Track By Tracks: Lucky XIII - Fortune’s Curse (2025)

1. Back Inlay:

The back inlay shows playing cards engulfed in flames, symbolizing the gamble of existence. Each track is a draw from the deck of ruin, where fortune is never neutral. The chain at the bottom seals the pact: once you enter, you cannot escape. The underground logos (Studios13 and Supergoat Wreck‑Whordes) root the release in uncompromising authenticity.

2. Pages 2 & 11:

“Thirteen Shadows” introduces the lyrical descent: possession, torment, and resistance. The burning skull beneath the red XIII mirrors the cover, reinforcing the theme of shadows as chains. Page 11’s shattered emblem radiates broken chains, a seal of fractured fate, echoing the die and curse.

3. Pages 4 & 9:

The cracked mirror and black four‑leaf clover burn at the center. These are symbols of luck turned against itself: promises betrayed, fortune inverted. “Broken Luck” is a hymn to scars and resilience, while “Edge of Fortune” walks the razor’s line between grace and madness. The imagery insists that fortune is not a blessing but a wound.

4. Pages 6 & 7:

Here, the sigils dominate: a pentagram with XIII and a skull, and a sword piercing a circular seal. “The Devil’s Number” invokes the pact, thirteen candles, blood, flame, and demons circling. “Twist of Fate” is the blade itself, every choice a wound, every gamble a scar. The sword and seal embody the tension between chaos and control.

5. Pages 5 & 8:

“Chains of Chance” is illustrated by a burning chain, each link a choice never made. It drags the soul down, yet fuels desire. “Wheel of Misfortune” is the grindstone of fate, spinning endlessly, laughing cruelly, defining pain as destiny. The flaming wheel and sword mark the cycle: fortune burns, but the crown is claimed through suffering.

6. Pages 3 & 10:

Page 3’s “Dice of Destiny” turns the die into a weapon, snake eyes staring back, scars multiplying, the gamble never ending. The flaming die and chained skull are the final icons: fate is hunger, and Lucky XIII feeds it with fire. Page 10 declares the album’s vision: Melkor shaping every note, every scar, with D‑Void’s solos cutting through the storm.

7. CD Label:

The CD face is the seal of the curse: a chained 13‑sided die burning at the center of a red vortex. Chains radiate outward, binding the listener to the ritual. The moment the disc spins, the curse begins.

8. Inlay Jewel Case Base:

The last image is rupture itself: a heavy chain snapped mid‑air, broken links flying apart against red flame. It’s the act of rebellion, not redemption, but violent resistance. Hidden beneath the CD, it is the secret message: the curse can be broken, but only through destruction.