Years active 2011−present Origin Buenos Aires, Argentina | Labels Stormspell Records Record label StormSpell Records | |
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Website www.skullandbonespirates.com Members Franco Tempesta
Tomás Vega
Alan Puyol
Fernando Bonino
Franco Schiavone Albums Earth's secret history, The Cursed Island Genres Power metal, Folk metal, Pirate metal | ||
Skull & Bones is an Argentinian power metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The band takes on themes based on the Golden Age of Piracy, with references from both real historical characters of the period as well as fiction from the genre. They were formed in 2011 playing demos centered on piratical themes, and subsequently released their debut album The Cursed Island in 2014. They signed with Stormspell Records in June 2014.
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The Cursed Island
The Cursed Island was independently released on February 1, 2014. Lyrically, it is based upon Robert Louis Stevensons classic pirate novel Treasure Island. It was recorded at Virtual Studio in Buenos Aires, Argentina and produced by the band themselves along with Nicolás Rodriguez.
The album garnered some attention and favorable reviews, praising the uniqueness and the production of the album. Other, more critical, reviewers noted Skull & Bones' style as "limited" and based on clichées.
On June 24, 2014, the band announced that they had signed with Stormspell Records who would release its own edition of the album. A music video for the song "The Chest Of Billy Bones" was released on YouTube on September 21, 2014.
All tracks written by Franco Tempesta, Tomás Vega & Alan Puyol, all lyrics written by Franco Tempesta.
Songs
Admiral Byrd's ExpeditionEarth's secret history · 2011
Is Hell Here?Ancient Aliens Of Damnation · 2014
The Chest of Billy BonesThe Cursed Island · 2014