is nothing less than a masterpiece :) Keep composing, you're a legend :)))
I write poetry and ussualy I need to find and idea or a feeling to put me into trance so I am able to forget about myself and become one with the pen, your music does that. Well done sir!
I come back to this again and again.. find some kind of solace in it ❤ this song shows how calm distruction can be sometimes.. thank u so much rok for this masterpiece ❤
Wouldn't it be cool if there were three more pieces to this epic? A mad princess - once thought lost - returns and retakes the throne belonging to her bloodline, but perhaps, like those before her, she is unfit for rule, and the mad council intervenes. Chaos ensues, and kingdom goes up in flames as citizens riot and seek to liberate themselves - a mad kingdom. 🤯 Holy shit! I just gave myself goosebumps!
“The King rose to power only to fall to his own greed…The Queen took over The King’s rule only to be betrayed by her own son whose ambitions and ignorance outweighed his parents’ tenfold…they have wasted my time…now…now it’s my turn…”
The fact that so little are aware of this music's existence is beyond me.... You should try getting the attention of big game devs or movie producers, I don't want something this good to go unnoticed.
I feel like the ending was the mad devil just stepping out of the shadow whilst the priest is having his moment of glory, cutting off right before we can see him killing the priest or something- that would look so cool in a movie😭
I type very rarely comments on RUclips but i would be very unfair if i didn't with this song. I hope you get your talent of creating masterpieces like this one even higher, but more importantly keep yourself healthy. Thanks for this great music memory
This is among the greatest genius I have ever had the tear eyed joy to hear. You are a MASTERCLASS Rok Nardin! Nothing experience is unimproved by this music!! :D xxx
Out of the eyes of common man, just in case you have an interest..you music inspired me to make this.. ruclips.net/video/ZuUKpUZa5A8/видео.html If you get a chance to watch and enjoy your music making the world a better place here it is :) xxx MiG
"And so he revived the corpse into it's life, it moved. Necromancer grin and let out loud laughter, his success brought his madness, trauma all outside of his golden smile. "NOW IT IS TIME TO RETURN THE FAVOUR IF THE PAIN THEY HAVE SET UPON ME!" he yelled, and his loyal acolytes bow before him. In the middle of the hall a woman in dark veil came, she had a snake around neck and she grin with proud and evil smile "My dear, you finally have succeeded, let's show all who hurt your feelings who they have messed up with." As she spoke, the Necromancer rose his scimitar and cheered on the words she had said, acolytes began praying and room had been filled with green smoke, they were preparing, preparing for final war.."
Dude I love your “The Mad _” series I really really hope you keep coming out with more like this. “The Mad Mage, The Mad Princess, The Mad Knight” PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make a whole kingdom!
Just realized that the three chanting voices in the middle are a bass male voice, a tenor male voice, and a female voice. The severed heads of the King, Prince, and Queen singing behind the priest's throne. Chills.
oh, i just want to gush at the cover art - the window shadow on priest's clothes? absolutely brilliant. music? gorgeous. i wanted to sing with them. i hummed with them.
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I really hope this isn't the last one. Every piece is better than the previous; you're just amazing, Rok.
It'll end with Rock Nardin aka the Mad Troubadour
There exist multiple languages on the whole, you decided to speak facts
It'll actually end with the mad god, L0L in discord server will confirm.
@@adfinder5791 How much more before the mad god, then ?
@@ventom672 mad princess maybe, then like a duke or baron, idk. Just throwing titles out there
“The king was blinded by an instinct that sought to conquer over man. The queen was blinded by ambition and her reach was limited and in vein. The prince was blinded by his own arrogance; all of that power he had was taken from his people. But no more. I consulted the royalty, but worshiped a higher power. Something that is beyond the mere mortality of man. A power so great, its might was revered and sealed out of fear and ignorance. I sit upon the throne until the day comes that we are all graced with its glory. Patience, my dear ones, is a virtue. And may you all be blessed by it.” - Our highest priest, before tragedy struck.
If "The Mad ___" series becomes a written story, this needs to be one of the Priest's quotes.
"Foolish Mortals...my King may have been slain but his power continues to remain in this land...his darkness corrupts one and all, for the Crown of Spines is forged from his earthly form and all those who wear it are doomed to repeat the same tragedy over and over again...this is his parting revenge, his last act of Malice ..and once all those capable of opposing him are destroyed, he shall descend once more, in great darkness and power, through your own actions after you mortal fools have learnt the price to be paid for defying his will"- Azrael, Angel of Death, Lord Commander of the Fallen Ones.
