''Captain Morgan's Revenge'' is the debut album by the Scottish heavy metal band

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, released in 2008 by

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. Drums were recorded by Migo Wagner, a session drummer, because Ian Wilson could not travel to

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for the recordings, although he did make minor contributions to the album by recording some additional percussion. "Heavy Metal Pirates" was re-recorded during the same sessions but left off the album and later released as a digital download and on the Leviathan EP.

Track listing

Personnel

* Christopher Bowes - vocals, keyboards,

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* Ian Wilson - percussion * Dani Evans - bass * Gavin Harper - guitars, backing vocals,

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, additional drums

Additional personnel and staff

* Lasse Lammert -

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, tambourine, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering * Brendan Casey - backing vocals, additional bass * Migo Wagner - drums, backing vocals * Chris Mummelthey - backing vocals * Steve Brown - photography * Ingo Römling - cover art

References

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