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''Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum'' is the seventh studio album by Scottish heavy metal band
Alestorm Alestorm are a Scottish heavy metal band formed in Perth in 2004. Their music is characterised by a pirate theme, and as a result, they have been dubbed a "pirate metal" band by many critics and their fanbase. The group currently consists of ...
. It was released on 24 June 2022 via
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. The album title is a reference to
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's 1988 album ''
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''. The album was produced by the band's long-time producer Lasse Lammert. It was preceded by four singles: "Magellan's Expedition", "P.A.R.T.Y.", "The Battle of Cape Fear River", and "Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum".


Recording

The album was recorded with the band's long-time producer Lasse Lammert at Middle Farm Studios in
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, England. Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum features some of the same guest musicians from the band's previous album, ''
Curse of the Crystal Coconut ''Curse of the Crystal Coconut'' is the sixth studio album by Scottish heavy metal band Alestorm. It was released on 29 May 2020 via Napalm Records. The album was recorded at Krabi Road, Thailand with the band's long-time producer Lasse Lammer ...
''. According to lead vocalist Christopher Bowes:


Composition

''Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum'' has been described as
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,
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,
folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example ...
, and
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. According to Dom Lawson of ''
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,'' the song "Come to Brazil" is a "snotty, punk-metal two-minuter," and "Cannonball" is obscenity-filled whereas "Wooden Leg (Part III)" "is as sweetly melancholy as it is preposterous." The song "Under Blackened Banners" starts off with an electronic introduction.


Release

On 16 January 2022, the band announced that they started recording for their seventh studio album, ''Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum''. On 31 January 2022, the band released a music video for the song "Zombies Ate My Pirate Ship", a song from their sixth album, "Curse of the Crystal Coconut". On 13 March 2022, the band announced that their seventh studio album will be released on 24 June 2022. On 6 April 2022, the band released the lead single, "Magellan's Expedition". On 4 May 2022, the band released the second single, "P.A.R.T.Y.". On 1 June 2022, the band released the third single, "The Battle of Cape Fear River". On 22 June 2022, the band released the fourth single, "Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum". The album was released on 24 June 2022.


Reception

According to Dom Lawson of ''
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'', "Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum delivers plenty of the glories expected, with stupidity and sophistication playing equal roles throughout. Drink up, the party's starting again." In a negative review of the album, Dave Everley of ''
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'', stated that "Alestorm prove the joke is wearing thin for
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seventh album..." and "their ‘I’m a pirate!’ shtick was once mildly amusing...but 15 years of cheeseball folk/power metal... and general yo-ho-ho-ing twattery have flogged any vestiges of entertainment out of it."


Track listing

All tracks written by Christopher Bowes and Lasse Lammert except where noted. Each song also has an Acoustic version and “For Dogs” version in the deluxe edition of the album. The Acoustic version was arranged by the band's keyboardist, Elliot Vernon, and the “For Dogs” version has the vocals replaced by MIDI sampled dog barks.


Personnel

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* Tobias Hain – trumpets * Helge Tischler – trombones * Hellscore Choir – choir vocals Production * Lasse Lammert – production, mixing, mastering * Jamie Burton - assistant egg engineer


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