The Black Dahlia Murder is a
melodic death metal/
metalcore band from
Waterford, Michigan (30 minutes north of Detroit), and is a leader in the Detroit Metal Music Scene. They are named after the unsolved murder of actress
Elizabeth Short, often referred to as
The Black Dahlia. Their sound is influenced by bands like
At the Gates,
In Flames,
Morbid Angel,
Dissection, and
Carcass. Their music makes use of the
death metal sound, containing elements such as
blast beats and fast death metal style riffs. Vocalist Trevor Strnad alternates between deep, throaty "
death metal growls," a more high-pitched
black metal shriek, and "an almost
hardcore screaming"
[3]. The band's most popular songs include "Funeral Thirst", "Miasma," and "A Vulgar Picture". They played in
Ozzfest 2005 and also participated in the
Sounds of the Underground tour in 2006, which encompasses both the US and Canada. They are also scheduled to play at
Wacken Open Air in 2007. They will be playing at Bled Fest in Westland, Michigan on May 5th 2007 at Skateland with bands such as
Animosity,
As Blood Runs Black,
Beneath The Massacre,
The Faceless, [[At The Throne Of Judgement], and
Fatal Afire among others.
Current bassist Bart Wiliams left his former band, Detroit's "Today I Wait" to tour with the Black Dahlia Murder. After touring with the band on their co-headlining run with
Throwdown and their European dates with
Liar, he joined the group full-time. Bart was one of two engineers (the other being Walls of Jericho's Mike Hasty) on the band's first full length, 'Unhallowed'.
Their most recent album
Miasma peaked at 118 on
The Billboard 200. Recently, Pierre Langlois left the band for a more secure lifestyle, and the band has finished their search for a replacement drummer and found former
All That Remains drummer, Shannon Lucas.
While originally the band had a website at [www.blackdahliamurder.org], Sometime between late 2006 and early 2007 it disappeared. There are no indications left whether the site will be brought back or not, but for the time being, they can be found on their MySpace page.
Members
Current members
Trevor Strnad - Vocals
Brian Eschbach - Guitar
John Kempainen - Guitar
Bart Williams - Bass
Shannon Lucas - Drums
Former members David Lock - Bass (A Cold Blooded Epitaph - Miasma)
Zach Gibson - Drums (Miasma and some live shows)
Tony Laureano - Drums (Fill-in for second Japanese appearance)
Jon Deering - Guitars (Demo - A Cold Blooded Epitaph)
Sean Gauvreau - Bass (Demo)
Mike Schepman - Bass (Fill-in for first show)
Cory Grady - Drums (Demo - Unhallowed)
Pierre Langlois - Drums (Live only)
Kevin Talley - Drums (Multiple Live Shows For Fill In)
Discography
Singles
"Contagion"
"Funeral Thirst"
"A Vulgar Picture"
"Miasma"
"Statutory Ape"
"What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse"
"Everything Went Black"
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