THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

The Black Dahlia Murder

genre(s) : Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore

Lyrical theme(s)

Death, Murder, Zombies, Horror

Origin

Formed in

Current label

Status

United States of America (Waterford, Michigan)

2001

Metal Blade

Active

Current line-up

Trevor Strnad - Vocals (2001-) Brian Eschbach - Guitar (2001 ) Ryan Knight - Guitar (2008-) (The Knife Trade, Arsis) Bart Williams - Bass (2005-) (Ninety Minute Reflex, Today I Wait) Shannon Lucas - Drums (2007-) (All that Remains, Mensrea)

Former/past member(s)

Guitar: John Deering (2001-2002) John Kempainen (2003-2008) Bass: David Lock (2002-2005) (Supercontinent) Joe Boccuto (Her Virgin Womb, Set Ablaze, With Immortality) Sean Gauvreau (2001-2002) Mahlon Orrin Mark Ratay Mike Schepman (2001) Drums: German (Live) (All Heavens Fall, Flash Gordon) Cory Grady (2001-2004) (Premonitions of War, The Classic Struggle) Zach Gibson (Abigail Williams, Gutrot, Mutilated (USA), In Battle Array) (2005) Tony Laureano (Live) (Acheron, Nile, Angelcorpse, Astaroth, God Dethroned, Internecine, Malevolent Creation, Nidingr, 1349, Aurora Borealis (USA), Belphegor (Aut), Brujeria, Devolution (USA), Dimmu Borgir, Eulogy, Naphobia, Nachtmystium, Sanctification, Insidious Disease, Kult ov Azazel) Pierre Langlois (2006) (Decayed Remains, Evil Wrath, Frozen Shadows, Growl (Can), Slaotvean, Thesyre, Aufkrema, Aus der Traum) Kevin Talley (Live) (Dååth, Consumned, The Red Chord, Soils of Fate, Misery Index, Decrepit Birth, Dying Fetus, M.O.D., Chimaira, Hate Eternal, Dark Days, Cattle Decapitation, All the Way to the Bank, Nothnegal)

Additional notes Their name is based taken from the infamous 1947 Hollywood murder, never solved, of a young actress named Elizabeth Short who was cut in half at the torso, given a Glasgow smile, and drained of her blood. Discography What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse Demo, 2001 [3 reviews, average 85%] Demo 2002 Demo, 2002 A Cold-Blooded Epitaph EP, 2002 [2 reviews, average 85%] Unhallowed Full-length, 2003 [12 reviews, average 64%] Miasma - sampler Single, 2005 Miasma Full-length, 2005 [5 reviews, average 82%] Nocturnal Full-length, 2007 [9 reviews, average 83%] Majesty DVD, 2009 A Selection Unnatural Single, 2009 [2 reviews, average 65%] Deflorate Full-length, 2009 [5 reviews, average 79%]