This is my daughter, I'm so proud of your accomplishments! Sing your heart out baby!

"No longer a cog; No one, is but a part" *Angry Mechanicus noises*

"I don't have time to die, I'm too busy!" - Goge Vandire

I remember reading some time ago, I don't recall if it was in reddit or 4chan, that a dm related how they where playing wh4k with a couple of friends and their mom force them to introduce their little sister. an 8 year old little girl, to the game. So they had her playing as a sister of battle and tell her there was this really cute boy called "the emperor" and to have him like her back she had to "bully" this "heretics" that make fun of him. Her giggles as she purged heretics with a flame thrower put the rest of the party in quite the mood.

This is strangely calming, it's the 40k equivalent of a battle lullaby.

To that random person who translate this beautiful song from English to Vietnamese with perfect meaning and grammar: May His light shines your path and no heretical lego may ambush your feet.

My sister is getting married today and saw this and she says that this is the best wedding present she received.

Huge shoutouts to Stringstorm and Joliet on this one, this was by far one of my favorite songs to collaborate on and I really love how it came together!

The Astartes are the waking Emperor's biological sons, protecting the Imperium with iron will. The Sororitas are the sleeping Emperor's adopted daughters, destroying the monsters with burning wrath.

Hail be the maidens of purity and flame. The Emperor Protects.

No one cares how many people commented before you as long as you serve the emperor.

Achievement Earned: *Nuns with Guns*

The whole weight of what "grimdark" truly means came crashing down on me towards the end there. Imagine kneeling down to pray the night before a big battle where you're pretty sure you're going to die. Imagine it's Chaos you're fighting, the very antithisis of everything you believe. Imagine the doubt that would go through your mind. The slightest faltering in your conviction would damn you to an eternity of inconceivable horror. Imagine reciting these words and being at peace, knowing that the Emperor of Mankind favors you and is watching over you. I'm having a hard time putting it into words, but just how extreme everything is in this universe really hit me, and it made me happy to think that somehow fragile humans have the will to stand firm against such terrible horrors. It gives me hope, because I can believe we're not too different, and can be strong like the sororitas.

Sororitas in books: oh no it looks like we got killed down to a single sister, guess we arnt very good at fighting :/ Sororitas on tabletop: *the only thing they fear is you starts playing*

‘No longer a cog no one, is but a part united as whole to sustain his wrath’ I love this quote, it shows how powerful and liberating a fervent faith can be.

I expect some grimdark like Guilliman's song or the Months of shame. But instead I hear something so shinning, something so pure and so beautiful. Well done stingstorm and well done to the writer and vocalist.

I enjoyed collaborating with you on this song. I never really knew what 40k or what Warhammer was but now I'm super interested. Hope we can collaborate again! ❤

I'm the guy who commissioned this song and would very much like to thank Stringstorm, Ethan Song and Joliet Shuff for this. This is an amazing song and pretty much everything I hoped for. 10/10 Would commission again.

Fun fact. When Vandire first meet Alicia Dominica he gave her a gun and told her to shoot him. She did without hesitation unaware Vandire had a hidden personal shield. It worked and there after the Sisters of Battle where made Vandire's personal Guard. Better armed and trained. There loyalty was unquestioning, even when everyone, the Prime worlds, The mechanics of mars, Even the Custodies of the Emperor were opposed to Vandire. After Dominica sat in the presence of the emperor himself, she found new loyalty. Dominica denounced Vandire and took off head, after making one of the best speeches ever! That shield which was critical to fooling Dominica and the Sisters into fallowing Vandire, that should have protected him, in that vary moment Failed to work! The Emperor protects.

I can't wait to not be a fan of this song at first, only to listen to it for nonstop the next couple of weeks when I innevitably fall in love with it.

This is exactly the type of 40k song I love to hear. Lore-referencing, emotional, easily taken seriously. This is honestly a fantastic song and almost makes me teary-eyed.

"..Unto the the Grace of the Saint, when Vandire was slain..." makes me so happy that this was in it! the writer obviously did their research! :D

Heretics: "Why do I hear boss music?"

I dont care what others say, the Sisters are 100000000 times more badass than the Space Marines, a bunch of mortal women who can walk up to a Greater Demon and spit in its face with no fear, only faith to guard their souls against the horrors of Chaos. How truly legendary and epic is that!?

