Terror on the High Seas

With the release of this EP, Battleheart has almost effectivly dominated all other poser 'pirate' metal bands with the exception of one or two. Terror On The High Seas is just the second EP released by the band and I must say, with everything they have going (not being signed at the moment I think) they have created a very professional sound. When I first heard this I could not believe these guys aren't metal veterans with at least 5 full length albums under their belt.

The entire atmosphere created on this tiny 4 song EP is simply awesome, it purely defines what I can imagine in my head a bunch of pirates on their ship or at a dock relaxing and making drinking songs with the crew and locals! It's a very unique experience that gets me in the mood to put a fucking patch over my eye and scream obscure words randomly at old women or little children.

The actual music itself is a mix on true ballsy heavy metal and some typical power metal influences. Everything from the orchestrations on the opening song to the speedy guitar riffs in Set Sail and Conquer to the insanely catchy keyboards in the title track is pure heavy metal played with true conviction and dedication to what they believe in which makes the overall chemistry and flow of the album fucking great! Their are even some kickass solos spread out in the songs which combined with the awesome catchy choruses of each song minus the opener (instrumental) make this worthy to be called fucking pirate metal! Once you learn the lyrics (which won't take long you'll be listening to it so much) you'll be chanting alongside because I found it nearly impossible to NOT sing along.

Cheers to Battleheart, now Ale Storm, I very much anticipate your next EP/full length! Any fan of pirate themed metal, keyboards, singing along, power metal, and just plain ballsy METAL will enjoy this album. Strongly recommended!