Almabtrieb from Almabtrieb by Thorium Heavy Industries Development Facilities

My deep love to the mountains and people of Bavaria and Austrian has flown into this masterpiece. It´s one of my personal favorites. It is set in the time of 18th-19th century and is about the hard and bitter life of the cattle farmers and shepherd of the alps, trapped between strict religious believes and a life in bitter poverty. The disaster could strike every day and they have already seen many. The Almabtrieb (bringing the cattle home from the mountain farms in autumn) is a rare moment of joy, to thank Christs and the many Ghost of the mountains. A moment that gives hope, yet there isn´t. Just stubbornness and superstitious believes kept them going. This track is an Anti-Heidi-Theme in many ways and on many layers. The bells of churches, the bells of cattle, the bells of doom, the voices of angles in the wind and open skies, the Sword of Damokles over their heads.

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