ARRRG, MATEYS! A NEW VIDEO BY SWASHBUCKLE!

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 11:27am by

Between the Somalis and Jerry Bruckheimer, it’s just not cool to be a pirate anymore. Luckily Swashbuckle are here to restore the good name of pirates everywhere.

Here’s the band’s video for “Cruise Ship Terror,” off their Nuclear Blast debut, Back to the Noose, which drops July 24. It was directed by the ultimate pirate documentarian, Cap’n David Brodsky.

-AR

  • gjriron

    Alestorm are so much better than these guys. Listen to Captain Morgan’s Revenge…now that’s pirate metal!

  • Metal Fuckin’ Dave

    I like both bands about the same, though I must admit these guys are better live. They actually showed up almost every other band on Paganfest this year.

  • http://www.myspace.com/1033metal Jackson

    By far my favorite band from Pagan Fest and the new cd is much much better than their older material

  • Mancubus

    I saw this band at Paganfest… and they sucked such and incredible amount of ass. Nobody was into them and I think that I publicly facepalmed a few times during their set.

  • slice

    Alestorm rips these guys a new one. this is just derivative death with pirate lyrics. Alestorm captures both the message and the music. Decent vid though. David Brodsky must make a shit ton of money or do a shit ton of charity work cause he directs every metal video ever, it seems. I wonder what he could do with an actual budget.

  • Fish

    my oh my

    what a dire band.

    with gang vocals to boot!

    is that peter jackson?

  • http://www.flamingtusk.com Zosimus

    Great video concept and I like the faux-HDR look of the performance footage.
    I’d never heard Swashbuckle before, and my patience for costume rock is limited, but this was a fun track.

  • 20 eyes

    this band kicks ASS!!!!!
    keep the pirate metal coming… lets piss some people off

  • yanky

    FUCKIN A

    ’nuff said

  • Biff Tanner

    What is wrong with you morons that said these guys are the best band on Paganfest?? Get your fucking ears cleaned. I would be my children that these CLOWNS won’t be around in 5 years. This is a gimmick, you idots. Seriously, how old are you people, 14?

    PRIMORDIAL is a REAL band, with honest, meaningful lyrics and powerful musical foundations and were EASILY the best band on the bill, with Moonsorrow trailing them.

    • http://www.myspace.com/1033metal Jackson

      or most boring on the bill, nothing against them I’m fairly indifferent when it comes to listening to their music but damn was I bored

    • http://myspace.com/hoplite Travis Conquest

      Anyone who said this band was the best band at Paganfest needs to fall down some stairs. Seriously.

      The only thing I could think of when I saw this band was that 1; They had fucking breakdowns and seriously sounded like Unearth had gay sex with a syphilitic merchant marine, and somehow through some terrible physiological nightmare gave birth to these three faggots and raised them in Jersey. The three faggots called themselves Swashbuckle. Second; Everytime I hear the name Swashbuckle now I think of those really stupid TV ads… FREE CREDIT REPORT DOT COM or what the fuck ever.

      Gimmicky faggot bullshit. People who buy this shit are the reason we’re constantly stuck with stupid fucking music. Get a life.

      • http://myspace.com/hoplite Travis Conquest

        Next time they come to seattle I’m going to piss in a bottle and throw at them from the front row while screaming FREE CREDIT REPORT DOT COM FAGGOTS.

        • http://myspace.com/hoplite Travis Conquest

          AND ANOTHER THING!! What’s with Metalsucks giving verbal blowjobs to all these shitty derivative hardcore/metacore bands? Fuck off, seriously. I’m out.

          This blog has turned to shit.

          • http://www.myspace.com/1033metal Jackson

            haha chill dude, its just fun stupid music and a blast to see and listen to. Why must everyone be so serious all the time……..

          • Metal Fuckin’ Dave

            The only band at Paganfest who I thought performed better than Swashbuckle was Moonsorrow. All the other bands performed poorly and most in attendance at the KY show agreed whom I spoke to. And that was just about all 75 people who showed up. You are a total ass, btw. Just thought I would throw that in there.

    • Metal Fuckin’ Dave

      I thought their vocalist was lacking, and their sound was fucked up. Incidentally, they are who I came to see. Really the only bands that impressed me that night were Swashbuckle and Moonsorrow. Blackguard sounded EXACTLY like Children of Bodom if Alexi forgot how to play solos, and Korpiklaani were just horrible. Just fucking horrible. A huge letdown.

  • Paxl Rose

    The lead singer looks like he’s had too much Arrrrbys.

    The chick in the video has a nice booty! Arrgh!

  • taog36

    hes soo fat

    awsome band

  • Peter

    Whatever Slice said up there. Alestorm are much better.

    Who remembers the pirate hardcore band Scurvy? ‘The Grog Song’ makes a much better and truer pirate music video (if there is such a thing)!

  • Charlie B

    I’m starting to wonder if this site is one big gag. You can’t be serious… pirate metal? WTF.

  • Toxteth O’Grady

    The Pirates of Darkwater would be my favorite pirate metal band. They were a math/noise side project from some of the members of the Sword.

  • Aaron R A

    Seen these guys live probably 50 times, as they’re a local band. They put on an incredible live show, and just keep getting better.