The fact that a Sister can wield a heavy bolter as an Astartes would, is proof of the Emperor's glory

This song makes me think of one of the things the Emperor didn't seem to understand about religion. It's ability to instill a sense of unity and hope, even in the darkest of times. To feel that, even though there doesn't seem to be any chance that things can get better, somehow, there's still hope. Plus, I really dig how, rather than the usual "Kill em all" feel the other songs have, this feels like an uplifting hymn to every human living in fear in a Galaxy torn in half by the madness of Dark Gods. Living in hope, that the Emperor still and always will, protect.

Hey Stringstorm not sure if you will see this but the Astartes channel has been hacked and KZfaq rejected his appeal to get it back (I'm guessing no one with a pulse actually looked at it) but he and other 40k you tubers are trying to get KZfaq to reconsider using twitter and other social media to contact them and get them to do a re review so any help you can give would be appreciated thanks from a fellow 40k lover

*Komi-Celestine quietly applauding in the background*

"If things arent burning around you while purging heretics that means you havent used enough!" Unknown Sister of Battle

They did deserve this one since they recently gotten a updated model kit. Great song

"Heretics crave the cleansing fire of absolution. They need not fear, for we shall deliver it to them." - Canoness Josmane, Order of the Sacred Rose

"No longer a cog" *Angry binary screeching*

The Emperor protects

I still have such a soft spot for the Sisters of Battle. They occupy their own little niche in 40K that fits the setting perfectly, but is still unique.

how one french girl inspired a galaxy.

To those who say "Warhammer 40k needs girl power", I smash an Adepta Sororitas army and lore book on the table.

If they saw the Man Emperor of Mankind's dice rolls, they may begin to doubt his power.

Sisters of battle like flamethrowers... A LOT

*Sorrounded by burning heretics and Sororitas Wildfire* "This is fine."

Friend: Dude, the perfect woman doesn't exsist! Me: *Shows him Adepta Sororitas in Power Armor* Friend: ...For the Emperor! :D

even the alpha legion cant get into there changing rooms.

This is one of the most joyous days of 40k for me. I literally just converted a friend of mine into 40k today with the lore by introducing her to Sisters of Battle. And now, we both have one more thing to love about them! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! You are Emperorsends, Stringstorm and Joliet!

The Sororitas are the EMBODIMENT OF FAITH in the 41st Millenium...as such this song pushes away all of the Grimdark Reality the Galaxy has in store and it only reflects their unwavering faith and love for their cause as a shining beacon of Hope...well-played Stringstorm, WELL PLAYED!

Adeptas Sororitas. The truest expression of "Women don't want a man. Women want a flaming sword, comradery, a fully stocked library, and The Black Mamba." Praise the Emperor and Respect the Sororitas!

Truly, this honors the Emperor

> Show up out of nowhere on an agri-world already being the best non-augmented fighters in the galaxy > First recorded action is telling a bloodthirsty dictator to fuck off and then getting hired by him > Fought a siege against the Imperial Fists and it was a draw > Became the first people in 4,000 years to be allowed into the Emperor's throne room _while they were still technically traitors,_ because they were just that loyal > Beheaded a fucking Ecclesiarch and _got tacit permission to do it again_ if the Ministorum ever starts getting too big for its britches again > Still weirdly ambiguous whether or not they're _part_ of the Ministorum or just sworn to obey the Ecclesierch because otherwise there'd be no way to make them listen to anyone > Even then they don't listen. > When their founding Sister was martyred, one order rounded up every single member of the cult that killed her and have allegedly been using the Orders Hospitallers' life-extension technology to continue torturing them all for 5,000 years and counting > Said order now deliberately turns all of their battlefields into deadly toxic wastelands because they are too faithful to die and their opponents _aren't._ > Another order once opened their assault on a planet by dousing the entire surface in holy oil and then _lighting it all on fire_ > Eventually put out said flames by seeding the clouds with holy water so that anywhere it rained became consecrated ground > One time a Sister Famulous guided a ship through the Warp after their navigator died, despite not being a psyker, because she was just that faithful. > Abbess Sanctorum gets elected as a High Lord > She shows up to the Senate in full battle armor > Other High Lords proceed to shit their pants > Manages to be good at her job while actively leading a crusade by just outsourcing all her High Lord duties to an army of Dialogi. > Imagine what we could achieve if every High Lord did this. > Their long-range artillery is a tank that shoots missiles from a _working pipe organ._ >They don't use drop-pods. They drop _entire churches_ from orbit. > Space Marines: "We are the Emperor's Angels!" Also Space Marines: _fully half of them fell to chaos._ Meanwhile, Sisters: > So incorruptible that the Grey Knights could only resist being corrupted by a daemon of Khorne by dousing themselves in Sister blood _no I am NOT letting you forget that this happened, the bloodtide is CANON and I will die on this hill specifically because it makes the GKs look like CHUMPS_ > Blood Angels: "Hey psst, can we copy your homework?" Saint Celestine (Introduced in Codex Witch Hunters, 2003): "Sure, just change it so it doesn't look like you copied." Codex Blood Angels (2009): *Introduces the Sanguinor* > Organization composed entirely of orphans > Call themselves "the Daughters of the Emperor" > Beheaded the guy who briefly changed their name to "brides" > Y'all still joke about them wanting to fuck the emperor. > Bad little heretics get put in the PAIN GUNDAM where the only escape from your eternal torment is to get yourself killed by the enemies of the Imperium. Failure to comply will be punished by upgrading the Pain Gundam's cockpit to a sensory-deprivation iron maiden for even more perfect isolation from anything and everything good in life. > Canonically all _fantastic_ singers. The Sisters of Battle are the coolest fucking faction, don't @ me.

