Gloryhammer - The Fires Of Ancient Cosmic Destiny Lyrics






[I: Dundaxian Overture]

In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
And of all the legendary warriors
None will survive
In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
To defeat the power of the sorcerer
Great sacrifice

[II: The Battle of Cowdenbeath]

Magnificent vessel appears in the sky
The Hootsforce arrives into Cowdenbeath
Prepare for the warfare of ultimate destiny

Into the battle the heroes make fight
Fast as Dundonian lightning they strike
The armies of evil will die on the field
They'll die by our steel

And the battlefield of Cowdenbeath fell silent, as the black gates of the fortress of Crail opened wide. Atop a horde of undead eagles, the grim armies of the Deathknights of Crail rode out to meet the forces of justice. And at the vanguard of this terrible host stood the Grandmaster himself... Dreadlord Proletius!

From the black gate evil Deathknights attack
Proletius is leading the chaos charge
Slaughtering peasants with deadly impunity

Ralathor fires his final defence
Missiles of nuclear justice
The Deathknights are suddenly vaporized
Proletius dies

For the King of Space
We will fight to end disgrace
In our once proud land
We will make our stand
When the dark lord comes
We will shoot our laser guns
For the glory of mighty Dundee

Mwah ha ha ha! Such a pathetic display of valor! You are naught but insignificant worms before the infinite power of Zargothrax! Now... the solar conjunction is at hand... my ascension to godhood is inevitable! And there is NOTHING you can do to stop me! Worship my omnipotence!

[III: Return of the Astral Demigod of Unst]

From the Heavens
Comes a hero
Mighty Hootsman
Vanitati
Latinae
Canentis
Hootus Dei

With a flash of thunder
A god falls from the sky
With holy armor made from wolf
The Hootsman has arrived

Side by side with Angus
The warriors make fight
Hootsman fires a laser blast
Shoots goblins out of sight

From the Heavens
Comes a hero
Mighty Hootsman
Vanitati
Latinae
Canentis
Hootus Dei

In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
And of all the legendary warriors
None will survive
In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
To defeat the power of the sorcerer
The Hootsman has arrived

Alright Zargothrax! Your evil reign of terror ends today! My name is the Hootsman, and I am the one and only true god of this universe! It is time for you to taste the power of HOOTS!

With the force of the hammer
And the power of Hoots
The forces of justice attack
Bringing destruction to Zargothrax
The wizard defeated
Dissolves into dust
The Kingdom of Fife has been saved
The legendary Angus McFife has triumphed this day

[IV: The Knife of Evil]

And lo, Zargothrax was finally defeated. But in the epic final struggle with the dark sorcerer, the valiant hero Angus McFife realised he had been impaled by the Knife of Evil. As he watched the lifeless corpse of Zargothrax dissolve into liquid dust, Angus knew that soon he himself would be corrupted by the dark power of that cursed blade. And so he resolved that he must make the final sacrifice for the Glory of Dundee... he would end his own life by descending into the raging volcanic fires of Schiehallion!

Goodbye
My time has come to die
This is the end
I must say farewell
Descend in to hell

In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
And of all the legendary warriors
None will survive
In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
To defeat the power of the sorcerer
The Prince of Fife must Die

In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
And of all the legendary warriors
None will survive
In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
Evil will rise
To defeat the power of the sorcerer
The Prince of Fife must Die

To save the galaxy
It is your mighty destiny
Brave Angus McFife

[V: Transmission]

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  1. D.... ....

    NUCLEAR JUSTICE!

  2. R.... M....

    Ed Sheeran might be good, but he's never sung you a story like this!

  3. O.... V....

    That's one of the most epic and intense battle story I've ever heard!


    Ralathor fires his final defence
    MISSILES OF NUCLEAR JUSTICE
    The Deathknights are suddenly vaporized
    Proletius dies

  4. J.... K....

    Anybody else think the Hootsman sounds drunk?

  5. l.... l....

    By far one of the best new powermetal band since long time.

  6. A.... D....

    the end of this song is a spoiler of star wars IX

  7. S.... ....

    Angus lives....go watch Nanowar of steel- Valhalleluja

  8. N.... W....

    RIP Proletus... again.

