It can also be some Scottish dudes writing songs about pirates. Hailing from Perth, Scotland, Alestorm has carved out a niche as the premier pirate metal band since starting up in the mid-2000s.

The quintet hailing from Perth, Scotland, revolves their music around a pirate theme – thus often getting the group labeled, specifically, as a “pirate metal” band.

Sailing their way to victory, or battle, either works. Scottish heavy metal titans, Alestorm, are back with a fresh new release ahead of their forthcoming record, The Thunderfist Chronicles. Out today ...

Thomas Caser of Visions of Atlantis talks with Rick Damigella about the band’s latest of album of symphonic pirate-themed metal.

A lot is happening for Austrian pirate metal villains Visions of Atlantis at the moment. Right now, they are gearing up for their mammoth Hell Over Fire Summer 2025 tour, which is stacked with major ...

Digital Trends can exclusively reveal Chantey, a pirate metal rhythm adventure game coming to Chromatic and Game Boy in 2025.