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Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex

Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex is the third studio album by Anglo-Swiss power metal band Gloryhammer. It was released on 31 May 2019.[5] It is the final album to feature vocalist Thomas Winkler.[6]

Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex
Studio album by
Gloryhammer
Released31 May 2019
GenrePower metal[1][2]
Length49:30
LabelNapalm
ProducerLasse Lammert
Gloryhammer chronology
Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards
(2015) 		Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex
(2019) 		Return to the Kingdom of Fife
(2023)
Singles from Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex
  1. "Gloryhammer"
    Released: 12 April 2019[3]
  2. "The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust)"
    Released: 10 May 2019[4]

Story edit

After Earth was destroyed by the Hootsman in order to stop Zargothrax from summoning the Elder god Kor-Virliath, Zargothrax fled into the wormhole that was opened as a result ("Into the Terrorvortex of Kor-Virliath"). Angus McFife XIII followed him into the wormhole and upon reaching the other side he discovered a terrible alternate reality ("The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust)"). Zargothrax has corrupted this reality and is slaughtering the peasants of the world. Angus attempts to stop Zargothrax but quickly finds that the Hammer of Glory has no power in this dimension. While Angus flees, Zargothrax proclaims himself the emperor of this land, commanding the corrupted Dreadlord Ser Proletius and the deathknights of Crail to slaughter more peasants in Auchtermuchty ("Masters of the Galaxy"). Angus McFife is told about a resistance far north in the Land of the Unicorns.

Upon reaching the resistance, he is met by Ralathor, the hermit of Cowdenbeath, now known as Submarine Commander Ralathor ("Land of Unicorns"). Ralathor tells Angus that he needs to charge his hammer by bringing it to the sun of this world, and to do this, he must find the Legendary Enchanted Jetpack ("Power of the Laser Dragon Fire"). Angus quests away to acquire the jetpack ("Legendary Enchanted Jetpack") and uses it to fly into outer space where he recharges his legendary Hammer of Glory ("Gloryhammer"). Returning to Fife, the resistance gathers aboard the flying Submarine, the DSS Hootsforce ("Hootsforce"). They head to Dunkeld and engage the forces of Zargothrax ("Battle for Eternity").

As the solar conjunction draws close, although Ralathor is able to wipe out Proletius and his deathknights, Zargothrax proclaims that there is nothing they can do to stop his ascension to godhood . Then a mighty hero with holy armor made from wolf descends from the heavens. This hero is soon revealed to be the Hootsman, who was not killed in the explosion but was instead merged with the fabric of reality and became a god in this universe. The Hootsman yells to Zargothrax that he is the one and only true god of this universe and with his power combined with the Hammer of Glory, they defeat Zargothrax forever.

However, as Zargothrax falls to liquid dust, Angus McFife realizes he was impaled by the Knife of Evil and will soon be left to the same fate that Ser Proletius was left to. Realizing that he would soon turn for the worse, Angus McFife ends his own life in the raging fires of Mount Schiehallion. As Angus dies, there is a mysterious morse code transmission reading out "Activate Zargothrax Clone: Alpha 1", implying that the battle for Fife is not over just yet. ("The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny").

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Into the Terrorvortex of Kor-Virliath"1:18
2."The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust)"4:46
3."Masters of the Galaxy"4:25
4."The Land of Unicorns"4:24
5."Power of the Laser Dragon Fire"5:06
6."Legendary Enchanted Jetpack"4:18
7."Gloryhammer"5:00
8."Hootsforce"3:50
9."Battle for Eternity"3:52
10."The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny"
  • I. "Dundaxian Overture"
  • II. "The Battle of Cowdenbeath"
  • III. "Return of the Astral Demigod of Unst"
  • IV. "The Knife of Evil"
  • V. "Transmission"
12:33
Total length:49:32
Bonus 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Hootsforce"3:50
2."On the Wings of a Rainbow"4:00
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."On the Wings of a Rainbow"3:54

Notes edit

  • The digipak edition of the album includes a second disc with the instrumental version of disc one.

Personnel edit

Credits for Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex adapted from liner notes.[7]

Gloryhammer

  • Thomas Winkler, "Angus McFife XIII" – lead vocals
  • Christopher Bowes, "Dark Lord Zargothrax" – keyboards, additional vocals
  • Paul Templing, "Grandmaster Proletius" – guitars
  • James Cartwright, "Hootsman" – bass, additional vocals
  • Ben Turk, "Sub Commander Ralathor" – drums, programming

Additional musician

Choir

  • Amy Turk, Charlotte Jones, Chris Charles, David Stanton, Dominic Sewell, Katrina Riberio

Production

  • Lasse Lammert – production, mixing, mastering
  • Dan Goldsworthy – cover art, artwork, layout
  • Robert Zembrzycki – photography
  • Jessy Martens – vocal coach
  • Travis Whalley – editing
  • Matthew Bell – songwriting (track 5)

Charts edit

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 8

References edit

  1. ^ "GLORYHAMMER: "LEGENDS FROM BEYOND THE GALACTIC TERRORVORTEX"". No Clean Singing. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ Faulkner, Alan (27 May 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: Legends From Beyond The Galactic Terrorvortex – Gloryhammer". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Watch The New Gloryhammer Video For The Song Gloryhammer, About Their Gloryhammer". Kerrang!. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ Kennelty, Greg (15 May 2019). "GLORYHAMMER Fights A Glorious Fight In "The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust)"". Metal Injection. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ Gloryhammer. "Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex - Out on 31 May!" – via Facebook.
  6. ^ "Gloryhammer trennen sich von Sänger Thomas Laszlo Winkler". Metal Hammer (in German). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ (2019). "Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex liner notes". In Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex [CD booklet]. Napalm Records.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gloryhammer – Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gloryhammer – Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gloryhammer – Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gloryhammer – Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gloryhammer – Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2019.


 

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