  9. t.... �....

    Actually, Angus killed himself just to kick Zargothrax's ass again in hell. Hail the king of Fife!

  10. T.... ....

    Gotta admit, Hootsman is hype.

  11. H.... ....

    Dlaczego na okładce albumu umieszczono krajobraz miejski w Łodzi?

  12. P.... W....

    Me: *listens*
    Dad: Why are you crying so damn loud?

  13. G.... ....

    This is an opera, it's so beautiful

  14. W.... M....

    https://youtu.be/9cQlVww0zKo
    ???

  15. S.... ....

    This song is just so so perfect:
    The use of the riff from Hollywood hootsman when he's talking
    The layering of voices to indicate hootsmans power
    The king of space verse
    How legitimately sad the ending is
    Just everything

  16. D.... ....

    I'd love to see these albums made into a movie trilogy!

  17. J.... K....

    NOO! after all Mcfife went through.

  18. N.... S....

    MISSILES OF NUCLEAR JUSTICE (high pitched voice)

  19. J.... K....

    When are they gonna make a movie of this? Aside from the Hell's Gate series, this is the only other mention of Fantasy vs Science Fiction. Or Magic Vs Metal.

  20. a.... k....

    "None will survive" but at the end the Hootsman is still alive

    a.... k....

    Hootsman is bae, that is why he lives :D Or cause he is a God of that universe perhaps...mind, that the line as a prophecy may not mean the end of this album, but perhaps other future albums.

  21. D.... R....

    FROM THE HEAVENS COMES A HERO,


    actually syncs up really well with the Thor entrance scene from Infinity War.

  22. A.... ....

    Long-haired blonde god with an axe, noble human++ hero with an uberhammer, fighting a madman with designs on the universe.


    It's a good format.

  23. i.... a....

    My reaction at the middle of this was "oh shit the hootsman is here! Eat shit zargothrax!"

  24. A.... K....

    I like how we won't survive

  25. G.... F....

    5:20 for the most epic part of the entire album

  26. L.... C....

    The dislikes are Proletius and his Deathknights not appreciating the Missiles of NUCLEAR JUSTICE.

  27. X.... ....

    3:43 is the best part <3

  28. P.... ....

    8:28 so long, partner :(

  29. R.... M....

    5:07 SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE
    5:20 ORGASM

  30. V.... D....

    Return To The Kingdom of Fife better be Space 1992 + Legends From Beyond The Galactic Terrorvortex. That'll be the ultimate peak of epicness.

  31. C.... V....

    Is the Target year 1022 maybe the next GloryHammer album ? October 2022?

  32. T.... I....

    Weirdness levels to max. Proceed with cheesy power metal goodness.

  33. t.... ....

    No song deserves a videoclip even half as much as this one

  34. B.... M....

    Imagine the music video to this! God damn it would be epic

  35. U.... R....

    "Proletius died" ? But I hear him on guitars...

    U.... R....

    And Zarg on keyboard

  36. E.... O....

    The iliad of our time.

  37. m.... m....

    The Ultimate Showdown: Electric Bongaloo

  38. J.... ....

    I wish there was a game based on this

    J.... ....

    Perhaps in the future...Apparently there should still be 18 albums of Gloryhammer coming. Although I do not think that will ever happen as considering the fact that each album comes roughly 3 years after the previous one, that would take about 54 years :D
    But hey, the 4th one is practically already coming since we also know its name - Return to the Kingdom of Fife and it should come around 2022, should be in the year 1022 in the time of Angus II.
    There are many people in the fandom asking for a game or at least some kind of a comic or something, so I hope we will get that eventually.

  39. S.... K....

    The keyboard behind the part where the forces of justice are finally defeating Zargothrax is fucking awesome, it's always set the mood during that part for me and makes it really feel like they've won an epic fight.

