Battleheart - Battleheart

Now re-branded as Alestorm, the Scottish power metal band that started out as Battleheart are sure to be a big thing with the kids for their entertaining and dedicated pirate theme, especially as those teens won't have any idea that Running Wild already did the same thing in the eighties, but fortunately these Scots have the ability and creativity to pull it off without ever seeming like a cheap gimmick. Well, at least on their later releases. The self-titled 'Battleheart' is the less impressive of their two 2006 E.P.s, only for focusing on the band's more mellow and narrative side as opposed to the speedy thrashing of its successor. The band at this point ...  Read the complete review