Comments on: ALESTORM VS. SWASHBUCKLE

By: MrPiklez

MrPiklez — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:36:20 +0000

Running Wild is the shit. Personally, I love all 3 Pirate Metal bands, but Running Wild is where it’s at.

By: DemonicLemming

DemonicLemming — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:16:02 +0000

So because a band runs with something, that immediately makes them shitty gimmick metal?

Well, I guess not everyone can have broad horizons for musical tastes…

By: Agmkreptile

Agmkreptile — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:01:55 +0000

Alestorm is a the better band.
but Swashbuckle’s music vid is more badass.

By: Elitist Fuck

Elitist Fuck — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:47:06 +0000

Under Jolly Roger is definitely a great listen.

By: RandyxJames

RandyxJames — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:10:27 +0000

I can see Swashbuckle opening for GWAR in the near future

By: Pace

Pace — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:57:33 +0000

Alestorm are way better. End of.
Love it!

By: jason

jason — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:49:35 +0000

Same goes for pretty much any band that wears costumes/masks or has a one track mind in regards to their lyrical focus whether it be pseudo-satanic posturing or an obsession with ancient egypt (that’s right Nile, I said it…)

By: Rik

Rik — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:44:02 +0000

“Emerging in 2009″? I saw Alestorm in February last year, and their second album is out already.

By: Rik

Rik — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:41:17 +0000

Alestorm is crappy gimmick metal, black faux-satanist metal is crappy gimmick metal. Hoorah, no double standards.

By: metalguy

metalguy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:16:11 +0000

alestorm=piratier
swashbuckle=metaler

By: DemonicLemming

DemonicLemming — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:03:44 +0000

Alestorm fucking rocks.

To all the morons claiming it’s “gimmick” metal – the fuck do you think ANY type of metal related to the corpsepaint shit is? Nothing but what someone could claim as a “gimmick”. Especially the (mainly American) bands who have books of lyrics about Satanism, but whose band members couldn’t tell the difference between theistic Satanism and LaVey satanism – all the evil lyrics and the whole play on death is nothing but a gimmick.

Double-standards and blinders ftl.

By: jason

jason — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:52:28 +0000

you may have a point there…for me, I don’t like to mix music and comedy, intentional or otherwise.

By: SourDeez

SourDeez — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:49:28 +0000

This shit is funny but I’m not a big fan of gimmick bands. I’d go see both these bands live, but the music is a joke.

By: Joshie

Joshie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:35:29 +0000

The singer from Swashbuckle looks like Joe Fleishaker from the Troma movies.

By: Joshie

Joshie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:30:14 +0000

Actually, I’ve seen the second and third GWAR album pop up on some “Top Thrash Albums” list every now and then.

By: bearbomb

bearbomb — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:12:33 +0000

Not sure these guys are trying to be taken seriously.

By: Will Rich

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:44:40 +0000

Alestorm ftw, funnest gig I’ve ever been to :D

By: ceth

ceth — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:27:40 +0000

I dont really give a crap about either of these bands but…….I think Confederate core may be one of the best words my ears have ever heard, that was a great post.

By: SheWolf

SheWolf — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:23:13 +0000

Both are fantastic bands, but no one will ever make pirate metal like Running Wild.

By: key

key — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:08:59 +0000

durka durka breakdowns is turrible rawr

Seriously, if you guys don’t like this then do you not like Turisas either? To each his own, I suppose, but I think there’s certainly a place for bands like this that obviously do not take themselves seriously.

Swashbuckle are derivative though.