Christopher Bowes is a quality songwriter, as made evident by making power metal fans absolutely jizz their pants over Gloryhammer’s Universe on Fire, a de facto techno tune. Seventh Rum very much follows the tried and true formula, though most of it’s just a step down from the first few albums, whose aura Seventh Rum apparently tries to capture. Get it, because pirates drink rum? Yeah, I knew you'd get it. The genius of Chris Bowes knows no limits.Oh wow! A new Alestorm album graces us with its presence and tales of piracy on the high seas! Great fun! This time it’s a play on Maiden’s classic 1988 album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, only it’s titled Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum. Headline tours and main stages at festivals. Alestorm have bulldozed their way to the forefront in the kingdom of metal. Very much bucking the trend of pirate metal bands dwelling in the undergrowth of the metal world. There are for certain some high quality bands within.
But the size of the band does not necessarily translate to quality. As such there aren’t too many big bands therein. Pirate metal is still very much a small sub section of a sub section of heavy metal. The way the world is going these days maybe we will be back to these times sooner than we think! Essential Pirate Metal Bands Doing nothing but drinking, fighting and singing.
Plundering and pillaging their way through the seven seas. We have great tales of famous pirates of old. At least compared to the swashbuckling adventures we know from Treasure Island and Pirates of the Caribbean. If you were to look into the real world of pirates of old, it’s rather boring. Taking the ‘Hollywood’ approach to piracy. Classic pirate metal lyrics courtesy of Lagerstein‘s Dig, Bury, Drink No matter where we sail, the party is set. Our treasures buried deep and hidden away. And you absolutely have to make liberal use of Arrr to get any respec’. There can be a subtle nuance to the apparel a band wears, but to truly be a pirate metal band you need to regale the glorious tales of old! Sailing the seven seas, pillaging for treasury, stealing all the rum, you get the idea. Basically your typical sailor look but with a tear your face off edge. The aforementioned Jolly Roger hanging from the stage. Very much part of the aesthetic, it can be as subtle or lurid as you care to imagine. It is impossible to ignore this in the world of pirate metal. Plenty of metal (and rock) bands these days all look exactly the same. So plenty of bands will instead use keyboards or keytars to get the necessary sound.
Now the post 18th century wizardry known as MIDI allows us to simulate digitally the sound of instruments. You simply wouldn’t get the authentic experience without this. Maybe a violin – or at least an ‘old world’ version of such, a fiddle perhaps. An accordion immediately springs to mind. Picture a gang of filthy drunken pirates sat around a table, mead in hand and scurvy in their blood. The giant duck is essential pirate plunder Before the witches of the nether realms gave us the forbidden gift of electricity. Mostly more in common with modern drop tuned riffing than traditional heavy metal styles.īut how do you get the sea shanty’s a-brewing you ask? Well, you need the sound of ye old instruments of a bygone age. Plenty of palm muted chugging and headbanging rhythms associated with heavy metal. You generally have the classic metal band essentials – a vocalist, guitarist(s), bass and drums. Pirate Metal Essential Features Instruments However, the genre has evolved from beyond the power metal beginnings and modern pirate metal bands incorporate a much heavier folk influence. Taking the power/speed metal underpinning, with a heavy helping of melody, this album set forth the future for pirate themed heavy metal.
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