This act cannot will not go unpunished, assemble the commanders and their legions we will march upon mortal plane and the world's of hell and cleanse this corruption and chaos from the mortal realm and annihilate the hand that guides this heresy.
Nathaniel, Lord Commander Of The Dawn Legion.
Thanks for writing the next storyline for my tapletop rpg group :)
@@mathiasblm Oh, brilliant, no worries.
I just noticed that in 'Mad Priest' throne is more destroyed than in 'Mad Prince' and in 'Mad Prince' throne is more destroyed than in 'Mad Queen', those are really well thought out covers.
And amazing music as always👏
mad queens is more destroyed then mad kings
There was also a demon skull near the mad king which wasn’t around, but now seems like there is a demon thing behind the priest.
With each succession of power, the kingdom grows more desolate and more driven by hunger and madness. The King slew the Devil, but now it is the Priest who slays the King and his Family, thus showing his nature as the true Devil.
@@BeanBossing no it isn't
The king slayed the devil which you may think is a good thing but I believe that because of this before the demon was killed, it may have casted a curse on the royals of everlasting madness.
Mad King = Power
Mad Queen = Cunning
Mad Prince = Deranged
Mad Priest = Despair
Mad Devil = Destruction
Rok Nardin = AMAZING!!!
You mean that is why the prince and priest are better . The prince has both the qualities of the queen and the king
yes i feel despair whenever i listen to the mad priest all i can think about is that he brings despair whenever he goes
the mad devil is here and his defining trait is - cruelty
@@skyemerald4833 I was wondering what he would be
mad devil = god like
I see questions about whom killed who in the Mad Series... Rok's music allows listeners to paint their own stories. Yet another reason I love his music.
"Religion and the Crown are the two pillars of the world"
I think that the mad queen killed the mad king, the mad prince killed the mad queen, and the mad priest killed the mad prince
@@alexandercimino4450 i was taking poetic license and was saying that since he killed the prince and used his and his family's heads for some sort of portal device (that's what it looks like to me) that he planned it all from the beginning. He was behind the deaths.
@@mr.badwolf7356 that makes since
I was thinking that each person killed the person ahead of them in leadership to be the leader. I like your theory way better.
@@alexandercimino4450 I thank you for the praise, but the credit is due more to the artist of the picture. They put out the details. I just stitched them together in an intriguing narrative.
This guy is making a "the mad ___" series... You know what this is fun, let's see where it goes!
Dude, I was just about to say the same thing. I wonder who the next person in “the mad ___” series is gonna be?
the mad you
True❤️
Not gonna spoil it, but let's just say I know where it ends :)
Hope we get the mad scientist at some point.
Thank you Rok Nardin. Thank you for sending me a birthday email. I've seen that you care about your fans, and that's something special. This song is fantastic as always.
dude its your birthday too?? happy birthday
happy bday everyone 🎂
@@atsuyak768 thanks man
happy birthday
I might be late but happy birthday lad.🎂
i want a prequel, i want the beginning of the corruption, the madness a cycle of madness...
For a prequel I would recommend Checking out his song: The Devil. You can see the mad king holding the same skull in his hand in the first cover at and now we can see the similar skull and figure rising in the portal behind the mad Priest.
Rok nardin. You are a musical genius.
How you made these four great pieces with diffrent styles, and create the same feeling, is amazing.
I am, probably as many others, stoked for what you might bring us next!
OH MY GOD, what I just heard was amazing. That build up start with the Violins to the vocals... my god!
You feel the story through the music in your own internal imagination and that makes this series thrive!
From my perspective, the Priest has been pulling the strings all along. Convincing the Queen to kill the King and driving the Prince to madness only to have him killed. The Priest sits the throne, finally achieving his goal of sitting with all the power, all the cards and yet, the throne is not what it used to be.
I love it.
This sounds like the perfect storyline
..and it's not over yet.
As another commenter mentioned if you look at the skull the mad king holds it looks like the skull from the song The Devil and now if you look behind the mad priest it’s looking like the devils behind it all. Might not be but it’s certainly some room for more story thoughts.
