Outstrider
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Outstrider
| type = studio
| artist = Abbath
| cover = File:Outstrider Abbath Album Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|07|05|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Black metal
| length = {{Duration|m=38|s=48}}
| label = Season of Mist
| producer =
| prev_title = Abbath
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Dread Reaver
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/outstrider-mw0003274167|title=Outstrider - Abbath|publisher=AllMusic|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|accessdate=17 July 2019}}
|rev2=Exclaim!
|rev2score=8/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/abbath-outstrider|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Kelleher|first=Jack|date=5 July 2019|accessdate=17 July 2019}}
|rev3=Kerrang!
|rev3score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-abbath-outstrider/|title=Kerrang! Review|work=Kerrang!|last=Ruskell|first=Nick|date=6 July 2019|accessdate=17 July 2019}}
|rev4=Metal Injection
|noprose=yes
}}
Outstrider is the second studio album by Norwegian black metal band Abbath. It was released on 5 July 2019 through Season of Mist.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8516727/abbath-doom-occult-interview-outstrider-black-metal|title=Abbath Doom Occulta on New Album "Outstrider": 'Black Metal, to Me, Is Rock'n'roll'|magazine=Billboard|last=Stingley|first=Mick|date=20 June 2019|accessdate=17 July 2019}} Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-metal-albums-2019/ |website=Loudwire |publisher=Townsquare Media |access-date=March 7, 2021 |date=December 3, 2019}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
|title1=Calm in Ire (Of Hurricane)
|length1=4:32
|title2=Bridge of Spasms
|length2=3:48
|title3=The Artifex
|length3=4:08
|title4=Harvest Pyre
|length4=4:12
|title5=Land of Khem
|length5=4:08
|title6=Outstrider
|length6=5:39
|title7=Scythewinder
|length7=4:16
|title8=Hecate
|length8=4:24
|title9=Pace Till Death
|length9=3:41
|note9=bonus track; Bathory cover
|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
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| Chart (2019)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|39|artist=Abbath|album=Outstrider|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|38|artist=Abbath|album=Outstrider|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|65|artist=Abbath|album=Outstrider|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|Germany|30|artist=Abbath|album=Outstrider|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|30|date=20190712|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|8|date=20190712|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|2|artist=Abbath|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|4|artist=Abbath|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|43|artist=Abbath|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|5|artist=Abbath|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2019}} |
References
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