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Alestorm is tagged as: pirate metal, folk metal, power metal, true scottish pirate metal, scottish

Alestorm is a folk metal band from Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterized by a pirate theme, and as a result have been dubbed a pirate metal band on a popular heavy metal related website. They refer to their genre as “True Scottish Pirate Metal”.
The band formed under the name Battleheart in 2004. After releasing two EPs, they were signed by napalm records in 2007 and renamed themselves Alestorm. Their debut album was released on 25 January 2008. The band’s third album, Back Through Time, was released in June 2011.
Originally starting out as a two piece band Gavin Harper and Christopher Bowes, Battleheart recorded an independent EP in Gavin’s home studio in early 2006. The band was soon rounded out after some early rotation by bassist Dani Evans and drummer Doug Swierczek. Battleheart played their first live show only five days after the members had all met together for the first time.
A second EP was recorded the same year, with Evans now featuring in the recording line-up (the drums were again programmed). Later in the year, the song “Set Sail And Conquer” from the EP was featured on Metal Hammer’s “Battle Metal V” cd with other such bands as Týr, Firewind, Hammerfall and Blind Guardian.
In early 2007, dr...
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Keelhauled
Leviathan
Captain Morgan's Revenge
Over the Seas
Wolves of the Sea
Nancy the Tavern Wench
Shipwrecked
The Quest
Pirate Song
No Quarter
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