Written by Doc G. on 03.09.2008 at 02:08

You've read my review for the album?

did so just now
good review, i agree with most of it

although my rating would have looked more like this:
Performance: 7
Songwriting: 6
Originality: 8
Production: 5
Total: 6.6

but further i think pretty much the same about a lot of what you wrote

The album is alright and the best pirate metal band I have listened to (actually the only pirate band I have ever heard of).

Don't really how the album is rated, but their music is enjoyable, like once a month . I like complex music, this is just too simple for me, I get bored too fast, but waiting a month and then rediscover it can make pass a short good time. The vocals are... well weird but they fit to the music in a way. For the pirate metal tag. I find it weird to call it that way. Can you imagine if their was as many metal genre as there is lyrics theme?

Written by Burning Winter on 04.09.2008 at 04:26

Don't really how the album is rated, but their music is enjoyable, like once a month . I like complex music, this is just too simple for me, I get bored too fast, but waiting a month and then rediscover it can make pass a short good time. The vocals are... well weird but they fit to the music in a way. For the pirate metal tag. I find it weird to call it that way. Can you imagine if their was as many metal genre as there is lyrics theme?

Hah, yeah...every metal band that is out there would have there own genre name and you wouldn't call them by their name anymore except for by their genre. I just call them pirate metal because they think they are pirates and the play metal.

i would mark them "wanna be folk metal, but with so so much power metal elements, making the music so so cheesy"

but i like cheesy music

Written by Ellrohir on 06.09.2008 at 09:23

i would mark them "wanna be folk metal, but with so so much power metal elements, making the music so so cheesy"

but i like cheesy music

Haha that's actually a spot on genre definition for them...luckily we like that kind of music

We are Heavy Metal Pirates!!!

Written by -Soulreaper- on 03.09.2008 at 19:05

The album is alright and the best pirate metal band I have listened to (actually the only pirate band I have ever heard of).

Running Wild is much better, they have a lot of sweet guitar harmonies in their music, or "guitarmonies" if you will, and have been around since the late 70's if I can recall correctly. We also have a folk/death/prog metal band from my home town called Verbal Deception who are getting pretty big, they go under the whole pirate theme of things, (and started before Battleheart become Alestorm and switching over to the pirate thing.

It's a shame that a briliant concept like Pirate Metal is dragged to the dirt like this. There wasn't much effort needed to create a good pirate metal band, a blackbeard look a like with a burly voice and some thrash metal with keyboards and that was all. what we got? Annoyingly power metal vocals with a heavy Scottish accent, cheesy keyboards and the immense manowar queer factor. I Normally defend symphonic/folk bands from Napalm records of lame true old school black/heavy/thrash/death fanboys but this is impossible to defend.

Written by VPeter on 15.09.2008 at 22:42

It's a shame that a briliant concept like Pirate Metal is dragged to the dirt like this. There wasn't much effort needed to create a good pirate metal band, a blackbeard look a like with a burly voice and some thrash metal with keyboards and that was all. what we got? Annoyingly power metal vocals with a heavy Scottish accent, cheesy keyboards and the immense manowar queer factor. I Normally defend symphonic/folk bands from Napalm records of lame true old school black/heavy/thrash/death fanboys but this is impossible to defend.

There are so many anti-power metallers here! Why is it bad that they mix folk with power metal?! folk metal isn't only fit with extreme genres..

Written by Janne on 15.09.2008 at 22:48

Written by VPeter on 15.09.2008 at 22:42

It's a shame that a briliant concept like Pirate Metal is dragged to the dirt like this. There wasn't much effort needed to create a good pirate metal band, a blackbeard look a like with a burly voice and some thrash metal with keyboards and that was all. what we got? Annoyingly power metal vocals with a heavy Scottish accent, cheesy keyboards and the immense manowar queer factor. I Normally defend symphonic/folk bands from Napalm records of lame true old school black/heavy/thrash/death fanboys but this is impossible to defend.

There are so many anti-power metallers here! Why is it bad that they mix folk with power metal?! folk metal isn't only fit with extreme genres..

who says I hate power metal? Wuthering Heights is for example a great Folk Power Metal band.

Written by VPeter on 15.09.2008 at 22:51

Written by Janne on 15.09.2008 at 22:48

Written by VPeter on 15.09.2008 at 22:42

It's a shame that a briliant concept like Pirate Metal is dragged to the dirt like this. There wasn't much effort needed to create a good pirate metal band, a blackbeard look a like with a burly voice and some thrash metal with keyboards and that was all. what we got? Annoyingly power metal vocals with a heavy Scottish accent, cheesy keyboards and the immense manowar queer factor. I Normally defend symphonic/folk bands from Napalm records of lame true old school black/heavy/thrash/death fanboys but this is impossible to defend.

There are so many anti-power metallers here! Why is it bad that they mix folk with power metal?! folk metal isn't only fit with extreme genres..

who says I hate power metal? Wuthering Heights is for example a great Folk Power Metal band.

You spoke like you would hate it, but if not then okey. btw I like Alestorm. I admit it's a bit easy to get bored with the music but sometimes it's really amusing to listen to them.

