Napalm
2011
1. Back Through Time
2. Shipwrecked
3. The Sunk'n Norwegian
4. Midget Saw
5. Buckfast Powersmash
6. Scraping The Barrel
7. Rum
8. Swashbucked
9. Rumpelkombo
10. Barrett's Privateers (Stan Rogers Cover)
11. Death Throes Of The Terrorsquid
Alestorm are a band that I initially viewed with a bit of skepticism. As a fairly dedicated Running Wild fan I was somewhat learly of another band taking up a pirate metal theme. Over the past two albums I've really come to enjoy this band and believe they both have their place however. We won't even talk about crap like Swashbuckle. Anywho, while Running Wild was more of a speed metal band with a pirate flavor, Alestorm has played up the sea shanty theme a bit more with a folksy slant. At this point I'd say both have their own takes, styles, and are both worthy.
On that note I'm going to start this review with the lyrics that made me bust out laughing. Scraping The Barrel comes through with the laugh inducing line "You may think you've heard all this music before. That Running Wild did it back in '84. But time are a'changin and we don't give a damn. So If you don't like it, go start your own band". Fantastic. I love how very not seriously these guys take their lyrics, etc.
The first word that comes to mind when listening to Alestorm is just 'fun'. This music is ridiculously so. This stuff begs for you to sing along to it and has a great energy & catchiness. Pirates = metal and this album does it as well as the band has since they started. Three albums in and I'm richly enjoying their style.
All in all, this is pretty comparable to their other albums. I will say it seems like there's a bit more emphasis on some pretty heavy guitar. Maybe a little less folksy and a bit heavier. At times the music gets downright thrashy. There's still plenty of epic sing song pirate feel though. If the idea of metal sea songs appeals to you than you absolutely should get this.
Highlights: Shipwrecked, The Sunk'n Norwegian, Scraping The Barrel, Rum
Rating - 4.0/5
2. Shipwrecked
3. The Sunk'n Norwegian
4. Midget Saw
5. Buckfast Powersmash
6. Scraping The Barrel
7. Rum
8. Swashbucked
9. Rumpelkombo
10. Barrett's Privateers (Stan Rogers Cover)
11. Death Throes Of The Terrorsquid
Alestorm are a band that I initially viewed with a bit of skepticism. As a fairly dedicated Running Wild fan I was somewhat learly of another band taking up a pirate metal theme. Over the past two albums I've really come to enjoy this band and believe they both have their place however. We won't even talk about crap like Swashbuckle. Anywho, while Running Wild was more of a speed metal band with a pirate flavor, Alestorm has played up the sea shanty theme a bit more with a folksy slant. At this point I'd say both have their own takes, styles, and are both worthy.
On that note I'm going to start this review with the lyrics that made me bust out laughing. Scraping The Barrel comes through with the laugh inducing line "You may think you've heard all this music before. That Running Wild did it back in '84. But time are a'changin and we don't give a damn. So If you don't like it, go start your own band". Fantastic. I love how very not seriously these guys take their lyrics, etc.
The first word that comes to mind when listening to Alestorm is just 'fun'. This music is ridiculously so. This stuff begs for you to sing along to it and has a great energy & catchiness. Pirates = metal and this album does it as well as the band has since they started. Three albums in and I'm richly enjoying their style.
All in all, this is pretty comparable to their other albums. I will say it seems like there's a bit more emphasis on some pretty heavy guitar. Maybe a little less folksy and a bit heavier. At times the music gets downright thrashy. There's still plenty of epic sing song pirate feel though. If the idea of metal sea songs appeals to you than you absolutely should get this.
Highlights: Shipwrecked, The Sunk'n Norwegian, Scraping The Barrel, Rum
Rating - 4.0/5
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