We are big fans of pirate party metallers Alestorm. However, a story has been sent to us on multiple social media platforms that we feel we should confront. In an Instagram messaging conversation, as ...

Alestorm are the band largely synonymous with the pirate metal sub-genre. Yes, pirate metal. If it wasn’t clear just how whacky and expansive metal sub-genres can get, pirate metal is a refreshing ...

Argh! Alestorm, the Scottish rapscallion pirate metal crew, have set Curse of the Crystal Coconut as the title of their sixth album, which will be out May 29. Now, the band has unearthed the first ...

Last month, we announced that pirate metal crew Alestorm would be dropping their new album, Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum, later this year. Now, the band have released their first new single from the ...

Metal contains multitudes. It can encompass everything from Black Sabbath's speedy headbanging riffs, the guttural satanic screams of Norwegian black metal, the technical wizardry of Eddie Van Halen, ...

"Red sky at night, sailors' delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning." The age-old adage has helped many at sea forecast the weather, prepare accordingly and brace for incoming storms, but ...

At a time like this, a reminder from Scotland's merry "pirate metal" crew Alestorm that nothing can be taken too seriously has never been more welcome. Even band leader Christopher Bowes wouldn't have ...

If a pirate's life is the life for you, then last night you should've found your way to the back of an abandoned business park to swig rum, raise your cutlass, and bang your head with the small army ...

It's always pretty cool seeing Nintendo games being referenced in your favourite films or music, so take a look at Curse of the Crystal Coconut, the new album from Scottish metal band, Alestorm. You ...

Unique bands and musical acts of all kinds come through Spokane, and Alestorm is sure to soon be on the list. The heavy metal band will rock the Knitting Factory on Tuesday, April 9, but this isn’t ...

Batten down the hatches — Scottish metal marauders Alestorm are setting sail to North American waters on tour next year, including stops in seven Canadian cities. "I am reliably informed that Canada ...

This Saturday, landlubbers beware: Peg-legged shipmates may soon invade your beer halls and cubicles. Yes, it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day, on which every sentence ends with a hearty Arrr!