REACTION - GLORYHAMMER - Hootsforce

[@bakuhakudraws5603]

first time listening to Gloryhammer: Haha, this is so crazy, these guys are pretty cool! Second time listening to Gloryhammer: FIGHT FOR THE KING FOR THE HAMMER AND THE RING--

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hahaha accurate 🤣

[@Kymlaar]

FIGHT FOR THE ANCIENT STORY! Sorry... I saw the words, and something came over me!

[@NorokVokun]

yyyup xD

[@braintornout6555]

Just so you're aware, this is one of their LESS silly songs. Highly recommend you hear 'Masters of the Galaxy' or 'Land of Unicorns', the former being about an army of darkness from the future with the latter being about zombie laser unicorns.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Ah I see, good to know! Definitely keen to delve into the silliness. :D

[@dergraf4681]

Oh Yes, Land of Unicorns is perfect; it is the best back ground music to every DND game we are playing

[@sina0266]

Sorry but „Unicorn Invasion of Dundee“ is about Zombie Unicorns ... the Land of Unicorns is about Anugs McFifes Quest to join forces with the Resistence fighters of the forces of Justice 😅

[@sjacpswbs03162005]

I personally like the ending tracks of each album as everything comes to a climax and everything fits well

[@AvidboMerrion]

All Hail Angus McFife 13th of this name!!

[@sunnysidesofblue]

I think a big part of what makes this video so hilarious is - as you said - the completely straight and serious way they act it, no matter how ridiculous it is. Absolutely brilliant

[@AO968]

Of the five band members, only the singer, Thomas Winkler (aka Angus McFife XIII, Crown Prince of Fife) is of Swiss origin. The others are all British: - Paul Templing, aka Ser Proletius, Grandmaster of the Deathknights of Crail (guitar) - James Cartwright, aka The Hootsman, Astral Demigod of Unst (bass) - Ben Turk, aka Ralathor, the Mysterious Submarine Commander of Cowdenbeath (drums) - Christopher Bowes, aka Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee (keyboards) The band's lore takes place in a fictional version of Fife, a kingdom in Scotland. Other songs by this band to check out: - The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee - Angus McFife - Rise of the Chaos Wizards - Apocalypse 1992 - Gloryhammer - Power of the Laser Dragon Fire - And everything others have already mentioned.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Amazing, thanks so much for the information! There is a whole world yet to explore I see. Looking forward to hearing these. :D

[@erikknudsenmork4536]

@@ThomFoolery1 Also Check out Christopher Bowes other band, Alestorm, if you already havent.

[@MarikoHulme]

THANK YOU THOMAS! HAIL HOOTS! It doesn't really matter in which order you want to react going forward, they only have 4 official music videos and a few lyrics videos. But it's worth listening to the albums in order to get the entire story, beginning with "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee". Their live performances are amazing too!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Mariko! Yeah, I'm definitely keen to hear the concept albums and understand more about the stories.

[@OrkarIsberEstar]

Fun fact - some accuse Gloryhammer of stealing the rhythm and riffs from Alestorm "Drink" - its almost identical true, but they have the same song writer (and i think guitarrist) so...its not stolen. The guy who made it is in both bands Also "An episode of Startrek on Acid" - great quote

[@stevenhall1433]

I believe it is the keyboard player.

[@lilanthia]

Glad you liked Gloryhammer! If you listen to all 3 of their albums back to back it actually tells one continuous story 😂

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you! Yeah I need to listen to these albums :D

[@KovCapyWizz]

YES!!! Yes yes yes. Great start :D This is my morning alarm and it starts the day right.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hahahah! That is epic. Great way to start the day!

[@satortenet]

Quick! React to "The siege of Dunkeld"! We need your help to defeat the evil wizard Zargothrax!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Oh heck, this sounds urgent!

[@Yourargumentisflawed]

There is a story that is told across their 3 albums, culminating in The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny (my favorite song of all time). Angus McFife is the hero of the story played by the lead singer Thomas Winkler, while Zargothrax the evil wizard is played by the keyboardist and songwriter Chris Bowes. Angus has sworn revenge against Zargothrax for invading with an army of undead unicorns and kidnapping the princess. In the first album he gathers 3 artifacts, the hammer of glory which he is seen carrying, a golden dragon as a steed, and the amulet of justice, to defeat Zargothrax and save the princess. The second and third album are just as wacky.

[@lea-anne9133]

Great reaction Thomas🤘🏻 this kind of music just makes you feel good🤩🤣

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Lea-Anne, yeah this is so awesome 😀

[@emoharalampiev1590]

The story that continues through the 3 albums is absolutely amazing. I know it's a lot of work so I'd totally understand if you didn't want to do it, but if you wanted to make 3 extra long videos (one for each album) listening to their entire discography, so you can follow the brilliant story, it would be amazing.

