Alestorm confirmed for Germany's Rock Harz festival
Posted by: Boek on 15/01/'08 15:41
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Category: Festivals&Concerts
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Scotland's Alestorm has been confirmed for the Rock Harz open-air festival, set to take place July 17-19, 2008 in Osterode/Förste, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):

Alestorm
Amon Amarth
Cast In Silence
Crematory
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Eisbrecher
Feuerschwanz
Knorkator
Saltatio Mortis
Saxon
Secrets Of The Moon
Sodom
Torfrock
Týr

For more information, visit openair.rockharz.de.

Alestorm will release its debut album, "Captain Morgan's Revenge", through Napalm Records on the following dates:

Jan. 23 - Finland
Jan. 25 - Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Sweden
Jan. 28 - Rest of Europe
Jan. 29 - Usa / Canada

The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. Over The Seas
02. Captain Morgan's Revenge
03. The Huntmaster
04. Nancy The Tavern Wench
05. Death Before The Mast
06. Terror On The High Seas
07. Set Sail And Conquer
08. Of Treasure
09. Wenches & Mead
10. Flower Of Scotland

According to a press release, the quartet "plays Scottish 'pirate metal,' by their own definition, and musically resembles the great battle metal bands such as Korpiklaani or Turisas, albeit with a unique touch and Scottish instrumentation."
Alestorm will support Turisas on their upcoming Uk tour.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/alestorm.
Click here to go to the festival page

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