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Audio Metallico Fantastico

buszon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:44:23 +0000

Kiváló Alestorm, Katatonia, Ministry, Moonspell és Opeth CD-ket vásároltam ma a Rocknessben. Már régen időszerű volt…

Alestorm - Keelhauled

nono68 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:12:38 +0000

Biographie d'Alestorm

nono68 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:11:06 +0000

Ce groupe de moussaillons, créé en 2004, officiait à la base sous le nom de Battleheart jusqu’en 200

Band of the Week

Rocky D. — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:41:57 +0000

I know I have been lax in updating the band of the week but that’s just because I have to devo

Waylander

molco — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:24:23 +0000

Waylander is an Irish band influential in the realms of Celtic folk metal, which the band blends tra

Lethal Conflict mailorder

lethalconflict — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:58:41 +0000

http://www.lethalconflict.com 30.07.2009 – all prices in Euro!

Alestorm -   Black Sails At Midnight           13.00 2009   pirate/heavy/power metal
Alestorm -   Black Sails At Midnight (digipack w/DVD)           18.50 2009   pirate/heavy/power metal
Cathedral -   The Garden of Unearhtly Delights           13.00 2005   doom metal
Karl Sanders -   Saurian Exorcism           13.00 2009   atmospheric/instrumental/mood
Karma To Burn -   Wild Wonderful Purgatory (digipack)           13.90 2008   stoner rock
Karma To Burn -   Almost Heathen (digipack)           13.90 2008   stoner rock
Malnatt -   Happy Days            8.35 2007   folk/black metal
Malnatt -   La Voce Dei Morti            8.35 2008   folk/black metal
Nerthus -   The Crowned’s Reunion            8.35 2007   medieval dark metal
Somber -   The Black Machine            8.35 2008   thrash metal
Spectral -   Stormriders            8.35 2007   viking/battle/power metal
Trail of Tears -   Bloodstained Endurance (digipack w/bonus)           13.90 2009   symphonic gothic metal
Tyr -   By the Light of the Northern Star (digipack)           13.90 2009   viking/folk metal
Winter of Sin -   Woest            8.35 2006   black metal
Winter of Sin -   Razernij           8.35 2008   black metal

Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight (2009)

rhodeislandrock — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:59:38 +0000

Alestorm – Black Sails At Midnight (2009, Napalm Records) The Quest Leviathan That Famous Ol

Alestorm - Leviathan E.P. (2009)

rhodeislandrock — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:08:27 +0000

Alestorm – Leviathan E.P. (2009, Napalm Records) Leviathan Wolves Of the Sea Weiber und Wein H

Alestorm ~ Black Sails at Midnight [2009]

nebulah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:06:02 +0000

The Quest – 4.56
Leviathan – 5.56
That Famous Ol’ Spiced – 4.45
Keelhauled – 3.42
To The End Of Our Days – 6.22
Black Sails At Midnight – 3.31
No Quarter – 3.02
Pirate Song – 4.02
Chronicles Of Vengeance – 6.24
Wolves Of The Sea – 3.33
Weiber Und Wein (Bonus Track) – 3.41
Heavy Metal Pirates (Bonus Track) – 4.24

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Alestorm ~ Leviathan EP [2008]

nebulah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:02:34 +0000

01. Leviathan
02. Wolves of the Sea (Pirates of the Sea Cover)
03. Weiber und Wein
04. Heavy Metal Pirates

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Alestorm ~ Captain Morgan's Revenge [2008]

nebulah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:00:33 +0000

01. Over the Seas
02. Captain Morgan’s Revenge
03. The Huntmaster
04. Nancy the Tavern Wench
05. Death Before the Mast
06. Terror on the High Seas
07. Set Sail and Conquer
08. Of Treasure
09. Wenches & Mead
10. Flower of Scotland (The Corries Cover)

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Alestorm ~ Heavy Metal Pirates [2008]

nebulah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:57:04 +0000

01. Heavy Metal Pirates

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Alestorm ~ Terror on the High Seas [2006]

nebulah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:49:39 +0000

01. The Curse of Captain Morgan
02. Set Sail and Conquer
03. Terror on the High Seas
04. Wenches and Mea

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Alestorm ~ Battleheart EP [2006]

nebulah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:46:06 +0000

01. The Glorious Battle
02. Heavy Metal Pirates
03. Over the Seas
04. No Quarter
05. Nancy the Tavern Wench
06. Journey Man (Korpiklaani Cover)

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The band was called Battleheart when this EP was released. For the sake of order I put it under Alestorm.

AleStorm - Black Sails At Midnight

sweko — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:42:20 +0000

It’s like this: AleStorm’s guitar sound is obnoxious, and the singer could not sing his way out of a paper bag. The title of the album makes absolutely no sense. And they are tons of fun.

