Christopher Bowes

Christopher Alexander Bowes (Gravesend, Inglaterra, Reino Unido, 23 de junio de 1986) es un músico británico, conocido por ser el vocalista de la banda de folk metal Alestorm y por ser el fundador​ y tecladista de la banda de power metal Gloryhammer.

Christopher Bowes
Christopher Bowes junto a Alestorm en el Wacken Open Air en Germany, 2023.
Información personal
Nombre de nacimiento	Christopher Alexander Bowes
Nacimiento	23 de junio de 1986 (37 años) Gravesend, Inglaterra
Nacionalidad	Británica
Información profesional
Ocupación	Cantante, compositor
Años activo	2001-presente
Seudónimo	Zargothrax
Género	Power metal Metal sinfónico Folk metal Metal pirata Freak metal
Instrumentos	Voz, teclados, keytar
Discográfica	Nuclear Blast Records Napalm Records
Artistas relacionados	Alestorm Gloryhammer Abäk
Miembro de	Alestorm Gloryhammer (desde 2010)

Discografía

Con Alestorm

Álbumes de estudio

• Captain Morgan's Revenge (2008)
• Black Sails at Midnight (2009)
• Back Through Time (2011)
• Sunset on the Golden Age (2014)
• No Grave But The Sea (2017)
• Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
• Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (2022)

EP/Demos/sencillos

• Battleheart (EP) (2006)
• Terror on the High Seas (EP) (2006)
• Heavy Metal Pirates (sencillo) (2008)
• Leviathan (EP) (2008)
• P Is For Pirate (sencillo) (2009)
• You Are A Pirate (EP) (2011)
• In the Navy (sencillo) (2013)
• Sunset on the Golden Age (sencillo) (2014)
• Hangover (The Taio Cruz Cover) (sencillo) (2014)
• Skálstorm (Dividir con Skálmöld) (2016)
• Alestorm (sencillo) (2017)
• Mexico (sencillo) (2017)
• Flipped with a Sausage / Pirate Pizza Party (2017)
• Treasure Chest Party Quest (sencillo) (2020)
• Tortuga feat. Captain Yarrface (2020)
• The Treasure Chest EP (2020)
• Fannybaws (sencillo) (2020)
• Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
• The Wellerman (sencillo) (2021)
• Chicken On A Raft (sencillo) (2021)
• Magellan's Expedition (sencillo) (2022)
• The Battle of Cape Fear River (sencillo) (2022)
• Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (sencillo) (2022)
• Voyage of the Dead Marauder (sencillo) (2024)
• Uzebekistan (sencillo) (2024)
• Voyage of the Dead Marauder (2024)

Álbumes en vivo

• Live At Wacken Open Air (2009)
• Live At the End Of the World (2013)
• Live In Tilburg (2021)

Recopilaciones

• With Us or Against Us (2007)
• Battle Metal V (2007)
• Battle Metal VI (2008)
• www.ozproductions.com Sampler 2 (The Katra - Beast Within Bonus CD exclusively in Mexico) (2008)
• With Us or Against Us X (2008)
• Captain Morgan's Revenge / Leviathan (2009)
• Black Sails Over Europe (Dividir con Týr y Heidevolk) (2009)
• With Us or Against Us XIII (2011)

Con Gloryhammer

Álbumes y singles de estudio

• Tales from the Kingdom of Fife (2013)
• Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015)
• Gloryhammer (2019)
• The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust) (2019)
• Legends From Beyond The Galactic Terrorvortex (2019)
• Fly Away (2022)
• Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernethy (2023)
• Holy Flaming Hammer of Unholy Cosmic Frost (2023)
• Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol (2023)
• Return to the Kingdom of Fife (2023) (Narration)

Solo discographia

• At the Organ with Christopher Bowes (2011)
• Christmas at the Organ (2012)
• Another Christmas at the Organ (2016)
• Halloween at the Organ (2017)
• It's Time for Christmas Time (2019)

