Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex

Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex
Studio album by Gloryhammer
Released	31 May 2019
Genre	Power metal[1][2]
Length	49:30
Label	Napalm
Producer	Lasse 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
"Gloryhammer" Released: 12 April 2019[3] "The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust)" Released: 10 May 2019[4]

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

Story

After Earth was destroyed by the Hootsman in order to stop Zargothrax from summoning the Elder God Kor-Virliath, Zargothrax flees into the resulting wormhole ("Into the Terrorvortex of Kor-Virliath"). Angus McFife XIII follows him, and arrives in an alternate 992 A.D. Zargothrax arrived in the distant past, and, having conquered Dundee and the Kingdom of Fife, lays siege to Dunkeld ("The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust)"). 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 emperor and commands Ser Proletius, corrupted by the Knife of Evil, and his Death Knights of Crail, ordering them to slaughter more peasants in Auchtermuchty ("Masters of the Galaxy").

Angus McFife is told about a resistance far north in the valley of Achnasheen, the Land of the Unicorns. Upon reaching the resistance, he is met by Submarine Commander Ralathor, the hermit of Cowdenbeath ("The Land of Unicorns"). Ralathor tells Angus that he needs to charge his hammer by bringing it to the sun of this world; to do so, Angus 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 the Hammer ("Gloryhammer"). Returning to Fife, the resistance gathers aboard a flying submarine, the DSS Hootsforce ("Hootsforce"). They fly off to engage the forces of Zargothrax ("Battle for Eternity").

Zargothrax prepares a ritual tied to an imminent solar conjunction in order to ascend to godhood. While Ralathor destroys the Death Knights, Zargothrax mocks Angus and Ralathor, and declares his victory inevitable. Then, the Hootsman descends from the heavens; the Hootsman did not die in the destruction of Earth, but merged with the fabric of reality and became the god of this alternate universe. With the Hootsman's power and the Hammer of Glory, Angus and his allies kill Zargothrax.

As Zargothrax's corpse turns into liquid dust, Angus realizes that, during the fighting, he was stabbed with the Knife of Evil. Realizing that he would soon turn evil, Angus plunges into the volcano Mount Schiehallion. As Angus dies, a mysterious morse code transmission plays, reading "Activate Zargothrax Clone Alpha-1." ("The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny").

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Hootsforce"	3:50
2.	"On the Wings of a Rainbow"	4:00

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"On the Wings of a Rainbow"	3:54

Notes

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

Personnel

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

• Jens Johansson – keyboard solo (track 9)

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

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

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.