''Sunset on the Golden Age'' is the fourth album by Scottish
heavy metal band
Alestorm. It was released on 1 August 2014 by
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg. The label l ...
. 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.
Track listing
Personnel
;Alestorm
* Christopher Bowes -
lead vocals,
keytar
* Dani Evans -
guitar
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s
* Gareth Murdock -
bass
* Peter Alcorn -
drums
* Elliot Vernon -
keyboard
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s,
unclean vocals
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;Additional
* Hildegard Niebuhr -
violin
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* Tobias Hain -
trumpet
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* Jonas Dieckmann -
trumpet
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* Gordon Krei - programming
* Myk Barber (Prostitute Disfigurement) -
guitar solo on "Walk the Plank"
* Lasse Lammert - guitar solo &
vibraslap
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on "Mead from Hell"
* Luke Philp (Lagerstein) - lead vocals on "Hangover"
* Bren Casey - backing vocals
;Production
* Lasse Lammert -
producer,
mixing,
mastering
* Ingo Römling -
artwork,
layout
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Charts
References
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2014 albums
Alestorm albums
Napalm Records albums