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25.01 - Gavin Harrison - Drummer Releasing Album Of Reworked Porcupine Tree Songs

25.01 - Texas Independence Fest - First Bands Confirmed

25.01 - Magic Kingdom - Unveil New Album Details

25.01 - Inner Sanctum - Release Lyric Video For New Song

24.01 - Hellfest 2015 - Last Bands Confirmed

24.01 - Born Of Osiris - Working On New Material

24.01 - Helrunar - New Song Available Online

24.01 - Uli Jon Roth - Stream Song From 'Scorpions Revisited'

24.01 - Dopethrone - Share New Album Details And Teaser

23.01 - Napalm Death - Release New Video

23.01 - Sólstafir - Announce Replacement For Drummer On Upcoming Shows

23.01 - Rush - Announce 40th Anniversary Tour

Reviews Articles

	Mourning Mist Mourning Mist
	No Return Fearless Walk To Rise
	Periphery Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega
	Caïna Setter Of Unseen Snares
	Terror Empire The Empire Strikes Black
	Thulcandra Ascension Lost
	Iron Fist Boneshaker [EP]
	Orden Ogan Ravenhead
	Blind Guardian Beyond The Red Mirror
	Napalm Death Apex Predator - Easy Meat

16.01 - A Year In Metal - 2014: Highlights Through The Eyes Of The MS Staff, Elites & Official Contributors

11.01 - Getting Stoked: 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 - The Bands

13.12 - Goatwhore, Dying Fetus and support in Toulouse, 25/11/2014

09.12 - Mars Red Sky + Year Of No Light in Toulouse

06.12 - Voting Abuse, MS, and YOU!

06.12 - Drone On: Sonic Shamans And The Philosophy Of O)))

26.11 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #4 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

22.11 - Damnation Festival 2014 - Leeds, England, 1st November 2014

Shoutbox

20:00 - Bad English
Red - Jooe might know what was mods in 60's UK ...

19:52 - Zaphod
Someone add an album by an invisible band so I can check it. I wanna know what it feels like.

19:08 - Zaphod
Being Marcel wouldn't be so bad. At least I'd have a shit ton of awesome albums to listen to.

18:59 - Maco
Damn. And all of us will be like those two someday.

18:52 - Redn1ght
Hah, Zaphod. Best explanation anyone could come up with. :)

18:23 - psykometal
Was a thing for a minute. ;)

17:59 - Zaphod
They are both in their mid-life crisis and don't know who they are anymore.

Events Now online Today

05.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2015 (18)

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2015 (15)

19.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2015 (14)

19.05 - Serbia
Blind Guardian: European Tour 2015 (10)

29.05 - United Kingdom
Temples Festival 2015 (10)

09.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn 2015: 20th Anniversary (9)

09.07 - Czech Republic
Masters Of Rock 2015 (9)

Musicians' birthdays:

46 - David Bjerregaard "Dave" Ingram
53 - David Kilminster
43 - João Paulo Martins
37 - Kevin Stillings
31 - Mercedes Lander
36 - Miika Juhani Hostikka
46 - Ricardo Confessori
52 - Timo Rautiainen
30 - Yuusuke Toda

RIP:

2012 - Mark Reale

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Alestorm

Popularity index: 131
496 fans

Also known as	Battleheart (2004-2007)
Country:	United Kingdom
Label:	Napalm Records

