Tales From The Kingdom Of Fife

I've recently discovered this band through youtube, and after listening to this album I had to download it! Gloryhammer is a powermetal band that was formed by the former vocalist of Alestorm. What I especially like about this album is that it's a concept album, telling a tale of epic silliness. Gloryhammer is ment to be very cheesy, and not to be taken seriously. They made this album for people to have fun with, I mean the first song of the album is about the kingdom being attacked by an army of undead unicorns XD! Though despite it's silliness, it's still manages to be awesome as well. One of my favorite songs from the album is "Angus McFife", which has a very catchy chorus. Other songs that are great are the Beginning song "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee" for it's silly premise like I've said before, but it still manages to sound epic. "Quest for the Hammer of Glory" because it sounds so bad ass and epic, and "Silent Tears of the Frozen Princess" for being a little different by being slow and melodic compared to the rest of the album. This is a fun album to listen to. If you want to listen to an album that will give you a blast, then I definitely recommend this album. It's silly and corny, but it's meant to be. And the production it high quality too, so it's really cheesy, but epic as well.

Having been introduced to the band with their most latest album, Return to the Kingdom of Fife, first, I have to say that Tales of the Kingdom of Fife is fairly bland in comparison. It's still a solid metal album, I do still adore Magic Dragon and have to admit that Amulet of Justice slaps, but it just doesn't have the sheer balls to the wall insane energy that the rest of the band's albums do. All in all, a solid album, but not the one you want to use when introducing someone to Gloryhammer.

This was an interesting one. Full disclosure, big Alestorm fan here, so I was excited about this project to begin with. First single and video that was released, I was totally on board and it fit the bill for me. So I had high hopes. Got the special edition of the CD and upon first listen i was underwhelmed. I had read repeated interviews where this was NOT a joke outfit, or as spoofy as Alestorm. Though song titles and lyrics are packed with cheese. But first impression upon listening was that this was good stuff, but there were dozens of bands doing it as well, or some better. I likened it to Hammerfall to someone looking for a comparison. Well, then a funny thing happened as I continued to spin. The songs just would not leave my head. I started liking it all more and more. I realized that despite the fact that there is a glut in the genre, this one stands above. The songs are catchy, speedy, epic. Sing along stuff, stuff I find myself humming in the streets without the tune on. So yeah, this is a win. If you like power metal, grab it. If you like Alestorm, grab it and support it, give it a go. If you like good melodic metal, worth the grab. Ive been playing it on a regular rotation for the last week, and after the first initial listen which left me unenamored, this one REALLY crept up on me. Stellar stuff.

I came upon Gloryhammer last night on YouTube, when I saw the official video for Angus McFife. I was immediately hooked and purchased the CD without hesitation. Because of the AutoRip option on amazon, I was immediately able to enjoy the full album and it was worth every penny. Not only are the compositions beautiful, melodic and complex, Thomas L. Winkler's vocals are the best I've heard since Ronnie James Dio. Every track is masterfully crafted and "The Epic Rage Of Furious Thunder" at 10:33, in length, feels like a war cry. There is no filler here, just epic goodness. Ride unicorns and listen to Gloryhammer, you won't regret it. Track Listing: 1. Anstruther's Dark Prophecy 2. The Unicorn Invasion Of Dundee 3. Angus McFife 4. Quest For The Hammer Of Glory 5. Magic Dragon 6. Silent Tears Of Frozen Princess 7. Amulet Of Justice 8. Hail To Crail 9. Beneath Cowdenbeath 10. The Epic Rage Of Furious Thunder 11. Wizards!

In a sense I think this album was created very tongue in cheek or perhaps as an amusement. It is an over the top fully delivered cliché of "power metal" (a label I despise) in terms of image, lyrics, and musical style. It is an absolute caricature of this genre , dripping in cheesiness. Track 1 is titled "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee". Really? That's just a funny track title. Or how about the last track, "Epic Rage of Furious Thunder"? I get the sense this band had a lot of laughs when they wrote and recorded this. That said, I think this album is fantastic! All those things I mentioned above are absolutely true but the musical quality stellar. I am NOT an ALESTORM fan but I find this album to be stellar, likely exceeding the expectations of even the band members. If they did this as a joke they should get some surprise success. This is a throwback to the revival of traditional metal we saw in the late 90's. I hear some HAMMERFALL, some (old) STRATOVARIOUS, and some AVANTASIA. It is not at the level of those bands late 90's releases but it's damn good.

