Alien (Northlane album)

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Alien
Northlane - Alien.png
Studio album by
Northlane
Released2 August 2019
Studio
Genre
Length43:22
Label UNFD
Producer Northlane
Northlane chronology
Analog Future
(2018)		Alien
(2019)		 Obsidian
(2022)
Singles from Alien
  1. "Vultures"
    Released: 13 July 2018
  2. "Bloodline"
    Released: 30 April 2019
  3. "Talking Heads"
    Released: 5 June 2019
  4. "Eclipse"
    Released: 29 July 2019
  5. "Enemy of the Night"
    Released: 20 May 2020
No.TitleLength
1."Details Matter"4:05
2."Bloodline"3:25
3."4D"4:11
4."Talking Heads"3:50
5."Freefall"4:02
6."Jinn"4:01
7."Eclipse"4:02
8."Rift"3:59
9."Paradigm"3:23
10."Vultures"3:47
11."Sleepless"4:37
Total length:43:22
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Enemy of the Night"3:41
2."Details Matter" (instrumental)4:05
3."Bloodline" (instrumental)3:25
4."4D" (instrumental)4:11
5."Talking Heads" (instrumental)3:50
6."Freefall" (instrumental)4:02
7."Jinn" (instrumental)4:01
8."Eclipse" (instrumental)4:02
9."Rift" (instrumental)3:59
10."Paradigm" (instrumental)3:23
11."Vultures" (instrumental)3:47
12."Sleepless" (instrumental)4:37
13."Enemy of the Night" (instrumental)3:41
Total length:50:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and album sleeve. [27]

Charts

Chart performance for Alien
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [28] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 72
UK Album Sales (OCC) [30] 71
UK Digital Albums (OCC) [31] 38
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [32] 19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [33] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [34] 6

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