Links:	Official Website Myspace Facebook show moreTwitter

Formed in:	2004

2004-	Folk power metal

Line-up

Current members:
2004-	Christopher Alexander Bowes - vocals, keyboards
2006-2008	Daniel "Dani" Evans - bass
› 2009-	-//- guitar
2009-	Gareth "Gazz" Murdock - bass
2010-	Peter "Pete" Alcorn - drums
2011-	Elliot Vernon - keyboards
Former musicians:
2004-2008	Gavin Harper - guitar
2006	Robin Hell - vocals
2006	Doug Swierczek - drums
2006	Jason Heeny - bass
2007-2008	Ian Wilson - drums
› 2008-2010	-//-
2008	Tim Shaw - guitar
2008	Alex "Hasselhoff" Tabisz - drums
Studio musicians:
2008-	Brendan Casey - bass ('08), backing vocals
2008-2009	Migo "Oger Mampf" Wagner - drums
2009-	Gordon Krei - programming, brass and orchestral arrangements
2009-	Tobias Hain - trumpet
2009	Austus Twele - great highland bagpipes
2009	Bee Bloodpunch - backing vocals
2009	Heinrich Gimpel - bass trombone
2009	Carsten Petersen - trumpet, cornet
2009	Mirjam Beyer - violin
2011	Derek Fobaire - trombone
2011	Florian Frambach - trumpet
2011	Maria Odvody - violin
2011	Chris Jones (II) - accordion
2011	Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen - whistles
Guest musicians:
2008	Lasse Lammert - vibraslap, tambourine
› 2009	-//- guitar, backing vocals
› 2011	-//- guitar, vibraslap
2008	Chris Mummelthey - backing vocals
2009	Tim Shaw - backing vocals
2011	Ken "Sorceron" Bergeron - vocals
2011	Lord Jaldaboath - narration
2011	Heri Joensen - guitar
2011	Robert "Balfabar Nosugref" Cranny - vocals

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

2006 \| 7.4	Battleheart [EP]
2006 \| 8.2	Terror On The High Seas [EP]
2008 \| 7.8	Captain Morgan's Revenge
2008 \| 8	Leviathan [EP]
2009 \| 7.9	Black Sails At Midnight
2011 \| 8	Back Through Time
2014 \| 8.3	Sunset On The Golden Age
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Photo galleries

07.11.2012	Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, 07 NOV 2012 by D.T. Metal
03.10.2012	Dragonforce, Alestorm - Nottingham, England, 3rd October 2012 by Baz Anderson
16.10.2010	Sabaton, Alestorm - Sheffield, England, 16th October 2010 by Baz Anderson
29.04.2009	Alestorm, Týr - Nottingham, England, 29th April 2009 by Baz Anderson
24.04.2009	Hammerfest 2009 - Prestatyn, Wales, 24th-25th April 2009 by Baz Anderson
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Alestorm at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO - Nov. 2012

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

07.12.2014	Alestorm - To Tour North America In 2015
09.07.2014	Alestorm - Piratefest Tour Confirmed
02.07.2014	Alestorm - Release New Album Preview
12.06.2014	Alestorm - New Video Online
28.05.2014	Alestorm - Confirm European Tour
16.04.2014	Alestorm - Share New Album Details
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Interviews

15.11.2012

with Christopher Bowes

Articles

15.11.2012	Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO - 7.11.2012
03.05.2009	Alestorm, Týr - Nottingham, England, 29th April 2009

Concerts

27.01.2015	USA, Tampa, FL
28.01.2015	USA, Charlotte, NC
29.01.2015	USA, Springfield, VA
30.01.2015	USA, Trenton, NJ
31.01.2015	USA, New York, NY
02.02.2015	CAN, Quebec City, QC (1)
03.02.2015	CAN, Montreal, QC
04.02.2015	CAN, Ottawa, ON
05.02.2015	CAN, Toronto, ON
06.02.2015	USA, Cleveland, OH
07.02.2015	USA, Joliet, IL
08.02.2015	USA, Minneapolis, MN (1)
09.02.2015	CAN, Winnipeg, MB (1)
11.02.2015	CAN, Edmonton, AB
13.02.2015	CAN, Vancouver, BC (1)
14.02.2015	USA, Seattle, WA
15.02.2015	USA, Portland, OR
16.02.2015	USA, Oakland, CA
17.02.2015	USA, Las Vegas, NV
18.02.2015	USA, Los Angeles, CA
19.02.2015	USA, Anaheim, CA
20.02.2015	USA, San Diego, CA
21.02.2015	USA, Phoenix, AZ
23.02.2015	USA, Denver, CO
24.02.2015	USA, Kansas City, MO
25.02.2015	USA, Fort Worth, TX (1)
26.02.2015	USA, Austin, TX
02.04.2015	RSA, Pretoria - Witchfest Festival Open Air 2015 (3)
04.06.2015	GER, Geiselwind - Out & Loud Festival 2015 (2)
11.06.2015	GER, Ahnsbeck - Break The Ground 2015 (1)
12.06.2015	GER, Schkeuditz - Brann Open Air 2015
21.06.2015	FRA, Clisson - Hellfest Open Air 2015 (14)
09.07.2015	GER, Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air 2015 (1)
08.08.2015	ESP, Villena (Alicante) - Leyendas Del Rock 2015
13.08.2015	GER, Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze Open Air 2015 (6)

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