#angus mcfife II

[blastedking]

Hunting wizards for sport vengeance.

[feyswilde]

noble and true with a heart of steel 🫡

[uupiic]

POV: some kinda weird bird hit your window while you’re trying to do Important Evil Wizard Stuff.

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From the ‘Keeper Of The Celestial Flame Of Abernethy’ by Gloryhammer.

Again, if I link to it, the tumbeasts will eat the post. Or the goblins will. Depends on who gets to it first.

[gabrielsellesty]

WELCOME DOOMED TRAVELER IN FORSAKEN REALM OF CHAOS

.... WELCOME IN IMPERIUM DUNDAXIA!

hahaha yes....ans also redraw of that part from video cuz why not

[insoucianceart]

Go ahead and tell me Angus McFife II doesn't look like Xisumavoid.

Come on, I'm waiting.

[mastomysowner]

By the holy flaming hammer of unholy cosmic frost! by matildeyamamoto

[ahrasliaayahanambar]

Okay but I think this picture best describes what's going on in the album and about the album in general (my fav word currently: SPOILERS) :

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Ser Proletius (I don't have to explain, we all know (unfortunately) what's going on)

Angus McFife II when he sees a box with only emptiness and lies inside

Basically everyone during the grand g inal (except Angus ; *insert Yes, that's sad...anyway meme*)

Billy Bolesław (someone wrote Billy Colesław and I can't unsaw this 🤣🤣)

A saxophone ( Battle Sax 🎷) thrown violently by The Hootsman in Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol MV

Angus McFife II when he sees the poll (who is main character) results on the Gloryhammer Reddit and finds out he's losing to Robot Price of Auchtertool ( OVER THE ROBOT KINGDOM RULE ELECTRIC LORD OF WAR DESTINED TO REGIN FOREVERMORE 👑👑👑)

...and poor Mike who is Forever Clone

[dixie-the-pixie]

FOR THE LAST TIME ANGUS MCFIFE II, OUR PRONOUNS ARE THEM/THEM!

NOT BECAUSE WE’RE NONBINARY, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE LITERALLY TWO THAUMATURGISTS!

ALSO BECAUSE WE ARE NONBINARY!!!

[ask-the-crimson-king]

Saw Gloryhammer Live

Take Angus McFife II vs Zargothrax during the Unicorn Invasion of Dundee [CW for Flashing Lights and also terrible audio quality because I was Right Next to the amps]:

I hope the video actually works when it loads.

I also received +1 Staff of Cowdenbeath:

It was an awesome night. The set was good, I was very surprised to hear Questlords of Inverness of all songs.

Very good night. Now I get to look forward to Wind Rose in April.

[epikulupu]

Greetings Epikulupu. I would like a random fact [ 🎱 ] please.

your random fact is... that in the music video for keeper of the celestial flame of abernethy by gloryhammer, dark lord zargothrax, master of nightmares, keeper of celestial flame, wizard king, chaos incarnate, does not have the vorpal laser blaster of pittenweem like it says he does in the lyrics, and zargothrax clone alpha one doesn't use it to melt the ice prison in the fortress of crail as is said in the lore timeline on gloryhammer's instagram. he actually breaks zargothrax prime out of the prison by making angus mcfife ii hallucinate zargothrax and throw the holy flaming hammer of unholy cosmic frost towards the ice prison, thus shattering it and allowing zargothrax prime to break free, culminating in the events of maleficus geminus (colossus matrix 38b - ultimate invocation of the binary thaumaturge)

...is that a befitting fun fact? i hope so

[blastedking]

Robot Prince with regular prince for scale x)

[idonthaveanaccent]

Just a little rambling and then a few bands I really like and you should totally check out, so expand it if you wanna see them :)

I know this isn’t a normal update, I just have to talk about this with someone.