  40. A.... F....

    gloryhammer need this entire campeign in a intersteller daftpunk style movie

  41. D.... L....

    *NOOO ANGUS* 😢😢😭😭

  42. S.... ....

    Before 1 million Pog

  43. D.... ....

    Masterpiece :D RIP Angus.
    Did anyone else notice that Zargothrax screams NOOO! at 5:21 when Hootsman comes ?
    Great detail there :D

    D.... ....

    holy shit i didnt actually notice this lol

    D.... ....

    I think that's just a synth actually

    D.... ....

    @Ben Turk It may be indeed, albeit I have listened to it closely many times and to me it really appears to be spoken NO. If it were a synth made to sound like pronouncing no, it probably would have been even better :D

  44. C.... A....

    3:42 best part 💓

  45. K.... ....

    I'm not crying. You are crying...

    K.... ....

    We're both crying

  46. T.... H....

    Angus wasn't impaled by the Knife of Evil …. he was Shanked by the Knife of Evil

  47. K.... ....

    I kinda hope for a song on Zargothrax's backstory one day

    K.... ....

    KuroiOtori
    Now i have a theory about that.
    So we have 3 things definitely shown in previous albums
    1. Time travel
    2. Alternative dimensions (i.e. Gloryhammer doesn't subscribe to the fixed past theory)
    3. A knife that corrupts people to the side of evil.

    Combining those together, and knowing the epic cheesiness gloryhammer utilises, i reckon zargothrax is Angus. One from another universe that didn't sacrifice himself in the volcano. Ended up going to somewhen else, and meeting angus original.

    K.... ....

    @rob thompson According to the official Gloryhammer lore, Zargothrax was born in the year 1000 BD (Before Dundee) in Auchtermuchty.

  48. M.... ....

    I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING

  49. D.... ....

    This has so many sick riffs. @3:45 that part is so good the guitar and keyboard solo 10 / 10

  50. O.... ....

    I now finally have realized why there is no clip of this track... There is no visual effect that would be justifiably called the Power of Hoots...

  51. L.... ....

    Angus McFife, for ever in our hearts.

  52. O.... K....

    I like how the Death Knights are hyped up so much as unbeatable (evil) badasses, that Ralathor just decides they're too much trouble to fight directly. Cue NUCLEAR MISSILES OF JUSTICE.

    O.... K....

    Then they died

    O.... K....

    @Ben Turk Damn it, Ben! I keep seeing your tiny face in the comments. Arent you supposed to be rehearsing instead of reading through comments under your band's videos?
    Just kidding! Enjoy your downtime and hope you have a blast on the upcoming tour!

  53. D.... V....

    Is it just me or the chorus part sounds similar to the chorus of rise of the chaos wizards?

  54. b.... ....

    "At the upcoming solar conjunction, by channeling the power of the Knife of Evil through an arcane incantation, he would transcend his mortal coil, and become an immortal god of the multiverse!"


    "And lo, Zargothrax was finally defeated. But in the epic final struggle with the dark sorcerer, the valiant hero Angus McFife realised he had been impaled by the Knife of Evil."


    Wait a sec... does this mean... Angus McFife the XIIIth confirmed for immortal god of the multiverse?

    b.... ....

    Well, he kinda burned himself to cinders, so my guess is, no. Plus, the knife would've made him evil.

  55. M.... ....

    Is the Hootsman voiced by Brian Blessed? Because he should be!

  56. S.... S....

    I literally cry every time everytime the "goodbye its time for me to die" starts

  57. L.... ....

    I can't freaking wait for the next 21 albums, i am way to heavily invested in this lore and this band now

  58. G.... ....

    6:53
    ALL RIGHT ZARGOTHRAX!!!
    YOUR EVIL REIGN OF TERROR ENDS TODAY
    MY NAME IS THE HOOTSMAN
    AND I AM THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD OF THIS UNIVERSE
    IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO TASTE THE POWER OF HOOTS!!!

  59. A.... C....

    This band remembers me the Rhapsody old days

  60. N.... S....

    That ending is creepy af I like it !

  61. L.... T....

    And the award for the best roast ever goes to Hootsman

  62. Z.... M....

    "My name is the Hootsman"
    ...Did his parents hate him?

    Z.... M....

    Probably

    Z.... M....

