History Music / Gloryhammer

* CompleteImmortality: Zargothrax, apparently. He's explicitly stated as being immortal. In ''Tales From The Kingdom Of Fife'' he's defeated by being [[AndIMustScream trapped in liquid ice for ten centuries]], and in ''Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards'' he survives the total destruction of Earth!

* ConceptAlbum: Every albums is a concept albums.

* ConceptAlbum: All three albums are concept albums, the first has Zargothrax invade Dundee with an army of undead unicorns. The second one is set in the grim darkness of 1992, where Zargothrax comes back with the aid of the Chaos Wizards. The third one is a direct sequel to the second, set in an alternate universe where Zargothrax reigns supreme.

* Garth Murdock[[note[[superscript:Guitar, 2010]][[/note]]

* CanisLatinicus: PlayedForLaughs. Latin (or pseudoLatin) chanting is a recurring motif. It zig zags between [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish surprisingly good]] and complete gibberish. They include the line [[LampshadeHanging "chanting nonsense in Latin"... in Latin]].

** Appearing in ''Maleficus Geminus'' is the Robot Prince of Auchtertool, a robotic warlord commanding an army of robots and aids Angus II against the Double Wizard. [[spoiler:He gets turned into an "undead machine" by the Knife of Evil, and his army is implied to have changed sides with his undeath.]]

* NeglectfulPrecursors: The Starlords. They left three legendary artifacts - the Hammer of Glory, the Knife of Evil, and the Vorpal Laserblaster of Pittenweem - lying around in Scotland along with other [[AttackDrone assorted]] [[AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome artifacts]], and did nothing to stop Zargothrax ''or'' Angus from collecting them. Nor, apparently, did they think unleashing an elder demon or a cyborg destroying Earth was worthy of their attention. [[spoiler:They finally did show up in the climax of the fourth album, only to wipe out everyone but Angus II for "meddling with the three artifacts of power."]]

* SequelHook: All three albums end with one:

** "Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernethy" from ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife''

** ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'' takes place in ''another'' alternate universe. In this universe, Dundee's first victory over Zargothrax was relatively short lived after Zargothrax Clone Alpha-1, who was awakened from the signal sent from the original Zarhothrax's death at the end of the previous album, destroys Dundee and kills Angus [=McFife=] I in a nuclear detonation, leading to the Kingdom of Fife becoming a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland.

** The Brotherhood of Crail, as described in the song "Brotherhood of Crail" is basically [[{{Fallout}} the Brotherhood of Steel]] with the serial numbers filed off.

Gloryhammer are an AffectionateParody of PowerMetal, led by the vocalist of Music/{{Alestorm}}, Chris Bowes. In this band, he originally played the keyboards and the voice of evil sorcerer Zargothrax[[note]]until he stepped down to keep his commitments to Alestorm from interfering with Gloryhammer[[/note]]. They decided to do the usual HeavyMithril PowerMetal fare, but set it in UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} so they didn't have to make up place names. The first two albums, ''Tales from the Kingdom of Fife'' and ''Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards'' have been concept albums, with the second one being the first one JustForFun/RecycledInSpace. The third album, ''Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex'', is a direct sequel to the second that takes place in an alternate universe. The fourth album, ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'', tells the tale of Angus [=McFife=] II's journey through the nuclear wasteland of the Imperium Dundaxia to avenge his father's death. The lyrics of this band are considered ludicrous even by power metal standards.

Following ''Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex'', vocalist Thomas Winkler was suddenly kicked out of the band in August 2021 following a behind-the-scenes dispute involving allegations of racism against the other members. ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'', features a new singer to portray Angus [=McFife=]: Sozos Michael of Planeswalker and Eons Enthroned and formerly of Helion Prime. Winkler went on to [[StartMyOwn found the very similar band]] Music/AngusMcSix.

Following ''Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex'', vocalist Thomas Winkler was suddenly kicked out of the band in August 2021 following some kind of behind-the-scenes dispute. ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'', features a new singer to portray Angus [=McFife=]: Sozos Michael of Planeswalker and Eons Enthroned and formerly of Helion Prime. Winkler went on to [[StartMyOwn found the very similar band]], Music/AngusMcSix.

* RedshirtArmy: In the music video for ''Hootsforce'', the Forces of Justice bring 43 space submarines and face off against three of Zargothrax's spaceships. The 42 submarines that aren't carrying Angus [=McFife=] XIII and Ralathor are wiped out and the last submarine is badly damaged before Angus is able to use the Gloryhammer to take out the last spaceship. Nothing ever comes of this and the Forces of Justice are still implied have an army to land for the final battle in ''The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny'', nor are Zargothrax's ships or the damage the cause mentioned at all in the song beyond a mention of a "battle in the sky".

* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: The Astral Dwarves arrive to aid Angus in his battle on Mars... and are almost immediately killed by Zargothrax's demons.

* RedshirtArmy: In the music video for ''Hootsforce'', the Forces of Justice bring 43 space submarines and face off against three of Zargotrhrax's spaceships. The 42 submarines that aren't carrying Angus [=McFife=] XIII and Ralathor are wiped out and the last submarine is badly damaged before Angus is able to use the Gloryhammer to take out the last spaceship. Nothing ever comes of this and the Forces of Justice are still implied have an army to land for the final battle in ''The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny'', nor are Zargothrax's ships or the damage the cause mentioned at all in the song beyond a mention of a "battle in the sky".

* MechaMook: A heroic version of this trope appears in ''On the Wings of a Rainbow'', robots make up part of the Kingdom of Fife's army.

** ''Masters Of The Galaxy'' is an upbeat heroic anthem... about the [[FallenHero Deathknights of Crail]] and Proletius corruption at the hands of Zargothrax.

* TheEndOrIsIt: The final song of ''Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex'' concludes the saga of Angus [=McFife=] and ends with Zargothrax defeated once and for all. However, at the end of the song, a cryptic message in Morse code is transmitted from an unknown entity across time to the year 1022. [[spoiler: Translated, the message reads "Activate Zargothrax Clone Alpha1".]]

** ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'' takes place in [i]another[/i] alternate universe. In this universe, Dundee's first victory over Zargothrax was relatively short lived after Zargothrax Clone Alpha-1, who was awakened from the signal sent from the original Zarhothrax's death at the end of the previous album, destroys Dundee and kills Angus [=McFife=] I in a nuclear detonation, leading to the Kingdom of Fife becoming a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland.

* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Averted. ''Tales From the Kingdom of Fife''Rincewind89@yahoo.com is set entirely in the county of Fife, Scotland, which is portrayed as a magical, mysterious land of dragons, unicorns and wizards. Small towns and locations are spoken of with an air of grandeur, such as the fishing village of Crail being home to the ''mightiest warriors in the land''. The Intergalactic Empire of Fife features prominently in ''Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards'', treating Scotland as the centre of the universe.

* IdenticalGrandson: Angus [=McFife=] XIII on ''Space 1992'' and ''Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex'', Angus [=McFife=] II on ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'' and Angus [=McFife=] on "Fly Away."

* AffectionateParody: With a HEAVY emphasis on "affectionate". They start with the concept of undead unicorns and ride the wave from there. The second album tries to out-grimdark TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}, and is a parody of those sort of space settings. Their lyrics are so silly that it wraps all the way around to serious again, and some say they manage to out-power metal power metal itself.

* AlternateUniverse: The first album is set in a Fantasy Scotland with unicorns, magic, trolls and goblins. The second one is set ten centuries later in 1992, when Zargothrax comes back to wreak havoc with the aid of the Goblin King and the Chaos Wizards. The third album is set in an AlternateUniverse ''of'' the aforementioned AlternateUniverse, where Zargothrax won and is now the Dark Emperor of Dundee.

** In the first album, the beautiful princess was frozen in ice. However, Angus saves her.

* {{Bookends}}: The last song of the fourth album, "Maleficus Geminus" ends with a variation of the first song's chorus.

* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Averted. The first album is set entirely in the county of Fife, Scotland, which is portrayed as a magical, mysterious land of dragons, unicorns and wizards. Small towns and locations are spoken of with an air of grandeur, such as the fishing village of Crail being home to the ''mightiest warriors in the land''. The Intergalactic Empire of Fife features prominently in ''Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards'', treating Scotland as the centre of the universe.

** In the third album it happens again with Zargothrax's army easily conquering Dunkeld while Angus' Gloryhammer is unable to harm Zargothrax.

* DropTheHammer: The first album had the Hammer of Glory. The second album goes on to explain how it is also called "The Astral Hammer", luckily hidden on Earth by the Starlords, and then found and wielded by Angus [=McFife=], and passed down to his descendants, until Angus [=McFife=] XIII wields it on the moon in "Legend of the Astral Hammer", from that song:

* EvilSorcerer: Zargothrax the Dark Sorcerer of Auchtermuchty. On the album ''Tales from the Kingdom of Fife'', he invades Dundee with an Army of Undead Unicorns and traps the beautiful princess Iona [=McDougall=] in ice. On the second album, ''Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards'', his actions cause the Earth to be destroyed.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The bonus track at the end of ''Tales From the Kingdom of Fife'', ''Wizards!'', foreshadows features of the second album.

* {{Hellgate}}: On the second album, we learn that a cavern under Dundee contains a gate to Hell, that will release Kor-Virliath, The Elder God of the 18th Hell Dimension.

