Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “The Sunk’n Norwegian” — Alestorm (2008)

There lies a tavern down Wisconsin Way Where you can get drunk any time of the day The landlord’s a bastard, the barmaid’s a whore But give them no shit or you’re straight out the door The Sunk’n Norwegian’s the name of this hole A nasty ol’ tavern if ever I’ve known… Listen friend, if…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Keelhauled” — Alestorm (2009)

It’s metal. It’s Pirate metal! It’s Scottish Pirate metal!! It’s Scottish Pirate metal with a Keytar!!! Not only is Keelhauled a perfect Halloween song to get you in that dress-up-and-gut-a-deserving-swine mood, it pretty much has one of the catchiest sing-along choruses ever recorded. I know we don’t all have Sid Meier-esque daydreams about raiding towns…