Christopher Bowes

Christopher Bowes (* 23. června 1986, Gravesend, Velká Británie) je skotský zpěvák a klávesista. Působí jako frontman známé skotské folk metalové kapely Alestorm. Také je zakladatelem a klávesistou britsko-švýcarské kapely Gloryhammer. V roce 2019 nahrál s kapelou Korpiklaani re-master jejich známé písně „Beer Beer“.

Christopher Bowes
Základní informace
Narození	23. června 1984 (39 let) Gravesend
Povolání	keytarist, zpěvák a klávesista
Nástroje	keytar
multimediální obsah na Commons
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Christopher Bowes na festivalu Wacken Open Air 2013

Christopher Bowes na festivalu Wacken Open Air 2023

Život

Christopher Bowes se narodil 23. června 1986 v Britské městě Gravesend. V roce 2004 založil kapelu Battleheart, která byla později kvůli podobnosti názvu s Battlelore přejmenována na Alestorm.

Diskografie

Splen

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

Alestorm

• Captain Morgan's Revenge (2008)
• Leviathan (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)

EPs/Ukázky/Singls

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

Živá alba

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

Kompilace

• 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 (Rozdělit s Týr a Heidevolk) (2009)
• With Us or Against Us XIII (2011)

Gloryhammer

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

Perth

• Demo 2006 (2006)

The Flamin' Guffs

• The Flamin' Guffs (2007)

Fröstskög

• Demo 2008 (2008)
• Demo 2005 (2011)

Gaylord Tennis

• Gaylord Tennis (2009)

Bumilingus

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

ASDFGFA

• Beef (2011)
• Songs for Mr. Sheep (2012) (s Kalamari Mongoloid a 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)

Solo

• 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)

Jimmy Fuckbob and the Shitting Pirates OK?

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

Philip Wilson

• Tears in the Rain (2016)

Christopher Bowes and His Plate of Beans

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

Sabadu

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

Wizardthrone

• Hypercube Necrodimensions (2021)

Frøggë

• Enchanted Crystal Railroad (Singl) (2024)

Vystoupení hostů a další práce

• The Livid - Fear of Fading (Independent, 2002); poklep
• Archaea - Evolution (Independent, 2009); neznámá (orchestrální)
• MekkWarrior - MekkWarrior (EP) (Independent, 2012); nahrávka
• Thaurorod - Anteinferno (NoiseArt Records, 2013): vyprávění hostů
• Jaldaboath - The Further Adventures (D.T.M. Productions, 2014); hostující vokály
• Alestorm - Sunset on the Golden Age (Napalm Records, 2014); fotografie
• Varg - Rotkäppchen (EP) (Napalm Records, 2015); hostující vokály
• Æther Realm - Tarot (Primitive Ways Records, 2017); hostující vokály
• Korpiklaani - Beer Beer feat. Chris from Alestorm (Singl) (Nuclear Blast Records, 2019); hostující vokály
• Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe feat. Christopher Bowes of Alestorm (Singl) (Independent, 2019); hostující vokály
• Bootyard Bandits - One Hell of a Night feat. Christopher Bowes (Singl) (Rock People Records, 2019); hostující vokály
• Japanese Folk Metal - うらめしや / 忍者ウタマロ (Urameshiya / Ninja Utamaro) (Singl) (Independent, 2020); hostující vokály
• Lombolo - Vandringsmannen (Independent, 2020); pisatel
• Rumahoy - Time II: Party (Napalm, 2020); hostující vokály
• Stjärnfält - Ascension (Independent, 2020); hostující vokály
• Hidrommel - Come to Brazil (Singl) (Independent, 2021); psaní písní
• Powerwolf - Missa Cantorem (Call of The Wild Deluxe Edition) (Napalm, 2021); hostující vokály
• Abäk - Piratas del Coco (Singl) (Independent, 2022); hostující akordeon
• Rumahoy - Not Looking For Love (Singl) (Independent, 2022)
• The Anchors - The Quest for the Golden Shoe (Singl) (Independent, 2023); pisatel
• Varg - Ewige Wacht (CD2: Guests) (Napalm, 2023); hostující vokály

Filmografy

• 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

Tournografie

• 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 (Alestorm)
• 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

Externí odkazy

• Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Christopher Bowes na Wikimedia Commons

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