Con Splen

• Alternative Goaps (2001)
• Richard and Judy Hath Fallen Over Twice (2001)
• Splendiferous (2002)
• The Splen EP (EP) (2003)
• Fourteen Blasts of Thrilling Grind (2003)
• Fat People Are Sometimes Greedy (2004)
• Songs for Children to Sing (2006)

Con ASDFGFA

• Beef (2011)
• Songs for Mr. Sheep (2012) (con Kalamari Mongoloid y Der Krauts)
• Just for Men (2013)
• N.A.S.A. (2013)
• ( (2013)
• Shotgun in the Bum (2013)
• Atomic Bomb (Hooty's Back) (2014)
• Ping Pong (Ping, Pong) (2014)
• Perihelion (2014)
• Pickles (2015)
• Gyroelongated Triangular Bicupola (2016)
• Zombie Shrimp (2020)
• Vegetable Gang (2020)
• A Strange Device for Gathering Fungal Agaricomycotina (TBA)

Con Gaylord Tennis

• Gaylord Tennis (2009)

Con Jimmy F--kbob and the Shi--ing Pirates OK?

• I Bet You Look Good on a Pirate Ship (2013)

Con Philip Wilson

• Tears in the Rain (2016)

Con Perth

• Demo 2006 (2006)

Con Fröstskög

• Demo 2008 (2008)
• Demo 2005 (2011)

Con The Flamin' Guffs

• The Flamin' Guffs (2007)

Con Bumilingus

• Scatwars (Dividir con Bum Sick) (2010)
• Fifty Shades of Poo (2013)
• Birth in Reverse (Demo) (2014)
• R.I.P. (Rest in Poo) (EP) (TBA)

Con Christopher Bowes and His Plate of Beans

• Christopher Bowes and His Plate of Beans (2018)
• Big Horse (feat. Patty Gurdy) (sencillo) (2023)

Con Sabadu

• Mighty Polish Tank (sencillo) (2020)
• A Very Polish Christmas (sencillo) (2020)
• World of Tanks (sencillo) (2022)

Con Wizardthrone

• Hypercube Necrodimensions (2021)

Con Frøggë

• Enchanted Crystal Railroad (sencillo) (2024)

Apariciones de Invitados

• The Livid - Fear of Fading (Independent, 2002); percussion
• Archaea - Evolution (Independent, 2009); unknown (orchestral)
• Thaurorod - Anteinferno (NoiseArt Records, 2013): guest narration
• Jaldaboath - The Further Adventures (D.T.M. Productions, 2014); guest vocals
• Varg - Rotkäppchen (EP) (Napalm Records, 2015); guest vocals
• Æther Realm - Tarot (Primitive Ways Records, 2017); guest vocals
• Korpiklaani - Beer Beer feat. Chris (Nuclear Blast Records, 2019); guest vocals
• Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe featuring Christopher Bowes of Alestorm (Independent, 2019); guest vocals
• Bootyard Bandits - One Hell of a Night feat. Christopher Bowes (Rock People Records, 2019); guest vocals
• Japanese Folk Metal - うらめしや / 忍者ウタマロ (Urameshiya / Ninja Utamaro) (Independent, 2020); guest vocals
• Rumahoy - Time II: Party (Napalm Records, 2020); guest vocals
• Stjärnfält - Ascension (Casus Belli Musica/Beverina Productions, 2021); guest vocals
• Powerwolf - Missa Cantorem (Call of The Wild) (Napalm Records, 2021); guest vocals
• Abäk - El ritual de las 7 voces (Independent, 2022); guest accordion
• Varg - Ewige Wacht (Napalm, 2023); guest singer

Otro Trabajo

• MekkWarrior - MekkWarrior (EP) (Indpendent, 2012); recording
• Lombolo - Vandringsmannen (Independent, 2020); writer
• Hidrommel - Come to Brazil (sencillo) (Independent, 2021); songwriting

