ALESTORM

Release Year: 2011
Artist Origin: SCO
Style: loud folk pagan heavy metal

if two first albums by Scots can be considered a youthful prank, rebellious hubbub, riding a well caught wave, then third successful full-length release is not a coincidence anymore, but a regular ability to write loud, frantic, and insanely memorable tracks, when you just cannot get angry even if easy going tunes is not your priority, or pirate topics cause apathetic yawn - specific tone of Christopher's voice hardly matches the contents of some in-depth, more intense and epic compositions, yet emotionally it is much more varied and solid recording in evolution of this ambitious crew, done in a way different direction than common Running Wild fan usually imagines