Sunset on the Golden Age
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Sunset on the Golden Age | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 August 2014 | |||
Recorded | 4 February[1] to 26 February 2014 at LSD Studios in Lübeck, Germany[2] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 48:39 (CD1) | |||
Label | Napalm | |||
Producer | Lasse Lammert | |||
Alestorm chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sunset on the Golden Age | ||||
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [3] |
Sputnik Music | [4] |
Sunset on the Golden Age is the fourth studio album by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm. It was released on 1 August 2014 by Napalm Records. It is the band's first album to feature new permanent band member, Elliot Vernon, on keyboards and the last one to feature guitarist Dani Evans before his departure in 2015.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Walk the Plank" | Christopher Bowes, Elliot Vernon | Bowes | 4:07 |
2. | "Drink" | Bowes | Bowes | 3:23 |
3. | "Magnetic North" | Bowes | Bowes | 3:47 |
4. | "1741 (The Battle of Cartagena)" | Bowes | Bowes | 7:18 |
5. | "Mead from Hell" | Bowes | Bowes | 3:41 |
6. | "Surf Squid Warfare" | Bowes | Bowes, Dani Evans | 3:59 |
7. | "Quest for Ships" | Vernon | Bowes, Vernon | 4:34 |
8. | "Wooden Leg!" | Bowes | Bowes, Gareth Murdock | 2:45 |
9. | "Hangover" (Taio Cruz cover) | Taio Cruz, Tramar Dillard, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter | Cruz, Dillard, Gottwald, Walter | 3:41 |
10. | "Sunset on the Golden Age" | Bowes | Bowes, Peter Alcorn | 11:26 |
Total length: | 48:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Oceans of Treasure" (Rumahoy cover) | 4:57 |
12. | "Rumpelkombo (Part III)" | 0:06 |
Total length: | 53:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Over the Seas" (acoustic version) | 4:03 |
2. | "Nancy the Tavern Wench" (acoustic version) | 4:52 |
3. | "Keelhauled" (acoustic version) | 3:58 |
4. | "The Sunk'n Norwegian" (acoustic) | 4:06 |
5. | "Shipwrecked" (acoustic version) | 3:31 |
6. | "Questing Upon the Poop Deck" (Bonus Track) | 3:12 |
Total length: | 23:45 |
Personnel
- Alestorm
- Christopher Bowes - lead vocals, keytar
- Dani Evans - guitars
- Gareth Murdock - bass
- Peter Alcorn - drums
- Elliot Vernon - keyboards, unclean vocals
- Additional
- Hildegard Niebuhr - violin
- Tobias Hain - trumpet
- Jonas Dieckmann - trumpet
- Gordon Krei - programming
- Myk Barber (Prostitute Disfigurement) - guitar solo on "Walk the Plank"
- Lasse Lammert - guitar solo & vibraslap on "Mead from Hell"
- Luke Philp (Lagerstein) - lead vocals on "Hangover"
- Bren Casey - backing vocals
- Production
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 39 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 109 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 186 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 26 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 58 |
UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 68 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] | 20 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] | 32 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 7 |
References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/alestormband/photos/a.10150311678013054.372114.215568008053/10152361570273054/?type=1&relevant_count=1 [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/alestormband/photos/a.10152075644063054.1073741825.215568008053/10152407809173054/?type=1&relevant_count=1 [user-generated source]
- ^ Drago, Dan. "About.com Alestorm Sunset on the Golden Age review". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Davis, Robert (7 August 2014). "Sputnik Music Alestorm Sunset on the Golden Age review". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alestorm – Sunset On The Golden Age" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Alestorm – Sunset On The Golden Age" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Alestorm – Sunset On The Golden Age" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alestorm – Sunset On The Golden Age" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alestorm – Sunset On The Golden Age". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Alestorm Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Alestorm Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Alestorm Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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