The Black Dahlia Murder

[Cutthroat1117]

The Black Dahlia Murder
Melodic Death/Horror Metal


Out of Waterford Michigan (often attributed to Detroit) comes one of the most influential Death Metal bands from the states. Their name is inspired by the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Smart -- the most brutal case of its' kind in California history. To date, they have 4 albums under Metal Blade Records, and have brought more focused attention to the American Metal scene, especially following "Nocturnal".



Members:
Trevor Strnad - Vocals (Founding Member)
Brian Eschbach - Guitars (Founding Member)
Ryan Knight - Guitars
Ryan "Bart" Williams - Bass Guitar
Shannon Lucas - Drummer

Discography:
(Demo) What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse
(EP) A Cold-Blooded Epitaph
(Major-Label Debut) Unhallowed
Miasma -- Peaked at #118 on Billboard 200
Nocturnal -- Peaked at #72 on Billboard 200
Deflorate -- Peaked at #43 on Billboard 200




Paint it Black (Cover)




Unhallowed (Intro) and Funeral Thirst




Statutory Ape (Live)




What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse




Necropolis





Enjoy!​

 

[METALPRIEST]

Cool thread! Nicely done and welcome to the forums!!

 

[Cutthroat1117]

Thankya, sir!

Oh lawd -- I forgot the "Uncensored" tag, lol

Depending on the response I get from this one, I may post up some more of my personal faves that aren't listed.

 

[METALPRIEST]

I'll add a couple..I also moved it here to the Death metal forum if it's cool...we have a few die hard members here that look in often.

 

[METALPRIEST]

 

[LG]

Nice thread Cutthroat.

 

[Magic]

My daughter likes this group. They are just a tad extreme for my tastes. I will say one thing for the vocals, atleast you can understand what they are saying in the growls/screams.

The beats are insanely fast

 

[FunkyDrummer345]

Awesome thread cutthroat! I wasn't really a fan of BDM till Shannon Lucas joined the band though. That dude just shreds on the drums. A couple of my favorites. Hope you don't mind!

 

[Cutthroat1117]

The happenings with Shannon Lucas were mostly coincidental: Theyd come off their largely experimental album (Miasma, which kinda flopped), were cut a little more slack in the cash department, and Brian took the reins on song writing. Needless to say: Brian is amazing.
Now they've got Ryan Knight who co-wrote...
"Christ Deformed"


And the one METALPRIEST posted earlier: "I Will Return" -- Easily their most epic song to date.

 

[FunkyDrummer345]

I haven't heard much except these which were posted from their newest album. "I Will Return" was pretty awesome. I think I liked "Christ Deformed" a little more though. I'll have to listen to some more of this album for sure.