No Grave But the Sea

No Grave But the Sea
No Grave But the Sea
Studio album by Alestorm
Released	26 May 2017
Genre	Folk metal; power metal; pirate metal;
Length	45:37
Label	Napalm
Producer	Lasse Lammert
Alestorm chronology
Singles from No Grave But the Sea
	"Alestorm"; Released: 21 April 2017; "Mexico"; Released: 5 May 2017;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	^[3]
Metal Hammer	^[1]

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.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"No Grave But the Sea"	Christopher Bowes	Christopher Bowes	3:30
2.	"Mexico"	Bowes	Bowes	3:10
3.	"To the End of the World"	Bowes, Elliot Vernon	Elliot Vernon, Bowes, Máté Bodor	6:43
4.	"Alestorm"	Bowes	Bowes, Vernon	3:56
5.	"Bar ünd Imbiss"	Bowes	Bowes, Bodor	4:11
6.	"Fucked with an Anchor"	Bowes	Bowes, Bodor	3:27
7.	"Pegleg Potion"	Bowes	Vernon	3:54
8.	"Man the Pumps"	Bowes	Bowes, Vernon	5:51
9.	"Rage of the Pentahook"	Bowes	Vernon	3:07
10.	"Treasure Island"	Bowes	Bowes, Bodor	7:48
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[edit]

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

Alestorm

Christopher Bowes – lead vocals, keytar
Máté Bodor – guitars
Gareth Murdock – bass
Elliot Vernon – keyboards, unclean vocals, tin whistle
Peter Alcorn – drums

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

Lasse Lammert – producer, mixing, mastering, vibraslap
Dan Goldsworthy – artwork, layout
Adam Opris – photography
Chris Stropoli – drum technician

Charts[edit]

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
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)^[20]	14
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[21]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[22]	5
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[23]	19

References[edit]

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

[loudersound_review-1] 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.

[ac_Austria_Alestorm-11] "Austriancharts.at – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[ac_Flanders_Alestorm-12] "Ultratop.be – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[ac_Wallonia_Alestorm-13] "Ultratop.be – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[14] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 22, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[ac_Germany4_Alestorm-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[16] "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[ac_Scotland_-17] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Alestorm-18] "Swisscharts.com – Alestorm – No Grave But the Sea". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[ac_UK2_-19] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[ac_BillboardHardRock_Alestorm-20] "Alestorm Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Alestorm-21] "Alestorm Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Alestorm-22] "Alestorm Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[ac_BillboardTastemaker_Alestorm-23] "Alestorm Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

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