I saw that they have found in quite short time the new guitarist. Bunch of suprises in this band

Written by Abattoir on 16.09.2008 at 17:49

I saw that they have found in quite short time the new guitarist. Bunch of suprises in this band

have they already find a new guitarist? the old one just quited 2 days ago!

Written by Janne on 16.09.2008 at 17:54

Written by Abattoir on 16.09.2008 at 17:49

I saw that they have found in quite short time the new guitarist. Bunch of suprises in this band

have they already find a new guitarist? the old one just quited 2 days ago!

Yea they had, I have found it in their news on Myspace site...

Written by Abattoir on 16.09.2008 at 21:15

Written by Janne on 16.09.2008 at 17:54

Written by Abattoir on 16.09.2008 at 17:49

I saw that they have found in quite short time the new guitarist. Bunch of suprises in this band

have they already find a new guitarist? the old one just quited 2 days ago!

Yea they had, I have found it in their news on Myspace site...

yeah, I've just read it in the metal news. imo the new memer had been selected earlier than the old one was kicked out...

Alestorm is one of the most amazing bands I've ever heard. You have a right to reserve your opinion, but if your opnion doesn't match mine, your opinion sucks and you don't deserve one.

Written by Doc G. on 14.09.2008 at 11:05

Written by -Soulreaper- on 03.09.2008 at 19:05

The album is alright and the best pirate metal band I have listened to (actually the only pirate band I have ever heard of).

Running Wild is much better, they have a lot of sweet guitar harmonies in their music, or "guitarmonies" if you will, and have been around since the late 70's if I can recall correctly. We also have a folk/death/prog metal band from my home town called Verbal Deception who are getting pretty big, they go under the whole pirate theme of things, (and started before Battleheart become Alestorm and switching over to the pirate thing.

i agree, Running Wild is far superior. they dont have the party anthems like "wenches and mead" but they have ridiculous basslines and Rock 'N' Rolf Kasparek on vocals. add in the guitarmonies and theyre a pirate metal combo that cant be beat. johnny depp should do voice overs NOT

Written by LeChron James on 08.10.2008 at 02:45

i agree, Running Wild is far superior. they dont have the party anthems like "wenches and mead" but they have ridiculous basslines and Rock 'N' Rolf Kasparek on vocals. add in the guitarmonies and theyre a pirate metal combo that cant be beat. johnny depp should do voice overs NOT

'Pirate Song' is a great party song.

We've got a "pirate metal" band in Brisbane here, called Scuurvy.
You can run your own gauntlet

I love Alestorm though.

Written by -Soulreaper- on 05.09.2008 at 22:20

Hah, yeah...every metal band that is out there would have there own genre name and you wouldn't call them by their name anymore except for by their genre. I just call them pirate metal because they think they are pirates and the play metal.

you can't just call them pirate metal though (although that is what they mostly are) they have other elements in them as well, like thraah and some alternaive elements.

Pirate is their thematical genre. Power/Folk is their musical genre. Why are some of you people to stupid to understand that?

Hah, wow...somedody is a little touch about calling them Pirate Metal. Its all in good fun man. Dont take things so seriously.

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Despite hating Alestorm with a passion, I have to say the new track on there myspace "Wolves of The Sea" is pretty nice.

Written by VPeter on 21.12.2008 at 19:12

Despite hating Alestorm with a passion, I have to say the new track on there myspace "Wolves of The Sea" is pretty nice.

That song is a cover, but totally fits their style.

My brother bought these guys' album like, two months ago. Now it's his favorite thing to Drink to. I won't deny, they're a pretty good band. I forgot which one it is but they've got this song with one hell of a thrashy feel. I also remember one of the lines is something like "Let's bring these posers to their knees." Fun

Hey guys, If you want AMAZING 'pirate metal'(Death/Folk/Melodic/Thrash), check out Verbal Deception. They're one of the local favorites around here, and I think they deserve much more popularity.

http://www.myspace.com/verbaldeception

BTW, I'm not really meaning to advertise them on here, but I thought fans of Alestorm would appreciate them.

Written by Thrashard on 28.12.2008 at 10:20

Hey guys, If you want AMAZING 'pirate metal'(Death/Folk/Melodic/Thrash), check out Verbal Deception. They're one of the local favorites around here, and I think they deserve much more popularity.

http://www.myspace.com/verbaldeception

BTW, I'm not really meaning to advertise them on here, but I thought fans of Alestorm would appreciate them.

Barely thrash, more prog than anything else. They're not bad, they lack stage presence though, and they never change their set list which is why I lost interest in them a while ago.

Written by Doc G. on 28.12.2008 at 11:16

Written by Thrashard on 28.12.2008 at 10:20

Hey guys, If you want AMAZING 'pirate metal'(Death/Folk/Melodic/Thrash), check out Verbal Deception. They're one of the local favorites around here, and I think they deserve much more popularity.

http://www.myspace.com/verbaldeception

BTW, I'm not really meaning to advertise them on here, but I thought fans of Alestorm would appreciate them.

Barely thrash, more prog than anything else. They're not bad, they lack stage presence though, and they never change their set list which is why I lost interest in them a while ago.

Have you seen them recently? Also, have you heard the two new tracks? Yeah the new stuff is definitely more prog. They're stage presense isn't bad, but they just seem a little disorganized.