Outstrider

Outstrider
Studio album by
Abbath
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]

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]

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.