Pirate Metal

Pirate metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that combines the intensity and power of metal with themes and aesthetics inspired by historical piracy and nautical folklore. Characterized by its vigorous instrumentation, pirate metal often features fast-paced guitar riffs, dynamic drumming, and soaring vocals, sometimes incorporating traditional folk instruments like accordions and fiddles to enhance its swashbuckling sound. Lyrics often revolve around tales of the high seas, adventure, battles, and camaraderie, invoking a sense of rebellious fun. The genre is known for its playful yet epic storytelling, creating an immersive, theatrical experience that transports listeners to a world of maritime myth and legend.

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Reader Of The Runes - Luna
Album - 10 Tracks - Released April 11, 2025

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Abandoned Stars
Absurd Universe
Akord
Alestorm
Avven
BELLFAST
Bastard Bearded Irishmen
Bendida
Big Dumb Face
Blackguard
Blodiga Skald
Bodh’aktan
Boisson Divine
Brothers of Metal
Bucovina
Carotté
Celtibeerian
Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums
Cronos
Deadend In Venice
Descriptive Sketch
Divine Tragedy
Dragony
Drakum
Ekyrian
Eldkraft
Elliot Vernon
Elvenking
Evernoir
Finntroll
Ghosts of Bannockburn
Gloryhammer
Gofannon
Gorgon
Grimgotts
Hoist the Colours
Humavoid
In Grief
Incursed
Jonathan Young
Kenziner
Lepoka
Lords of the Trident
Medeia
Metsatöll
Miracle Of Sound
Morgarten
Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen
Night Viper
Northland
Paddy And The Rats
Patrick Graham
Pimeä Metsä
Power Quest
Powerwolf
Red Flag Crew
Robert White
Salduie
Savage Master
Scimitar
Sean Dagher
Seas of Mirth
Silent Death
Sovengar
Stille Volk
Strident
Substratum
Survael
Tandra
The Few Against Many
The Meads Of Asphodel
Trick or Treat
Tungsten
Týr
Unleash The Archers
Vanaheim
Varang Nord
Voloh
White Raven
Wilderun
Wind Rose
Wintersun
Wisent
Ymyrgar
Zed Yago
Powerwolf
Miracle Of Sound
Jonathan Young
Brothers of Metal
Wind Rose
Alestorm
Gloryhammer
Sean Dagher
Unleash The Archers
Elvenking
Týr
Wintersun
Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen
Tungsten
Finntroll
Paddy And The Rats
Lepoka
Salduie
Dragony
Bodh’aktan
Drakum
Metsatöll
Robert White
Trick or Treat
Wilderun
Ekyrian
Bucovina
Power Quest
Lords of the Trident
Sovengar
Patrick Graham
Carotté
Northland
Bastard Bearded Irishmen
Savage Master
Big Dumb Face
Strident
Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums
Boisson Divine
Blackguard
Celtibeerian
Vanaheim
Medeia
Blodiga Skald
Grimgotts
Morgarten
Varang Nord
Akord
Stille Volk
Gorgon
Ghosts of Bannockburn
Tandra
The Meads Of Asphodel
Kenziner
Elliot Vernon
Night Viper
Cronos
Zed Yago
Seas of Mirth
Evernoir
Incursed
Silent Death
Avven
Humavoid
The Few Against Many
Voloh
Ymyrgar
White Raven
Scimitar
Bendida
Eldkraft
BELLFAST
Red Flag Crew
Substratum
Absurd Universe
Pimeä Metsä
Abandoned Stars
Gofannon
Wisent
Survael
Descriptive Sketch
Divine Tragedy
In Grief
Deadend In Venice
Hoist the Colours