No Grave But the Sea is the fifth studio album by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm, released on 26 May 2017.[4][5][6] It's the band's first album to feature guitarist Máté Bodor since the departure of Dani Evans in 2015.

No Grave But the Sea
Studio album by
Released26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Genre
Length45:37
LabelNapalm[2]
ProducerLasse Lammert
Alestorm chronology
Sunset on the Golden Age
(2014)
No Grave But the Sea
(2017)
Curse of the Crystal Coconut
(2020)
Singles from No Grave But the Sea
  1. "Alestorm"
    Released: 21 April 2017
  2. "Mexico"
    Released: 5 May 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[3]
Metal Hammer[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."No Grave But the Sea"Christopher BowesChristopher Bowes3:30
2."Mexico"BowesBowes3:10
3."To the End of the World"Bowes, Elliot VernonElliot Vernon, Bowes, Máté Bodor6:43
4."Alestorm"BowesBowes, Vernon3:56
5."Bar ünd Imbiss"BowesBowes, Bodor4:11
6."Fucked with an Anchor"BowesBowes, Bodor3:27
7."Pegleg Potion"BowesVernon3:54
8."Man the Pumps"BowesBowes, Vernon5:51
9."Rage of the Pentahook"BowesVernon3:07
10."Treasure Island"BowesBowes, Bodor7:48
Total length:45:37

A bonus disc in limited and digital deluxe edition versions[7] of the album consist of remixes of each track "for Dogs", replacing the vocals with autotuned barking.[8][9]

Personnel

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Credits for No Grave But the Sea adapted from AllMusic[10]

Alestorm

Additional

  • Tobias Hain – brass arrangement, trumpet
  • Jan Philipp Jacobs – brass arrangement, trombone
  • Tobias Waslowski – violin
  • Betsy Neal – backing vocals
  • Kane Neal – backing vocals
  • Chris Short – backing vocals

Production

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 47
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 132
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 14
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[16] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 50
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] 4
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[21] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 14
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[25] 19

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lawson, Dom (26 May 2017). "Alestorm - No Grave But The Sea album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Napalm Records : Newsblog". Label.napalmrecords.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "No Grave But the Sea - ALESTORM". Blabbermouth.net. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Alestorm Detail New Album 'No Grave But the Sea'". Loudwire.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Alestorm To Release 'No Grave But The Sea' Album In May". Blabbermouth.net. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Pirate Metal band Alestorm announce new album - News - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) - album by Alestorm". Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Spotify.
  8. ^ "No Grave But The Sea for Dogs - song by Alestorm". Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Spotify.
  9. ^ "Mexico for Dogs - song by Alestorm". Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Spotify.
  10. ^ "Alestorm No Grave But the Sea - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Alestorm Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Alestorm Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "Alestorm Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  25. ^ "Alestorm Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2024.