Equipamiento

• Teclado Korg TR-Rack
• Teclado Roland AX-7

Filmographia

• Alestorm: Nancy the Tavern Wench (Music Video 2009) - Himself
• Alestorm: Live at Wacken Open Air 2008 (Video 2009) - Himself
• Alestorm: Keelhauled (Music Video 2009) - Himself
• Alestorm: Shipwrecked (Music Video 2011) - Himself
• Alestorm: Death Throes of the Terrorsquid (Music Video 2012) - Himself
• Extreme Metal Retardation (Video 2012) - Himself (Alestorm)
• Gloryhammer: Angus McFife (Music Video 2013) - Zargothrax
• Alestorm: In The Navy (DVD Teaser) (Music Video 2013) - Himself
• Alestorm: Live at the End of the World (Video 2013) - Himself
• Alestorm: Drink (Music Video 2014) - Himself
• Alestorm: Magnetic North (Music Video 2015) - Himself
• Gloryhammer: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (Music Video 2015) - Zargothrax
• Alestorm: Alestorm (Music Video 2017) - Himself
• Alestorm: Mexico (Music Video 2017) - Himself
• Alestorm: F-cked With an Anchor (Music Video 2017) - Himself
• Histoire et Metal (Video 2017) - Himself - Alestorm (chant - clavier)
• Nota Bonus: Interview Alestorm - Histoire et Metal Hellfest 2017 (TV Series 2017) - Himself (as Alestorm)
• Gloryhammer: Gloryhammer (Music Video 2019) - Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee
• Gloryhammer: Hootsforce (Music Video 2019) - Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee
• Bootyard Bandits: One Hell of A Night (Music Video 2019) - Himself
• Alestorm: Treasure Chest Party Quest (Music Video 2020) - Himself
• Alestorm: Tortuga (feat. Captain Yarrface) (Music Video 2020) - Himself
• Alestorm: Fannybaws (Music Video 2020) - Himself
• Alestorm: Pirate Metal Drinking Crew (Music Video 2020) - Himself
• Alestorm: S--t Boat (No Fans) (Music Video 2020) - Himself
• Alestorm: Big Ship Little Ship (Music Video 2020) - Himself
• Wizardthrone: Frozen Winds of Thyraxia (Music Video 2021) - C. Hyperiax Bowes
• Alestorm: Live in Tilburg (Video 2021) - Himself
• Wizardthrone: Black Hole Quantum Thermodynamics (Music Video 2021) - C. Hyperiax Bowes
• Alestorm: Zombies Ate My Pirate Ship (Music Video 2022) - Himself
• Alestorm: Magellan's Expedition (Music Video 2022) - Himself
• Gloryhammer: Fly Away (Music Video 2022) - Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee
• Alestorm: The Battle of Cape Fear River (Music Video 2022) - Himself
• Alestorm: Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (Music Video 2022) - Himself
• Alestorm: Come to Brazil (Music Video 2022) - Himself
• Gloryhammer: Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernethy (Music Video 2023) - Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee
• Gloryhammer: Holy Flaming Hammer Of Unholy Cosmic Frost (Music Video 2023) - Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee
• Gloryhammer: Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol (Music Video 2023) - Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee

