Outworld is the debut album

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 by the American

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 progressive metal

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 band Outworld

Outworld (band)

Outworld was a progressive metal band that was formed in 1997 by guitarist Rusty Cooley. Their name is allegedly taken from the fictional Outworld realm of the Mortal Kombat video games.-History:...

. It was released on November 13, 2006 by Replica Records. The Japan

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ese version of the album includes a bonus track

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 entitled, "Polar".

Track listing

1. "Raise Hell" − 6:14
2. "Riders" − 5:36
3. "Warcry" − 6:15
4. "Outworld" − 6:09
5. "The Never" − 6:35
6. "City of the Dead" − 7:16
7. "Prelude to Madness" − 1:30
8. "The Grey Tide" − 9:16
9. "I Thanatos" − 8:53
10. "Polar" (Japan
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     bonus track) − 7:54

Videography

The song, "Warcry" was made as a video

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 and can be viewed on their official website. The Video Features Carlos Zema as lead singer. The band is shown playing a jam session

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 and an audience starts mosh

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ing as Rusty Cooley

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 goes into a shredding

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 solo

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. Near the end of the video Carlos Zema utilizes "growling vocals

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". The video was directed by Stacy Davidson.

Band members

• Rusty Cooley
  Rusty Cooley
  Rusty Cooley is a guitarist from Houston, Texas known for his highly refined guitar technique.-Early life:Rusty received his first equipment on his fifteenth birthday. From that day on Cooley immersed himself in music, practicing upwards of 4 hours a day...
  
   − Guitar
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• Shawn Kascak − Bass
• Bobby Williamson − Keyboard
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• Matt McKenna − Drums
• Carlos Zema − Vocals

Production

• Recorded at: Spyder Studios, Texas
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  , USA
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• Mixed at: Spyder Studios, Texas, USA
• Mastered at: Jailhouse Studios, Denmark
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• Produced by: Outworld
  Outworld (band)
  Outworld was a progressive metal band that was formed in 1997 by guitarist Rusty Cooley. Their name is allegedly taken from the fictional Outworld realm of the Mortal Kombat video games.-History:...
  
  
• Mixed by: Outworld
• Mastered by: Tommy Hansen
• Artwork by: Mattias Norén
• Layout by: Claus Jensen