User:Mollins57/Alestorm

Alestorm is a folk/power metal band from Perth, Scotland formed under the name Battleheart in 2004. Their music is characterised by a pirate theme, for which reason they describe their style as "True Scottish Pirate Metal". After releasing two EPs, they were signed by Napalm Records in 2007 and renamed themselves to Alestorm. Their debut album is scheduled for release in January 2008.

History
Originally starting out as a two piece metal band, unsatisfied with anything they had head locally at the time, Gavin Harper and Christopher Bowes decided to form what was to become the joy of many pub landlords around!

After recording and releasing an independant EP in Gavin's home studio in early 2006, a following quickly developed and requests were made to form a complete band and take this on the road. After some pot luck and blind hiring of musicians neither of them had met or heard play at the time, bassist Dani Evans and drummer Doug Swierczek were recruited and five days after everyone first met each other, a filled to the brim gig in Dundee.

The band then set it's sights on writing and recording a second EP after popular request. This time, performing as a full band, a whole new dynamic kicked in and as a result, the second EP was received even more positively than the first and as such, drew the band to even higher heights and as such, got a personal invitation to appear on Metal Hammer's Battle Metal V cd with other such bands as Týr, Firewind, Hammerfall and Blind Guardian.

By now, word was spreading around the UK and beyond. The band's forum quickly became one of the most active and largest on UltimateMetal.com and the Myspace was receiving daily shiploads of friend-adds as well as radio airplay over Europe and North America

In early 2007, drummer Doug Swierczek departed from the crew and was swiftly replaced by the band's friend and very talented drummer, Ian Wilson. With a fresh new outlook and a lot more freedom to create the type of music the band wanted to create, the band have started work for a full length release in January of 2008.

Line-up

 * Christopher Bowes – Vocals, keyboards
 * Gavin Harper – Guitar
 * Dani Evans – Bass
 * Ian Wilson – Drums

Former Members

 * Doug Swierczek – Drums

Albums

 * Captain Morgan's Revenge (2008)

EPs/Demos/Singles

 * Battleheart (EP) (2006)
 * Terror on the High Seas (EP) (2006)

Compilations

 * Battle Metal V (2007, released with Metal Hammer)