Album: Black Sails at Midnight by Alestorm (2009)
Genre: Power Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Napalm Records
Format: Album

Description: Black Sails at Midnight is the second studio album by the Scottish power metal band Alestorm. As with their first album, all the drums tracks were recorded by session drummer Migo Wagner but touring drummer Ian Wilson added additional percussion. The album features string and brass arrangements and folk instruments as opposed to the more heavy metal instrumentation of Captain Morgan's Revenge. The special edition of the album included a live DVD of the band's performance at the 2008 Wacken Festival.

Artist Background: Alestorm is a metal band from Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterized by a pirate theme, and as a result they have been dubbed a "pirate metal" band on a popular heavy metal related website. They refer to their genre as "True Scottish Pirate Metal". The band formed under the name Battleheart in 2004. After releasing two EPs, they were signed by Napalm Records in 2007 and renamed themselves Alestorm. Their debut album was released on 25 January 2008. The band's third album, Back Through ... Part of the Perth, Scotland, UK music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Power Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Perth, Scotland, UK music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Power Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Power Metal, Metal, 2000s, Album, Napalm Records

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Black Sails at Midnight is the second studio album by the Scottish power metal band Alestorm. As with their first album, all the drums tracks were recorded by session drummer Migo Wagner but touring drummer Ian Wilson added additional percussion. The album features string and brass arrangements and folk instruments as opposed to the more heavy metal instrumentation of Captain Morgan's Revenge. The special edition of the album included a live DVD of the band's performance at the 2008 Wacken Festival.

Black Sails at Midnight

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