''Supervillain Outcast'' is the fourth full-length album by Norwegian

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band

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, now under the moniker DHG. It was released on March 26, 2007, by

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. It was their only release to feature

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on vocals, who replaced Aldrahn after he left the band in 2004. With this album, the band continues the

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fusion sound they undertook on their previous album, ''

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''; however, the industrial-esque style that was preponderant on ''666 International'' is toned down in order to focus more on the

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interludes, in a style closer to DHG's EP '' Satanic Art'' (1998).

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recorded the drums for the album prior to an accident that left his legs paralyzed. A double-disc deluxe edition of ''Supervillain Outcast'' was released by

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in 2012. The extra disc contained seven previously unreleased instrumental tracks; "Senseoffender" is an outtake from the album, and the following six tracks are from a 2003 rehearsal. Aldrahn briefly returns on this album, providing additional vocals for the tracks "Foe vs. Foe" and "Ghostforce Soul Constrictor".

Track listing

Personnel

DHG

(Mathew McNerney) –

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* Clandestine (Christian Eidskrem) –

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* Thrawn Hellspawn (Tom Kvålsvoll) –

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s, Additional Vocals (7, 8, 13) * Vicotnik (Yusaf Parvez) – Guitars, Samples, Programming, Additional Vocals (4, 8, 13)

Additional personnel

* Bliss –

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* Czral (

) –

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, Percussion * Mort – Samples, Programming * Amok (Amoque Von Berlevaag) – Backing Vocals (13) * Aort (Andy McIvor) – Performer (1) * Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker Gjerde) – Additional Vocals (5, 11) * Henning Bortne –

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* Kim Sølve – Artwork, Design * Trine Paulsen – Artwork

References

2007 albums Dødheimsgard albums {{2000s-black-metal-album-stub