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| Alestorm vs. Swashbuckle
A battle between two of the most well known pirate metal bands. | | 1 |  | Alestorm
Black Sails at Midnight
First up is Alestorm, which is perhaps the most popular pirate metal band. Alestorm's music can be summed up as folk metal with dashes of power metal here and there. The songs are filled with quirky, melody driven keyboard lines that incorporate different old time instruments. The bands also makes use of heavy guitar riffs and slightly gritty vocals. Out of the two bands, Alestorm are probably the most 'happy' sounding band. | | 2 |  | Swashbuckle
Back To The Noose
Up next is Swashbuckle, which is probably not as well known as Alestorm, but still somewhat popular. Swashbuckle's music can be summed up as fast paced thrash metal and occasional soft acoustic interludes. The band almost never uses keyboards, and instead keeps the thrash aspect of their band as the driving force. The vocals showcase a more guttural style of singing as opposed to Alestorm. You might even hear a few death metal growls as well. Out of the two bands, Swashbuckle are probably the most 'in your face' band. | | 3 |  | Alestorm
Back Through Time
Both bands have some pretty cool album covers, too. | | 4 |  | Swashbuckle
Crime Always Pays...
In the end, I believe both bands win.
Both Alestorm and Swashbuckle have taken the concept of pirate metal and crafted it into a style that is unique to each band. However, this is Sputnikmusic... There are never any ties when it comes to bands around here. So go ahead and comment about which band you like more. Or, if you hate pirate metal, just gripe about how crappy both bands are. | |
ScuroFantasma
04.09.17 | Alestorm are heaps of fun and have the whole folk metal thing going on. Swashbuckle are cool, but they're not that different from regular thrash.
So Alestorm | Hawks
04.09.17 | Never heard Swashbuckle, but Alestorm is awful.
Jam some Running Wild instead. | budgie
04.09.17 | swashbuckle is one of the raddest bands ive played with
but that was aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages ago
liked their set more than alestorm, anyway. | hasan
04.09.17 | pirate metal?? Dam haha steal the treasure and do big hard heavy hits yeah | voltairesangryglove
04.09.17 | as if metal weren't already gay enough | hasan
04.09.17 | metal is not a gay thing some times it is but there is hard hits going on a lot | Satellite
04.09.17 | good point | tempest--
04.09.17 | both fucking shit bands
Running Wild [2] | hasan
04.09.17 | give them both a good shot on the CD and here the big heavy hits and say a curse word on the page after | Deathconscious
04.09.17 | Theyre both boring, although Alestorm at least has a few hard jams that are fun to drink to. | ramon.
04.09.17 | wilderun's debut > | Hawks
04.09.17 | Wilderun rules agreed. | EphemeralEternity
04.09.17 | what was the point of this lmao | heck
04.09.17 | Running Wild [3] | evilford
04.09.17 | A band named alestorm. Kill me | Grimlin
04.09.17 | "Jam some Running Wild instead"
yup, can't wait for the noise reissues this year |
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