Pirate Metal - The Next Big Thing!

From Scandinavia flood countless Viking metal bands the market, could halt without them stop anyone. So it was, at least until now. Because the Scottish Bend Alestorm, the Norsemen in their limits. Their simple but original basic idea: "If the Viking Metal make, we make pirate Metal!"
And so the band recollected on old Running Wild virtues and took in Lübeck (!) Their debut "Captain Morgan's Revenge" on. An album delivers what the title promises: The content is about as different topics such as treasure hunts (Over the Seas, of Treasure), curses the Caribbean (Captain Morgan's Revenge) or binge drinking (Nancy the Tavern Wench, Wenches & Mead). The formal implementation is authentic: The singing is so rough, as one would imagine him when the old Blackbeard out of his box increases by a song for the good to give, in the background bawl the pirates choirs and from the keyboard sound matching accordion sounds.
Exemplary equal to the fleet opener "Over the Seas" Although the content more than simple (looking for treasure, treasure found), but the music is extremely catchy. The epic title track follows the same the highlight of the album with "The Hunt Masters" then drag and lyrical exploits a ("With the power of ale, he Could not Fail / Sail into battle, glory and metal") before Nancy the Tavern Wench "It can come on a quiet and invites to swaying.
In the middle flattens Captain Morgan`s Revenge "Unfortunately something is because the with Death Before the Mast" follow, Terror on the High Seas "and Set Sail and Conquer" three quite similar numbers on each other, creating a certain uniformity ensteht. Of Treasure "and the party number Wenches & Mead" bring the ship but back on track before it with a heartfelt, but also incredibly wrong sung adaptation of traditionals Flower of Scotland "(which by the rhythm greatly to the Altbier song" of Die Toten Hosen recalls) enters the home port.
With 10 songs in 42 minutes Captain Morgan`s Revenge "an album of classic format True" to the bone, with its pirate concept but also highly original and more than amusing. Here sailing Captain Jack Sparrow's batty nephew, his head full of rum and the heart full of metal. All Vikings should Kreutzen the heave their way quickly. Great fun!