The priest gives me palpatine vibes. Like he staged this whole thing and was working behind the scenes to finally rise to power
"The King slew the Devil and the Queen slew the King, the Prince poisoned his mother, but it was all the Mad Priests Scheme"- From the Lay of the Mad Kingdom
I feel like it was the demon working behind the scenes through the priest. Its a perfect revenge to the King to not only kill him, but end his entire line and family.
Funny. Whenever I hear this song it makes me think of it as the soundtrack for a Darth Bane trailer.
I think this is the perfect end for this saga of songs. In the image we can see the shadows of the devil behind the priest, maybe just before being summoned or reborn. It is an endless cycle, doomed to repeat itself . . like those song repeat themselves in my playlist for being so damn good.
Look closely at the Priest...the next theme was hidden already there! Id you look cloesely you can see the Horns of the devil from the mad devil...this is pure Genius man!!
I absolutely LOVE this whole "Mad Royals" series you have going on here! The next one should be titled the "Mad Princess" . Please keep this series going!
I have added every single song in the 'Mad' series to playlists and this one just tops them *all*. Absolutely in love with this one! It gives me such chills!
have you heard mad devil yet brother? its better....
'Come. Come my children. Sit. Listen to our King's fateful tale. Learn, my children. Step in his steps, breathe his air, my brethen. For only one shall wear his crown. And, what have you? Are you brave enough?'
Aldia, is you?
"Foolish Mortals...my King may have been slain but his power continues to remain in this land...his darkness corrupts one and all, for the Crown of Spines is forged from his earthly form and all those who wear it are doomed to repeat the same tragedy over and over again...this is his parting revenge, his last act of Malice ..and once all those capable of opposing him are destroyed, he shall descend once more, in great darkness and power, through your own actions after you mortal fools have learnt the price to be paid for defying his will"- Azrael, Angel of Death, Lord Commander of the Fallen Ones.
"Yet for all his wisdom and knowledge, for all the talk of a higher power....The Mad Priest was unable to stand up to mortal greed, that was his undoing, for he underestimated the greed of mortals considering none to be at par with him...and it cost him dearly indeed"- The Old One, the most exalted and ancient of all Remembrancers.
In my head, there is a whole story going on just from the covers I've seen.
"The King, a just man, goes out to hunt down the menace to his kingdom: a devil. He slays the evil creature and travels back to his kingdom, cheered on by his loyal subjects and adored.
However, when he gets home, his wife notices there is a shadow about him, a darkness that wasn't there before. The King begins to become crueler, more closed off, and tyrannical. His eyes seemed to glow with a feverish light, a madness from within.
She, torn apart from duty and love, plans to assassinate the man who owns her heart
"For the good of our people, my dear... I must."
One night, as he plays with the severed head of the devil, she walks over to him and leans in to give him a kiss. As he relaxes his guard, a dagger sinks into his chest.
The mad King is no more.
However, strangely, something compels her to take his head...
She begins to rule.
For a time, the citizens relax and celebrate the death of the mad King. As the Queen tries to restore the damage from her dead husband, she has nightmares at night. Exhaustion begins to make her more and more volatile. Then, she suddenly begins to lash out at her son, her ministers, and everyone else.
Bit by bit, she becomes not violent, but cold and calculating. She expects greatness from her son and harshly lords over him and her own subjects.
As the Prince comes of age, he breaks away from the invisible shackles his mother tied him up with and kills her to escape. He begins to live a life a luxury and indulgence as he toys around with his subjects like they were nothing but livestock. It does not take him long to grow as mad or as terrible as the King and Queen, his father and mother.
Finally, like an avenging angel, the priest steps forward and slays the Prince to relieve the people of their suffering.
He was merely carry out the word of God, of his Lord. The bloodline was tainted and needed to be erased from the land.
He steps forward, a figure of benevolence and kindness, as he aids the ailing populace. They rejoice and cry out in adulation of him and the God he serves.
Except, the one he serves was never a God.
He willing uses the heads of the three royals to call to his Lord, the very entity he serves.
"Use me as your vessel. I am but your willing lamb," he cries out from the broken throne.
Behind him glows a figure with horns and darkness pours from him.
His eyes glow and he smirks slowly, the blindly worshipful expression fades into something almost... malicious.
The Priest steps out onto the balcony to address his people. He smirks widely and raises his hands in the air.
The crowd of people cry out for him.
He breathes in deeply, savoring the air, the pure devotion he is receiving... and chuckles low under his breath.
