Sunset on the Golden Age | ||||
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Released | 1 August 2014 | |||
Recorded | 4 February [1] to 26 February 2014 at LSD Studios in Lübeck, Germany [2] | |||
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Length | 48:39 (CD1) | |||
Label | Napalm | |||
Producer | Lasse Lammert | |||
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Singles from Sunset on the Golden Age | ||||
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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.
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 |
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 |
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