GETTING HOOKED
Always wanted to get into pirate metal, but didn’t know where to start? Here’s your guide to jumping right in...
THE BANDS:
SWASHBUCKLE: Metal first, pirates second – just how we like it.
RED RUM: Think Amon Amarth if they were pirates.
RUMAHOY: Epic songs with just a little Celtic tinge.
THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD: Ye olde authentic pirate shanties. More heavy mahogany than metal, mind.
LAGERSTEIN: Epic songs about drinking epic amounts of booze. You’d never tell from their name…
THE EVENTS:
RAGNARÖK: Stretching the definition of ‘pirate’ to breaking point, Ragnarök is a pagan metal festival in Germany. 2018’s event will feature Alestorm and Enslaved.
WHITBY TORTUGA FESTIVAL: One of the many frequent ports of call for Red Rum, Whitby Tortuga is held every summer in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
70,000 TONS OF METAL: What’s more metal than Alestorm on a boat? Alestorm playing with Cannibal Corpse on a boat setting sail to the Caribbean.
THE LOOK:
SMIFFYS (WWW.SMIFFYS.COM): Mid-priced costumes for the fan who wants the look, but not the authentic sense of ensuing poverty. DRESS LIKE A PIRATE.COM (WWW.DRESSLIKE
APIRATE.COM): Does what it says on the tin, in all shapes and styles. Plenty of piratical accessories on offer, too.
PIRATE FASHIONS.COM (WWW.PIRATE
FASHIONS.COM): For when costumes just aren’t enough, and you have to actually be a pirate.