[Cover photo credit to Ismael García]
Swedish sea marauders Ye Banished Privateers have announced their sixth album, ´Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead, out on April 11, 2025 via Napalm Records. Following their tour in 2024, they invite fans on a journey through the lives of 18th-century sailors. The album blends ballads and anthems, “weaving tales of camaraderie, loss, and fleeting joy against the relentless backdrop of the open sea.”
The album’s first single, “Chained Below”, has somber melodies and lyrics recanting the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. The band “aims to lend their voice to the oppressed, shining light onto the all too real, haunting stories of stolen freedoms and the noble struggles to reclaim it.”
Ye Banished Privateers will be on tour throughout the year. This autumn, they will head out with pagan folk band Faun.
The band says about “Chained Below”:
Our song ‘Chained Below’ is a reflection on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade during the 18th century. The lyrics reflect on the unimaginable suffering endured by enslaved individuals whose lives and labor fueled the prosperity of empires and economies. By bringing these voices to the forefront, we aim to shed light on the human cost of an economic system built on exploitation and injustice.
They add 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.
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
