Ye Banished Privateers Drop New Song “Raise Your Glass” with Stirring Music Video + Interactive Version!

Ahoy, landlubbers! Swedish sea marauders YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS are here to rock the boat with their brand-new single “Raise Your Glass”, the second taken from their sixth full-length album Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead, out on April 11, 2025 via Napalm Records. “Raise Your Glass” is a raucous sea shanty, bursting with the lively clatter of accordion, soaring fiddles, and stomping rhythms. Anchored by raspy, whisky-soaked vocals and exuberant group choruses, the song invites you to join in the boozy maritime revelry. The track is accompanied by a stirring official music video, unveiling a fully immersive world of pirate action. Alongside the video, the band has additionally released a “choose your own adventure” interactive version of the music video. So have a look yourself, would you have done things differently...? Bellows and his crew are waiting for you!

Following their monumental performance at Wacken Open Air 2023 and blockbuster tour in 2024, the beloved renegades invite fans on a thrilling journey through the lives of 18th-century sailors on Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead. The album masterfully blends poignant ballads and raucous anthems, weaving tales of camaraderie, loss, and fleeting joy against the relentless backdrop of the open sea. YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS will be on tour throughout the year. This autumn, they will head out with pagan folk band Faun - more info can be found on the band's website.

YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS on “Raise Your Glass”:

“This jolly sing-a-long drinking song portrays how the filthy crew of YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS finds friends (and drinks) wherever they show up. We look forward to playing this live to have you all sing and drink with us!”

Watch the Official Music Video for “Raise Your Glass” HERE:

Opening the journey of Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead is "The Cranker", a darkly captivating tale of cursed sailors spiraling into a frenetic dance. 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.

YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS say about the album:

“We wrote this album as a haunting voyage through the precarious lives of 18th-century sailors, exploring the omnipresence of death and loss on the open seas. The twelve tracks weave together tales of tragedy, camaraderie, and fleeting triumphs, highlighting the sailors' resilience in the face of their ephemeral existence. Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead is a lament for those lost to the depths and a meditation of gallows humour on the fragility of life under the shadow of the mast.”

Pre-order your copy of Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead NOW:

YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS Live 2025

Album Release Shows

• 18.04.25 NL – Schijndel / Paaspop
• 19.04.25 NL – Leiden / Gebr. De Nobel
• 20.04.25 DE – Essen / Don't Panic
• 22.04.25 PL – Warsaw / VooDoo
• 23.04.25 DE – Dresden / Blauer Salon
• 24.04.25 CZ – Prague / Modra Vopice
• 25.04.25 DE – Berlin / Cassiopeia

Festivals

• 28.-29.05.25 DE – Rastede / Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum
• 18.-20.07.25 UK – Sudeley Castle & Gardens / Fantasy Forest
• 26.-27.07.25 DE – Bückeburg / Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum
• 31.07.-01.08.25 NL – Lisse / Castlefest
• 05.09.25 DE – Bornich / Freiluftbühne Loreley - In Extremo Jubiläumskonzert
• 06.-07.09.25 DE – Luhmühlen / Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum

World HEX Tour 2025

YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS as support for Faun

• 19.09.25 DE – Hannover / Theater am Aegi
• 20.09.25 NL – Utrecht / Tivoli Vredenburg - Ronda
• 21.09.25 FR – Paris / Trianon
• 23.09.25 GB – London / Islington Assembly Hall
• 24.09.25 GB – Manchester / Band on the Wall
• 26.09.25 DE – Ludwigsburg / Theatersaal - Forum Ludwigsburg
• 27.09.25 CZ – Prague / Meet Factory
• 28.09.25 PL – Krakow / Klub Studio
• 29.09.25 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
• 01.10.25 BE – Sint-Niklaas / the Casino
• 03.10.25 FR – Lyon / Rayonne
• 04.10.25 DE – Neunkirchen / Gebläsehalle
• 05.10.25 DE – Weimar / Weimarhalle
• 07.10.25 DE – Leipzig / Gewandhaus
• 08.10.25 AT – Vienna / Arena Wien
• 10.10.25 IT – Trezzo sull Adda / Live Club
• 11.10.25 CH – Zurich / X-tra
• 12.10.25 DE – Nuremberg / Meistersingerhalle
• 23.10.25 DE – Düsseldorf / Tonhalle
• 24.10.25 DE – Berlin / Admiralspalast
• 25.10.25 DE – Munich / Circus Krone Bau
• 26.10.25 DE – Offenbach / Capitol
• 28.10.25 DE – Hamburg / Laeiszhalle

About YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS:

More than 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 gaining fame across the seas around the world, they now have a bunch of buccaneers following their every move. These free looters can 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.