Swashbuckle - Crewed by the Damned Catalog No: BF11 Release Date: 10/17/06 Format: CD 1. Under The Black Flag 2. Welcome Aboard 3. Drink Up 4. Set Sail 5. Walk The Plank 6. What A Ship Is 7. Dead Men Tell No Lies 8. The Wooden World 9. ‘X’ Marks The Spot 10. Rum Runners 11. Upon The Spanish Main 12. The Bazaar 13. Jolly Roger 14. Paradise Defined 15. Crewed By The Damned 16. A Fool’s Errand   Crewed By The Damned is the debut album from New Jersey-based metal pirates Swashbuckle, featuring an arsenal of intense, unrelenting thrash metal tunes reminiscent of vintage Anthrax & Exodus; and a collection of authentic, acoustic-based pirate shanties highlighted by catchy guitar melodies & creative percussion. Not the type of diverse styles you’d hear on a typical metal album – but then again, Swashbuckle are not your typical metal band.

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“…a cross between Anthrax & the recent Rogue’s Gallery compilation, Swashbuckle might be 2006′s
most awful-yet-amazing anomaly. Basically, they’re from Jersey, they dress like pirates, and half their songs
are acoustic shanties while the rest are genuinely blistering thrash. And somehow, the balance actually
works, and the ferocity of the music itself overtakes the conceptual & lyrical absurdity, allowing you to find
Swashbuckle amusing but not dismiss them as a complete joke. Ahoy!”
- Ken Herzog / CMJ New Music Monthly

“Following in the footsteps of metal acts like S.O.D. and M.O.D., Swashbuckle serve up a side of
much-needed humor alongside their splash ‘n’ thrash attack. There’s a delicate balance between funny &
laughable, and Swashbuckle toe the plank. Surprisingly well-executed metal.”
- Amy Sciarretto / CMJ New Music Report

“If you care to look through the gimmicky (yet rather clever) pirate theme, it becomes evident that this
band is actually made up of very talented musicians and songwriters. In particular, the verse riff to
‘Upon The Spanish Main’ and ‘Jolly Roger’ in its entirety demonstrate the refined sound of old-school
thrash metal that has put a lot of time and effort into achieving a sound to be proud of.”
- Matt Willis / Altsounds

“Crewed By The Damned‘s melodies can rightly be described as “rollicking”….even the melodies that
would be just as fitting on any other thrash album are bouncing and celebratory, though sharp-edged as
a cutlass.”
- Kayla Scheiner / Metal Forums

“…Swashbuckle have the ability to become one of America’s next big metal bands. Although their pirate
image should appeal to metal and nautical enthusiasts alike, the strength of their material alone is
enough to vault them to national, and perhaps even worldwide, notoriety.”
- Maximum Metal

“Definitely a metal moshing CD to be punished by and I’m betting their live show is probably the same!
And isn’t that what we really want from our hardcore metal bands?”
- All Access Magazine

“Peg leg pumping anthems and eye patch intensity with gripping and thrilling guitars, fast drumming,
and crushing grooves along with scratchy throat yelps all combine to make Swashbuckle one metal band
that just might push Manowar aside.”
- J-Sin Shawn / Smother Magazine

“From start to finish, this CD kicks like a peg leg up your mast.  Swashbuckle are not only talented
songwriters, they have the ability to blend styles to create one seriously entertaining CD. Buy it, you
won’t be disappointed.”
- Metfly

“…pure assaulting, unabated, unapologetic metal that grabs you by the scruff of your collar, shakes the hell
out of you, and tosses you back into the pit for some more punishment.”
- Mike

“Excellent thrash metal in the vein of Mastodon. A very original CD. “
- Giancarlo Belisario / Metal Zone