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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.
Forged upon the seven seas, Swashbuckle's unique brand of 'In Yar Face' metal is set to take the metal community by storm.
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"...a cross between early 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
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