    Zargothrax is his dad

  63. H.... x....

    This should be awesome with an animated video 💕

  64. W.... d....

    "Hootsman... I don't feel so good."

  65. J.... E....

    7:15 Jesus fucking christ it just keeps getting better and better!

  66. R.... H....

    I teared up a little...

  67. J.... ....

    R.I.P Angus McFife XIII.

    J.... ....

    You can't kill a hero simply by making him die

  68. B.... ....

    Angus: *yeets himself into a volcano*

    Me: no wait that's illegal.

  69. O.... ....

    And then a major plot twist happens. Zargothrax is not inherently evil, but is evil because he himself was struck by the knife of evil, leading him to evil. But the clone he sends back is a good guy who helps Angus MyFife I save Dundee...

    O.... ....

    Actually, that would be a pretty cool twist

  70. W.... W....

    proletius: ready for an epic battle?
    angus: No.
    * missiles of *NUCLEAR* justice *

    W.... W....

    That's Ralathor you uncultured swine

    W.... W....

    @Doomblud i posted that thing at like 2 in the morning, get off my back.

    W.... W....

    parry this you filthy casual

  71. T.... S....

    The latin text: "Vanitati latinae canentis, Hootus Dei
    "
    Translated using google translate: "Meaningless lating chanting, the Hootsman"

    T.... S....

    That's a very literal translation, in reality it's closer to: "Hoots, the futility of Latin Chanting"

  72. R.... S....

    The Keyboardparts by 0:50 are fucking amaaaaazing.

  73. F.... ....

    whats say that code morse?

    F.... ....

    Activate Zargothrax clone alpha 01

  74. F.... ....

    F to respect

  75. Z.... ....

    "Vanitati latinae canentis" translates to "Meaningless latin chanting"
    Because of course Gloryhammer would do that

    Z.... ....

    @Bob The Blob LUCA TURILLY is going that way on his Black Dragon

    Z.... ....

    Ok, I am going to get a few guys, and we will start chanting this in our university, if they agree at least...

    Z.... ....

    @Timothy Byrne Results?

    Z.... ....

    @Timothy Byrne hi

    Z.... ....

    @John Kennet They said no

  76. B.... ....

    Top ten anime death scenes

  77. S.... K....

    IT IS TIME, FOR YOU, TO TASTE,
    THE POWER
    OF
    HOOTS!

  78. A.... L....

    So,the second album takes place in 1992.It's a thousand years after the first album which puts it around 992.The clone is activated in 1022.That means the next album should have an older Angus mcfife the first and a young Angus the 2nd

    A.... L....

    Adam Lyon that’ll be interesting but I wonder what the theme will be

    A.... L....

    @jérémy bossé Conquest of the lazer Unicorns?

  79. 1.... ....

    Epic is as epic does

  80. N.... F....

    "The lifeless corpse of Zargothrax dissolve into liquid dust"
    Liquid dust...........
    This is pure gold!

    N.... F....

    Back then in the distant future

    N.... F....

    @Vaughn Monger After all, epic war is fight!

    N.... F....

    @Vaughn Monger Also the whole set of lyrics of Unicorn invasion of Dundee attests to this. Purposefully mocking power metal lyrics <3

    N.... F....

    No its not gold its dust ._. ........ OK I'm gonna leave know bye

    N.... F....

    Maturity is the realisation that the coolest shit isn’t ultra edgy or constantly reaffirming its serious nature, but self-awarely made for adults while sounding like a 13 year old came up with it

  81. J.... P....

    they didn't make a live video for this one because its too epic for mortal men to recreate

  82. N.... ....

    bruh i'm cryin

  83. S.... ....

    A truly MasterPiece.

  84. C.... N....

    Hoots be like "I got you for 3 minutes!"

  85. A.... E....

    This made me go through the feels. Brilliant.

  86. S.... ....

    Is time some film studio pick this stories and make a truly Heavy Metal science fiction or fantasy movie, not just soundtracks who fit the story. Gloryhammer albums could be the perfect metal version parody/musical production to Star Wars or Marvel, just like The Orville was better than Star Trek Discovery according some fans.

  87. R.... S....

    that ending is so Ayreon!

