Black Dahlia Murder are back

2024-06-13 by AnEpicDeath | 63 Comments
Melodic death metal mainstays The Black Dahlia Murder have released "Aftermath", the first single from their upcoming record Servitude. This is the first recording since the tragic passing of vocalist Trevor Strnad in May of 2022. Founding member and longtime rhythm guitarist Brian Eschbach has stepped into lead vocal duty, with former member Ryan Knight returning to fill the rhythm guitar spot.

You can listen to the song below. Servitude is slated to release September 27th.



A music video for the track is slated to release later today via Metal Blade's YouTube channel:


Tagged: The Black Dahlia Murder

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DungeonBoy
June 13th 2024
10047 Comments


ripz

ToSmokMuzyki
June 13th 2024
13559 Comments


why

heck
June 13th 2024
7221 Comments


why not

Tijnmans
June 13th 2024
395 Comments


Money. This shit's a job also.

FearThyEvil
June 13th 2024
18926 Comments


He honestly sounds like Trevor at times and the band still sounds great.

ConcubinaryCode
June 13th 2024
7861 Comments


They still sound on point but I was kind of hoping they might sound a bit more revitalized. This was a pretty safe single.

Koris
Staff Reviewer
June 13th 2024
22305 Comments


Yeah, this was pretty damn good. Not TBDM's best work obviously, but still solid. Also, despite not being written by Trevor, the lyrics are way better than I thought they'd be

Hawks
June 13th 2024
98027 Comments


Brian isn't Trevor by any means but this album is still gonna rip.

DarkSideOfLucca
June 13th 2024
18537 Comments


It's a solid song, but yeah it's nothing new

Although the vocals were a pleasure to hear

DType
June 13th 2024
3058 Comments


Aight song

calmrose
June 13th 2024
7077 Comments


song rips

trilo
June 13th 2024
6757 Comments


song is alright but brian is doin a great job at filling trevor's shoes. stoked for this one even if this is p safe

WretchedCacophony
June 13th 2024
3439 Comments


pretty solid, solid 2.5, like 90% of their discog

Hawks
June 13th 2024
98027 Comments


^^^^^^ Awful take Wretched bro.

bloc
June 13th 2024
70694 Comments


Not as mind blowing as I hoped, but that's ok. I always like what this band does.

And yeah crazy how similar to Trevor Brian sounds

bloc
June 13th 2024
70694 Comments


^Funny thing is Wretched is a great TBDM clone band

Spec
June 13th 2024
40679 Comments


Very good. Im glad they’re still going.

Essence
June 13th 2024
6764 Comments


excellent single, just happy to see the band keep going and Brian sounds surprisingly great. was hard to tell how he was doing when playing live, but this put any fears I had to rest

hiryu14
June 13th 2024
32 Comments


mehhh

frozencarl
June 13th 2024
1858 Comments


song sounds like every other song theyve made, tbh TBDM kinda sounds like a TBDM clone band now lol

Devastator
June 13th 2024
4473 Comments


Solid song. Brian sounds like he's kinda low in the mix but maybe that's just me. It's kinda surprising how similar to Trevor he sounds.

Faraudo
June 13th 2024
4944 Comments


Imagine expecting TBDM to reinvent their sound at this point in their career lmao

Song rips as usual

XingKing
June 13th 2024
16235 Comments


I'm glad the boys are back and continuing on, but this sounds like 100 other TBDM songs. You can hear the Statutory Ape riff in the main riff of this song.

Futures
June 13th 2024
14042 Comments


very solid to be expected. solo is sweet. if you told me this was trevor i would believe you. wonder if he's going for an impression or if this is his normal voice. RIP trevor.

JayEnder
June 13th 2024
21530 Comments


Song rules. Brian sounds killer.

Trevor would be proud of these dudes m/

JayEnder
June 13th 2024
21530 Comments


Cool to hear Ryan Knight back on guitar too. Dude is insane.

Pikazilla
June 13th 2024
31663 Comments


im just glad they are back

SteakByrnes
June 13th 2024
30651 Comments


it def sounds like tbdm but feels a bit too safe lol. the vox do sometimes sound very close to trev at points which is wild

overall ya just glad to see them still goin

bloc
June 13th 2024
70694 Comments


I saw the tracklist on Spotify, the album looks to be at just about 30 min long

Durrzo
June 13th 2024
3503 Comments


Way too safe instrumentally, my first listen didn’t leave any sort of impression. Vocals sound solid though.

