Back Through Time

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Back Through Time
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Studio album by
Released3 June 2011
RecordedJanuary–March 2011
StudioLSD Studios, Lübeck, Germany
Genre
Length40:07
LabelNapalm[5]
ProducerLasse Lammert[6]
Alestorm chronology
Black Sails at Midnight
(2009)
Back Through Time
(2011)
Sunset on the Golden Age
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[8]
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Hardrock HavenStarStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1]
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Metal Review(8.3/10)[11]
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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]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Back Through Time"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes5:03
2."Shipwrecked"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes3:31
3."The Sunk'n Norwegian"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes4:07
4."Midget Saw"Christopher Bowes & Alan CarrChristopher Bowes & Peter Alcorn3:18
5."Buckfast Powersmash"Christopher Bowes & Tim ShawChristopher Bowes2:33
6."Scraping the Barrel"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes4:40
7."Rum"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes3:29
8."Swashbuckled"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes3:53
9."Rumpelkombo"Chris Boltendahl[19]Christopher Bowes0:07
10."Barrett's Privateers" (Stan Rogers cover)Stan RogersStan Rogers4:41
11."Death Throes of the Terrorsquid"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes7:45
Total length:40:07
LTD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."I Am a Cider Drinker" (The Wurzels cover)Tommy Banner, Pete BuddJohannes Bouwens2:58
13."You Are a Pirate" (LazyTown cover)Mark Valenti, Ken PontacMark Valenti, Ken Pontac1:33
Total length:44:38

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Personnel

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  • 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

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
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

References

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  5. ^ Back Through Time at Oz Productions Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b c [1] 'Back Through Time' Album Details www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net
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  13. ^ [2] Official announcement of Alestorm's 3rd studio album (Facebook)
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  15. ^ a b [3] Back Through Time info at Alestorm.net
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Australian and New Zealand Tour 2011 www.voltagemedia.com.au
  17. ^ [4] Australian Tour www.liveguide.com.au
  18. ^ Alestorm – Back Through Time
  19. ^ Boltendahl is credited for the lyrics, which consist of the single word in the title, after the Grave Digger vocalist referred to Alestorm pejoratively as a "Rumpelkombo" (rowdy band) in 2009.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alestorm – Back Through Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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