This does... put a smile on my face. Somehow rather hopeful and inspirational, as his holy maidens should be.

"You know, I'm a daemon. There's no going around that. I am the enemy of the Imperium of Man, a heresy manifest in a grotesque form, made to bring ruin. That's what I am. I fear no man. I fear no aeldari or drukhari. I fear no thing. But there is something... something which terrifies me. Something so anathem to me that my being recoils in pain; something so blind that it trudges through my kin as if they were but dirt under a tank; something that shines so bright not even the light of the Astronomicon could compare if they were brought whole. The Holy Sisters. Adepta Sororitas. I will say this again - I am a daemon, and I know not what fear is. I have fought them. Once. I ran. Terrified. I was powerless against their blind, unwavering faith. It's the stuff of legend, quite honestly. Since that moment onwards, I do not know what to make out of myself and what I am supposed to be. Born in Darkness, I bore witness to Light... and it is blinding. Yet it feels... accepting. Maybe it's best for me to give myself over to it, maybe it's best for me to stay, here, in the confines of the cold shade... I know not the answer. Who knows what might happen when a being of Darkness walks into a realm of Light? I don't. But I might just try and find out... one day. One day."

Not gonna lie: when I first heard this a tear came to my eye. **presses replay repeatedly**

sister of battle be like: "oh you have a traitor in your midst? let's just burn the whole hive city down"

Scifi lacks strong female role models...... GW: "hold my beer"

Well playing this while in Rogue trader combat with argenta mowing down everything and everyone.

Brothers, Astartes has been hacked and has been locked out of his channel. We dearly need your help. All of us must spread the word! Heed this message brothers!

*The impure walk through every hall; but I am closer now* I love the smell of promotheum in the morning. Smells like purity.

A fitting song for women who inspire through their pure, incorruptible faith.

StringStorm is clearly a heretic, no man can keep making better and better music, I'll call the inquisition, right after I listen to this a few more times...

Holy sisters, this i pray in the name of the Forgotten, bring His light and holy flame, cleanse the impurity of the iniquity. Ave Imperator

Listening to this as I fight hordes in Darktide as a Female Zealot. It's freaking awesome