The songs are cheesier than a fan made Firefly/X-Men crossover script, and yet, somehow this True Scottish Pirate Metal manages to hit the funny bone. No pirate cliché is left unturned, from peg legs and shoulder parrots to (bad) choral singing of "a bottle of rum and yo-ho-ho".

High points of the album are the fast, frivolous, jolly songs like Leviathan and Keelhauled, and the closer Wolves of the Sea, which is actually a cover of a Eurovision song contest entry. However on the slow songs like To the end of our days, AleStorm try to bring a more elaborate and complex sound and structure into the album, and fail miserably.

Bottom line, looking forward to more cheesy fun from this guys, and I hope they don’t get too big of a head, to think they can actually make serious music. I would recommend this album to everyone with a love for metal and a sense of humour.

BTW, I listened to the promo version of the album, and the promo messages are the most inventive and fun I’ve ever heard.

Terça rima com música.

David — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:57 +0000

Pois bem, como terça rima com musica – nem rima, mas como eu quero vai rimar – toda terça feira eu coloco pra você uma prévia do que vem pela semana e algumas músicas do(s) albun(s) que eu falei na semana que passou, já que eu tenho certeza que você não conseguiu achar as músicas pra ouvir. Affs.

Comecando com o que vem por ai

Quem adivinhar quem é ganha um pirulito zorro!!

Quarta feira falo mais deles

Como eu disse, ai estão algumas faixas do album Captain Morgan’s Revenge, do Alestorm.

Beleza de capa.

Flower of Scotland

Captain Morgans Revenge

Death Before the Mast

Em tempo.

Saiu o novo album do Alestorm, eu ainda não baixei comprei, então não posso falar muito mas fica a dica.

Alestorm - Black Sails at Midnight

Confere o clipe.

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Alestorm - Live At Wacken (2008)

pauloriomar — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:02:00 +0000

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Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Patrick — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:42:47 +0000

Arrg Matey’s today be official Talk Like A Pirate Day so watch the videos below so that you don’t embarrass yourself.

and so that we can link this to music (being a music blog and all) head over and check out pirate metalheads Alestorm. Not only do they sport the ruffled shirts with puffy sleeves but they sing like pirates and have pirate themed lyrics as well. In “Keelhauled” lead singer Christopher Bowes belts out “We’ll tie that scoundrel to a rope / and throw him overboard / Drag him underneath the ship / A terrifying, deadly trip.”

Obrazy Rocka - część 1

Robert Bronson — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:54:52 +0000

Przed kilkoma miesiącami na pewnym forum w kategorii “muzyka” zapoczątkowałem cykl sond poświęcony najlepszym okładom płyt rockowo – metalowych. Jego idea polegała na wyborze dwudziestu najlepszych grafik z szeroko definiowalnego gatunku muzycznego muzyki rockowej i metalowej. Przy czym słowo “najlepsze” było w tym wypadku interpretowane jedynie w kategoriach subiektywnych wszystkich głosujących.

Tak oto pisałem we wstępie do sondy: “Oczywiście okładki płyt tak naprawdę nie mają znaczenia jeśli chodzi o muzykę, a wnoszą jedynie jakieś tam ślady estetyki czy w mały sposób wpływają na klimat słuchanej płyty – to każdy wie. Niemniej warto się im przyjrzeć. Co prawda płyta mogłaby być sprzedawana w zwykłej kopercie bez żadnej grafiki, ale tak nie jest dzięki czemu mamy różnorodne okładki i możemy o nich mówić.”.

Oto pierwsza dziesiątka laureatów (kolejność przypadkowa):

Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

Alestorm – Captain Morgan’s Revenge

Karmakanic – Who’s The Boss In The Factory

Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother

Porcupine Tree – Signify

Queen – Made in Heaven

Cult of Luna – Eternal Kingdom

Korn – Issues

King Diamond – Abigail

Ciąg dalszy nastąpi. A może wy znacie jakieś ciekawe okładki warte uwagi?

Video: Alestorm - Keelhauled

alfonso zayas — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:38:17 +0000

Apparently there are now two “Pirate Metal” bands, and I don’t really dig either one of them too much, but I can tolerate this band a lot more than Swashbuckle. Plus there’s a keytar in this video, you know? Check the video out, blah blah.

Alestorm - Keelhauled

garm24 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:46:20 +0000

Despre ultimul album semnat Alestorm (Black Sails At Midnight) v-a povestit cate ceva Krossfire aici. Intre timp am pus si eu mana pe album si am ramas extrem de placut impresionat. De cateva zile scotienii au finalizat si un clip pentru piesa Keelhauled pe care il puteti vedea mai jos.

