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  The second video from the metal opera Captain Hawk - Ghosts of the Sea has been released. Stratis Steele, Marios Karanastasis, Christos Kounelis sing with the participation of Giannis Papanikolaou. Check out the video for “Get The Pistol”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEzoWN6deTE Four years after the release of their joint collaboration “Goditha -The Rock Opera”, the duo from Athens returns with another cinematic yet full-on Epic Power Metal experience. “Captain Hawk-Ghosts of the Sea” is the new metal opera written by Elina Englezou and performed, arranged, mixed and produced by Bob Katsionis ( ex-Firewind, Warrior Path, Stray Gods, Serious Black etc) WEIGH ANCHOR , LADS !!! Featured performers: Yiannis Papanikolaou ( Captain Silas Hawk ) Stratis Steele ( Quartermaster Ian Smythe ) Marios Karanastasis ( First Mate Pete Glynn ) Christos Kounelis ( Navigator Mister Thomas Knox ) Mike Livas ( Demon Vythos ) Iliana Tsakiraki ( Siren Thelxie ) Fany Melfi ( Sea Witch Nerissa ...

ALESTORM UNVEIL DETAILS FOR RE-RELEASE OF DEBUT ALBUM!  'Captain Morgan`s Revenge - 10th Anniversary Edition' Coming in January 2018! Back in 2008, ALESTORM were mere newcomers and beginners - and yet they created a modern metal classic and a completely new subgenre. Captain Morgan`s Revenge marks the birth of Pirate Metal as we know it today and turned a couple of young Scotsmen into the hottest band the modern metal scene has to offer! Ten years later and sold-out shows all over the world, their boozy debut gets its well-deserved anniversary treatment and will be re-released on January 26th 2018 with Napalm Records! Captain Morgan`s Revenge – 10th Anniversary Edition has received a fresh remix and remastering by original producer Lasse Lammert at his LSD studios and will be coming with a rejuvenated artwork. Alongside the 'Live At Summer Breeze' bonus disc, this re-release will be a true gem for all collectors, new fans and nostalgics alike! The pirates about...

Scallywags Alestorm Temporarily Dock To Start Next Musical Adventure Titled "No Grave But The Sea"! Popular Pirate Metal act Alestorm from Scotland have just revealed they are heading to the studios to work on their next swashbuckling release. The band said:  " We are very thrilled to announce that we have entered the studio to record our fifth full-length album, entitled "NO GRAVE BUT THE SEA"!  We will be spending the next month at Alpaca Ranch Recording Studio in Orlando, USA, with producer Lasse Lammert once again at the helm. This will also be the first full release featuring our grandiose guitarist Máté Bodor! This is the point where we would usually tell you this album is going to be darker and heavier than our previous works, but that's probably not true. It is, however, full of epic songs about pirates, drinking, and pseudoscientific cryptogeography. We'll have a bunch more updates for you over the coming weeks and months, including ...

      It’s a Sunday Night and many of us will have work in the morning but that’s not stopping us from packing out the venue at Concorde 2 in Brighton where a mass of pirates have descended to witness Alestorm’s Piratefest.. The first support act Red Rum , are such a superb and appropriate band to support the mighty swash buckling scallywag’s that are Alestorm! Sometimes the first support band doesn’t grab the crowd’s attention, but Red Rum didn’t suffer this fate! They had the crowd dancing, singing and stomping their feet like they were crew on the decks of a drunken pirate party! This six piece neoclassical pirate metal band from East Midlands showed Brighton a hell of a good and hearty time, especially with their brilliant Lord Of The Rings rendition which fitted in nicely with their set! If you weren’t a fan before today you will be now! The second support act, Lagerstein hailing from Australia who describe themselves as ‘drunken pirate metal’ ke...

    Scottish Metallers, Alestorm are known for their pirate themes and are back after three years with their fourth album and follow up to, 'Back Through Time', so are you ready to board the swash buckling pirates boat again?!.. Opening song, 'Walk The Plank' opens on an upbeat triumphant note and showcases a more symphonic epic sound, which displays a more serious and refined side to them immediately, all the while embracing their catchy wonderful pirate sound! Enjoying yourself on their quest, stick around for 'Drink', which could well compete with their best and most infectious anthems to date! You will find you can't stop listening to this and will have found your new weekend tune to get merry to and have a blast with your mates! 'Magnetic North' again demonstrates their slight change in sound, possessing their nautical elements but mixed with heavier sections also. '1971 (The Battle of Cartagena)' is an truly epic su...