Arthas: "This ends now Mal'ganis, its just you and me..." Party: ... *cough*

Lordaeron knight: "Prince Arthas, I think there's something strange with that one soldier over there. His eyes are glowing blue, he has skulls all over his dark armor, and he reeks as if he's dying" Arthas: "Nonsense! If he's fighting against the Undead, then surely he is a soldier of the Light!" Lordaeron knight: "PRINCE ARTHAS! HE JUST RAISED A GHOUL FROM THAT CORPSE OVER THERE!!!" Arthas: "SILENCE! THIS INSTANCE IS ABOUT ME!"

Glad you could bake it, Uther. Watch your tone with me, boy. You may be the waiter, but I'm still your superior as a chef. As if I could forgetti. Listen, Uther, there's something about the plaguette you should knead. Oh no... It's too late. These peopleroni have all been infectedanana. They may look al dente now, but its a matter of thyme before they turn into the unedible. What?! This entire citrella must be peeled. How can you even cook that? There's got to be some other whey. Damn it, Umami. As your future chef, I order you to broil this city! You are not my chef yet, boyardee. Nor would I obey that command if you were! Then I must consider this an act of seasoning. Seasoning? Have you sauced your mince, Arthas?! Have I? Lord Umami, by my right of succession and the sovereignty of my crown of roast pork, I hereby rehydrate you from your commandard and suspenderoni your pepperoni from service. Arthas, you just can't... *Ding* It's done! Those of you who have the will to taste this flan, follow me. The rest of you? Get out of my kitchen. You've just tossed a terrible salad, Arthas. Jaina? I'm sorry, Arthas. I can't watch you cook this.

The songwriters for WoW deserve to be known worldwide. Outside of the pure musical structure and melody, they can just grasp the very mood and ambiance from lore and drawings. And uplift it all to perfection.

2:17 to 3:37 - This section is an actual masterpiece. The song is honestly borderline perfect for the story it's trying to tell the audience. The horns in the background represent town criers, alerting citizens of the pending doom, while the brighter trumpet signifies the fires being lit throughout the city as Arthas goes complete mad, all while the chorus sings to us the downfall of the human city and the once loved prince. Lastly, the string instruments represent Mal'Ganis's "pulling of the strings" in a more literal sense; that he is in control of Arthas's fate and has doomed him to the future of Lich King.

"THE CHILDREN OF STRATHOLME FOUGHT WITH MORE FEROCITY!"

Arthas.. The best part of Warcraft and WoW.. I'll always hear the words in my head, when Arthas stood in front of Stratholme and talked to Uther and his men.. I will never forget this.

2:17 When you're watching a news story about a deadly new virus and the person next to you starts coughing

I remember I used to go to the very start of this where Arthas was JUST to hear this music, especially 4:15. The Lich King expansion was absolutely amazing. The Caverns of Time stuff was brilliant. The music MADE this game for me. I miss it.....

This was one of my favorite heroics to run back in the Wrath days, especially if your group did the timed run for the Bronze Drake mount. It's a great emotional retelling of the first step of Arthas' fall to the dark side regardless, but it really maintains its pace if you try to race through it in the 25 minute time limit, because I think the purpose of the instance was to give players that sense of urgency, like time is running out - if you did the timed run you got that, because you had very little time to mana up between fights.

this Arthas is so Arthas I can't even Arthas, Arthas.

If anybody needs the lyrics (from 2:38) Annona frumentum Effeci funestus Veneficus fatalis Ex fervor incendo Fun fact, It's in latin and roughly (Google) translates to: Provisions corn. Disastrous effect. The deadly poisonous. From the heat of fire.

"You've just crossed a terrible threshold, Arthas..."

Better be played in the Movie when it happens

2:16 to 3:37 is, undoubtedly, my baby.

"Glad you could make it, Arthas."

Every time I do this instance it's such a bittersweet feeling. This is my favorite dungeon in the entire game. Seeing Stratholme so full of life, just seeing the entire area full of life but then knowing what will happen. Deep stuff. The dungeons in the Cavern of Time are the best in the game as far as I'm concerned.

0:00 Is so good, it really encapsulates the impending doom that is about to hit the peaceful forest and towns.

This was almost the best moment in WoW for me. The culling of Stratholme, Arthas' betrayal of the people he served, this was a theme that absolutely stood out in Warcraft 3 and WoW.

Arthas is just the MOST EPIC character of all times!!! Along with his music ofc!!

