''Outcast'' is the eighth studio album by German

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band

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. It was released by G.U.N. Records in 1997. This album featured more

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and industrial influences than earlier Kreator, retaining little of the thrash metal from previous years. ''Outcast'' is also Kreator's first album to feature drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil since 1992's '' Renewal'', and the first to feature then-former

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guitarist Tommy Vetterli.

Release

In March 2018, German record label

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released a remastered edition of the album and made it available on CD and

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and as digital download. The release contains a live performance of Kreator at

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in 1998 and liner notes.

Track listing

Personnel

;Kreator *

Mille Petrozza Miland "Mille" Petrozza (born 18 December 1967) is a German guitarist and singer of Italian descent. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of thrash metal band Kreator, which he started playing in as Tyrant in 1982 and ...

– vocals, rhythm guitar, programming * Tommy Vetterli – lead guitar, programming * Christian Giesler – bass *

Jürgen Reil Jürgen "Ventor" Reil (born 26 June 1966) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left "at least twice" due to personal ...

– drums, programming ;Additional musicians * Christian Loeunhoff – woodblock * Guido Eickelmann – programming ;Production * Kreator – production * Vincent Wojno – producer with Kreator, engineer * Britta Kühlmann – engineer * Vincent Sorg – assistant engineer, programming * Jörg Umbrett, Sascha Kramski – assistant engineers * Romald Prent – mixing at

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, Hilversum, Netherlands * Joerg Steineadt – mixing assistant * Dirk Rudolph – sleeve design * Harald Hoffmann – cover photos ;2018 reissue technical personnel * Steve Hammond – compilation * Andy Pearce, Matt Worthams – mastering * Thomas Ewerhard, Jan Meininghaus – art and design * Harald Hoffmann – additional photos *

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– sleeve notes * Olman Viper – live mastering

Charts

References

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