Alestorm - Leviathan |
Published January 28 2009
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Leviathan |
| Genre | Heavy/Folk Metal |
Christopher Bowes
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 4 |
Dani Evans
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 18 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | Napalm Records |
Gareth Murdock
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Bass
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| Release | 30 October 2008 |
Ian Wilson
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Drums
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| Country | Scotland |
Christopher Bowes
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Keyboard
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| Similar artists | --- | ||
The scottish band Alestorm is not out on an easy task, to say the least. Considering that most instruments sound to not play at the same every now and then, they make it even harder for themselves by placing a guy at the microphone whose vocals sound very strained and become very irritating after a short while. And as if this was not enough, they have dug up the most ridiculous choruses they could possibly find, supposedly straight from the backyard of some desolate highland pub.
This is supposed to be some sort of "True Scottish Pirate Metal", whatever that might be, but all I see before my eyes when listening to this is a bunch of jesters in funny hats dancing on tables while the tankards are flying high. Just listen to Weiber Und Wein for yourself and then try to prove me wrong (the song is a new recording of their own song Wenches and Mead). Wolves Of The Sea is just plain awful also, but that is not their own song, it is a cover of a song performed by Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
I guess and certainly hope they have fun doing this, however, and that is all that should matter. Refrain from spending one dime on this, though. That way we can perhaps make them keep this in the rehearsal room in the future. But first they are about to release their new and second full length album Black Sails At Midnight during 2009. You have been warned...
See
also review of: No
Grave But The Sea , Sunset
On The Golden Age
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2 chalices of 10 - Tommy |
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