Christopher Bowes
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| Alias | Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee, Grimlorde Mistweaver, Asdfgfa, Gaylord Tennis S--tgargler, Captain Plop, Christopher Bowes: Positronic Oscillator Command, Philip Wilson, Chris, Triumph 3 Obliterator-XXT, C. Hyperiax Bowes - Arbiter of Electrodynamic K-Tensor Divinations | |||
| Geboren | 23 juni 1986 | |||
| Geboorteplaats | Gravesend
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| Land |  Verenigd Koninkrijk
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| Jaren actief | 2001-heden | |||
| Genre(s) | Powermetal, folkmetal | |||
| Label(s) | Napalm Records | |||
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Christopher Alexander Bowes of gewoon Christopher Bowes, Christopher C. Bowes, C. Bowes, Chris en meestal Chris Bowes (Gravesend, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 23 juni 1986) is een Britse metalartiest. Bowes is bekend de zanger en toetsenist van de Schotse pirate folk- en powermetal band Alestorm. Hij speelt ook keyboard in Avant-garde rockband Splen en Engelse powermetal band Gloryhammer, waar hij de rol speelt van Zargothrax, Duistere Keizer van Dundee. Bowes speelde ook Grimlorde Mistweaver van Fröstskög, A Strange Device for Gathering Fungal Agaricomycotina (of kortweg ASDFGFA), Gaylord Tennis en Philip Wilson van ASDFGFA, S-tgargler en Captain Plop van Bumilingus, Triumph 3 Obliterator-XXT van het Stjärnfält album Ascension als gastvocalist en C. Hyperiax Bowes van Wizardthrone.
Uitrusting
- Aangepaste Roland AX-7 (Alestorm)
- Een met roze ducttape beplakte Roland AX-Synth
- Korg TR-Rack (Gloryhammer)
- Midijet Pro Wireless MIDI System
Discografie
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/Demo's/enkels
- Battleheart (EP) (2006)
- Terror on the High Seas (EP) (2006)
- Heavy Metal Pirates (Enkel) (2008)
- Leviathan (EP) (2008)
- P Is For Pirate (Enkel) (2009)
- You Are A Pirate (EP) (2011)
- In the Navy (Enkel) (2013)
- Sunset on the Golden Age (Enkel) (2014)
- Hangover (The Taio Cruz Cover) (Enkel) (2014)
- Skálstorm (Splitsen met Skálmöld) (2016)
- Alestorm (Enkel) (2017)
- Mexico (Enkel) (2017)
- Flipped with a Sausage / Pirate Pizza Party (2017)
- Treasure Chest Party Quest (Enkel) (2020)
- Tortuga feat. Captain Yarrface (2020)
- The Treasure Chest EP (2020)
- Fannybaws (Enkel) (2020)
- Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
- The Wellerman (Enkel) (2021)
- Chicken On A Raft (Enkel) (2021)
- Magellan's Expedition (Enkel) (2022)
- The Battle of Cape Fear River (Enkel) (2022)
- Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (Enkel) (2022)
Live-albums
- Live At Wacken Open Air (2009)
- Live At the End Of the World (2013)
- Live In Tilburg (2021)
Compilaties
- 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 (Splitsen met Týr en Heidevolk) (2009)
- With Us or Against Us XIII (2011)
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)
Gloryhammer
- Tales from the Kingdom of Fife (2013)
- Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) (Credited on the album as Christopher Bowes, Positronic Osciliator Command)
- Gloryhammer (Enkel) (2019)
- The Siege of Dunkeld (In Hoots We Trust) (Enkel) (2019)
- Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (2019) (Credited on the album as Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee)
- Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernethy (Enkel) (2023)
- Holy Flaming Hammer of Unholy Cosmic Frost (Enkel) (2023)
- Return to the Kingdom of Fife (2023) (Credited on the album as Zargothrax, Dark Emperor of Dundee)
ASDFGFA
- Beef (2011)
- Songs for Mr. Sheep (2012) (with Kalamari Mongoloid and 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)
Gaylord Tennis
- Gaylord Tennis (2009)
Jimmy F--kbob and the Shi--ing Pirates OK?
- I Bet You Look Good on a Pirate Ship (2013)
Philip Wilson
- Tears in the Rain (2016)
Perth
- Demo 2006 (2006)
Fröstskög
- Demo 2008 (2008) (Credited on the demo as Grimlorde Mistweaver)
- Demo 2005 (2011) (Credited on the demo as Grimlorde Mistweaver)
The Flamin' Guffs
- The Flamin' Guffs (2007)
Bumilingus
- Scatwars (Splitsen met Bum Sick) (2010) (Credited on the Split Slipcase CD-R album as S--tgargler)
- Fifty Shades of Poo (2013) (Credited on digital as Captain Plop)
- Birth in Reverse (Demo) (2014)
- R.I.P. (Rest in Poo) (EP) (TBA)
Christopher Bowes and His Plate of Beans
- Christopher Bowes and His Plate of Beans (2018)
Sabadu
- Mighty Polish Tank (Single) (2020)
- A Very Polish Christmas (Single) (2020)
- World of Tanks (Single) (2022)
Wizardthrone
- Hypercube Necrodimensions (2021) (Credited on the album as C. Hyperiax Bowes)
Gastoptredens
- The Livid - Fear of Fading (Independent, 2002); percussion
- Archaea - Evolution (Independent, 2009); unknown
- Thaurorod - Anteinferno (NoiseArt Records, 2013): guest narration
- Jaldaboath - The Further Adventures (D.T.M. Productions, 2014); guest vocals
- Varg - Rotkäppchen (Napalm Records, 2015); guest vocals
- Æther Realm - Tarot (Primitive Ways Records, 2017); guest vocals
- Korpiklaani - Beer Beer feat. Chris Bowes (Nuclear Blast Records, 2019); guest vocals (Also the Tour Edition of the Kulkija album in 2019 where Bowes was credited as Chris)
- Bootyard Bandits - One Hell of a Night feat. Christopher Bowes (Rock People Records, 2019); guest vocals (Also the Songs For The Saddle Sore album in 2021)
- Japanese Folk Metal - うらめしや / 忍者ウタマロ (Urameshiya / Ninja Utamaro) (Independent, 2020); guest vocals (Also the Japanese Folk Metal 2 album in 2021)
- Rumahoy - Time II: Party (Napalm Records, 2020); guest vocals
- Stjärnfält - Ascension (Casus Belli Musica/Beverina Productions, 2021); guest vocals (Credited on the album as Triumph 3 Obliterator-XXT)
- Powerwolf - Missa Cantorem (Call of The Wild) (Napalm Records, 2021); guest vocals
- Abäk - El ritual de las 7 voces (Independent, 2022); guest accordion (Credited on the album as Chris Bowes)
Ander werk
- MekkWarrior - MekkWarrior (EP) (Independent, 2012); recording
- Hidrommel - Come to Brazil (Single) (Independent, 2021); songwriting
Filmographie
- 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----d 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
