[Photo Credit: Robert Zembrzycki]
Third Album, Legends From Beyond The Galactic Terrorvortex, Out May 31 via Napalm Records
Wielding steel that is true
Since 1992
For the King of Dundee, my destiny
Glory! Hammer!
On their 2013 debut album, Tales from the Kingdom of Fife, GLORYHAMMER‘s story began with the tale of an alternate-history medieval Scotland – a realm of dragons, wizards, magic and dark sorcery. The story tells the legend of the glorious hero Angus McFife XIII, who wages a long war against the evil sorcerer Zargothrax, in order to free the people of Dundee!
In this latest installment of the GLORYHAMMER story, the galaxy waits in fear for the return of Angus McFife XIII, who fought the greatest battle the galaxy has ever heard of, against Zargothrax. All hope of the Kingdom of Fife lies in the strong arms and the infinite wisdom of their young prince.
For Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex, the five heroes around Angus McFife XIII created the galactic hymn,“Gloryhammer”, which tells the story about their own journey through time and space, the greatest battles of all times and neverending glory.
Christopher Bowes says about the track “Gloryhammer”: “Mighty warriors of the galaxy! Are you ready to raise up your laser powered goblin smasher to defeat the forces of Zargothrax? Then it’s time to watch the video for our new single… simply called “Gloryhammer”! In this song, Angus McFife has arrived into a terrible alternate universe ruled by the evil wizard Zargothrax… and to make matters worse, his legendary Hammer of Glory is powerless! His only hope is to fly into space and recharge the hammer with the power of astral fire… if his quest fails, then the forces of evil led by the deathknight Ser Proletius will rain down nuclear fire upon the brave resistance fighters of the Kingdom of Fife. The tragic fate of the Kingdom of Fife hangs in the balance once more…”
It is my destiny
To rule the Galaxy
I am the one
The chosen son
Glory! Hammer!
GLORYHAMMER‘s new album Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortexwill tell us the whole story of the most gigantic battle of all time. Until then, we expect to receive more parts of what will end as the best power metal album the galaxy has ever seen. Keep your eyes and ears open!
Zargothrax on the new album: “Oh wow! I know a lot of people have been waiting on this album for what seems like centuries. For the last three years we’ve been working non-stop on it in absolute secrecy, and now it is finally complete! We can’t wait for y’all to hear it…this is the greatest power metal album of all time. HOOTS!”
In conjunction with the release of Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex, GLORYHAMMER will head out on a North American headline tour in late spring, featuring support from Aether Realm! The tour will kick off in Brooklyn, NY at the Knitting Factory on June 4, and will stop in several major cities, coming to an end on June 18 in Austin, TX at Come and Take it Live! See below for all confirmed tour dates.
GLORYHAMMER North American Tour Dates:
w/ Aether Realm
6/4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
6/5 – Montreal, QC @ L’Astral
6/6 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
6/7 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
6/8 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
6/9 – Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
6/11 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
6/12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
6/13 – Oakland, CA @ Metro Opera House
6/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
6/15 – Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
6/17 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
6/18 – Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live!
GLORYHAMMER were founded by Alestorm frontman Christopher Bowes in 2009, who spent the next years gathering an international line-up that suited his idea to create a band based conceptually on the fantasy genre and musically fitting generally into the power metal mould. Both aims were achieved stunningly and their debut album, Tales from the Kingdom of Fife released by Napalm Records in 2013 immediately garnered the band high critical acclaim from critics and fans alike. GLORYHAMMER were able to top this success with their second full-length Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) and have continued to tour in front of ever growing audiences, performed at all major metal festivals, and have by now been nominated twice by German Metal Hammer as best band in the category “Up & Coming” at the Metal Hammer Awards.
GLORYHAMMER are:
Angus McFife XIII, Crown Prince of Fife – Vocals
Ser Proletius, Grand Master of the Deathknights of Crail – Guitars
The Hootsman, Astral Demigod of Unst – Bass
Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee – Keyboards
Ralathor, the Mysterious Submarine Commander of Cowdenbeath – Drums
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