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Revocation - The Outer Ones

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"The Outer Ones" is the sixth studio album by the American technical death metal band Revocation, released in 2018. The record is heavily inspired by the cosmic horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft, exploring themes of otherworldly entities and existential dread. It blends the band's signature technical thrash metal musicianship with darker, dissonant chord structures to reflect its subject matter.

Released via Metal Blade Records, the album caters to listeners of extreme metal who prioritize complex instrumentation and heavy atmospheric storytelling.

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Was The Outer Ones Revocation's sixth or seventh studio album?

The album is generally catalogued as Revocation's seventh studio album, not its sixth. It was released on September 28, 2018, through Metal Blade Records. [The Outer Ones album record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outer_Ones)

What is the cosmic horror influence on The Outer Ones?

The album draws on the cosmic horror tradition associated with H. P. Lovecraft, using ideas of unknowable entities and existential dread. That subject matter reinforces the record's technical death metal sound with darker, more atmospheric writing. [AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-outer-ones-mw0003199629)

Who played on Revocation's The Outer Ones?

The credited lineup includes Dave Davidson on lead guitar and vocals, Dan Gargiulo on rhythm guitar, Brett Bamberger on bass, and Ash Pearson on drums. It was Dan Gargiulo's final Revocation album before his departure in 2020. [The Outer Ones album record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outer_Ones)

Which Revocation album followed The Outer Ones?

The next full-length album was Netherheaven, released in 2022. The Outer Ones therefore sits between Revocation's 2016 album Great Is Our Sin and the later Netherheaven. [The Outer Ones album record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outer_Ones)

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