I remember this so unbelievably well

This City must be purged! How could you even consider that!? Memories :) such a great story.

When we realized, now, at the 9.2... Everything will end with Lich king era (War 3+WOTLK), Mal'ganis is the last enemy we knew who's still alive since the first campaign of Warcraft 3 (Tichondrius is still alive i know), and now, at the Sepulcher, he will finally meet his final death after 20 years.

Glad you could bake it, Uther..

I think this might be the single greatest piece that Blizzard ever composed.

Arthur and Lich king has always been my favourite lore from wow. all he wanted was to be righteous and protect his people and it was that faith that led to his downfall... and his inevitable corruption.. fitting he should be human too...

"I will hunt you to the ends of the earth Mal'ganis! to the ends of the earth!" "Dude..we're on Azeroth..not earth.."

Listening to the WoD music, as all we WoW players are atm, i thought the music was amazing, yet coming back to this i realize that blizz are masters in their craft.

"You are not my Arthas yet Arthas, nor would I obey that Arthas even if you were Arthas!" "Then I will consider this an act of Arthas!" "Arthas! How can even consider that Arthas?" "It's done!"

"there are good deeds only devils can commit"

For those you wondering about the lyrics on the epic song that starts on 2:10 they are kinda like these: "Annona frumentum, effeci funestus, veneficus fatalis, ex fervor incendo"

For the past 5 years, I've been listening to this before going for tests, midterms or exams

Doing this as daily heroic and then doing the vanilla, back to back. Epic and heartbreaking. Poor Timmy.

ohh Arthas...

"Brave words, unfortunately for you it won't end here. Your journey has just begun, young prince. Meet me in the arctic lands of Northrend, it is there that we shall settle the score between us. It is there that your true destiny, will unfold." "I will hunt you to ends of the earth if I have to, do you hear me? TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!"

The starting part of the soundtrack very underrated . It's kinda giving me Diablo vibes .

Glad you could bake it, Arthas. Watch your tone with me, Arthas. You may be the Arthas, but I'm still your Arthas as a Arthas.

Arthas showed us all, the evil side of the Light, although we always thought the only evil was the shadow. His good deeds had reasonable consequences but yet, it was these good deeds which took all those innocent lives...

This piece of art tells you "this is the day everything changed" so well.

That makes me remember good ol days at WoW... Time run for drake...

This is when Arthas reached the turning point.... the point of no return. Arthas' humanity is eclipsed forever.

I miss this Arthas, This Arthas made me Arthas

Painfully beautiful, never fails to give me goose bumps. The music alone makes WoW worth its money.

Who would win? One man willing to sacrifice an entire city in order to save his people, or one evil blade?

why humans always have the best music?

I love this music. the driving beat was perfect for this dungeon, I was one of my favorite dungeons ever, and the music really helped to set it apart.

I wish we could use the Dark Portal to arrive in the Alternate Universe Azeroth and find Lordaeron as it should be, only in the present time. I mean, an Azeroth without the plague (could not be delivered because we kill Ner'Zhul on Draenor) and King Arthas Menethil as the rightful king of the land. That would be awesome.

The beginning part up until 2:08 is extremely nostalgic...

I wandered through the inn where you first enter after talking to Chromie. Seeing everyone you first meet in the Plaguelands and the original Stratholme dungeon alive, and unaware...the feels! Especially when you go upstairs and see little Pamela Redpath, alive and playing with her dolls. It almost made me cry. The music, the fact that you already know what will happen, it makes me wish I could control time like the Bronze Dragonflight Dx

Arthas was in charge of taking care of corona in Stratholme

I've been searching for the music at 2:25 for a while now since it's frequently in WinterStarcraft's vids. Nice.

absolutely beautiful

The whole world in pandemic and someone starts coughing near you:

0:00 Ambient (Prelude) 2:09 Action (Knights of Lordaeron) 3:46 City falling to darkness (Intermission) 4:14 Heroes Engage (Arthas) 5:54 Action (Knights of Lordaeron) 7:30 Action (Knights of Lordaeron) - calmer 8:59 Dire Situation (Stratholme is doomed) 9:34 Aftermath

This is my favorite instance & my favorite song. I've listened to the album version on repeat more times than I can count.

One of my favorite musics in wow!!! ❤️

Help! The prince has gone mad!