I love this album to death. Really, every power metal fan needs to own this. It's exciting, pulse-pounding, catchy, and epic. It's a Lord of the Rings style fantasy tale in a concept album. And the singer is great; he's got an appropriately loud and projecting voice and is very easy to understand, but also sounds just so...enthusiastic, you can tell the guy is really putting his whole body into singing. The rest of the band members are no slouches either, although I guess it's one weakness is a lack of any real killer solos, so if that's really what you care about in your metal, you may be disappointed. But for a metal concept album, it's amazing.

Glorryhammer produces catchy symphonic metal rock music built around a campy fantasy/sci-fi storyline. What's not to like?! All 3 of Gloryhammer's albums (to date) are rocking fun listens. Lead singer Thomas Winkler's vocals really help to push these albums over the top.

This is Gloryhammer's FIRST album. Wow. "This one goes to 11" power metal with humor. Blasting it right now. Look, if you like Blind Guardian or Dragonforce or hairspray metal or (dare I say it) Spinal Tap... you need this. It's excellent. It's loud, it's fast, it's a little bit cheesy, it will make you smile on your commute as you head to your cubicle to face your gnome co-workers and troll bosses and you can imagine unleashing "the epic rage of furious thunder" on them with the "hammer of glory". Heh heh heh. More metal should be like this, blast-worthy without taking itself too seriously. So parent stuff: no swears (that I can make out), no growly stuff or detuned guitars, just hum-worthy riffs and catchy melodies that will stay with you.

グローリーハンマーも初めて聴いた曲ばかりで、最高です。

This is some great power metal! Excellent riffs, great catchy tunes with very powerful vocals and of course great lyrics....as usual for this style! excellent album, excellent band, recommended to all you metal lovers out there. Thanks amazon for the excellent service.

Un ritorno al power in grande! Disco bellissimo, melodico e molto diretto! "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee", "Angus McFife" e la ballad "Silent Tears of Frozen Princess" sono veramente grandiose! Una carica e un'energia davvero notevole per questa nuova scoperta della scena power! Consigliatissimo per gli amanti del genere e per tutti quelli che vogliono provare qualcosa di fresco dalle nuove generazioni! Il video anche se "imbarazzante" come dicono in tanti, alla fine lo trovo simpatico! La qualità della band non viene intaccata da questa cosa a mio avviso, ho visto di peggio per quanto riguarda a figure imbarazzanti nei video musicali!

Beaucoup osent dire que Christopher Bowes a voulu, avec Gloryhammer, faire du Rhapsody. Et bien je crois qu'ils n'ont jamais écouté du Rhapsody... Je tiens à préciser que ce n'est pas parce que Rhapsody a réalisé des clips clichés que le groupe l'était... Bref ! GloryHammer est avant tout un groupe jouant avec les codes clichés de l'Heroic Fantasy, que ce soit dans les textes, la musique, dans les clips, dans les lives et mêmes dans les photographies : Gloryhammer joue et s'éclate ! Le groupe est fait pour prêter au rire ! Voyez donc ! L'album raconte l'histoire épique d'un sorcier fou, nommé Zargothrax, voulant conquérir le glorieux royaume de Fife. Et pour y parvenir, il invoque avec un puissant sortilège une armée de licornes mort-vivantes (oui oui ! ça met bien dans l'ambiance) et donc, comme il fallait s'y attendre, le prince Angus McFife part à travers les contrées du royaume afin de rassembler alliés et artefacts magiques pour mettre fin aux folies du sorcier. Musicalement, oui, c'est du power bien kitsch ! Mais du bon power bien efficace ! Vous aimez Alestorm ? Vous aimez l'Heroic Fantasy ? GloryHammer est fait pour vous !

El disco con el que empezó todo. Descubrí el grupo por su segundo álbum, pero este no se queda atrás. El arte es muy bueno, y el libreto viene completo con ilustraciones, la letra de las canciones y algo más de info sobre el lore. Como canciones destaco "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee", "Angus McFife" y "Amulet of Justice" por hacer un Top 3 pero me es muuuy difícil. Desde que se fue del grupo Thomas no es lo mismo 😓