HedBanger247916
June 13th 2024
4 Comments


Loving it the more I listen to it. Brian definitely has a similar sound to Trevor but you can tell he still has room to improve. The production kind of kills the guitars for me though. Either way, I'm hyped

GhostShelter
June 13th 2024
1292 Comments


Not very memorable but not bad. I want more epics like sunless empire. Do the guitars sound a little buried? Drums are cranked tho.

DungeonBoy
June 13th 2024
10047 Comments


Yeah, guitars are a little lost in the mix, which sucks cause what you can make out sounds like some very sick riffage.

Kusangii
June 13th 2024
7366 Comments


Extremely impressive how similar Brian sounds to Trevor. Never expected that.

PickleVai17
June 14th 2024
218 Comments


That album art looks like a straight up butthole lol

Wildcardbitchesss
June 14th 2024
15233 Comments


never really got into them but it’s fucking terrible what happened to them.

Agree with everyone saying that they’re just glad the band is still going.

DeadGuy
June 14th 2024
1257 Comments


The lead singer did backing vocals the entire time that they've been a band, so it's not like you haven't heard him in their previous releases.

Wildcardbitchesss
June 14th 2024
15233 Comments


yeah see I didn’t know that. Hard to beat that.

DeadGuy
June 14th 2024
1257 Comments


Yea, I didn't really know that either until I looked it up after hearing the new song earlier. I saw them live a long time ago, but I don't remember anything about it besides Trevor screaming "Closed Casket Requiem!" at the beginning of that song because I was drunk lol

BAT
June 14th 2024
2031 Comments


I mean if people here didn't have a chance to see them live I'd say def go for it. Trevor situation is sad af but I'm fine with them continuing the legacy

JayEnder
June 14th 2024
21530 Comments


I fucking miss Trevor so much man. His passing really hit me after finding out how nice of a guy he was. True metalhead too.

Hawks
June 14th 2024
98027 Comments


Ok this song fucking ripz. Definitely nothing new but the riffage cannot be denied. Ryan being back in the band is a huge plus.

dachstheangry
June 14th 2024
284 Comments


Solid. Like it more than most of Verminous.

maffoobristol
June 14th 2024
19 Comments


Never been my cup of tea personally but good for them for still going and making new music that I'm sure old fans will enjoy. RIP trevor

Jurtz
June 14th 2024
3792 Comments


Band always delivers

fromrows
June 14th 2024
463 Comments


The song is so sick and i looove Brians vocals! Sounds like Trevor possess him and im all there for it! Love this band to death, R.I.P Trevor, he must be proud wherever he is❤

Wizard
June 14th 2024
20578 Comments


..........and more boring then ever!

That album cover looks like something needs a little dusting off......

Nomos2
June 14th 2024
2034 Comments


agreed with yall, this isn't a breath of fresh air or anything novel for them, but Brian sounds not just good, but quite a bit like Trevor sometimes.

metalphil
June 15th 2024
1004 Comments


Honestly if you had told me this was some unreleased old track with Trevor I would have believed you. Brian sounds almost exactly like Trevor.

jayt851
June 22nd 2024
422 Comments


Sounds exactly like their other songs

Ebola
June 23rd 2024
4603 Comments


There's no way that can possibly be the real album cover, right?

JayEnder
June 23rd 2024
21530 Comments


They definitely made it look like an anus on purpose. Goofy ahh artwork fits these guys' personalities

Deathconscious
June 23rd 2024
27581 Comments


Have the people complaining about the artwork only looked at the thumbnail or something?

DungeonBoy
August 6th 2024
10047 Comments


New track just dropped:

Mammoth's Hand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR33edRUERg

calmrose
August 6th 2024
7077 Comments


rips

JayEnder
August 6th 2024
21530 Comments


New song is pretty solid

Hawks
August 6th 2024
98027 Comments


Lets gooooo!!! Album is gonna slay.

Pikazilla
August 6th 2024
31663 Comments


is this prog

Hawks
August 6th 2024
98027 Comments


The Prog Dahlia Murder

XingKing
August 6th 2024
16235 Comments


Mammoth's Hand is much better than Aftermath and more along the lines of what I was expecting from these dudes

Edit: Jammed that new song twice now and it rips so hard. Hell yes.

DungeonBoy
August 6th 2024
10047 Comments


yeah man, 2nd listen was great, song rips

JayEnder
August 6th 2024
21530 Comments


Yeah I've got it on repeat and it's sounding better and better with every listen. This album is gonna slap.

Also that music vid is incredible lol

gocsa666
August 31st 2024
487 Comments


They're (still) really good live too, although Trevor's stage presence is sorely missed.



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