"How entertaining," he whispers to himself as he stares at the people below.
Darkness is seeping across the stones and through at feet of the crowd.
Slowly, their eyes begin to glow with a feverish light.
"The true show has only just begun," he murmurs as he turns and strides into the castle once more.
Anarchy begins to break out as the crowd lashes out at each other.
Fire begins burning through the capital and a darkness spreads like a plague upon the land.
All those who exalt him begin to lose their minds much like the King, the Queen, and the Prince. However, no one dares to point fingers at the Priest.
After all, isn't he the sanest of them all?
Isn't he the one who saved them from the tyranny?
The Priest takes the throne once more and laughs to himself as he feels the cracks running through the stone.
The throne splits and crumbles behind him.
He sits and lets the darkness devour until nothing of the throne... of the kingdom remains but broken, unidentifiable rumble.
In his shadow on the ground is the splitting image of the devil that the King had so desperately gone to slain.
The shadow's eyes glow an eerie red, matching the fiery irises of the Priest.
"Now... what's next?""
You should write a book
@@onefistchild1652 I totally agree with you. This is soo cool. I'd definitely buy the book and read it in one sitting!
BRO U NEED TO DO IT ITS SO GOODD
Cool stuff. Would love to read that epic story, if You would release it publicly.
That was pretty damn awesome reading along with the music. Just made listening to this 20 times better
Ever time I think it can’t get better, you prove me wrong. Kudos to creating Oscar worthy music man, this music definitely needs more attention
By the blood of three I call to thee
The head of a king with strength, forcefully taken.
The head of a queen with grace, artfully seized.
The head of a prince with cunning,
Traitorously severed.
3 heads, 3 royals,1 line ended
I grant thee form and call ye forth.
I really love The Mad series. It’s so good. I can’t wait for a Mad Jester. And there’s a story to all of these pieces, I can see it in the art
Also, Rok you’re so amazing at this. All your music to me is just like, it hits the right spot
This “Mad” series of music is probably my favorite cinematic music I’ve heard yet. Amazing work!
Yo, the king, queen, and prince’s heads are all floating! Rok, you are an artist man.
YO!!! THE DEVIL’S BEHIND THE PRIEST!!!!
The best music series by far
The king, queen, and prince ruled through power and fear. But I intend to rule through divine law, and justice!
Would be actually cool, but this fucker has a devil just behind him
Well the thing behind the priest isnt really "divine"
@@sebestyenviktor4316 ...or the book he's holding
This series can never end. Gotta cover every character in the book and then start making new ones when you run out of the usuals, this series is too good to end
Chronologicaly the picture demostrates 5 creations of rok : the devil than the mad king who killed the devil, than the mad queen who killed the mad king, the prince who killed the mad queen and then the priest...but did the preist kill the prince? Rok is a genius🔥
The avenger vs The false Jester
the Priest is the devil
@@aftermathns9022 huh nice concept💣💥thanks
@@davidiremashvili4070 No Problem Looking at it he has been the master mind behind all of them being mad
making them kill each other till the weakest one was left
@@aftermathns9022 There is a 'shadow' that looks like devil behind the priest so that makes sense
This has got to be the best one from this series, especially that part in 0:46, it feels like such a moment of twisted enlightenment
This needs its own show at this point. It's become a mystery of origin on who went mad 1st and who all has succumbed to this madness!
As a DM, I always find that either your songs are perfect for a scene or encounter, or they cause me to write one on the spot
This song inspired my current campaigns villain triumph songs as he summons Tiamat from Avernus and absorbs her power to become a god
been listening to Rok for ages ever since I started making orchestral music feeling like he is a true veteran in the business and only found out recently, this dude is 24 and some of his earliest tracks I know goes back 7 years!🙏
_”The Queen’s greatest weapon was her seduction.”_
_”The Prince’s, his ambition.”_
_”Mine was simply patience.”_
_-The Mad Priest_
What about the king?
@@fine_ol_chap , power maybe? Or intimidation? Or maybe determination?
@@doloresgronenberg5882 Control probably would be it, a king stays on his throne, until he is slaughtered
no he didnt wait he planned everything from behind the curtains so that from the front you can only think that he just waited but no everything was his work. he who brings despair whenever he goes.
@@mad-zeyroc6940 I had the same idea. That the priest was the puppeteer
Just realized the foreshadowing of the new song. Brilliant. The devilish shadow on the flames in the background are not from the priest but for... The Mad Devil.
