Pirate Metal

[jasoncyrus]

I have recently discovered Pirate Metal(after getting interested in Metal this past year, and so far think its (for want of a better word) pretty cool. So far my favorite band in the subgenre is Alestorm. (Ill try attach a link).. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgDq_xnhDA
So dear escapists,
Have you heard of Pirate Metal?
What do you think of it?
Any band recommendations?

Alestorm ftw! I have all their albums thus far, most epic Scottish Pirate Metal band ever ^_^

EDIT: As for viking metal, Turisas are incredible!

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

No such thing as pirate metal.

Its power metal with a pirate focused lyrics and image.

And instruments. Although there are no real "pirate" instruments, accordions and fiddles are used to great effect.

OP: I love it myself, pirate themes are great fun. From what I can tell, the only good band in the scene is Alestorm. The only other big one is Swashbuckle, and they're just boring trash with boring lyrics about pirates, nothing more. EDIT: Although that Running Wild band don't sound too bad, actually.

However, if you do like Alestorm, Korpiklaani, a Finnish folk metal band, fill essentially the same niche.

Whether or not there is a such thing as 'Pirate Metal' or 'Viking Metal', I love both t bits. And Furburt, you just got extra points for music tastes. Korpiklaani's amazing.

 

[reg42]

Well Alestorm is the only major pirate metal band out there that I know for, and they pretty damn awesome. Gotta thank Furburt for introducing me to them.
It's just too awesome.

Doesn't beat viking metal though.

 

[darkmushroomm]

I love Pirate Metal, and I love Alestorm.
Hey hey, I need more wenches, hey hey, more wenches and mead.

 

[reg42]

Here's a good song by them.

Oooh, that was actually good.

OT: I much prefer Astronaut Metal, and Cowboy Metal. They just sound so good.

Or, alternatively, my favorite, Arabcore.

Astronaut Metal?
...
That sounds fucking awesome. Can you link a song?

 

[IactoSophos]

...I'm not too pushed on the vocals though, kinda sounds like a drunken scottish guy pretending to be a pirate.

EDIT: My mistake I thought they were finnish. It is a drunken scottish guy pretending to be a pirate. Makes a lot more sense

Fixed for truth.

 

[The Eggplant]

No such thing as pirate metal.

Its power metal with a pirate focused lyrics and image.

This. People have just started making up genres in Metal.

Sumeriancore?
Pirate Metal?

What the bloody hell is Sumeriancore? I thought I had heard them all when my friend starting telling me about "death pop" (apparently bands like A Day to Remember, Devil Wears Prada, yada yada that mix death growls with angsty choruses from nasal prepubescent boys).

 

[Necator15]

Alestorm is pretty awesome. Always end up laughing at the lyrics, but the backing is pretty good.
Personally, I like Equilibrium more, which is viking themed instead of pirate themed, and German instead of English, but damn does it work well.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Christemo]

i really hate it. i cant take it seriously in anyway, and i cant laugh at it the same way i can with Weird Al Yankovic. i´ve nothing against it personally, its just not my can of Monster Energy.

 

[Lacsapix]

Never heard of this before, I an listening it now pretty funny
anyway my favorite band is still nightwish.

 

[archvile93]

Am I supposed to find that hilarious? Because I did.

 

[reg42]

I was joking... Time to go on youtube to search for such a thing. That'd be pretty cool.

Aww... Dammit. I need to find some weirder music!

 

[reg42]

I was joking... Time to go on youtube to search for such a thing. That'd be pretty cool.

Aww... Dammit. I need to find some weirder music!

Spoiler: Well, you can try some of these...

I'm not a big fan of ISMFOF, by the way. You may be interested in some of those.

Thanks man, I'll check those out.

I'm not a big fan of ISMFOF

I'm with you on that one.

 

[Cosplay Horatio]

Alestorm is awesome!

I don't know about Pirate Metal but great Pirate Bands I know of are The Pirates Charles and The Dread Crew of Oddwood.

 

[tikiwargod]

Check out Flogging Molly. Scottish pirate metal ftw

Flogging Molly are Irish American Punk, hardly the same genre.