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

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band

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

666 International ''666 International'' is the third full-length album by Norwegian black metal band Dødheimsgard. It was released on June 11, 1999, by Moonfog Productions. With ''666 International'', Dødheimsgard abandoned the black metal style of their previ ...

''; however, the

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-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 ''

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'' (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) – Bass * 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 – Programming * Czral (

) – Drums, 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