Music is a vital part of everyday life for me. Everything I do has a backtrack. If I’m not watching a show in my room, I have to have music playing. When I write I have headphones in, blasting music, like right now. To go to sleep and sleep easily I have to play music, ever since I was young I’ve done it. I can’t remember not falling asleep without music playing. Music even helps inspire what I write. 

Point is, I love music. 

However, I am extremely uncomfortable with sharing my music. My freshman year I was made fun of the type of music I listen to, which has evolved a bit in the 3-4 years since that time, however it hasn’t ventured too far. 

When I was eleven my parents gave me a windows phone with no sim card, but it had a music app. They downloaded a bunch of child friendly songs and it was the first time I could control what I listened to. Before I had an old MP3 which was filled with Disney songs, Anamaniacs tunes, and ABBA’s Golden Hits. I can sing all them by heart, dances are a fun time for me. Now, I could look up songs. 

My best friend was into the alternative scene as her sister is six years older than us and as such had a more ‘adult’ music sense. She introduced me to the classic bands, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Panic! At the Disco, etc. I loved their music, we’d listen to it on the bus to middle school. However, as time went on, I began expanding my music taste. I got into My Three Days Grace, Shinedown, and other similar bands. Then, Freshman year came.

I remember the moment clear as day. I was working on my photography notebook the week before finals like the dumbass I was am, with Pandora open and listening to one of the many radios. Then, a song came on. It was by a band I hadn’t heard of before. It was called Bad Company, and the band was called Five Finger Death Punch. Now, little fourteen year old me was a little shocked by the name but the song wasn’t unlike anything I’d heard before. I decided I liked that song and favorited it.

A little while later more of their songs began popping up, but they were a little different. Heavier. Angrier. And I loved it. I don’t know what it was about the gruff vocals or pounding drum beats or glorious guitar solos, but I was hooked. I then moved onto Spotify and listened to their albums, headbanging all the way. This was my first experience with Metal, and you better believe I was a fan.

As time went on I explored more bands. Alesana, Asking Alexandria, Crown the Empire, A Day to Remember, Halestorm, Ghost, etc. I tried showing people my favorite bands but they made fun of my music taste, mimicking their screams whenever I looked up. It was disheartening, and I never wanted to share it again. Not until I knew they were okay with it. I had people tell me they were scared of that music, and asked me to never play it in front of them. You can see how that would make me never want to tell anyone about it, right? Well, I kept it to myself, electing to share music with only a few people, one being my friend. She always jokes about how she showed me Fall Out Boy and all them and then lost me along the way. 

During Junior year I discovered even more bands, including one of my favorites, Ice Nine Kills. Amazing band, you should definitely check them out, but the advertising comes later. My music taste also diversified a little and I began listening to softer bands, like grandson and The Ghost Club. 

Now, to the main show. My recent music taste.

It all began with one Instagram video. A meme video that really isn’t all that funny. I was actually just looking through what I saved and it happened to be in a  really small folder, so I clicked it. Here is the exact video

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A post shared by positive memes (@positive_and_negative_memes) on Feb 23, 2019 at 6:14pm PST

So I was interested the song and band and decided to look them up. What I found was simply...amazing.

Okay, here comes the advertising of my favorite bands :)

I. Gloryhammer

The first Power Metal band I discovered and still my favorite. Here’s how Gloryhammer describes themselves:

“And lo, Planet Earth had been destroyed by the Hootsman, with an explosion so powerful it ripped a hole in the very fabric of spacetime. And yet, Zargothrax was still not defeated, for he managed to use his last shreds of power to escape through the dimensional rift. Vowing to defeat the evil sorcerer, Angus McFife XIII followed him into the portal, with no idea where it might lead…“

That may seem confusing, and it is, but trust me, when I tell you a bit more, it will all make sense. 

