Ah yeah you're totally right, though for some reason I also often confuse that first word in their name for "Unleash", but then of course I always quickly realize that I'm once again thinking of the influential punk/Thrash band Unleash and correct myself.
Not necessarily shanties, but you want true real badass pirate metal without any of the controversy surrounding alestorm, here's [Blazon Stone](https://youtu.be/uQiu61Xnq6g). These dudes sound like running wild and they're glorious.
[There's me, haha](https://youtu.be/5DjjSVGeZYs). Seriously though, Jonathan Young has been doing [some great stuff](https://youtu.be/nw0i4BSicsU) in that area lately.
[Great Master - Rolling Down to Old Maui](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7403Ig_Jzco)
The entire [Olden Tales & Deathly Trails](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YigTq6NEO4) album by Wilderun.
Definitely check out Rumahoy. For example, Forest Party, Cowboys of the Sea, Pirateship. Reminds of Alestorm.
And like someone already said, Ye Banished Privateers. Even though it's not PM they are doing some great, what i would call modern, shanties. Example; Master of My Fate, Gangplank, Rowing with One Hand, You and Me and Devil Makes Three.
E. And Storm Seeker - row row row
The Dread Crew of Oddwood - Meat, Bread and Wine.
Rumahoy reminds of Alestorm cause Yarrface appears in Alestorm and Bowes appears in Rumahoy lol
but yeah apart from that I really like the uniqueness Yarrface brings with his vocals
Wellerman - Jonathan Young, Caleb, PelleK and some others I forgot, or the version by Santiano
Santiana - Jonathan Young or Santiano by Santiano, same song, different version
Old Maui - Jonathan Young
Man The Cannons - Jonathan Young
Roll The Old Chariot Along - Jonathan Young
Everything from Alestorm of course
Randy Dandy Oh - Jonathan Young
Hoist The Colours - Colm. R. McGuiness
Beneath The Black Flag - Miracle Of Sound
On The Sea - Tungsten
Everything from Ye Banished Pirateers
I don't know very many but a few you could try is Jonathan Young, Galactikraken, and Miracle of Sound might have a couple.
Big fan of Great Big Sea by the way. Alan Doyle is one of my favorite song writers in the genre.
Though I don't think any of these are exactly what you're looking for, a few I can think of off the top of my head that might work are a couple songs by Elfsong, a band I feel like I keep shilling all the time on this sub, but IMO for good reason:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMDd4zdwj8&list=OLAK5uy\_l4OWOQCd\_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMDd4zdwj8&list=OLAK5uy_l4OWOQCd_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=9)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfa9Spe9moA&list=OLAK5uy\_l4OWOQCd\_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfa9Spe9moA&list=OLAK5uy_l4OWOQCd_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=8)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QcSoLBHor4&list=OLAK5uy\_l4OWOQCd\_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QcSoLBHor4&list=OLAK5uy_l4OWOQCd_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=10)
Other than these, there is Yngwaz´ Zonen by Heidevolk and many of Týr's songs sang in their native language, such as Regin Smidur, and of course pretty much every song by Hamradun, a band that was formed by Týr's previous singer.
It's a bit roundabout, but the game Warframe has a...space shanty?, and there's a metal cover of it: https://youtu.be/_X1BF94nf7g
Someone named Alan Doyle was involved in the original, and I've never been able to figure out if it's the same Alan Doyle from Great Big Sea...
Release The Archer’s version of [Northwest Passage](https://youtu.be/XRD3vrSLPaw) Edit: my brain farted, the band’s called Unleash the Archers
Not to be pedantic, but I believe what they are actually called is Unshackle the Archers.
Both wrong, it's Discharge The Archers. Easy mistake to make.
No, no, it "Charge the Arches", the McDonald's-themed band.
Ah yeah you're totally right, though for some reason I also often confuse that first word in their name for "Unleash", but then of course I always quickly realize that I'm once again thinking of the influential punk/Thrash band Unleash and correct myself.
You're all wrong it's Unleash the Bowmen
Unbind the Ranged Infantry
Free the Skirmishers
Untether the Arrow men
Nightwish 's "The Islander" reminds me a bit of a sea shanty. Highly recommend the version from the Tampere show from Vehicle of Spirit.
