Back Through Time
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
About.com[7]
AllMusic[8]
Dangerdog Music Reviews[2]
EspyRock[9]
Hardrock Haven[1]
Jukebox Metal[10]
Metal Review(8.3/10)[11]
Reflections of Darkness[3]
Revolver[12]
Rock Sound[4]

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

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Back Through Time"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes5:03
2."Shipwrecked"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes3:31
3."The Sunk'n Norwegian" (Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen of Svartsot on Whistles)Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes4:07
4."Midget Saw" (Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen of Svartsot on Whistles)Christopher Bowes & Alan CarrChristopher Bowes & Peter Alcorn3:18
5."Buckfast Powersmash"Christopher Bowes & Tim ShawChristopher Bowes2:33
6."Scraping the Barrel" (Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen of Svartsot on Whistles)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 Featuring Heri Joensen of Týr)Stan RogersStan Rogers4:41
11."Death Throes of the Terrorsquid" (Featuring Ken Sorceron of Abigail Williams)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

[15]

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 – co-lead vocals (11)
  • Lasse Lammert – guitar solo (6), vibraslap
  • Heri Joensen – guitar solo (10)
  • Chris Jones – accordion
  • Maria Odvody – violin
  • Tobias Hain – trumpet
  • Florian Frambach – trumpet
  • Derek Fobaire – trombone
  • Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen – whistles
  • Brenden Casey – backing vocals
  • Gordon Krei – orchestral arrangements, programming

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 42

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaines, Justin. "Alestorm : Back Through Time". Hardrock Haven. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Hartranft, Craig. "Alestorm: Back Through Time". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Butzen, Björn. "CD Review: Alestorm – Back Through Time". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. 1 2 Clark, Peter. "Alestorm – Back Through Time". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. Back Through Time at Oz Productions Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1 2 3 'Back Through Time' Album Details www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net
  7. Zed, Natalie. "About.com Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  8. "Back Through Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. Wilson, Scott. "Album Review: Alestorm – Back Through Time". EspyRock. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  10. Donovan, James. "CD Review: Alestorm – Back Through Time". Jukebox Metal. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  11. Amitay, Rae. "Review of Alestorm – Back Through Time". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  12. Geist, Brandon. "Review: Alestorm – Back Through Time". Revolver. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  13. Official announcement of Alestorm's 3rd studio album (Facebook)
  14. "Soundworks Touring - ALESTORM 'BACK THROUGH TIME' Australian/ New Zealand Tour May 2011". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011. ALESTORM 'BACK THROUGH TIME' Australian/ New Zealand Tour May 2011 www.soundworkstouring.com
  15. 1 2 Back Through Time info at Alestorm.net
  16. "ALESTORM Australian and New Zealand Tour 2011 | VoltageMedia". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011. Australian and New Zealand Tour 2011 www.voltagemedia.com.au
  17. 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. "Alestorm Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  21. "Offiziellecharts.de – Alestorm – Back Through Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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