So Gloryhammer is one of the best bands I have ever heard before. Their concept is absolute gold and is the only of its kind I’ve seen before. Basically, every single one of their songs tells a story of the Land of Fife. The Lead singer (Thomas Winkler) is Prince Angus McFife (the 1st and 13th), keyboard/backing vocals (Christopher Bowes) is the Evil Sorcerer Zargothrax, guitar/backing vocals (Paul Templing) is Sir Proletiues, leader of the warriors of Crail, drums (Ben Turk) is the Ancient Hermit Ralathor, and last but never least is bass/backing vocals (James Cartwright), the Mighty Hootsman! 

Each album follows a part in the epic saga, with three in total. The first album tells the story of the original Angus McFife the I whereas the next two follow his ancestor, Anguc McFife XIII. I don't want to give too much spoilers but let's just say that all three are filled with so much creativity and twists that it’s like listening to a movie! I cant even express how if you are looking for something to listen to that has dragons, goblin kings, evil sorcerers, hammers, and space, then this is the band for you! 

I am going to put one song by them down because you can only have five and I’m big mad about it.

Gloryhammer - Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex

So yeah, that’s band numero uno!

II. Sabaton

What is there to say about Sabaton that hasn’t already been said... 

Unlike Gloryhammer, Sabaton is older, formed in the nineties. Here’s what they say about themselves on their website:

“In the nearly two decades since their launch, Swedish metallers Sabaton have carved out a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the business – gaining a legion of loyal fans across the globe, delivering eight highly-rated studio albums (including two certified platinum-sellers), and scoring multiple industry award wins and nominations… not to mention launching their own annual festival and cruise.

Combining soaring power riffs with vocalist Joakim Brodén’s instantly-recognisable gruff baritone, the band refuses to be simply slotted into a genre. Fans need only know them as Sabaton: the heavy metal band that sings of real life wars and the people who played a part in them – of gruelling campaigns and dazzling acts of bravery, of magnificent victories and touching personal struggles – true stories more fantastic than any fiction,”

Sabaton is, as they stated, a band dedicated to sharing stories of true battles throughout history. On their website they even have a whole calendar dedicated to historic events, so you can see what happened in history on whatever day you’d like! 

As a huge history geek, this band is amazing. I would watch the World War documentary series before I went to bed in middle school because I thought all of that stuff was so interesting. If I didn’t love writing and English as much as I do then I’d go into a career where history was involved. They were actually a part of my Spotify Wrapped this year where I explored 27 of their songs, listened to six of their albums, and spent over 39 hours listening to just them this year. 

Unlike what I did before, I am just going to showcase three of my favorite songs by them because they have way too many albums and I’m sad to say I didn’t listen to all of them. 

The Lost Battalion - The Last Stand

Now, onto the third band and a good one too!

III. Powerwolf

I’m not a religious person, I grew up being taught all that stuff but I consider myself to be more agnostic rather than Christian or any of that stuff. But, if there’s one religious thing I don’t mind bumping its the Priests of Metal, Powerwolf! Here's what they have to say about themselves:

“After spilling gallons of blood and fighting tirelessly, after only two albums with Napalm Powerwolf shot straight to the pole position of the official German album charts (and another album made it into the top three!). After selling out venue after venue and thrilling bigger and bigger hordes of fans, the time is right for a new chapter: The Sacrament Of Sin which offers eleven metal psalms forged for all eternity!

Powerwolf entered Fascination Street Studios in Örebrö, Sweden starting in January 2018 to work on their seventh manifesto together with renowned producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth). The result is brimming with the Germans` trademark sound, and yet the band have recorded their boldest and most adventurous album to date! ‘Where the wild wolves have gone‘ even marks the first ballad in Powerwolf history – whereas ‘Nightside of Siberia‘ does the exact opposite and turns out to be one of the heaviest tunes the fivepiece have ever written. ‘Incense And Iron‘ simply MUST be part of every future setlist with its folky nature and anthemic catchiness; and epic single ‘Fire & Forgive‘ brilliantly melts infectious melodies into timeless, heavy shredding. The Sacrament Of Sin overwhelms both with sophisticated songwriting and sheer aggression – and proves once more why Powerwolf are the one and only true high priests of heavy metal!,”

The band is made up of vocalist  Karsten Brill as "Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as "Matthew Greywolf", bassist/rhythm guitarist David Vogt as "Charles Greywolf", keyboardist Christian Jost as "Falk Maria Schlegel" and drummer Roel van Helden. 

