Alestorm

Flaming Lips, pirate metal, and why you should spend more time in record stores 08/18/2011

Originally known as Battleheart, Alestorm, the purveyors of the relatively unexplored musical territory known as "pirate metal" formed in their original -- pre-nautical phase in 2004. As Battleheart, the group was initially a duo, formed by Gavin Harper (guitar) and Christopher Bowes (vocals and keyboards), who recorded their first EP together (a self-titled affair) in 2006. Over the course of the ...more