Perth, Scotland
Power Metal
Page online:
December 22, 2009
Last update/review:
April 9, 2024
Alestorm
This self-described "True Scottish Pirate Metal" band is generating a bit
of buzz, though how much of it is based on music and how much is based
on image is debateable.
It all goes back to 2004 when a band known as Battleheart emerged.
As Battleheart they self-released two EPs and then signed to
Napalm
Records, and as that label already had a similarly-named band
(
Battlelore ),
Battleheart officially became Alestorm in August 2006, and in short
order the proper full-length debut,
Captain Morgan's Revenge ,
was put out.
Now, it's not as if this image is new, as
Running Wild
employed (and, arguably, ran into the ground) the pirate theme years
ago, but Alestorm are determined to embrace every pirate cliche imagineable
and run with it.
Musically, they are weakly in the folk metal camp and more aligned with
power metal and even
rollicking Viking metal (musically, not lyrically, of course), with
Turisas
being an occasional soundalike.
Overall, they're enjoyable enough and good for a laugh, but musically they
haven't really established a unique identity, which may or may not be
an issue as they progress.
Current Members
Christopher Bowes
vocals (Gloryhammer )
Máté Bodor
guitars
Gareth Murdock
bass/backing vocals
Elliot Vernon
keyboards
Pete Alcorn
drums
Former Members/Guests
Gavin Harper
guitars
Lasse Lammert (guest)
guitars
Dani Evans
guitars
Migo Wagner (guest)
drums
Ian Wilson
drums (Sweet Savage )
Discography
Studio
Live
Battleheart
EP
2006
self-released
The Glorious Battle
Heavy Metal Pirates
Over the Seas
No Quarter
Nancy the Tavern Wench
Journey Man
Christopher Bowes
Gavin Harper
Terror On The High Seas
EP
2006
self-released
The Curse of Captain Morgan
Set Sail and Conquer
Terror on the High Seas
Wenches and Mead
Christopher Bowes
Gavin Harper
Dani Evans
Captain Morgan's Revenge
2008
Napalm
Over the Seas
Captain Morgan's Revenge
The Huntmaster
Nancy the Tavern Wench
Death Before the Mast
Terror on the High Seas
Set Sail and Conquer
Of Treasure
Wenches & Mead
Flower of Scotland
Christopher Bowes
Gavin Harper
Dani Evans
Migo Wagner
Leviathan
EP
2008
Napalm
Leviathan
Wolves of the Sea
Weiber und Wein
Heavy Metal Pirates
Christopher Bowes
Gavin Harper
Lasse Lammert
Dani Evans
Migo Wagner
Black Sails At Midnight
2009
Napalm
The Quest
Leviathan
That Famous Ol' Spiced
Keelhauled
To the End of Our Days
Black Sails at Midnight
No Quarter
Pirate Song
Chronicles of Vengeance
Wolves of the Sea
Christopher Bowes
Dani Evans
Gareth Murdock
Ian Wilson
2009 Readers' Album
#76
Live At The End Of The World
LIVE
2013
Napalm
Christopher Bowes
Dani Evans
Gareth Murdock
Elliot Vernon
Pete Alcorn
Sunset On The Golden Age
2014
Napalm
Walk the Plank
Drink
Magnetic North
1741 (The Battle of Cartagena)
Mead from Hell
Surf Squid Warfare
Quest for Ships
Wooden Leg!
Hangover (Taio Cruz cover)
Sunset on the Golden Age
Christopher Bowes
Dani Evans
Gareth Murdock
Elliot Vernon
Pete Alcorn
No Grave But The Sea
2017
Napalm
No Grave But The Sea
Mexico
To the End of the World
Alestorm
Bar und Imbiss
Fucked with an Anchor
Pegleg Potion
Man the Pumps
Rage of the Pentahook
Treasure Island
Christopher Bowes
Máté Bodor
Gareth Murdock
Elliot Vernon
Pete Alcorn
2017 Readers' Album
#35
Curse Of The Crystal Coconut
2020
Napalm
Treasure Chest Party Quest
Fannybaws
Chomp Chomp
Tortuga
Zombies Ate My Pirate Ship
Call of the Waves
Pirate's Scorn
Shit Boat (No Fans)
Pirate Metal Drinking Crew
Wooden Leg Part 2 (The Woodening)
Henry Martin
Christopher Bowes
Máté Bodor
Gareth Murdock
Elliot Vernon
Pete Alcorn
Live In Tilburg
LIVE
2021
Napalm
Intro
Keelhauled
Alestorm
Magnetic North
Mexico
Over the Seas
The Sunkn Norwegian
No Grave But The Sea
Nancy the Tavern Wench
Rumpelkombo
1741 (The Battle of Cartagena)
Drunken Sailor
Hangover (Taio Cruz cover)
Pegleg Potion
Bar ünd Imbiss
Captain Morgan`s Revenge
Shipwrecked
Drink
Wolves of the Sea
Fucked with an Anchor
Christopher Bowes
Máté Bodor
Gareth Murdock
Elliot Vernon
Pete Alcorn
Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
2022
Napalm
Magellan's Expedition
The Battle of Cape Fear River
Cannonball
P.A.R.T.Y.
Under Blackened Banners
Magyarorszag
Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum
Bite the Hook Hand that Feeds
Return to Tortuga
Come to Brazil
Wooden Leg (Part III)
Christopher Bowes
Máté Bodor
Gareth Murdock
Elliot Vernon
Pete Alcorn
Voyage Of The Dead Marauder
EP
2024
Napalm
Voyage of the Dead Marauder
Uzbekistan
The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (The Arrogant Worms cover)
Sea Shanty 2 (Ian Taylor cover)
Cock
Christopher Bowes
Máté Bodor
Gareth Murdock
Elliot Vernon
Pete Alcorn