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The
Black Dahlia Murder
3 Inches
Of Blood
Hate Eternal / Decrepit Birth
Saturday January 19 at The Palladium in Worcester, MA
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Trevor Strnad: Vocals
Brian Eschbach: Guitars
Shannon Lucas: Drums
Bart Williams: Bass
John Kempainen: Guitar
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The
often imitated yet never duplicated Detroit deathsters
The Black Dahlia Murder have returned to the public eye
to reclaim their rightful throne as leaders of all
things extreme with their third blackened opus of
thrashing melodic death metal, Nocturnal. "I don't think
the pretenders will be able to match this one,"
proclaims vocalist Trevor Strnad of their scorching new
offering, "It's fucking over the top. Brian (Eschbach;
guitarist/songwriter) has really outdone himself this
time. The kid eats lightning and shits chains."
Lead by founding members Eschbach and Strnad, the group
offers their most complex, memorable, and utterly unholy
album yet. Chock full of flesh searing riffage,
mind-bending guitar solos by fret-freak John Kempainen,
and the disgustingly poetic gore soaked lyricism that
legions of the band's manically adoring fans have been
hungering for. Reenergized by the precision finger work
of bass master Ryan "Bart" Williams and the
skin-bashings of newest addition Shannon Lucas (ex- All
That Remains), Nocturnal finds the band at their most
violent while never compromising the staple melodic
style that they have become synonymous with. "The album
Nocturnal is a rebirth for the band," states vocalist
Strnad. "We've never had such a sick rhythm section.
Bart and Shannon have really stepped up and added an
extra punch to this beast of a record," the singer
proudly chimes. The end result is a more vehement and
venomous Black Dahlia in 2007. However, no album of such
a magnitude is without its tribulation.
After a relentless worldwide touring schedule ranging
from successful appearances at European Festivals to a
blistering set at Loud Park in Japan to tirelessly
crisscrossing the US on Ozzfest and Sounds Of The
Underground, the end of The Black Dahlia Murder's 2006
Australian tour found the band again without a drummer,
as former skinsman Pierre Langlois decided to step down
from his drum throne to pursue a more stable and normal
lifestyle. "Basically, we found ourselves at the end of
the Miasma touring cycle with no drummer and no new
material. It was a dark time for the band filled with a
lot of anguish and doubt. Needless to say I am glad that
it is so far behind us now." The metal community had run
rampant with a whirlwind of rumors of break ups as the
band ceaselessly combed the sands of the extreme
community for a drummer that would take them to the next
level. "The drama and controversy that constantly
surrounds this project has always been a fuel for us,"
vocalist Trevor Strnad assures, "the challenge and
stress of refurbishing the line up while simultaneously
preparing this record in such a short amount of time
really shines through in the intensity level of the
songs. Extreme conditions demand extreme responses, so
to speak." Thematically, the band has never been more
horrifying. "Lyrically, I believe Nocturnal is our most
evil outing yet. It is a full return to the death/gore
lyrical style that helped establish us in the first
place. It is an ode to the great Death Metal records of
past, while also being our most original and inventive
outing to date."
The climate of the metal scene has never been more
primed for the aural punishment that Nocturnal offers in
spades. Prepare to revel in the abysmal horror that is
The Black Dahlia Murder. |
