Alestorm

Alestorm "Live At The End Of The World" DVD Shoot, Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne, 18/01/13

What happens when you pack almost 1000 scurvy Australian pirate fans into a venue for a live DVD recording? Just about anything...

Locals and tourists were greeted with loud cries of “YARRRGH” as they strolled down Swanston Street on Friday night.

"People seem to like what we do. I don't know why." - Christopher Bowes of Alestorm

True Scottish Pirate Metal invades Australian shores once again in January, but this time there will be evidence.

With half a dozen interviews ahead of him, Christopher Bowes is sitting back with a bottle of wine to keep him going through th

Alestorm Tour Australia In January 2013

Come Get Cabbaged ye Chutney Ferrets!

Holy whale barnacles! Alestorm are hauling themselves back to AUSTRALIA!

Alestorm - America ahoy!

The pirate metallers nail their colours to Kamelot's mast for a US tour...

Premier "pirate metal" band Alestorm will be touring North America this autumn, in support of their just-released-in-America new album Back Through Time. Beginning in late

Alestorm's Chris Bowes talks pirates, chips and having sex with Kangaroos

What is the deal with pirate metal? Alestorm Keytarist Chris Bowes tries to explain...

Too many bands take themselves far too seriously; fortunately Alestorm don’t fall into this category, and the increasing popularity of ‘pirate metal’ seems to ind

Alestorm tour competition for signed cd and poster giveaways

Exclusive haul discovered. Soundworks Touring, Modern Invasion Music and Alestorm have banded together to offer all Alestorm tour ticket purchasers a chance to win some exclusively signed loot.

If ye hasn’t yet a ticket, best scrounge ye pennies and grab one to be eligible.

L.A. Column : Active Metalheads vs. Passive Metalheads

Metal as Fuck is proud to present to you our first column from Los Angeles. This quote sums it up nicely: "Just because you go to an Arch Enemy or Lamb of God show once every six months doesn’t make you part of the metal scene." - Jed Kurtzman, Statius.

I guess a good way to initiate this monthly column would be a little introduction, right? …wrong!

Swashbuckle to join Paganfest Europe!

Ahoy ye scallywags! New Jerseys very own pirate thrash armada Swashbuckle is set to join this years issue of Paganfest Europe alongside label mates Korpiklaani, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, and Ex Deo, among others.

Make sure to catch the three pirates & their parrot Shithead on a stage near you!Thrash with them, scream for Shithead an