Back Through Time
2011 studio album by Alestorm
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Back Through Time is the third studio album by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm. It was released on 3 June 2011 by Napalm Records and is the first Alestorm recording to feature Gareth Murdock on bass and Peter Alcorn on drums.[6][13][14] The album is available in jewelcase, digipack, LP and special edition boxset formats which includes two bonus cover songs.[6][15] Alestorm did a Back Through Time World Tour starting in Australia and New Zealand.[16][17] The album reached number 42 on the German albums chart.[18]
| Back Through Time | ||||
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| Released | 3 June 2011 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 2011 | |||
| Studio | LSD Studios, Lübeck, Germany | |||
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| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Napalm[5] | |||
| Producer | Lasse Lammert[6] | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Back Through Time" | Christopher Bowes | Christopher Bowes | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Shipwrecked" | Christopher Bowes | Christopher Bowes | 3:31 |
| 3. | "The Sunk'n Norwegian" | Christopher Bowes | Christopher Bowes | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Midget Saw" | Christopher Bowes & Alan Carr | Christopher Bowes & Peter Alcorn | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Buckfast Powersmash" | Christopher Bowes & Tim Shaw | Christopher Bowes | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Scraping the Barrel" | Christopher Bowes | Christopher Bowes | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Rum" | Christopher Bowes | Christopher Bowes | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Swashbuckled" | Christopher Bowes | Christopher Bowes | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Rumpelkombo" | Chris Boltendahl[19] | Christopher Bowes | 0:07 |
| 10. | "Barrett's Privateers" (Stan Rogers cover) | Stan Rogers | Stan Rogers | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Death Throes of the Terrorsquid" | Christopher Bowes | Christopher Bowes | 7:45 |
| Total length: | 40:07 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 12. | "I Am a Cider Drinker" (The Wurzels cover) | Tommy Banner, Pete Budd | Johannes Bouwens | 2:58 |
| 13. | "You Are a Pirate" (LazyTown cover) | Mark Valenti, Ken Pontac | Mark Valenti, Ken Pontac | 1:33 |
| Total length: | 44:38 | |||
Personnel
- Christopher Bowes – lead vocals, keyboards
- Dani Evans – guitars, backing vocals
- Gareth Murdock – bass, backing vocals
- Peter Alcorn – drums
With:
- Lord Jaldaboath – narration (track 1)
- Ken Sorceron (Abigail Williams) – co-lead vocals (track 11)
- Lasse Lammert – guitar solo (track 6), vibraslap
- Heri Joensen (Týr) – guitar solo (track 10)
- Chris Jones – accordion
- Maria Odvody – violin
- Tobias Hain – trumpet
- Florian Frambach – trumpet
- Derek Fobaire – trombone
- Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen (Svartsot) – whistles
- Brenden Casey – backing vocals
- Gordon Krei – orchestral arrangements, programming
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 42 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] | 29 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[22] | 12 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard[23] | 23 |