Additionally, on their 1984 album, Walpurgis Night, German band Stormwitch included a song titled "Skull and Crossbones."
[11] Eventually, the album's artwork was changed to match the title, and set decorations and costumes for future concerts were designed.
The piratical lyrics also became a way to convey the band's political message, since their use of the devil as a symbolic figure was being misunderstood on their first album Gates to Purgatory.
[10] Although Kasparek was more interested in the true histories of the Golden Age of Piracy,[11] pirate metal would eventually be inspired, to a greater extent, by the inaccuracies as invented[12] or portrayed in novels and Hollywood films.
[15] Their original concept was focused around the mythical lost city of Atlantis and adventuring on the sea in general, but their more recent work is directly about pirates.
[16] In 2019 the symphonic power metal band Visions of Atlantis released the album Wanderers, which touched on some nautical and piratical themes.
Napalm Records signed them to the label, and they were told to change their name; Bowes and Harper easily agreed and settled on Alestorm.
[29] The folk metal band Red Rum are from the East Midlands in the United Kingdom known for their cover of They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard.
They have released two full length albums, The Triumph of Piracy and Time II: Party in 2018 and 2019, respectively in addition to several singles and a demo.
[35] Skull and Bones is another pirate metal band from Argentina with their main theme centered around the golden age of piracy.