Biography

North Carolina based OUTLIAR bring their version of high energy Bay Area inspired thrash metal (Testament, Death Angel, Exodus), along with drawing influence from the death metal (Obituary, Cannibal Corpse) and modern metal (Pantera, Lamb of God) genres which is sure to please most any fan of aggressive music. By the summer of 2018, OUTLIAR officially released "Taste the Blood", which was engineered by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me). The album features two video singles, directed by Justin Reich (Black Label Society, Rex Brown, Ace Frehley) for the songs "Where It Ends' and "Pillars". The album also showcases notable guest guitar solos by Steve Smyth (One Machine, Forbidden, Nevermore, Testament) and Petri Kuusisto (Carnal Forge), as well as amazing violin play by Lyris Hung (Hung, Indigo Girls) which can be found on the instrumental track “…As We Watch the Bodies Burn”. After the successful release of the album, OUTLIAR provided live support for many notable national recording artists such as Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Obituary, Power Trip, Revocation, Exmortus, Psycroptic, Gorod, Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity, Amorphis, Moonspell, Omnium Gatherum, Gatecreeper, Incite and Oceans of Slumber. In early 2020, Outliar released an EP entitled “Thrashing the Vault”, yet again enlisting the services of Jamie King this time boasting a blistering guitar solo from none other than legendary guitarist James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament, Disincarnate).