Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm—Christopher Bowes (vocals, keytar), Gareth Murdock (bass), Máté Bodor (guitar), Peter Alcorn (drums), Elliot Vernon (keyboard)—released their third single, The Storm, on June 18, 2025, from their upcoming eighth album, The Thunderfist Chronicles, set for release on June 20, 2025, via Napalm Records. The track, accompanied by an official lyric video, delivers crushing riffs, epic melodies, rowdy gang vocals, and a chorus proclaiming “I AM THE STORM.”
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Bowes humorously comments, “‘The Storm’ is about the raw, boiling power of mastic asphalt. It’s hot, sticky, and unstoppable, just like our music. Hail Ve-Eplu.” The album, following 2022’s Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (#5 U.S. Current Hard Music, #7 Germany) and 2024’s Voyage of the Dead Marauder EP, features eight anthems packed with shanty-driven melodies and absurd lyrics. Produced by Lasse Lammert at LSD-Studios, it includes a Nekrogoblikon cover, Goblins Ahoy!, and the 17-minute epic Mega-Supreme Treasure of the Eternal Thunderfist with guest vocals from Patty Gurdy and Sir Russell Allen (Symphony X).
Pre-Order The Thunderfist Chronicles: napalmrecordsamerica.com/alestorm
Tracklist:
- Hyperion Omniriff
- Killed to Death by Piracy
- Banana
- Frozen Piss 2
- The Storm
- Mountains of the Deep
- Goblins Ahoy!
- Mega-Supreme Treasure of the Eternal Thunderfist
Formats:
- 1 LP Gatefold Liquid (Sold Out)
- 1 LP Gatefold Translucent Lime Green
- 1 LP Gatefold Splattered Orange/Black
- 1 LP Gatefold Black
- 2-CD Mediabook (Album + Live Album)
- 1-CD Mediabook Digisleeve (Instrumental Album) + 7” Single
- 1-CD Jewel Case
Live Dates (U.S. Tour):
- Sep 12 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
- Sep 13 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
- Sep 15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
- Sep 16 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
- Sep 18 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation
- Sep 19 – Louisville, KY @ Louder than Life
- Sep 20 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
- Sep 21 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge
- Sep 23 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Tehater
- Sep 24 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
- Sep 26 – Denver, CO @ The Summit
- Sep 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
- Sep 29 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Downtown
- Sep 30 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
- Oct 01 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
- Oct 03 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock
- Oct 04 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
- Oct 05 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
- Oct 06 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
- Oct 08 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
- Oct 10 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
- Oct 11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
- Oct 12 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
- Oct 14 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
- Oct 15 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Full Dates: https://www.alestorm.net/tour
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