Outstrider

Outstrider is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Abbath. It was released on 5 July 2019 through Season of Mist.[5] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[6]

Outstrider
Studio album by
Released5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)
GenreBlack metal
Length38:48
LabelSeason of Mist
Abbath chronology
Abbath
(2016)
Outstrider
(2019)
Dread Reaver
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!8/10[2]
Kerrang![3]
Metal Injection8.5/10[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Calm in Ire (Of Hurricane)"4:32
2."Bridge of Spasms"3:48
3."The Artifex"4:08
4."Harvest Pyre"4:12
5."Land of Khem"4:08
6."Outstrider"5:39
7."Scythewinder"4:16
8."Hecate"4:24
9."Pace Till Death" (bonus track; Bathory cover)3:41
Total length:38:48

Personnel

Abbath

  • Abbath Doom Occulta – vocals, guitars, songwriting, arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8)
  • Ole André Farstad – guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), zither, songwriting (guitar leads), arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8)
  • Ukri Suvilehto – drums
  • Mia Wallace – bass

Additional Personnel

  • Endre Kirkesola – keyboards, synthesizers, sampling, additional percussion

Production

  • Endre Kirkesola – production, engineering, mixing
  • Maor Appelbaum – mastering

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 65
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 30
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 30
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[12] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 4
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[15] 43
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] 5

References

  1. Monger, James Christopher. "Outstrider - Abbath". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. Kelleher, Jack (5 July 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. Ruskell, Nick (6 July 2019). "Kerrang! Review". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. Andrew, J. (4 July 2019). "Metal Injection Review". Metal Injection. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. Stingley, Mick (20 June 2019). "Abbath Doom Occulta on New Album "Outstrider": 'Black Metal, to Me, Is Rock'n'roll'". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Abbath – Outstrider" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Abbath – Outstrider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Abbath – Outstrider" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  13. "Abbath Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. "Abbath Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. "Abbath Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  16. "Abbath Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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