i have say i gave alestorm a listen. they were mentioned in that other thread about pirate metal, and they are really not that bad. their sound, to me anyways, is pretty much not much different then any other folk metal i've listened too. their lyrics are where they become pirate metal as they are pirate themed. a little ridiculous with the lyrics but amusing anyways. i'm a fan of some folk metal/viking metal whatever you want to call that genre. throwing in some bagpipes, violins, accordians into some metal has an interesting sound. good stuff.
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