Tournographia

• March 2008 – UK Tour supporting Turisas and Norther
• June 2008 - Metal Hammer Golden Gods Stage
• June 2008 - Graspop Metal Meeting Stage
• July 2008 - Wacken Open Air Wet Stage Headbangers Ballroom
• August 2008 - Bloodstock Open Air Stage
• October 2008 – "Ragnarok Aaskereia" European tour with Týr, Hollenthon, Svartsot and Gwydion
• February – March 2009 – "Pagan Knights" North American tour with Týr and Suidakra
• April – May 2009 – "Black Sails Over Europe" European tour supported by Týr, Heidevolk and Adorned Brood
• September 2009 – "Paganfest" European tour with Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow, Unleashed, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Einherjer, Ex Deo and Swashbuckle
• November 2009 – "Heathenfest" North American tour Eluveitie, Belphegor, Vreid, and Kivimetsan Druidi
• December 2009 - UK tour with Eden's Curse and The Rotted.
• December 2009 - Area 81 Stage (Bumilingus)
• February – March 2010 – "Paganfest" European tour with Finntroll, Eluveitie, Dornenreich, Varg and Arkona
• June 2010 – "Plunder Down Under" Australian Tour supported by Claim the Throne
• August – December 2010 – "World War Tour" European Tour supporting Sabaton
• May 2011 – "Back Through Time" Australian Tour supported by Voyager
• August 2011 – "Pandemonium Over North America" North American tour supporting Kamelot
• September – October 2011 – "Heidenfest" European tour with Turisas, Wintersun, Finntroll, Arkona, and Trollfest
• February 2012 – "Useless Drunken Bastards" UK Tour supported by Claim the Throne and Darkest Era
• April 2012 – "Paganfest" North American tour with Turisas and Arkona
• September 2012 – "The Power Within" UK tour supporting DragonForce with the Defiled
• October 2012 – "The North American Enigma" North American tour with Epica and Insomnium
• January 2013 – "Live at the End of the World" Australia and New Zealand tour
• June 2013 - Netherlands show with Magnetron (Gloryhammer)
• July 2013 - Metaldays Festival Tuesday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• August 2013 - Wacken Open Air Party Stage
• September - October 2013 - "The Epic Tour of Furious Thunder" UK Tour with Darkest Era and Dennera (Gloryhammer)
• November – December 2013 – North American tour supported by Trollfest and Gypsyhawk
• January 2014 - Ice Rock Festival Thursday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• January 2014 - 70,000 Tons of Metal Festival Stage (Gloryhammer)
• March 2014 - Elements of Rock Festival Friday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• April 2014 - Metal Franconia Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• April - May 2014 - "The Unicorn Invasion of Australia" Australian tour supported by Lagerstein (Gloryhammer)
• June 2014 - Graspop Metal Meeting Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2014 - Graspop Metal Meeting Sunday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• July 2014 - Sonisphere UK Festival Saturday Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2014 - Rockharz Open Air Saturday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• August 2014 - Skogsröjet Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2014 - Brienzersee Rockfestival Friday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• August 2014 - Fezen Festival Saturday Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2014 - Rock im Betonwerk Festival Thursday Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2014 - Heavy Montreal (MTL) Festival Sunday Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2014 - Made of Metal Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• September 2014 – "Storming Across Europe" European Tour supported by Brainstorm, Crimson Shadows and Troldhaugen
• October 2014 – "Piratefest" UK tour supported by Lagerstein, Red Rum, and Rainbowdragoneyes
• November 2014 - Brainstorm Festival Saturday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• November 2014 - Pagan Metal Alliance Festival Wednesday/Thursday Stage (Alestorm)
• November - December 2014 - "The Unicorn Invasion of Europe" tour supported by Shear and Twilight Force (Gloryhammer)
• January 2015 – "Piratefest" North American tour supported by Swashbuckle and the Dread Crew of Oddwood
• April 2015 - Witchfest Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• April 2015 - Durbuy Rock Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2015 - Sweden Rock Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm/Gloryhammer)
• June 2015 - Out & Loud Festival Saturday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2015 - Break the Ground Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2015 - Hellfest Festival Sunday Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2015 - Rockharz Open Air Festival Thursday Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2015 - Dynamo Metal Fest Saturday Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2015 - Summer Breeze Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm/Gloryhammer)
