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Mercer County, New Jersey, USA |
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Thrash Metal |
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Page online:
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April 28, 2010
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Last update/review:
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January 22, 2015
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Swashbuckle
For some reason, "pirate metal" suddenly became a thing, as there are now
at least two bands now have taken the pirate theme to its ridiculous
extreme.
Scotland's
Alestorm
go for a more power metal slant, while this here Swashbuckle, hailing
from that noted pirate watering hole of New Jersey,
is firmly entrenched in the deathy thrash camp.
And on that level
they're quite good --
the riffs are crunchy and the band is tight, alternating between the
current retro thrash style and a faster, more extreme sound.
The songs are quite short, and in fact several of the songs here aren't
metal songs at all, but acoustic sea shanties, which at times break
up the pace nicely though there are probably too many of them here.
Who knows how long a band like this can keep up the image schtick
without running out of ideas, but for now this is a pretty entertaining
band, and on purely musical merits they're quite good.
Current Members
Admiral Nobeard (Patrick Henry)
vocals/bass
Commodore RedRum (Justin Greczyn)
guitars
Eric Brown
drums (ex-Destroy Destroy Destroy)
Former Members/Guests
Captain Crashride (Mike McClaine)
drums
Bootsmann Collins (Paul Christiansen)
drums
Discography
Crewed By The Damned
2006
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- Under the Black Flag
- Welcome Aboard
- Drink Up
- Set Sail
- Walk the Plank
- What a Ship Is
- Dead Men Tell No Lies
- The Wooden World
- "X" Marks the Spot
- Rum Runners
- Upon the Spanish Main
- The Bazaar
- Jolly Roger
- Paradise Defined
- Crewed by the Damned
- A Fool's Errand
- Pirate Jargon
- Nautical Nonsense
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Admiral Nobeard
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Commodore RedRum
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Captain Crashride
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Back To The Noose
2009
Nuclear Blast
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- Under the Black Flag
- Welcome Aboard
- Drink Up
- Set Sail
- Walk the Plank
- What a Ship Is
- Dead Men Tell No Lies
- The Wooden World
- "X" Marks the Spot
- Rum Runners
- Upon the Spanish Main
- The Bazaar
- Jolly Roger
- Paradise Defined
- Crewed by the Damned
- A Fool's Errand
- Pirate Jargon
- Nautical Nonsense
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Admiral Nobeard
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Commodore RedRum
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Captain Crashride
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Crime Always Pays ...
2010
Nuclear Blast
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- Slowly Wept The Sea
- We Are The Storm
- This Round's On YOU!
- Powder Keg
- Where Victory Is Penned
- Of Hooks And Hornswogglers
- A Time Of Wooden Ships And Iron Men
- Crime Always Pays
- Raw Doggin' At The Raw Bar
- The Gallow's Pole Dancer
- Legacy's Allure
- At The Bottom Of A Glass
- To Steal A Life
- You Bring The Cannon, We'll Bring The Balls
- Surf-N-Turf (For Piratical Girth)
- Rope's End
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Admiral Nobeard
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Commodore RedRum
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Bootsmann Collins
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We Hate The Sea
EP
2014
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- Beer Goggles
- I Hate the Sea (And Everything In It)
- Poop Deck Toilet Wreck
- Slaughter on International Waters
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Admiral Nobeard
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Commodore RedRum
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Eric Brown
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