News : Alestorm (officially) to set sail for Australia in June

Scottish pirate metal outfit Alestorm and promoter Soundworks Touring have announced a 4-stop tour of Australia in June, to be supported nationally by Perth Folk/Viking metallers Claim the Throne.

Avast, ye landlubbers! From the deepest darkest depths of eastern Scotland comes ALESTORM, a drunken band of three mad Scots and one Irishman, setting sail to Australia on an epic quest to slay posers, drink beer, and steal our lands of all its metallic riches! Describing their style as “True Scottish Pirate Metal”, ALESTORM plays an infectious blend of folk and power metal in the vein of bands such as Turisas and Korpiklaani, but with a unique piratical twist. Their latest offering “Black Sails at Midnight” offers a treasure chest of sweeping Scottish Pirate Metal worthy of any loot-loving corsair. Irresistible growling choruses from the port side and lively keyboard melodies and heavy metal riffs from the starboard side form the basis of this highly explosive rum-induced metal mix. Australian metal fans let us unite our forces, storm out en mass and present to ALESTORM the strength of our mighty comradery.

Preparing for battle to defend our vast lands is Australia’s own CLAIM THE THRONE. Inspired by ale and ancient battles, this mighty five piece have become renowned for their exciting stage shows and unique brand of metal. In 2009, the mini-CD/DVD “ALETALES” was released showcasing a more folk metal approach with greater production and songwriting to rival the leaders of the genre. CLAIM THE THRONE is sure to have the metal lords craving for a feast of turkey and a brew to celebrate victory!

ALESTORM AUSTRALIAN TOUR – with Claim The Throne
June 17th – Amplifier Bar, Perth
June 18th – The Gaelic Theatre, Sydney
June 19th – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
June 20th – Rosies, Brisbane

Tickets on sale from Thursday, March 4th!

Perth – http://www.moshtix.com, 78 Records
Sydney – http://www.moshtix.com , Utopia Records
Melbourne – http://www.cornerhotel.com , Missing Link Records
Brisbane – http://www.moshtix.com

The band released this statement:

“I’m freakin’ excited to tell you all that we’ve just confirmed our first ever Australian Tour!

“We’ve been waiting for this a long time, and now it’s finally happening! We’ll be coming to Oz in the month of June for four gigs, as part of the Plunder Down Under tour. Yeah, most obvious name for a tour ever, I know. Deal with it, bitches.”

www.myspace.com/alestorm
www.myspace.com/claimthethrone
www.myspace.com/soundworks_touring