We have always walked this path From our birth we knew the light I was raised knowing I'd balance Faith and Might Not once now have I doubted And not once have I left your sight; I feel your strength always by me, guiding my fights Oh, I am but a voice of the choir, Singing a hymn that will decry their heresy So wash me in fire, Let me be the pyre The purging flame that cleanses the world anew So, pause your shaking hands; Hold your doubtful thoughts. When faith is placed in something bigger than us, No longer a cog; No one, is but a part United as a whole, to sustain his wrath. We shall not forget the place from once we came; Blinded by the false-light and walked on paths astray In the Reign of Blood where our hearts, our goals, were maimed Unto the grace of the Saint, when Vandire was slain Now, we are warring for the faith Spreading light throughout the dark, To the outsiders, we provide our burning grace Though the others fear the flame, I will cherish its embrace. I will take the pain in stride, when our resolve collides. As these monsters defile our homes, We clutch tightly, hallowed tomes Then descend; to turn their worlds to catacombs Despite the falls that we incur, The scattered few who doubt the words, We gather rage and swear our oaths; we'll cull their herds. So as the sisters, who came before me, I vow to cleanse the lands of those, who's thoughts become a haunt for the cold This, shall be known By the break of the night We will have repaid the slight. The impure walk through every hall; But I am closer now. Before arrogance's might, We counterbalance the blight And smite with all our fury. Embody rain for this drought; Let only faith leave your mouth. For all dissent is only senseless, we avow. And where our spirits are called, We will descend as a fold. A family, unified by his all-reaching soul. I sit in study, contemplate every ancient verse, Through our conviction, we may free the impure of their curse. And when the order comes, I'll feel no hesitation, The loving warmth of the torch; Shall serve as their damnation I'm not so sure that I got this one right so if you spot any mistakes I made, please comment so I can fix it!

By the Manperor of Mankind this is... this is...... FABULOUS, YES IT MAKE MY OILED ABS QUIVER IN JOY YES

Ahh. Something to listen while i camp infront of my local GW.

I'm normally Agnostic, but when I hear this song, I have a strong desire to bend my knee for the Emperor, and the Eclessiarch, and fight the demons! LONG LIVE THE EMPEROR!!! LET HUMANITY REIGN FOREVER!!!

We don't have female Astartes. (Well, aside from the Emperor's Children) We don't need female Astartes. The sisters of Battle are superior to any female Astartes GW comes up with.

Why must the xenos be exterminated? To the Imperial guardsman, the xenos threaten his home, and in defense of it he fights. To the Space Marine, the xenos represents a test of strength and courage. But to the true beliver, the xenos must die for the simple reason that it is biologically incapable of accepting the Emperor's light and so must be consumed by it in atonement for this unforgivable sin.

I feel like the biggest strength of Sisters Of Battle is that Emperor is actually a good father to them after he learned his lesson with space Marines...

Ah, Daughters of The Emperor!

you know what I like most about this song? is the opening music, that plays a bit in the back ground, sounds like a child's music box. Fitting as the sisters of battle like the astartes have a fairy tale renown to them

If Warhammer 40K had an Anime Intro:

This is the soundtrack to a Sororitas ascending into Living Sainthood.

The voxcast notified me of this on kreig. I came as fast as I can with my shovel.

In french/en français: Toujours suivant ce chemin, née connaissant la lumière, Élevée pour équilibrer foi et puissance Jamais je ne douterais, jamais ne fuirai ton regard Je sens ta force près de moi, me guidant au combat. Oh, je ne suis qu'une petite voix dans le chœur, Chantant un hymne discréditant leur hérésie. Purge moi dans les flammes, laisse moi devenir Un feu purifiant qui châtiera le monde. Alors ne tremble plus, réprime tes pensées impures Notre foi est placé en bien plus grand que nous. Plus qu'un engrenage, plus qu'une simple pièce Nous ne formons qu'un tout, pour soutenir sa haine. Nous n'oublierons pas l'endroit d'où nous venons Aveuglée par la fausse lumière, marchant sur des voies trompeuses Lors du Règne du Sang où nos cœurs, nos valeurs, furent lésés Jusqu'à la grâce de Saint Thor, lorsque Vandire fut tué. Aujourd'hui nous combattons pour la foi, illuminant les ténèbres. A la galaxie, nous offrirons notre grâce ardente. Bien que les autres craignent le feu, je chérirai son étreinte, J'endurerai la douleur, quand notre volonté frappera. Puisque ces monstres profanent nos mondes, Nous empoigneront les livres saints Puis nous procéderont à leur très sainte hécatombe. Malgré les chutes que nous subissons, les égarés doutant des Écrits Plein de rage nous prêtons serment; nous les abattrons. Alors comme les sœurs venu avant moi, Je jure de purger les terres de ceux dont les pensées sont un antre froid. Ainsi soit-il! A la fin de la nuit, nous aurons notre revanche. L'impur erre dans tous les coins, mais je m'avance inexorablement. Devant le fiel, l'arrogance, nous réprimons la corruption Et frappons de toute notre ardeur. Nous sommes l'eau face au désert, la foi seule sort de nos bouches. Car la dissidence n'a aucun sens, nous le confessons. Et où nous sommes choisi, nous irons comme une confrérie. Une famille, unifiée par son âme éternelle. J’étudie en silence contemplant chaque ancien verset Par notre foi, nous libérons l'impur de sa malédiction. Et quand l'ordre viendra, je n'aurais pas d'hésitation, La tendre chaleur de la torche, sera leur damnation.