PS: Imi cer scuze pentru lipsa de activitate din ultima perioada. Am avut destul de mult de lucru, dar am reusit sa pun mana pe o serie de DVD-uri englezesti asa ca o sa aveti ce citi in viitorul apropiat.

Full Metal Racket: An introduction to Scottish metal, part two

Jodi Mullen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:03:34 +0000

Published Date: 24 June 2009

By Jodi Mullen

Jodi Mullen returns with the second installment of his introductory guide to the more extreme forms of rock music in Scotland, from folk/battle to drone/doom, with a few choice recommendations thrown in.

Warning: if you think Muse are too ‘rawk’, you may want to go away until normal indie-centric programming is resumed tomorrow. Feeling brave? Read on…

Somehow, in spite of all the apathy and adversity, metal in Scotland has not only survived and endured, it has thrived. Each of our major cities has a rich and vibrant metal underground, focused around a handful of venues and extremely dedicated fan communities. Glasgow is the undisputed jewel in Scottish metal’s spiked crown, being the home of perhaps our most successful metal act, Man Must Die (more below) and a regular stop-over for the metal world’s biggest touring acts. The city is also home to bands that span the full spectrum of subgenres: death metallers Madman is Absolute, folk/battle metal outfit Alba Gu Brath and black metal titans Daemonolith are just a few acts out of dozens.

As well as a plethora of rock and metal bars, Glasgow plays host to a number of small to medium-sized venues that specialise in the most extreme forms of music. Ivory Blacks, The Cathouse, Captain’s Rest and Maggie May’s form the backbone of the city’s gigging circuit for metal acts, though many more venues feature prominently too.

The metal scene in Edinburgh perhaps isn’t quite as vibrant, particularly with the announcement last month that popular rock and metal club Studio 24 was set to lose its license. Bannerman’s remains a favourite for extreme acts and regularly hosts shows with some of the most interesting and varied lineups around. While the capital may not have quite the same number of metal bands as Glasgow, it is home to some of the more eclectic bands in the Scottish underground, including drone/doom instrumental act Jackal-Headed Guard of the Dead.

Proving perhaps that there is something about the frozen north that brings out the metal spirit, Aberdeen has one of Scotland’s longest established scenes, with venues like The Moorings becoming institutions in their own right alongside the likes of Moshulu and The Tunnels. Local favourites Black Atom seem to have been on the verge of becoming the next big thing for well over half a decade while death metal outfit Bonesaw are one of the country’s most brutal acts. Meanwhile, Ascension, one of Scotland’s finest power metal acts split their time between Aberdeen and Glasgow.

Outside the big three cities, smaller scenes exist in Dundee – home to traditional metallers Swordmaster – Perth and Inverness with various other acts coming from small towns all over the country, including What The Blood Revealed, a post-metal act who call Irvine, Ayrshire their home.

Over the next few months, Under the Radar will be examining Scotland’s emerging metal scene in detail, starting out with a look at the country’s ferocious death metal community next month. In the meantime though, we introduce two of the very best homegrown acts who are currently flying the flag for Scottish metal around Europe…

Alestorm

With the release of their second album, Black Sails at Midnight, Perth’s Alestorm look set to become the latest Scottish act to make it big on the international metal scene. Branding themselves “True Scottish Pirate Metal”, the four-piece play upbeat, traditional heavy metal with strong influences from the worlds of power metal and folk music. Alestorm revel in their ludicrously over-the-top buccaneer image; band members take to the stage dressed as pirates and song titles like ‘Wenches and Mead’ and ‘Keelhauled’ are the order of the day, though a reworking of ‘Flower of Scotland’ has been known to creep onto live setlists every now and then. Signed to Austrian independent metal label Napalm Records, Alestorm will join legendary Finnish folk-metallers Korpiklaani on the Paganfest tour of Europe this autumn.

Man Must Die

Four young men from Glasgow with a penchant for loud noise and violence? Who would have thought it? Man Must Die’s star has been in the ascendancy for several years now, during which time the band has landed much coveted support slots with the likes of Kataklysm and Aborted but forthcoming album No Tolerance For Imperfection will hopefully see them becoming one of death metal’s leading lights in their own right. Driven by crushing riffs, Man Must Die’s brand of death metal is unrelentingly brutal and aggressive and frequently delves into the kind of grisly lyrical subject matter for which the genre has become infamous. Matters of taste aside though, one can’t help but admire some of the virtuoso musicianship on display as the band push their instruments and themselves to new heights of extremity.

