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Abysmal is the seventh studio album by American melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. It was released on September 18, 2015 through Metal Blade Records.[7] It was produced by Mark Lewis, who also produced The Black Dahlia Murder's albums Deflorate and Ritual, and the band's former bassist Ryan Williams, who also produced their preceding album Everblack.[8] It is the band's final album to feature guitarist Ryan Knight before his departure in February 2016.[9]

Release history

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Receipt"4:02
2."Vlad, Son of the Dragon"2:56
3."Abysmal"3:41
4."Re-Faced"3:50
5."Threat Level No. 3"3:46
6."The Fog"3:50
7."Stygiophobic"3:14
8."Asylum"3:38
9."The Advent"3:41
10."That Cannot Die Which Eternally Is Dead"4:29
Total length:37:07
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."We Dead Are Best Left Underground"3:00
12."Hellion"1:05
13."Der Ton"1:20
Total length:42:32

Personnel

The Black Dahlia Murder
  • Trevor Strnad – lead vocals
  • Brian Eschbach – guitars, backing vocals
  • Ryan Knight – guitars
  • Max Lavelle – bass
  • Alan Cassidy – drums
Production
  • Mark Lewis – production, engineering, recording, mixing
  • Ryan "Bart" Williams – recording, engineering
  • Daemorph – artwork

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 126
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 113
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 66
US Billboard 200[13] 45
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 15

References

  1. ^ "THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: New Song 'Vlad, Son Of The Dragon' Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder Urge You Not to Forget Your "Receipt"". MetalSucks. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: New Song 'Threat Level Number Three' Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Benson, Schuler. "The Black Dahlia Murder - Abysmal Review". About.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Black Dahlia Murder – Abysmal". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder – Abysmal". Sputnikmusic. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER To Release 'Abysmal' Album In September". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Vlad, Son of the Dragon". The Black Dahlia Murder on Facebook. June 24, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER To Perform Entire 'Unhallowed' Album; Band Announces Split With RYAN KNIGHT". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Black Dahlia Murder – Abysmal" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Black Dahlia Murder – Abysmal" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  12. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  13. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  15. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.