Swashbuckle is an American

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band based in

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. They were formerly signed to

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. Formed in 2005, the band is known for its pirate image and humorous stage performances.

History

Swashbuckle was formed in early 2005 when bassist Patrick Henry and guitarist Justin Greczyn met each other at a

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and realized their mutual love for

and pirates. They decided to form a band and release a demo in early 2005, then after they had found drummer Mike Soganic and guitarist Joe Potash, they released the ''Yo Ho Demo'' later that year. The band members then took up the stage names of Admiral Nobeard (Henry), Commodore Redrum (Greczyn), Captain Crashride (Soganic), and Rowin' Joe Po (Potash). Their debut album ''Crewed by the Damned'' was released independently in 2006, and shortly after Rowin' Joe Po (Joe Potash) quit the group to join New Jersey thrash metal band Eliminator. The band began a tour of North America in August 2007. They completed the North American Paganfest tour alongside

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, and

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in April and May 2009. They completed the European Paganfest tour alongside Korpiklaani, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter,

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, and

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in September 2009. They appeared on the Monsters of Death tour in November and December 2009 alongside Vader,

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, and

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. They appeared on Tour From Afar alongside

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also in November 2009. They toured alongside

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, and Dealock in Europe as part of the Darkness over Xmas tour in December 2009. They toured alongside

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and

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in January 2010 and supported

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on a North American tour during May 2010. Swashbuckle also went on tour as a supporting act for

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's "Panic Over North America Tour", along with

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, Augury, and

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. Swashbuckle performed at the 20th Anniversary of the Wacken Open Air Festival in the summer of 2009 and have also appeared at the Legacy Open Air Festival, The Summer Nights Open Air Festival, and the Metal Days Open Air Festival. In 2010, Swashbuckle parted ways with drummer Captain Crashride (Mike Soganic) who went on to join Non-Stop. Bootsmann Collins (Paul Christiansen) was announced as his replacement. Soon after this, they began working on their new album entitled ''Crime Always Pays'', set for a September release. ''Crime Always Pays'' was released by

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in September 2010. The band also took part in the 70000 Tons of Metal Festival along with other well known acts such as

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, Sodom,

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and

. As of 2011, Bootsmann Collins has been replaced by Legendary Pirate King Eric "The" Brown. In February 2014, Swashbuckle once again was invited to set sail as performers on the 70000 Tons of Metal Festival cruise. In August 2014, Swashbuckle released the vinyl recording disc release ''We Hate the Sea EP'' on Get This Right Records. Swashbuckle tune their instruments to D-standard tuning.

Band members

Current members

* Admiral Nobeard (Patrick Henry) – lead vocals, bass (2005–present) * Commodore Redrum (Justin Greczyn) – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards (2005–present) * Legendary Pirate King Eric "The" Brown (

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) – drums (2011–present)

Former members

* Captain Crashride (Mike Soganic) – drums (2005–2010) * Rowin' Joe Po (Joe Potash) – guitars (2005–2006) * Cabinboy Arsewhipe (Ryan Hemphill)- keyboards (2005) * Bootsmann Collins (Paul Christiansen) – drums (2010–2011)

Timeline

Discography

*''Crewed by the Damned'' (2006) *'' Back to the Noose'' (2009) *''Crime Always Pays…'' (2010) *''We Hate the Sea EP'' (EP) (2014)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2005 establishments in New Jersey American musical trios American thrash metal musical groups American death metal musical groups Heavy metal musical groups from New Jersey Musical groups established in 2005 Nuclear Blast artists