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Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age



8 | 197 votes |
Release date: 1 August 2014
Style: Folk metal, Power metal

Owners:

218 have it
35 want it


Disc I
01. Walk The Plank
02. Drink
03. Magnetic North
04. 1741 (The Battle Of Cartagena)
05. Mead From Hell
06. Surf Squid Warfare
07. Quest For Ships
08. Wooden Leg!
09. Hangover [Taio Cruz cover]
10. Sunset On The Golden Age

Disc II [Rummplugged] [mediabook bonus]
01. Over The Seas [acoustic version]
02. Nancy The Tavern Wench [acoustic version]
03. Keelhauled [acoustic version]
04. The Sunk'n Norwegian [acoustic version]
05. Shipwrecked [acoustic version]
06. Questing Upon The Poop Deck [bonus]

Staff review by
ScreamingSteelUS
Rating:
9.0
As the metal world's premiere posse of scurvy Scottish scoundrels, Alestorm's job is to showcase their pirate shtick without completely overshadowing the music. While Back Through Time hosted a couple of new classics and even brought some new tricks to the table, "Scraping The Barrel" rang a little too true for most of the album. I feared that Alestorm had lost their touch, but Sunset On The Golden Age has revealed that to be merely the calm before the storm.

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published 03.07.2014 | Comments (7)

Guest review by
swatata
Rating:
9.2
Alestorm - the band that sings about booze a bit more than Korpiklaani, and probably drinks a bit more than them, too. Their last album stormed in during summer 2014 with a big anticipation from their fans. The work is the last one with their now ex-guitarist Dani Evans, who had been a part of the band since their first album.

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published 11.10.2015 | Comments (0)

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09.06.2014 - 02:51
Rating: 9
Sword_Chant

YARRRRRR!!!!!
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09.06.2014 - 23:26
Rating: 9
blackmat

YAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!
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10.06.2014 - 09:19
JÄY
Metal slave
YAAAARRRRHHHEEEEEEHHHAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!
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04.07.2014 - 06:04
Stunning Cactus

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

For those interested, here's an album track-by-track preview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3mPLnjDjv0

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01.08.2014 - 02:26
Rulatore

I was hoping something really good after their last album, but this is boring.
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01.08.2014 - 02:32
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Talk about smiley spam o.O
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"Aah! The cat turned into a cat!"
- Reimu Hakurei
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01.08.2014 - 02:35
Ilham
Giant robot
This is exactly the kind of behaviour that goes with this kind of band that I hate.
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01.08.2014 - 09:36
Rating: 8
rasto

TOP,TOP. Very nice.
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01.08.2014 - 14:14
Rating: 9
Sword_Chant

This album is a grower. It's a really fun power metal album but imo slightly less inspired than Back Through Time was. After a few spins i'd go as far as saying 3 or 4 of the songs are some of the best stuff they've ever written, most notably 'Quest For Ships' and the title track. Not a 10 for me because of the song Drink, which is the album's weak track. They more than make up for it in the overall album direction though and the mixture of styles... musically this is more varied from the majority of their discography.
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02.08.2014 - 12:56
Rating: 9
BloodJuNkie
Of Egypt
After the 1st listen it deserves 8.5 - 9
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07.08.2014 - 14:39
musicalkaratekid

Some of the songs here are great, like "Walk the Plank" and "Mead from Hell", but I think the band suffer slightly when they attempt to take their sound into ambitious/serious territory, like in "1741" and the title track. That said, I had a "barrel" of fun listening to this.
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09.08.2014 - 12:20
Pesek

I think that some songs follow the same chords, if you guys know what I mean.. 4 chords repeating, but at all, songs can get under your skin.. Very good album anyway..
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13.08.2014 - 14:53
Joppe
Steelemeister
The album doesn't quite deliver, but at least 1741 is great.
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My vision is augmented
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14.08.2014 - 09:21
Wes

Sorry... simply cannot stand any of the tracks. Will spin more to be fair.
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15.08.2014 - 07:30
Rating: 9
Vermoorden

The pirates are back. Best album yet!
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19.08.2014 - 03:31
ohmayhem

I fucking love Alestorm. Their live shows are top-notch fun, if a little immature.
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04.09.2014 - 10:08
The Rabbit

This album was caught me off guard with a few things done differently from their last album.

I didn't expect little flecks of 8-bit sounds. Nor did I expect spontaneous death metal vocals. I CERTAINLY expect rapping in the "hangover" track.

Holy shit, I think I love this album... Very spontaneous and fun.
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23.09.2014 - 10:28
Rating: 8
boo-boo

DRINK is an instant hit.
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World won't end today - it's already tomorrow in Australia.
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22.10.2014 - 05:37
ErikBraun

This thing is so corny.
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31.05.2015 - 13:59
sergiod0999

We are here to drink your beer
And steal your rum at the point of a gun
Your alcohol to us will fall
'Cause we are here to drink your beer

The best songg pirat of 2014 """" Drink !!!!
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03.06.2017 - 08:33
Rating: 9
Necrodamus

Surf Squid Warfare rules. Such an addictive and catchy melody.
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