I literally just woke up and my day is already made, this dude just makes amazing music.
Even the priest turned mad now, nobody is safe from becoming mad.
Rok by himself, creates this magnificent story with his "The Mad" songs which enables me to create these images in my head for exactly what story he has in mind.
A religious leader working underneath everyone's noses, setting up a conflict between the royals in order for himself to sit on the throne...awaiting his master, the Mad Demon to share the news.
I've actually got chills. If he made all his songs a single playlist it would just be a banger.
I think this is my favorite work of yours, and I've been here ever since The Devil. I've always been a fan of religious themes in music, and this dark, dramatic, intense, final boss atmosphere REALLY fits well.
I'm absolutely having this on replay whenever I sit down to write. It's perfect.
I love how only now I noticed the devil's silhouette in the fire behind the priest hinting at Rok's next installment. NICE!!
Drinking a cup of tea has never been this epic.
As much as I love to see the “Mad” series continue,this feels like an epic finale.
All of the mad royalty dead, the Devil and his priest remains.
Great music,Great art.
I rarely comment on RUclips section videos but as an avid comic book writer I usually listen to your songs as I’m writing since they inspire creativity. For a solid month I wasn’t aware of how to connect a few points in my story but just by listening to this song I was able to finish it. Thank you so much your music is a gift and never stop making it
i really hope rok reaches out to some movie production because this is exactly the type of scores that get into the big movies
The art, the music, everything is amazing, you've both outdone yourselves❤🔥
This feels like it belongs on Loki.
An absolute masterpiece Nardin, and they keep getting better!! Truly a genius, never let the spark die :)
This is a suggestion : "The Mad God"
I've already talked about Mad God in the previous video's comments (it's a movie) I think the visuals of this film could help you to have a really great song.
I feel like I can almost see your songs, this would be, I believe, a masterpiece.
There is a figure behind the priest, and tbh it looks a lot more like a demon/devil then a god
Maybe more like a fallen god a powerful and corrupted being
or The Mad Titan
@@AxiomSama good idea actually
no I think its the Devil from the song The Devil, because in Mad King the King is holding a skull that looks like the Devil's skull, so I think these song and that song are interconnected
MADE IN HEAVEN!!!!
I used to think mad queen had the best soundtrack but this... Just blew my mind😭keep up the good work rok you're a legendary musician don't let anyone tell you otherwise
This one is still the best track of “The Mad” songs!
Someone suggested Mad Priest a while ago and he did it. Rok is gonna blow me away every second.
If his artwork is so inspired, there's a set of horns in the back, maybe the only sane one is the God of Chaos? Or even, since they're all going mad, the only sane one is the farthest from the throne, the Insurrectionist...
Seeing all the comments from all over the world tells me one thing: unlike politics, music brings all races and colours together as one. How I wish the world would be this united. ❤️ I hope music will do that. Nice music
Anyone else thinking we've got The Mad Demon next? These are super good, love them.
I won't lie, the reason this track is your 8th best is because of me. I always revisit this track, and even with the newer stuff I still think this is you best track. Please continue The Royals album, the world needs more
That violin part make me stop breathing each time.
Thanks for all those feelings. So much maturity in your music.
Keep up that awesome job!
What an amazing song! Outstanding!
"The Scots...no, the Albannach...we desereve to inherit what remains."
_"There is much to be done."_
I liked the video before even listening. That’s how much i trust Rok’s music to be freaking epic
I love the sample/ sound after 2:18 idk why but it just fills me with adrenaline and calm
It's been ages since music like this has created such a fantastic story in my head. It's inspired me to pick up that pen and treck through the task of finishing a book.
Please keep this content rolling, quiet literally music to my ears
I really hope there are loads more of these made; they're so damn good.
The best saga in music history
Rok, I just want to say that you're easily my favorite artist, not even a contest! Every single song I've heard from you is nothing less than a masterpiece :)
Keep composing, you're a legend :)))
I write poetry and ussualy I need to find and idea or a feeling to put me into trance so I am able to forget about myself and become one with the pen, your music does that.
Well done sir!
the MAD series keep getting better
There is less and less left of the Mad Throne...
One day, it will be gone. Forever.
I come back to this again and again.. find some kind of solace in it ❤ this song shows how calm distruction can be sometimes.. thank u so much rok for this masterpiece ❤
The saga continues!
