GloryHammer Interview
Interview with Christopher Bowes from GloryHammer, Alestorm I had the unique pleasure of interviewing keyboardist extraordinaire, Christopher Bowes from GloryHammer and Alestorm fame. His keen insight into the state of Pirate metal, Theatrics, and all things metal in general was eye opening. We touched on a lot of topics in our brief phone call. First let me say that Gloryhammer is a very well produced catchy album. What is the percentage of writing that you do versus everyone else in the band? "Everyone writes. I write about 75% of the music. I let the guitarist make the riffs. I know what a power chord is but that is about it as far as guitar goes. " So you allow each musician to input what he can. " It's not an ego driven solo project where I can show off my keyboard skills. The music comes first." How do you approach a new tour? "I try to do