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Back Through Time

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. The album is available in jewelcase, digipack, LP and special edition boxset formats which includes two bonus cover songs. Alestorm did a Back Through Time World Tour starting in Australia and New Zealand. The album reached number 42 on the German albums chart.

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Back Through Time
Studio album by
Alestorm
Released3 June 2011
RecordedJanuary–March 2011
StudioLSD Studios, Lübeck, Germany
Genre
Length40:07
LabelNapalm5
ProducerLasse Lammert6
Alestorm chronology
Black Sails at Midnight
(2009) 		Back Through Time
(2011) 		Sunset on the Golden Age
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.comStarStarStar7
AllMusicStarStarStarStar8
Dangerdog Music ReviewsStarStarStarHalf star2
EspyRockStarStarStarStarStarStar9
Hardrock HavenStarStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf star1
Jukebox MetalStarStar10
Metal Review(8.3/10)11
Reflections of DarknessStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf star3
RevolverStarStarStar12
Rock SoundStarStarStarStarStarStarStar4

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.61314 The album is available in jewelcase, digipack, LP and special edition boxset formats which includes two bonus cover songs.615 Alestorm did a Back Through Time World Tour starting in Australia and New Zealand.1617 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"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 Boltendahl19Christopher 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

  • 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
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)20 42
UK Independent Albums (OCC)21 29
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)22 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard23 23
References

References

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  2. Hartranft, Craig. "Alestorm: Back Through Time". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. Butzen, Björn. "CD Review: Alestorm – Back Through Time". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. 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] '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. [2] 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. [3] 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. [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 on 12/6/2011 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  22. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 12/6/2011 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  23. "Alestorm Chart History (Heatseekers Albums Chart)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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