Walk Beyond the Dark

For some time after the band's previous album The Accuser, founder Ken Sorceron was the vocalist for technical death metal band The Faceless. On March 19, 2018, he announced his departure from The Faceless to work on the next Abigail Williams album. Also leaving the band was drummer Bryce Butler, who later become a live drummer for Abigail Williams, and guitarist Justin McKinney who would contribute a guitar solo to the Abigail Williams single "Ever So Bold".[5]

The first single from the new album, "I Will Depart", was released on September 17, 2019. It was deemed one of Metal Injection's Top Tracks of the Week on the week of the album's release.[6]

In support of the album, Abigail Williams embarked on the Path to Victory North American tour with bands Ensiferum, Kalmah, and Aenimus, in November and December 2019.[7][8]

Abigail Williams was also announced to be part of the Devastation on the Nation North American tour with bands Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Wolfheart, and Imperial Triumphant, in March and April 2020.[9][10] However, the tour was postponed to February and March 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Andy Synn of No Clean Singing explained in his review, "All of these tracks also display a level of musicality we perhaps haven’t seen from the band since… possibly ever… much of which must be attributed to the intricate bass work and complex percussive patterns provided by Bryan O’Sullivan (From the Bogs of Aughiska, ex-Altar of Plagues) and Mike Heller (Malignancy, Fear Factory), respectively, with Heller in particular giving what may well be a career-best performance behind the kit.

"Sorceron too, perhaps inspired by his chosen collaborators, seems more energised than ever, especially vocally, mingling his acrid, acid-drenched snarls with deft touches of clean-sung melody in order to maximise the cathartic impact of every single song."[12]

• Ken Sorceron – vocals, guitars, drums, keyboards