  88. M.... H....

    R.I.P McFife Boy

  89. a.... ....

    Even though Ser Proletius and his Deathknights of Crail had been defeated, the power of Zargothrax was still growing exponentially! It seemed now that even with the renewed power of the Hammer of Glory, the forces of justice would not be able to defeat him. Suddenly, when all seemed lost, a flash of holy light lit up the entire sky, and a being of unimaginable power descended from the heavens. It was the Hootsman! Angus realized he was the mysterious third entity he had encountered in the wormhole! The force of the detonation from his nuclear heart had not killed the Hootsman... it had merged his essence with the very fabric of reality in the terrorvortex, and he had transformed into a God! He had arrived into this reality long before the evil wizard... for thousands of years now he had looked down from the heavens upon the people of this dimension, and they had worshipped him. He had watched the arrival of Zargothrax and witnessed his bloody conquest across the land. He had seen as Angus McFife arrived through the portal and fought bravely in an attempt to save the kingdom. And now when all seemed lost... he himself would descend from the firmament and bring The Justice of Hoots to Earth.

    a.... ....

    Bruh this is a bleesed comment right here

    a.... ....

    You forgot to mention Angus's death

    a.... ....

    IN HOOTS WE TRUST

    a.... ....

    Thanks for you pasting this here; I'd never have seen it otherwise.

    a.... ....

    mate can you help me, i am trying to decode the gloryhammer lore and i do not understand if this universe had their own hootsman or not and if they did, was there a hootsman human and a hootsman god?

  90. H.... ....

    Does anybody know what the morse code say at the end of the song?

    H.... ....

    Activate Zargothrax clone alpha 01

  91. Y.... K....

    (I: Dundaxian Overture)

    In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
    Evil will rise
    And of all the legendary warriors
    None will survive
    In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
    Evil will rise
    To defeat the power of the sorcerer
    Great sacrifice

    (II: The Battle of Cowdenbeath)


    Magnificent vessel appears in the sky
    The Hootsforce arrives into Cowdenbeath
    Prepare for the warfare of ultimate destiny

    Into the battle the heroes make fight
    Fast as Dundonian lightning they strike
    The armies of evil will die on the field
    They'll die by our steel


    And the battlefield of Cowdenbeath fell silent, as the black gates of the fortress of Crail opened wide.

    Atop a horde of undead eagles,

    the grim armies of the Deathknights of Crail rode out to meet the forces of justice.

    And at the vanguard of this terrible host stood the Grandmaster himself... Dreadlord Proletius!


    From the black gate evil Deathknights attack
    Proletius is leading the chaos charge
    Slaughtering peasants with deadly impunity

    Ralathor fires his final defence
    Missiles of nuclear justice
    The Deathknights are suddenly vaporized
    Proletius dies

    For the King of Space
    We will fight to end disgrace
    In our once proud land
    We will make our stand
    When the dark lord comes
    We will shoot our laser guns
    For the glory of mighty Dundee



    Mwah ha ha ha! Such a pathetic display of valor!

    You are naught but insignificant worms before the infinite power of Zargothrax!

    Now... the solar conjunction is at hand... my ascension to godhood is inevitable!

    And there is NOTHING you can do to stop me! Worship my omnipotence!
    Mwahahaha !




    (III: Return of the Astral Demigod of Unst)

    From the Heavens
    Comes a hero
    Mighty Hootsman
    Vanitati latinae canentis, Hootus Dei


    With a flash of thunder
    A god falls from the sky
    With holy armor made from wolf
    The Hootsman has arrived


    Side by side with Angus
    The warriors make fight
    Hootsman fires a laser blast
    Shoots goblins out of sight

    From the Heavens
    Comes a hero
    Mighty Hootsman


    In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
    Evil will rise
    And of all the legendary warriors
    None will survive
    In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
    Evil will rise
    To defeat the power of the sorcerer
    The Hootsman has arrived


    Alright Zargothrax! Your evil reign of terror ends today!

    My name is the Hootsman, and I am the one and only true god of this universe!

    It is time for you to taste the power of HOOTS!