They’re really awesome and here’s my favorite song by them.

Army of the Night - Blessed and Possessed 

Now onto the fourth band ;)...

IV. Brothers of Metal

Oh boy, if you thought the bands might’ve mellowed out a little then you are sorely unprepared for this glorious group...

When I was younger I was one of those Percy Jackson kids, but my love for mythology started long before I read one of those books. As I grew older I expanded my knowledge, moving away from Greek and Roman and into Norse and other mythologies. You can imagine my joy when I found Brothers of Metal. They have no Wikipedia or website so here’s what Spotify says about them:

“BROTHERS OF METAL consist of eight powerful Viking warriors that originates from the glorious kingdom of Falun, far up in the north. Falun is a mighty town that lies within the dark iron woods where only true metal warriors reside. BROTHERS OF METAL are known to most as the strongest metal band in the nine realms. 

Before time, our eight warriors would travel through the realms and protect the good folk against evil. It was one of those nights that the legacy of metal was born. They came home from some pretty intense giant slaying and felt the common urge for mead and entertainment. The mead was generously flowing from the teats of Heidrun, but the music was really bad. The warriors took what instruments they could find and started playing, thus they wrote their first song Son of Odin, creating a tribute hymn to the strongest god they knew. 

The mortals of the kingdom was so impressed with the music that they couldn't get enough, our warriors looked at each other and so a band was formed. Together they swor an oath to keep the flames of true metal burning and to continue to play until the earthlings had worthy entertainment of their own, it's yet to come,” 

They haven’t released a ton of music when compared to the bands I listed before them, but they are absolutely amazing! All their music videos make me chuckle and when I watch Q&A’s they’ve posted they feel so down to earth that a person whos probably a decade younger than them if not less/more can relate to them. All their music has to do with Norse Mythology, but here’s my favorite music video yet:

The Mead Song - Prophecy of Ragnarök

And yeah, that’s it!

I hope you all weren't too bored and I hope you at least somewhat enjoyed this. It feels good to talk about my favorite bands. I’d love to put more videos in but Tumblr won’t let you so I guess we’re stuck with only one per band. I planned on doing three each but I guess that’s dead in the water. 

Oh well.

If you like any of this music/band honestly just reach out and talk to me, I love chatting about music. I don’t know a ton about the logistics or anything like that but we can share bands or songs or whatever. I sound really lonely which is true but please don’t feel shy.

See you all later! 

-Paige

[uupiic]

DUN DUN DOUBLE DUN DUN WIZARD!

aka the biggest oops in the known universe

From Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernethy by Gloryhammer.

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And so, I have arrived to the end of the video.

Some more stuff, like my favourite landscapes, or maybe magic, will probably follow, bc I am a slut for good art.

[gabrielsellesty]

ANGUS MCFIFE II.

O w.

I should post here also some royal family members of Fifes, here's Angus II.💙✨

My actually first fanart of him I would say, and also older art I did some time ago. Still proud hehe 💙✨

[magic-dragon-s-keep]

Scenario: Ser Proletius, the Hootsman, and Ralathor are babysitting Angus McFife’s first kid, and Angus II eats something he’s only mildly allergic to. He has to eat a lot of it to have a reaction, but he tells the heroes he ate one to see their reactions:

Ser Proletius: Oh my hoots, are you okay!? Do you need medicine or-

Hootsman: Yeah! Living on the edge!

Ralathor: *quietly looks at them over his book, knowing the kid will be fine* This is fine.

[blastedking]

To celebrate the new album, I'll let this one jump the queue! <3 (Look at that. He finally looks a little more like he looks x))