Yo I like this! Great use of vocals and orchestral and contemporary instruments! Kind of reminds me of Evanessence. One small thing is the vocals seem to be sitting on top of the track and could probably mix in a little better but I’m no mixing expert myself. Great work!

This collaboration really knocked it out of the park! Everything feels so perfect! Ethan Song's lyrics are magnificent in their rhythm and gravitas. I really appreciate how certain lines highlight the unique perspectives of the Sororitas, contrasting them with the outlooks of other Imperium-aligned organizations. The vocalist turns those words into pure poetry! I think Joliet Shuff 's performance captures a certain authentic femininity that I've rarely seen in depictions of the Sisters of Battle. She breathes life into an Imperial subfaction that is too often reduced to rote objectification. (I hope that didn't sound misogynistic. It wasn't meant as such) I feel like I'm listening to real individual in-universe, and it's a magical experience. All of this is amplified by your work, Stringstorm. I didn't even notice your efforts during my first listen. I was just swept up and carried away by the song. That's one of the signs of a great composer (I hope that's the appropriate word to use here.) It's like the musical score of great movies or plays. The audience doesn't consciously register the sounds because they so perfectly mirror and accentuate the rest of the piece. This whole thing just has so much synergy. You all did so well!

That Sister has a beautiful voice, May the Emperors light shine her path

Sisters of battle are so badass. I just finished my Imperial Guard army and I started to make the Sisters of battle two days ago and I don't regret it at all. Prise be the God Emperor!

So yeah, I’ll be blasting this most holiest of hymns through my headphones while battling enemies of the Emperor with my Sisters army when the new models and codex releases. It took 20 years but, His Fury is returning.

Ah, this is part of the hymns of the Ecclesiarchy, no doubt. The Emperor be by your side, sisters.

Some of the most pious and holy amongst us mere mortals. The sisters of battle. The men and women of Krieg will always await our next battle alongside such holy warriors with silent reverence. (and happy gas mask noises)

I removed my like, to press it again. It's beautiful.

Looks like November is the month of the glorious Sisters of battle

Ah, good. My girls got a song. It's a good day.

Unexpectedly epic thanks for this. Anyone who hurts my little girls will regret it.

*Urge to cleanse in holy flame rising*

Wow... Just wow. StringStorm and crew, you outdid yourselves with this one. That left me speechless. More power to you!

As these monsters defile our homes We clutch tightly to hallowed tomes Then descend to turn their worlds to catacombs!

Finally some love for my pyromaniac Girls. (not counting r34) Unironically my most favourite Faction in 40k and I feel so bad, that they always seem to get the shaft in any way possible.

I feel that this would be sung almost as a kind of mix of recruitment and inspiration. I love it

*They may be only human, but their faith is the strongest weapon there is. The Void Father smiles upon THEM!*

This was REALLY good, kudos to the singer!

To my Sister's, keep strong..simple men are meant to be your power in their devoid of truth and unity

The lyrics are outstanding, and it gives Joliet a better foundation to accentuate her haunting tones. Fantastic. This is by far and away the best song on this channel.

I have no knowledge of Warhammer lore, but I can easily visualize the Wild Hunt attacking from the skies in the name of their god or leader when listening to this song.

In the name of the Bolter, the Melta, and the Holy Flamer, Amen.

Quelle beauté resplendissante , celle des guerriers et guerrières de la foi , Amen

PRAISE THE IMMORTAL EMPEROR

A truly enigmatic yet influential group of anti-sinners and brave souls. Shame they're besmirched in Dawn of War: Soulstorm, both in story and gameplay.

Yes, by the Emperor, more of this!

Strangely in season with the bells. Nothing keeps warm during Christmas like the burning crusade of the Sisters.

Sororitas' faith... it's... IT'S OVER 40.000!!!

IT IS GODDAMN JARRING..The cutesy idols sings and then serious stuff like that. I AM NOT COMPLAININGI AM JUST A STORM OF FEELINGS MAN. Like totally strung, you feel me?