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Title: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: Fiend on June 17, 2009, 07:10:23 pm: True Scottish Pirate Metal (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Sails-at-Midnight-Alestorm/dp/B0021UDJM8/ref=ntt_mus_ep_wlb_dpt)

Worthy of it's own topic I feel. I bought the CD, it's every bit as good as it sounds, it transcends any accusations of gimmickry with proper folk-tinged power metal and good heavy sound quality, as well as enough catchy piratical hooks. I defy anyone to listen to Keelhauled, for example, and not have the chorus stuck in their head for a few days.
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: magpie on June 17, 2009, 07:44:46 pm: Days? Days?!!! It'll be in there for fucking weeks!! >:(
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: Stubbs on June 17, 2009, 08:22:15 pm: That's amazing Fiend, thanks for the heads up!

Everybody now: keelhual that filthy bastard... :oops:
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: Serpico on June 17, 2009, 08:25:06 pm: Quote from: magpie on June 17, 2009, 07:44:46 pm
Days? Days?!!! It'll be in there for fucking weeks!! >:(

Ahoy there me McHearty (http://www.clipartof.com/images/emoticons/xsmall2/1963_headbanger_playing_an_electric_guitar.gif)
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: robertostallioni on June 17, 2009, 08:28:19 pm: (http://files.coloribus.com/files/paedia/print/part_20/203763/preview_600_716.jpg)
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: SA Chris on June 17, 2009, 08:46:54 pm: Music for Steve.

(http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/steve.jpg)
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: Fiend on June 17, 2009, 09:14:34 pm: :pissed:

Keelhaul that filthy landlubber, send him down to the depths below!
Make that bastard walk the plank, with a bottle of rum and yo-ho-HO!

:thumbsup:

I will order their other CD soon.
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: BB on June 17, 2009, 11:25:45 pm: I don't know if I should buy if or burn it! It's fooking genius though!!
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: Fiend on June 18, 2009, 08:21:43 am: I vote buy (as I would with most music), it's not really feeding the corporate music machine much.
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: BB on June 18, 2009, 10:28:59 am: You can preview whole tracks on Last FM (http://www.last.fm/).

I shall be placing an order. I'm happy to financially support pirates.
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: slackline on June 18, 2009, 10:32:12 am: Why are pirates called pirates?

'Cause they ARRRRRRRRRRRR!!! :-[
Title: Re: Better than the best thing ever...
Post by: Fiend on June 24, 2009, 06:59:39 pm: I couldn't resist their first album too... (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Captain-Morgans-Revenge-Alestorm/dp/B000ZOSMZG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1245866189&sr=1-3)
It's also very good. Not quite as distinctive and refined, but very close. Still got a fairly thunderous production which is nice, as well as a few properly infectious tracks - Captain Morgan's Revenge and Wenches And Mead especially.

I need more wenches, hey!, more wenches and mead!!

I need more wenches, lots of wenches is what I need!!