ANTIPOPE “When the Day is Done“ Official Music Video

ANTIPOPE “When the Day is Done“ Official Music Video from the album “Rex Mundi“ Out Now on Moribund Records! The song “When the Day is Done“ is based on the actual events that took place during the Albigensian Crusade in the early 13th century Southern France. In 1213 outside of the town of Muret, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, lead a cavalry charge against the besieging army of 10,000-20,000 (exact numbers are unknown) led by King Peter II of Aragon. De Montfort’s troops of 300-900 knights and mounted sergeants were outnumbered by 1 to 30 according to some contemporary accounts. Be it as it may, the clever tactics of flanking the vastly bigger enemy army and the sheer boldness of de Montfort’s cavalry charge resulted in complete chaos and panic among the army led by King Peter II. The king himself died in the battle alongside thousands of his troops while the Battle of Muret ensured that the name of Simon de Montfort would be remembered as belonging