History Music / Alestorm

* CoverVersion: Many. "[[Series/SesameStreet P is for Pirate]]" is one with slightly modified lyrics (it is now pirate-themed instead of cookie-themed). "[[Series/Lazytown You Are a Pirate]]," "[[Music/StanRogers Barrett's Privateers]]," and "Wolves of the Sea" are the most famous of their covers. They also did a version of "[[Music/TheVillagePeople In the Navy]]." Suffice to say, if there's a nautical-themed song, a nautical-themed children's song, or a children's song that can be [[BuffySPeak piratified]], Alestorm stands a good chance of covering it, often hilariously.

* CoverVersion: ''Back Through Time'' features a cover of ''Series/LazyTown'''s "You Are A Pirate".
** "Wolves of the Sea" is a cover of a song by Pirates of the Sea and "[[StanRogers Barrett's Privateers]]" is originally by StanRogers.

* OneOfUs: Christopher Bowes is apparently an avid WoW player.

* BraveScot: Christopher Bowes' heavy scottish accent does give this feeling to most songs.

* SignatureSong: "Keelhauled" and "You Are a Pirate", which is amusing considering the latter isn't even their song.

** Several, including a brief retread of the theme from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' in "No Quarter", the use of [[Literature/TreasureIsland "with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho"]] in "Keelhauled" and the theme tune to ''Series/ChuckleVision'' in "Buckfast Powersmash".

** Several, including a brief retread of the theme from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' in "No Quarter", the use of [[Literature/TreasureIsland "with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho"]] in "Keelhauled" and the theme tune to ''ChuckleVision'' in "Buckfast Powersmash".

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[[caption-width:300:True Scottish Pirate Metal]]

->"We are Heavy Metal Pirates

->Or soon we'll come for you"\\
-- Heavy Metal Pirates, first song written by Alestorm

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* ShoutOut: Several, including a brief retread of the theme from PiratesOfTheCaribbean in ''No Quarter'', the use of [[TreasureIsland "with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho"]] in ''Keelhauled'' and the theme tune to ChuckleVision in Buckfast Powersmash. They also reference Music/RunningWild in "Scraping the Barrel".

* TakeThat: ''Swashbuckled'' is a playful repartee at Alestorm's friends, fellow pirate band Swashbuckle, in response to the latter's ''We Are The Storm''.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 7 or 8, depending on the song.

* SongSequel: "Death Throes The Terror Squid" is a sequel to "Leviathan", as both songs feature a beast called "Leviathan" and follow some sort of chronology. "Leviathan" has the pirate crew hunt down an ancient beast of yore to battle it, but lose the battle and the beast escapes after slaughtering most of the crew. "Death Throes The Terror Squid" concerns the Crew's RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the beast, and the second round of the battle.

** "Wolves of the Sea" is a cover of a song by Pirates of the Sea.
** And, of course, "[[StanRogers Barrett's Privateers]]".

* MetalBandMascot: Two: A zombie-ish pirate and a pirate rat, who appear in all three covers. According to [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Christopher Bowes]], they're called Jimmy ''[=McFucknugget=]'' and Barry Shitpeas respectively.

* MetalBandMascot: Two: A zombie-ish pirate and a pirate rat, who appear in all three covers. According to [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Christopher Bowes]], they're called Jimmy McFucknugget and Barry Shitpeas respectively.

* Badass: The Huntmaster, he sailed out of hell with only a bottle of ale.

* BraggingThemeTune: ''Heavy Metal Pirates.''

* {{Curse}}: ''Captain Morgan's Revenge'', Captain Morgan, forced to walk the plank, curses his mutinous crew to "death or worse".
** The curse on the treasure in...''Of Treasure''...as well. We're not told explicitly what it is, but apprently it's quite terrible.
* CoverVersion: ''Back Through Time'' features a cover of ''Series/LazyTown'''s ''You Are A Pirate''.
* CurbStompBattle: The pirates of ''Back Through Time'' are gleefully aware of the overkill involved in using 17th century firepower against 10th century Vikings.
** The first and only raid of the titular crew of ''[[StanRogers Barrett's Privateers]]'' goes this route.

* DisproportionateRetribution: ''Midget Saw'', wherein a pirate gets his legs sawed off for the crime of killing a monkey. It must have been one awesome little primate.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The song ''Pirate Song'' gleefully celebrates being a pirate. Also, ''Of Treasure'' concerns itself largely with treasure and no points for guessing the subject of the chronicles detailed in ''Chronicles of Vengeance''.

** And is Back Through Time(the track) not a TakeThat directed at fellow Folk Metal band Music/{{Turisas}}, for their song Hunting Pirates.

** And is Back Through Time(the track) not a TakeThat directed at fellow Folk Metal band Turisas, for the song Hunting Pirates?

* CoverVersion: ''Back Through Time'' features a cover of ''{{Lazytown}}'''s ''You Are A Pirate''.

* WretchedHive: A lot of these tend to show up in the songs, such as the cafe in ''Nancy the Tavern Wench'' and the inn where ''That Famous Ol' Spiced'' is apparently served.