* IdenticalGrandson: Angus [=McFife=] XIII in 1992 (on the second album).

* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: The first album is set in an alternate reality Medieval Scotland.
* MedievalStasis: Averted: Centuries after the events of the first album, the Kingdom of Fife has become a spacefaring, intergalactic empire.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Zargothrax, Dark Sorcerer of Auchtermuchty. On the second album, the Goblin King of the Darkstorm Galaxy (identified [[AllThereInTheManual in the lyrics booklet]] as "Dreadlord Myrkanos Barbax") and Kor-Virliath the Elder God of the 18th Hell Dimension.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Averted, ''hard''. Gloryhammer's bassist is the [[BoisterousBruiser exhuberant]] BarbarianHero Hootsman. In-universe, he enters the second album having become a great king in his own right and the greatest action movie star in the world. In the third album, Angus finds an army called the Hootsforce, which worships Hootsman as a god, and which helps Angus defeat Zargothrax's forces.

* PostModernMagic: The third album has a song that features an enchanted JetPack as one of the PlotCoupons required to defeat Zargothrax.

* RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo: The band have fantasy alter-egos in their first album. Played straight in the second where Prince Angus'descendant is saving the galaxy.

* RuleOfCool: Undead unicorns invade Dundee, Zargothrax imprisoned in ice, then released by the Chaos Wizards, and the second album ends with Kor-Virliath the Elder God of the 18th Hell Dimension being prevented from being unleashed by the [[EarthShatteringKaboom Earth being destroyed by a neutron star that powers a cyborg exploding.]]

** On the second album, it is revealed that the "Questlords of Inverness" can travel through time, and are called "Unicorn Defenders, Unafraid to Die" in "Questlords of Inverness, ride to the Galactic Fortress."
** The third album has "The Land of Unicorns," the last place in the corrupted world of Zargothrax where justice still reigns.

* AVillainNamedZrg: Zargothrax, Dread sorcerer of Auchtermuchty, Chaos Wizard, (and in the 3rd album) Dark Lord of the Kingdom of Fife, whose final action in the second album results in the Earth (of that dimension) being destroyed.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[EldritchAbomination Kor-Virliath]] doesn't show up in the third album, though the first song is named after him. Somehow, Zargothrax did not need it to create a VillainWorld off-screen.

Gloryhammer are an AffectionateParody of PowerMetal, led by the vocalist of Music/{{Alestorm}}, Chris Bowes. In this band, he originally played the keyboards and the voice of evil sorcerer Zargothrax[[note]]until he stepped down to keep his commitments to Alestorm from interfering with Gloryhammer[[/note]]. They decided to do the usual HeavyMithril PowerMetal fare, but set it in UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} so they didn't have to make up place names. The first two albums, ''Tales from the Kingdom of Fife'' and ''Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards'' have been concept albums, with the second one being the first one JustForFun/RecycledInSpace. The third album, ''Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex'', is a direct sequel to the second that takes place in an alternate universe. The fourth album, ''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'' tells the tale of Angus [=McFife=] II's journey through the nuclear wasteland of the Imperium Dundaxia to avenge his father's death. The lyrics of this band are considered ludicrous even by power metal standards.

''Return to the Kingdom of Fife'' opens with the nuclear destruction of Dundee and death of Angus [=McFife=] I by Zargothrax's clone and now Angus [=McFife=] II must journey through the nuclear wasteland of the Imperium Dundaxia to gather his allies once more, avenge his father and save the Kingdom of Fife once more.

* Paul Templing[[note]][[superscript:2010-present]][[/note]] – Dark Matter String Manipulation Interface, [[note]][[superscript:Guitar,]][[/note]] Ser Proletius, Grand Master of [[EliteMooks The Unbeatable Knights of Crail]], and his [[VirtualGhost Holographic Likeness]] in the future, and his [[FaceHeelTurn evil counterpart]] in the alternate reality.
* James Cartwright[[note]][[superscript:2010-present]][[/note]] – Trans-Dimensional Subsonic Cluster, [[note]][[superscript:Bass,]][[/note]] Hootsman, Immortal [[BarbarianHero Barbarian Warrior (and Astral Demigod) of Unst]].
* Ben Turk[[note]][[superscript:2010-present]][[/note]] – Percussive Phi-Quason Battery, [[note]][[superscript:Drums,]][[/note]] Ralathor, [[TheHermit the Mysterious Hermit (and Submarine Commander) of Cowdenbeath]]
* Sozos Michael[[note]][[superscript:Vocals, 2021-present]][[/note]], Voice-Modulated Star Nucleus, Angus [=McFife=], [[WarriorPrince Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Fife]]; and his [[IdenticalGrandson Descendants]], Angus [=McFife=] II, Angus [=McFife=] V and Angus [=McFife=] XIII