Rok you are a Mad Man
Bruh, he's bringing back the devil, the one who started the whole Mad Saga!
My breath caught and goosebumps started. Everything is great in this music!!!!
The FEELING of MADNESS in this MUSIC like oh my 😩 so GOOD
The emotions I feel when listening to this series is incredible. 👌🏽 the different instruments sounds really adds a great deal of musical enjoyment.
Keep going, this series is sick. The artwork is amazing as well.
*You are such a huge inspiration!!*
I was hooked on your style of music since the Cirkus of Doom, I love your songs so much.
now, this has a real epic quality to it.
Rok Nardin= God of Orchestrated Pieces
Be proud, I adored the violin segments, the choirs and the organ, this was brilliant
Wouldn't it be cool if there were three more pieces to this epic? A mad princess - once thought lost - returns and retakes the throne belonging to her bloodline, but perhaps, like those before her, she is unfit for rule, and the mad council intervenes. Chaos ensues, and kingdom goes up in flames as citizens riot and seek to liberate themselves - a mad kingdom.
🤯 Holy shit! I just gave myself goosebumps!
“The King rose to power only to fall to his own greed…The Queen took over The King’s rule only to be betrayed by her own son whose ambitions and ignorance outweighed his parents’ tenfold…they have wasted my time…now…now it’s my turn…”
Just gotta say the orchestra in this is beautifully amazing
Ive gotten goosebumps from many of your masterpieces but this one amazed me especially.. Thanks
Just as I was thinking nothing could top Mad Queen for me.... You go and blow me away
The fact that so little are aware of this music's existence is beyond me....
You should try getting the attention of big game devs or movie producers, I don't want something this good to go unnoticed.
Rok....I pray you have The Mad General and, at the very least, The Mad Princess coming.
L'intro' donne des frissons !! Encore une magnifique création !
"insane" is the right word to describe it, i have goosebumps rn
I feel like the ending was the mad devil just stepping out of the shadow whilst the priest is having his moment of glory, cutting off right before we can see him killing the priest or something- that would look so cool in a movie😭
If you ever did one more of these, I think "The Mad General" would be perfect. An epic brutal military march type thing.
I thought I was tripping but yeah the thumbnails are counting down something.
Can't wait to hear the next masterpiece.
His new album
Absolutely love that "Mad.." Series
I type very rarely comments on RUclips but i would be very unfair if i didn't with this song. I hope you get your talent of creating masterpieces like this one even higher, but more importantly keep yourself healthy. Thanks for this great music memory
This is among the greatest genius I have ever had the tear eyed joy to hear. You are a MASTERCLASS Rok Nardin! Nothing experience is unimproved by this music!! :D xxx
Out of the eyes of common man, just in case you have an interest..you music inspired me to make this..
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If you get a chance to watch and enjoy your music making the world a better place here it is :) xxx MiG
This Guy is a genius, never stop mate
Holy hell I never saw this coming.
Always out doing yourself. Love the mad songs
"And so he revived the corpse into it's life, it moved. Necromancer grin and let out loud laughter, his success brought his madness, trauma all outside of his golden smile. "NOW IT IS TIME TO RETURN THE FAVOUR IF THE PAIN THEY HAVE SET UPON ME!" he yelled, and his loyal acolytes bow before him. In the middle of the hall a woman in dark veil came, she had a snake around neck and she grin with proud and evil smile "My dear, you finally have succeeded, let's show all who hurt your feelings who they have messed up with." As she spoke, the Necromancer rose his scimitar and cheered on the words she had said, acolytes began praying and room had been filled with green smoke, they were preparing, preparing for final war.."
Dude I love your “The Mad _” series I really really hope you keep coming out with more like this. “The Mad Mage, The Mad Princess, The Mad Knight” PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make a whole kingdom!
“He was not royalty and he was far from noble. But he was of them, of the masses.., one of us”
Just realized that the three chanting voices in the middle are a bass male voice, a tenor male voice, and a female voice. The severed heads of the King, Prince, and Queen singing behind the priest's throne. Chills.
Honestly getting some HEAVY Dark Souls vibes here. And I love it.
From the four by now this is maybe my favorite... Nice work.
oh, i just want to gush at the cover art - the window shadow on priest's clothes? absolutely brilliant.
music? gorgeous. i wanted to sing with them. i hummed with them.