[@KovCapyWizz]

Now theres a bloody undertaking. But yea would be super fun tho

[@emoharalampiev1590]

@@KovCapyWizz I mean each of them is less then an hour long, so I feel like it wont be that much

[@KovCapyWizz]

@@emoharalampiev1590 i'm not saying it'd be that hard, just take more time is all. But it would be bad ass. The story going from fantasy to space fantasy, Hearing the band evolve (wich they do, massively) but also the singer grow in his marvelous, marvelous voice. I love that mans voice.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you! I will definitely give these listen. Might not be able to a full reaction but I'll let you know either way. haha

[@bazkeen]

Well..that was a load of fun👍🏻👍🏻😁😁A little exhausted after that😁😁😁😁Star Trek on acid🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ThomFoolery1]

Glad you liked it Basil! Yeah it is so energetic and fun. Love bands like this. :)

[@bazkeen]

@@ThomFoolery1 Yep. So do I👍🏻👍🏻

[@j.r8950]

For me Angus MC Fife ( Thomas Winkler) is the greatest Voice in the complete Heavy Metal Business!!!!

[@JaneDoe-ge5di]

Whow! What a videoproduction! The storytelling reminds me a bit on Ayreon or Avantasia. Was really a lot of fun as always! Stay well!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you Jane! Yeah I was pleasantly surprised! :)

[@mrdoge9508]

Universe on Fire & Masters of the Galaxy next!

[@ExaltedDuck]

Just for your own amusement, look for some me gloryhammer 8-bit covers. People have turned them into basically NES style tracks and it's amazing.

[@madnet_1555]

Very nice reaction! Gloryhammer are insane! Of the same kind of song you can try Rhapsody - Emerald Sword, they are the progenitors of this type of music genre. Keep up the good work! \m/

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks for very much Rocco. Cheers for the tip! 😀

[@metalloverjames215]

FYI, the keyboardist who formed this band, Christopher Bowes, is also the keytar player and vocalist for the Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm. Seriously check them out if you like pirate themed, sea-shanty type, catchy, but ultimately funny pirate metal with scottish accent. \m/

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hahaha That's quite the description! I'll check them oot. ;)

[@Thraim.]

Their whole shtick is making fun of over the top power metal while pushing it up to 11 and playing it completely straight. Everything about them is just plain fun.

[@fenomeno5187]

GLORYHAMMER MASTERS OF THE GALAXY AND IKEA

[@scray00]

So I’ve been loving the shit out of nightwish for a year, but not being a headbanger I was always skipping over these other bands. Now I’m going back and watching them, wondering why I was such a dumbass to skip them in the first place. They’re all great in their own way. I’ll admit I like more understandable lyrics ( god I know I’m getting shit for that ). I’m not against screaming and growling I just like a mix. I think it’s why I’m so hooked on symphonic metal, because it covers everything. Each band had something the others don’t. Or they do but it’s in a different way. Even the silly ones are entertaining as hell. It’s wicked cool to get exposed to shit I would never have found on my own. Christ we only knew the bands we saw live or that our immediate friends listened to. So for me it was always like “hey the pixies have a new album “ so you’d run to Newbury comics and grab a cassette tape and literally play the music off of it. It’s not like anyone was saying “hey there’s this awesome band from Sweden“. 😂 This thing the internet, the doors to walk through are endless. It’s about the only thing I envy that my kids have that I didn’t.

[@AvidboMerrion]

I am now going to change my religion to HOOTSFORCE

[@jordanhegg3647]

Awesome job! You should check out The Raven Age- Fleur De Lis or Grave of the Fireflies

[@emoharalampiev1590]

Hell yeah Gloryhammer

[@ashtongiertz8728]

You probably should have started from the song from their first album; Angus mcfife. Starting here is like starting a trilogy from the last movie.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Good to know, thanks!

[@OlettaLiano]

Star Trek on acid? You must know something I don't know. 🤣

[@ThomFoolery1]

Maybe not the best idea now that I think about it. 😂 😂

[@user-yy7tw9hv9n]

It's a D&D campaign gone right

[@matthewhaley1989]

Seeing as you like gloryhammer try alestorm as Christopher Bowes aka Zargothrax in gloryhammer is the lead singer of alestorm. Start with the song drink

[@KovCapyWizz]

''Siege of dunkeld'' next!?

[@columbatiberius2176]

The Chad Angus McFife > The virgin Thor Sorry... *NOT SORRY*