• August 2015 - Rockstad: Falun, Sabaton Open Air Saturday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• August 2015 - Made of Metal Festival Sunday Stage (Gloryhammer)
• October - November 2015 - "Eternal World Tour 2015" supported by Stratovarius and Divine Ascension (Gloryhammer)
• November 2015 – "Piratefest" Australia and New Zealand tour supported by Lagerstein and Troldhaugen
• February – March 2016 – "Heroes on Tour" Europe and UK co-headlining tour with Sabaton
• October 2016 – "Super Smashed Turbo Tour" North American tour supported by Nekrogoblikon and Æther Realm
• June – August 2017 – Vans Warped Tour North American tour (Alestorm)
• September – October 2017 – "No Grave But the Sea" headline European tour supported by Æther Realm and Troldhaugen
• February 2018 – "Piratefest 2018" UK and Ireland tour supported by Rumahoy and the Dread Crew of Oddwood
• July 2018 - Rockharz Open Air Festival Friday Rock Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2018 - Bloodstock Open Air Festival Saturday Ronnie James Dio Stage (Alestorm)
• September 2018 - North American Tour supported by Gloryhammer
• November - December 2018 - "Skälstorm European Tour" supported by Skálmöld
• February 2019 - Australian Tour supported by Rumahoy
• August 2019 - Wacken Open Air Beer Garden Stage (Christopher Bowes and his Plate of Beans)
• November 2019 - "Canadian Tour" with Hephanemer
• September 2021 - Durbuy Rock Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• November 2021 - UK and Ireland Tour supported by Gloryhammer and Bootyard Bandits
• June 2022 - Sweden Rock Festival Thursday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2022 - Into The Grave Festival Saturday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2022 - Download Festival Sunday Main Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2022 - Copenhell Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2022 - Hellfest Festival Saturday Main Stage 02 (Alestorm)
• June 2022 - Graspop Metal Meeting Sunday Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2022 - Rock Fest BCN Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2022 - Piratefest Budapest Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2022 - Sauna Open Air Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2022 - Masters of Rock Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2022 - Midalidare Rock Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2022 - Czochraj Bobra Fest Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2022 - Rock Your Brain Fest - Summer Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2022 - Leyendas Del Rock Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2022 - Sylak Open Air Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2022 - Summer Breeze Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2022 - Elbriot Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• October 2022 - "Seventh Rum Over Latin America" tour
• November 2022 - "Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum" Australian tour supported by Valhalorf, with Carthus (Melbourne show only), Silent Knight (Perth show only), F.U.C. (Brisbane show only), Evocatus (Sydney show only) and Stormtide (Melbourne show only)
• January - February 2023 - "European Tour 2023" supported by Gloryhammer, Wind Rose and Rumahoy
• May 2023 - "United States of America 2023" supported by Gloryhammer and Lutharo
• July 2023 - Time to Rock Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Wacken Open Air Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Rockstadt Extremefest Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Alcatraz Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Festival 666 Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Rock Castle Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Rock the Lakes Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Motocultor Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Wolfszeit Festival Stage (Alestorm)
• August 2023 - Les Gueules de Bois Stage (Alestorm)
• November - December 2023 - "Taugenichts Tour" supported by Saltatio Mortis
• November - December 2023 - "Europe Tour"
• February - March 2024 - - Sausage, Bean and Cheesin’ around the UK Tour. Supported by Korpiklaani and Heidevolk
• March - April 2024 - Tour of the Dead Marauder USA with Elvenking and Glyph
• May 2024 - Echoes & Merveilles Stage (Alestorm)
• June 2024 - Tuska Open Air Metal Festival Stage
• July 2024 - Rockharz Open Air Festival Friday Stage (Alestorm)
• July 2024 - Pirate Metal Party Open Air Festival Cacaofabriek Netherlands Stage (Alestorm/Christopher Bowes and His Plate of Beans) with Gloryhammer, Korpiklaani, Ye Banished Privateers and Trick or Treat

Enlaces externos

• Sitio web oficial de Alestorm

• Datos: Q4095231
• Multimedia: Christopher Bowes / Q4095231