Ye Banished Privateers
´Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead
Coming back to plunder: Swedish sea-pillagers YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS return with new album
Raucous Swedish sea marauders YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS are back, ready to set sail once more with
their musical journey ´Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead, out April 11, 2025 via Napalm Records! After
monumental performances at renowned festivals like Wacken Open Air 2023 and a successful tour in
2024, the beloved crew of shanty renegades promises an evocative exploration of 18th-century sailors’
lives, weaving haunting ballads and riotous anthems into a vivid tapestry of camaraderie, loss, and
fleeting joy amidst the unforgiving waves.
Opening the journey is "The Cranker", a darkly captivating tale of cursed sailors spiraling into a frenetic
dance. Tracks like "Chained Below" confront historical horrors with heart-wrenching melodies that
amplify the voices of the oppressed, while "Raise Your Glass" bursts with the clatter of tambourines
and whiskey-soaked choruses, inviting listeners to join a boisterous maritime revelry. Meanwhile,
"Waves Away", a sorrowful yet beautiful ballad that captures the bittersweet essence of life at sea and
"As The Tree Falls” is a haunting maritime ballad of love, loss, and fate and acoustic textures to explore
themes of love and loss. The full range and variation of the sea – stormy, shallow and romantic –
captured in one album.
15 years have passed since the band was founded after a drunken night at a pirate themed floating
bar in the middle of their Swedish hometown, Umeå. After successfully conquering the seas around
the world, they gathered more buccaneers for their plundering. These free looters can now look
forward to experiencing these powerful tracks live during the band’s electrifying April 2025 tour. With
their immersive storytelling, raw energy, and deeply moving performances, YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS
are set to transform each venue into a vessel of high-seas adventure. Prepare to be swept away by a
musical odyssey that brings the spirit of the ocean to life, one shanty at a time.
Lineup:
YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS are:
Bellows - Accordion, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica, vocals
Taljenblock - Viola, violin, backing vocals
Filthylocks - Recorder, tin whistle, vocals
Battery - Percussion
Scurvy Ben - Percussion, backing vocals
Monkey Boy - Percussion, backing vocals
Old Red - Bass, backing vocals
Shanghai Choong - Banjo, sitar, backing vocals
Magpie - Guitar, backing vocals
Silent Jim - Mandolin, backing vocals
Nobility - Harpsichord, backing vocals
Harpy - Harp, backing vocals
Eva the Navigator - Violin, backing vocals
Quick Fhinn - Percussion, vocals
Blackpowder Pete - Vocals
Shameless Will - Backing Vocals
Freebird - Violin, Viola, Backing Vocals
Hogeye McGuinn - Banjo, guitar, backing vocals