    With the force of the hammer
    And the power of Hoots
    The forces of justice attack
    Bringing destruction to Zargothrax
    The wizard defeated
    Dissolves into dust
    The Kingdom of Fife has been saved
    The legendary Angus McFife has triumphed this day

    (IV: The Knife of Evil)



    And so, Zargothrax was finally defeated. But in the epic final struggle with the dark sorcerer,

    the valiant hero Angus McFife realised he had been impaled by the Knife of Evil.

    As he watched the lifeless corpse of Zargothrax dissolve into liquid dust,

    Angus knew that soon he himself would be corrupted by the dark power of that cursed blade.

    And so he resolved that he must make the final sacrifice for the Glory of Dundee...

    He would end his own life by descending into the raging volcanic fires of Schiehallion!

    Goodbye
    My time has come to die
    This is the end
    I must say farewell
    Descend in to hell


    In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
    Evil will rise
    And of all the legendary warriors
    None will survive
    In the fires of ancient cosmic destiny
    Evil will rise
    To defeat the power of the sorcerer
    The Prince of Fife must die

    To save the galaxy
    It is your mighty destiny
    Brave Angus McFife

    (V: Transmission)

    Initiating inter-dimensional subspace relay, target year 1022.
    Begin transmission

    .- -.-. - .. ...- .- - . / --.. .- .-. --. --- - .... .-. .- -..- / .- .-.. .--. .... .- / -.-. .-.. --- -. . / .----
    Activate Zargothrax Alpha Clone 1

    Transmission complete.

    Y.... K....

    You are the hero we need, but not the one we deserve right now.

    Y.... K....

    @Demonkiller123 so are we going to see the adventures of angus mc'fife the 15th?

    Y.... K....

    @ion avram 14th would be correct number. This one was XIII.

    Y.... K....

    @Viktor D20 I doubt it. Planet Earth was blown to smithereens at the end of Space 1992 and only Angus and Hootsman survived. I asked the band personally when they had an FB group that shut down before the album was launched.

    Y.... K....

    @Cap'n Spadge I'm just saying, how do we know that XIII didn't have a spawn during his time in the Terrorvortex? I know II is more likely, but let's not close off all the options.

  92. V.... V....

    this needs an animated video

    V.... V....

    The whole Gloryhammer Saga needs a damn graphic novel series!!

  93. C.... ....

    Long live Angus McFife

  94. L.... B....

    End of the journey, the last album of the band, great album, gloryhammer to the end. 05-06-2019

    L.... B....

    Someone didn't look up the Morse code - "Activate Zargothrax clone Alpha 1" sent to the year 1022, 100 years after the original was trapped in liquid ice.

    L.... B....

    @micmac274 Almost completely right. 1022 is 30 years after Zargothrax fell into the liquid ice in 992.

    L.... B....

    @Pandora Sentire what are you talking about

    L.... B....

    The name of the 4th album is "Return to the Kingdom of Fife"

    L.... B....

    @caim Micmac274 was saying that 1022 (the addressed year in 'Transmission') was 100 years after Zargothrax was first defeated.

    I was saying that since the first album takes place in the year 992, the transmission's target year was only 30 years after the events of the first album, rather than the suggested 100 years.

  95. G.... F....

    OMG !! What a track, what a story !! It gets better and better. THANK YOU !!

  96. M.... ....

    Absolute belter of a final track. The key change as *"AWW-RITE, ZARGO**_THRAX!"_* rattles the scene is, no word of a lie, one of the best things I've heard this year. The entire build-up to it gets me emotional in a good way.

    M.... ....

    Dude nothing gets me more hype than "FROM THE HEAVENS, COMES A HERO, MIGHTY HOOTSMAN" after the moment of quiet leading up to it.

  97. m.... ....

    3 dislikes - the two Zargys and Ser Proletius.

    m.... ....

    Now there's four of them, seem like Goblin King has joined the party.

    m.... ....

    @Игорь Полочев 7, so the Deathknights of Crail have been ordered to dislike it too.

    m.... ....

    @micmac274 29 of them, the demon horde, Chaos Wizards and Laser Troll have joined the fray too!