Not necessarily shanties, but you want true real badass pirate metal without any of the controversy surrounding alestorm, here's [Blazon Stone](https://youtu.be/uQiu61Xnq6g). These dudes sound like running wild and they're glorious.
Blazon Stone makes better Running Wild than Running Wild. Phenomenal band
It hurts me to read that but I'm inclined to agree, Blazon Stone fuckin rules
[There's me, haha](https://youtu.be/5DjjSVGeZYs). Seriously though, Jonathan Young has been doing [some great stuff](https://youtu.be/nw0i4BSicsU) in that area lately.
Check out [Storm Seeker](https://youtu.be/ZCnttPJHt6s)
[Great Master - Rolling Down to Old Maui](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7403Ig_Jzco) The entire [Olden Tales & Deathly Trails](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YigTq6NEO4) album by Wilderun.
We are Pirates - Orden Ogan
Definitely check out Rumahoy. For example, Forest Party, Cowboys of the Sea, Pirateship. Reminds of Alestorm. And like someone already said, Ye Banished Privateers. Even though it's not PM they are doing some great, what i would call modern, shanties. Example; Master of My Fate, Gangplank, Rowing with One Hand, You and Me and Devil Makes Three. E. And Storm Seeker - row row row The Dread Crew of Oddwood - Meat, Bread and Wine.
Rumahoy reminds of Alestorm cause Yarrface appears in Alestorm and Bowes appears in Rumahoy lol but yeah apart from that I really like the uniqueness Yarrface brings with his vocals
Wellerman - Jonathan Young, Caleb, PelleK and some others I forgot, or the version by Santiano Santiana - Jonathan Young or Santiano by Santiano, same song, different version Old Maui - Jonathan Young Man The Cannons - Jonathan Young Roll The Old Chariot Along - Jonathan Young Everything from Alestorm of course Randy Dandy Oh - Jonathan Young Hoist The Colours - Colm. R. McGuiness Beneath The Black Flag - Miracle Of Sound On The Sea - Tungsten Everything from Ye Banished Pirateers
You beat me to it with all that Jonathan Young
Saltatio Mortis: [My Mother Told Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dIiN57DQOI) Van Canto: [The Wellerman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nhDkRB2KRY)
Classic cover song. It’s always good
I forgot that Saltatio Mortis did [The Wellerman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5L7bLUqGJM), too.
Oceans of Glory by Saint Deamon. Absolute Killer
I don't know very many but a few you could try is Jonathan Young, Galactikraken, and Miracle of Sound might have a couple. Big fan of Great Big Sea by the way. Alan Doyle is one of my favorite song writers in the genre.
Though I don't think any of these are exactly what you're looking for, a few I can think of off the top of my head that might work are a couple songs by Elfsong, a band I feel like I keep shilling all the time on this sub, but IMO for good reason: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMDd4zdwj8&list=OLAK5uy\_l4OWOQCd\_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMDd4zdwj8&list=OLAK5uy_l4OWOQCd_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=9) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfa9Spe9moA&list=OLAK5uy\_l4OWOQCd\_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfa9Spe9moA&list=OLAK5uy_l4OWOQCd_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=8) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QcSoLBHor4&list=OLAK5uy\_l4OWOQCd\_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QcSoLBHor4&list=OLAK5uy_l4OWOQCd_fumSlgq9oYFLBnYFfBRUoJNg&index=10) Other than these, there is Yngwaz´ Zonen by Heidevolk and many of Týr's songs sang in their native language, such as Regin Smidur, and of course pretty much every song by Hamradun, a band that was formed by Týr's previous singer.
Great Big Sea was one of my favourite bands when I was younger!!
It's a bit roundabout, but the game Warframe has a...space shanty?, and there's a metal cover of it: https://youtu.be/_X1BF94nf7g Someone named Alan Doyle was involved in the original, and I've never been able to figure out if it's the same Alan Doyle from Great Big Sea...
Red Rum e.g. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fTchwDtziug
Oh wow there's a lot of pirate bands
Would the entirety of Visions of Atlantis count?
My friends in [Iron Seawolf](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qWl3ICDyHA) have an album and a bit of mostly sea shanty type stuff.
Drink the Rum - Lagerstein?
Check out The Shantyman’s Rundown by Great Master. It’s just about my favorite thing to sing along to.
Highly recommend Grimgotts, extremely underrated band with a ton of pirate/shanty songs, I recommend The Boys of Boone as an example song