| Outstrider | ||||
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| Released | 5 July 2019 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 38:48 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
| Metal Injection | 8.5/10 [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]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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