Don't steal the mail, the devoted ghost mailmen will attack you

2:15 this piece always gave me the feeling that each instrument represents part of the story. The discordant string represents the scourge plague, it's manic and imprecise, like a shambling zombie. It symbolises the plague already at work in the city The deep, constant horn is like marching feet, Arthas's men moving through the streets, house to house, sparing no one. Then there's the singing. The mornful wail, maybe sorrow for Arthas's fall from heroism. The latin lyrics referencing the tainted grain and how the "price" for it is life. In the end the music moves to just an ominous hum of impending doom. And the strings, because the scourge is still on the move

definitivamente una obra maestra de la blizzard de aquellos tiempos .... su música acordes a las zonas u ocasiones y las imágenes que daban ganas de saber que había en esas mazmorras u zonas

One word: EPIC. I'm listening to this for hours, and still can't stop.

I remember doing this instance for the first time... I didn't know the lore/backstory. I didn't know what was coming. When I realized what has happening was I was half "holyshit Arthas this is so metal" and half "oh my god those poor villagers" and I was really sad for them. Then I was like WTF pixels on a screen giving me feels....

*None can stop Death...*

Glenn Stafford absolutely nailed this music, it's perfect.

Loved this dungeon, not like the ones we had now.

Arthas: Purge on Stratholme!!!

2:10 that escalation gives me chills up the spine every time

my most favorite heroic instance

2:39 For Lordaeron! For the Alliance!

I love how no one mentions how relaxing 0:00 - 2:10 although 2:10 - 3:45 is pretty epic

This is so beautiful, but makes me want to cry

Lyrics: Ennona frumentum. effeci funestus. veneficus fatalis. ex fervor incendo. Ennona frumentum. effeci funestus. veneficus fatalis. ex fervor incendo. (Latin, translated to: " Prince of Corn, the corn itself. Disastrous effect. Deadly poisonous. From the heat of fire " You're welcome)

Glad you could make it, Arthas.

The part at 00:30 is just creepy with how tragic and despair ridden it sounds. You know that nothing good is about to go happen when you hear it.

probably my favourite dungeon ever!

i thought he'd find it suspicious there was a man running around wearing goblin goggles and carrying the black bow of the betrayer which probably reaks of fel energy.

thats what it is for me. this zone is like the calm before the storm. thats what makes it so eerie. makes you feel like ur on the edge of your seat waiting to see what will happen even though you already know what will.

Brings back memories of my friends and I doing our Heroic dailies. Anything from 3 to 5 of us (had to pug sometimes). We'd be on vent, and at the start, when they're doing the dialog, I'd always imitate Jaina's "I'm sorry Arthas. I can't watch you do this." Timed run was HARD at first and then pretty soon, we'd get it easy, but no one would need the mount, so was just a fun quick run. And then later doing the achievement to get all the zombies to come attack us at once. (That one took quite a bit of planning and patience). All of it, such good times!!

Now that we're at it, I wonder if they'll add the theme for The Culling mission in WC3R.

Arthas would have well known how to erradicate the coronavirus from our cities...

you can say everything about the game, but nothing versus wow music. wonderful!!!!!!!!

the best music in video games in the history

"Padre,perdonadme por lo que tengo que hacer..."

Girls during the pandemic: Omg let’s stay inside and be safe! Boys during the pandemic:

Parts of it sounds like they're being played in reverse, which is really cool, because you're back in time.

Imo, Stratholme was such a beautiful city, it's so sad to see it having been destroyed :c

2:15-3:45 is absolutely the best part of the whole song.

2:10 , Corona virus spreading

I ran this place so many times Arthas could'nt come close

I could imagine an old orchestra playing this music and follow while the party goes through the instance. Oh man that would be awesome!

This is a favorite dungeon of mine :) Got my first drake from the heroics

Straight to my playlist

I never realized how cruel this dungeon actually is.

Chromie's Spotlight!

i cannot wait till this! it sounds epic!

7:30 Sums up the story of the culling of stratholme perfectly. Very sad

Lyrics : 2:38 Annona frumentum Effeci funestus Veneficus fatalis Ex fervor incendo x2

Oh lad... How I missed those endless days in Lordaeron, sharpening your skill with this dull blade. Forging you into a weapon meant to withstand the demands of a great destiny. Heh... You sure put them skills to use, didn't you lad? If only I'd been able to stop you that day, how different things migha' been. If only I'da never discovered that accursed blade. Farewell, Arthas, my brother.

I never thought I'll miss this place so much.

7:30... it always hits me, and always did, that as the song progresses so does your realization of what youre actually doing. Such a sad grace to it.