Under the Radar: showcasing the best new music in Scotland

Full Metal Racket: An introduction to Scottish metal, part one

Jodi Mullen — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:00:13 +0000

Published Date: 22 June 2009

Metal is a much maligned, often ignored genre, with a public image soured by the sweaty whiff of ageing men with long hair and leather jackets.

So to counter this injustice, Under the Radar has recruited metal obsessive Jodi Mullen as our brand new metal columnist/blogger/reporter.In part one of his introduction today he argues the case for metal in general, before he launches into a comprehensive guide to the best Scottish metal bands in part two.***

Almost since its inception 40 years ago, heavy metal has been considered the ugly red-headed stepchild of the music industry. Often scorned and always misunderstood by the mainstream music press, the genre has largely been left to forge its own path over the last two decades, driven more by musical innovation and an obsessive fanbase than by critical or commercial pressures.

And in the underground, metal has remained one of the most creative and inventive forms of modern music, propelled by cultural and ideological movements over the last twenty five years. Musicians have pushed themselves, their instruments and even conventional definitions of what counts as music in an effort to push back sonic boundaries and explore the furthest depths of extremity. The genre has even expanded to take in influences from classical music, folk and jazz. Under the radar of the mainstream music press, a global metal underground has spawned, reaching from Scandinavia to South America and Tokyo to Tayside.

Few will deny that trying to pin down exactly what metal is and define precise relationships between its countless sub-genres is a difficult task at best and downright impossible at worst. Similarly, it’s difficult to speak of a metal scene in Scotland at all without taking into account the almost mind-boggling degree of fragmentation and cross-pollination of sub-genres that makes extreme metal so dynamic and yet so confusing at the same time. Even within individual Scottish cities, the metal community can be split in ways that reflect historic ideological and stylistic differences between sub-genres, with some sub-communities almost totally estranged from others.

Naturally this fragmentation of audiences and performers alike causes headaches for promoters. While some sub-genres may be collectively interpreted as a continuum of extremity – most notably the progression from thrash to death metal to grindcore – and lend themselves to broadly similar audiences, other acts are so isolated from the rest of the scene, both musically and ideologically, that attempting to fit them together on the same bill tends to be a risky and haphazard affair. Though many progressive and post-metal acts can happily slot into a standard rock running order as an exotic curiosity, the sonic and philosophical nihilism of black metal and the full-body assault on the senses that is drone are are so alienated from accepted musical aesthetics as to make them seemingly impossible to fit onto a bill.

Unlike parts of mainland Europe where metal is firmly entrenched in popular culture and is a regular presence both in the charts and on mainstream radio – particularly in Scandinavia, Germany and Greece – the British and Scottish public have long remained uneasy about the genre as a whole, particularly in a live context. Perhaps the greatest obstacle to acceptance is the sheer extremity of the music itself. Even for many of Scotland’s most adventurous and enlightened gig-goers, the fact remains that a steady diet of blast beats, guttural howls and downtuned guitars does not a good Friday night make.

Metal also has something of an image problem and though personal experience would suggest that this is, for the most part, an unjustified and puerile stereotype perpetuated by an unsympathetic media, the antiquated notion of grimy bars populated by leather-clad men with a penchant for long hair, beards and casual violence remains. The upshot is that many of Scotland’s most popular smaller venues are off limits to all but the most prestigious of unsigned metal acts, making it more difficult for bands to gain exposure and offset the numerous negative connotations the genre has managed to pick up over the years, deservedly or otherwise.

Press coverage of metal tends to be erratic, at best. Mainstream publications occassiaonally adopt poster boys for the inventiveness of genre as a whole, Mastodon (pictured, right), Isis and Sunn O))) being the most recent examples of this particular phenomenon. Much of the rest of the time, however, music journalists prefer to give metal a wide berth, only occasionally descending from their ivory towers to pass judgement on the latest release from Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer or some other behemoth of yesteryear and roll out the same tired old cliches about men in their forties trying to recapture teenage glories.

In Scotland, metal coverage in the mainstream media has begun to gradually improve over the last year or so but all too often exciting and innovative bands go uncovered, even when on the verge of reaching critical mass internationally. Perth ‘pirate metal’ pioneers Alestorm have been a regular fixture in the likes of Terrorizer and Zero Tolerance, Britain’s two most respected specialist extreme metal magazines, for well over two years and appeared at some of Europe’s most prestigious metal festivals last summer yet only recently received their first feature piece in The List.

Here at Under the Radar, however, we aim to showcase the best of Scotland’s underground metal talent over the coming months, taking in everything from black metal to grindcore in our quest to discover why this most-maligned of genres is at the forefront of musical innovation north of the border.

Read the second part of Jodi’s report on Thursday…

Under the Radar: showcasing the best new music in Scotland