The Black Dahlia Murder is the name of the unsolved case of the murdered actress Elizabeth Short in 1947. Although it was never official there were those who believed Orson Wells may have done the deed. However, in this day and age it is the name of a melodic death metal slash metalcore band. Orson would probably have approved.
The Black Dahlia Murder is from Waterford in Michigan. These ace musicians have become front runners in the metal music scene of Detroit. The band’s death metal sound has been predisposed to bands such as Carcass, Morbid Angel, Flames and At the Gates. They artfully use the fast death metal style as well as blast beats to the fullest.
The very original voice of The Black Dahlia Murder vocalist is full ranged and controlled. Trevor Strnad makes good use of his voice to communicate the band’s character to listeners. He is masterful at pitching a variety of vocal levels such as death metal growls and head splitting shrieking. Strnad is capable of screaming that which is similar to hardcore.
The band experienced a setback when they needed a new drummer. Shannon Lucas joined The Black Dahlia Murder band on 21 March 2007. He replaced Pierre Langloise. Lucas has been musical for most of his life. His career began at the age of fourteen on guitar. Later on in high school he began with percussion. The year before he joined The Black Dahlia Murder Lucas performed at Ozzfest 2006.
As of now the current members of The Black Dahlia Murder are:
• Vocals Trevor Strnad
• Guitar Brian Eschback
• Guitar John Kempainen
• Bass Ryan Bart Williams
• Drums Shannon Lucas
They all participated in the full length album Nocturnal. The album was released by Metal Blade on 18 September 2007. This was the first BDM album to feature new members Shannon Lucas and Bart Williams. Williams is the band’s new talented bassist. However, Nocturnal was leaked to the P2P networks just seven days prior to the album’s release.
This did not stop The Black Dahlia Murder from actively supporting the release of Nocturnal. The band decided to put on a show that was not directly about music. They held a hot dog eating contest. Five members of the gathered crowd took part. The champion hot dog eater was presented with a choice. It had to be either a mystery box or a merchandise pack. The choice was for the pack. When the mystery box was opened it was filled with hot dogs.
The followers of the BDM will be pleased to know what is in the band’s immediate future. The Black Dahlia Murder will take part in a headline tour of the United States. Their home crowd will not have long to wait. This tour will take place next year in 2008. The following bands will perform with The Black Dahlia Murder:
• Decrepit Birth
• Hate Eternal
• 3 Inches of Blood
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Monday, April 7, 2008
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